33 years without a local title: Hapoel Tel Aviv dreams of history in the derby

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv meet tonight (20:55) in the Winner Cup final in Holon. Maccabi seeks to end a streak of six losses and avenge the defeat in the last derby, while Hapoel dreams of its first local title since 1993.

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv will face off tonight (Monday, 20:55) at the Holon Toto Hall in the Winner Cup final. For Maccabi, which arrives with six consecutive losses in all competitions, including a 105:87 defeat to Hapoel in the league derby last week, this is an opportunity to halt the crisis and seek revenge. Maccabi coach Oded Kattash said: "We owe it to the fans and to ourselves." On the other side, Hapoel Tel Aviv can lift the Winner Cup for the first time in its history and win its first local title since the State Cup in 1993. Coach Dimitris Itoudis will need to decide on the foreign player registration, with one option being to include Zach LeDay. The two teams will meet again on Thursday in Limassol in the EuroLeague, completing three derbies in 12 days.