143 819 1. 197 –37 916[nb 4] 45. 8 556 144 163 809 1. 455 643 1. 156 166 891 55. 69 688 233 186 269 780 1. 134 868 1. 262 –88 885 44. 25 Ashdod 715 225 197 293 846 1. 183 997 1. 394 –151 872 41. 52 650 227 178 245 814 1. 252 867 1. 334 –53 859 45. 21 Hapoel Haifa 551 174 164 213 646 1. 172 1. 298 –69 686 42. 88 543 149 230 546 1. 006 709 1. 306 –163 639[nb 5] 39.
94 12 447 167 124 156 545 1. 219 509 1. 139 36 625 48. 08 448 135 115 198 548 1. 223 678 1. 513 –130 508[nb 6] 39. 08 303 72 90 291 0. 96 436 1. 439 –145 303[nb 7] 33. 67 Hapoel Ironi Acre 270 81 117 288 1. 067 389 1. 441 –101 295[nb 8] 36. 88 Hapoel Ra'anana 66 122 251 0. 933 367 1. 364 –116 279 34.
In its first season there were 14 clubs; the top thirteen clubs from the 1998–99 season and the top place club from the Liga Artzit (then, the third division). That season three clubs were relegated and one from Liga Leumit was promoted. [citation needed] Competition[edit] There are 14 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-placed teams are relegated to Liga Leumit while two highest-placed teams of Liga Leumit are promoted in their place. For the 2012–13 season the league was decreased from 16 to 14 clubs as a result of reforms passed by the IFA on 27 June 2011.
The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2021–22 season. Teams in green are part of the 2022–23 Israeli Premier League. Numbers in bold are the record (highest) numbers in each column. Pos. S Pld W D L GF GFPG GA GAPG GD Pts 1° 2° 3° R Avg. Pts 769 412 181 176 1279 1. 663 732 0. 952 547 1417 63. 53 772 188 172 1253 1. 623 659 0. 854 594 1416[nb 1] 64. 36 721 326 203 192 1035 1. 436 734 1. 018 301 1167[nb 2] 55. 57 760 311 205 244 1. 362 894 1. 176 141 1129[nb 3] 51. 32 684 242 193 249 782 1.
Of the thirty clubs to have competed since the inception of the Israeli Premier League in 1999, six have won the title: Beitar Jerusalem (twice), Hapoel Be'er Sheva (three times), Hapoel Tel Aviv (twice), Maccabi Haifa (seven times), Maccabi Tel Aviv (six times), and Ironi Kiryat Shmona (once). The current champions are Maccabi Haifa, who won the 2021–22 season. Background[edit] The Israeli Premier League was founded in 1999 to replace its predecessor Liga Leumit (which became the second division) when the Israel Football Association decided to reshuffle all the leagues in hopes of improving competition.
Notably, three of the big four teams all finished near or at the bottom of the table at some point. (Hapoel Tel Aviv has been the only one to be relegated so far) Top scorers by season[edit] Player Goals Assi Tubi 27 Maccabi Petah Tikva Avi Nimni 25 Maccabi Tel Aviv Kobi Refua 18 Yaniv Abargil Hapoel Kfar Saba Shay Holtzman Ironi Rishon LeZion / FC Ashdod Ofir Haim 16 FC Ashdod Roberto Colautti 19 Maccabi Haifa Yaniv Azran 15 Samuel Yeboah Barak Yitzhaki Beitar Jerusalem Shimon Abuhatzira Hapoel Petah Tikva Eliran Atar Bnei Yehuda Shlomi Arbeitman 28 Toto Tamuz Hapoel Tel Aviv Ahmad Saba'a 20 Eran Zahavi 29 35 Viðar Örn Kjartansson Dia Saba 24 Ben Sahar Nikita Rukavytsya Omer Atzili Individual records[edit] Player transfer fees[edit] Top transfer fees received by Israeli Premier League clubs Rank Fee (min.
The competition formed in 1999 following the decision of the Israel Football Association to form a new league. It is also ranked 21st in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. [1] Since 1932, a total of 15 clubs have been crowned champions of the Israeli Football League.
Although Hapoel Tel Aviv have only finished top of the league twice since 1999—in 1999–2000 and ten years later in 2009–10—they have won the double on both occasions. This achievement was matched by Beitar Jerusalem in 2007–08. Ironi Kiryat Shmona won their first championship during the 2011–12 season, thereby becoming the first northern title-winners. Maccabi Tel Aviv then won three titles in a row, including a Treble in 2014–15. Key "Big Four" dominance[edit] "Big Four" since the start of the Israeli Premier League[15] Season BEI HTA MHA MTA 2000–01 4 10 2002–03 9 2004–05 8 2005–06 2006–07 7 2008–09 2010–11 11 2012–13 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 – Since the 2015–16 season, the Big Four's Dominance has been challenged by Hapoel Be'er Sheva, winning 3 successive championships, they also finished runners up in the 2021-22 season.
) Date Transfer Reference(s) €7. 23M 29 June 2016 Guangzhou R&F Manor Solomon €6M 11 January 2019 Shakhtar Donetsk Predrag Rajković €5M 23 July 2019 Reims Yakubu Ayegbeni €4. 75M 6 January 2003 Portsmouth €4. 37M 31 January 2019 Liel Abada €4M 14 July 2021 Celtic Gadi Kinda €3. 7M 23 January 2020 Kansas City €3. 5M 11 January 1998 Atlético Madrid Tal Ben Haim €2. 9M 1 June 2017 Sparta Prague Eyal Berkovic €2. 7M 2 June 1997 West Ham United All-time table[edit] The All-time Israeli Premier League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Israeli Premier League since its inception in 1999.
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