The 2017–18 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Winner for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 76th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 19 August 2017 and ended on 21 May 2018.

Teams

A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2016–17 season and two promoted teams from the 2016–17 Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba were relegated to the 2017–18 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.

Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre were promoted after finishing the 2016–17 Liga Leumit in the top two places. Both returned to league after one-year absence.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium CapacityBeitar JerusalemJerusalemTeddy StadiumBnei SakhninSakhninDoha StadiumBnei YehudaTel AvivHaMoshava Stadium, Petah TikvaF.C. AshdodAshdodYud-Alef StadiumHapoel AcreAcreAcre StadiumHapoel AshkelonAshkelonSala StadiumHapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaTurner StadiumHapoel HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer StadiumHapoel Ra'ananaRa'ananaNetanya Stadium, NetanyaIroni Kiryat ShmonaKiryat ShmonaKiryat Shmona StadiumMaccabi HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer StadiumMaccabi NetanyaNetanyaNetanya StadiumMaccabi Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava StadiumMaccabi Tel AvivTel AvivNetanya Stadium, Netanya

Netanya StadiumHaMoshava StadiumSammy Ofer StadiumHapoel Ra'anana Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Tel AvivBnei Yehuda Maccabi Petah TikvaHapoel Haifa Maccabi HaifaAcre StadiumDoha StadiumKiryat Shmona StadiumHapoel AcreBnei SakhninIroni Kiryat ShmonaSala StadiumTeddy StadiumTurner StadiumYud-Alef StadiumHapoel AshkelonBeitar JerusalemHapoel Be'er ShevaF.C. Ashdod

Personnel and sponsorship

Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsorBeitar Jerusalem Givova Brown HotelsBnei Sakhnin Givova ScaniaBnei Yehuda Kappa HAPF.C. Ashdod Nike SeeMeHapoel Acre Kappa Landora GroupHapoel Ashkelon Lotto AlbarHapoel Be'er Sheva Puma TadiranHapoel Haifa Diadora Hapoel Ra'anana GivovaIroni Kiryat Shmona Umbro IturanMaccabi Haifa Nike HondaMaccabi Netanya Lotto Kesrei ThofaMaccabi Petah Tikva Macron Panorama NorthMaccabi Tel Aviv Jordi Cruyff —

Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6 Beitar Jerusalem Claudemir Georginho Antoine Conte Marcel Heister Erik Sabo Jakub Sylvestr Bnei Sakhnin Wanderson Antonio Mršić Jordan Faucher Akpan David Udoh Abraham Paz Bnei Yehuda Mavis Tchibota Nerijus Valskis Emilijus Zubas F.C. Ashdod Mauricio Viktor Genev Karlo Bručić Blessing Eleke Hapoel Acre Dylan Damraoui Mohamadou Sissoko Aliko Bala Bruno Ibeh Peter Onyekachi Hapoel Ashkelon David Manga Mirko Oremuš Vladimir Dvalishvili Dele Aiyenugba Branislav Jovanović Milan Smiljanić Hapoel Be'er Sheva Tomáš Pekhart Mihály Korhut Anthony Nwakaeme John Ogu Miguel Vítor Isaac Cuenca Hapoel Haifa Josip Ivančić Ernestas Šetkus Risto Mitrevski Radu Gînsari Gabriel Tamaș Rasmus Sjöstedt Hapoel Ra'anana Guillermo Vizcarra Mohamed Aly Camara Nemanja Nikolić Emmanuel Mayuka Emmanuel Mbola Ironi Kiryat Shmona Marcus Diniz Didier Brossou Nigel Hasselbaink Afonso Taira Miloš Radivojević Carlos Cuéllar Maccabi Haifa Allyson Caio Georgi Kostadinov Ernest Mabouka Stefanos Athanasiadis Etiënne Reijnen Maccabi Netanya Leandro Ribeiro Branko Vrgoč Tim Heubach Alhassane Keita Ali Mohamed Didier Kougbenya Maccabi Petah Tikva Elivelto Romário Tomáš Sivok Johan Martial Grégory Tadé Richard Soumah Maccabi Tel Aviv Viðar Örn Kjartansson Cristian Battocchio Jean-Sylvain Babin Predrag Rajković José Rodríguez In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentIroni Kiryat ShmonaTomer KashtanEnd of contract1 June 2017Pre-seasonHaim Silvas1 June 2017Hapoel Ra'ananaHaim SilvasReleasedDudu AvrahamBnei YehudaKfir EdriSigning of permanent managerYossi AbukasisBnei SakhninYossi AbukasisEnd of contract Jairo Swirsky8 June 2017Maccabi Tel Aviv Lito VidigalSacked14 June 2017 Jordi Cruyff14 June 2017F.C. AshdodRan Ben ShimonReleased5 July 2017Yossi Mizrahi (temporary)16 July 2017Bnei Sakhnin Jairo SwirskySacked1 August 2017Ayman Khalaila (temporary)1 August 2017F.C. AshdodYossi Mizrahi (temporary)Signing of permanent manager3 August 2017Reuven Atar3 August 2017Bnei SakhninAyman Khalaila (temporary)Signing of permanent manager9 August 2017Felix Naim9 August 2017Beitar JerusalemSharon MimerSacked16 August 2017Gili Lavanda (caretaker) 16 August 2017Hapoel Ra'ananaDudu AvrahamSacked16 September 201713thGuy Levy18 September 2017Maccabi Petah TikvaKobi RefuaResign17 September 201711thSharon Mimer17 September 2017Beitar JerusalemGili Lavanda (caretaker) Caretaking spell over1 October 20171stBenny Ben Zaken1 October 2017F.C. AshdodReuven AtarSacked3 October 201714thAmir Turgeman10 October 2017Hapoel Ra'ananaGuy LevySacked15 October 201714thMeni Koretski30 October 2017Hapoel AcreShlomi DoraSacked23 October 201714thEldad Shavit25 October 2017Maccabi HaifaGuy LuzonMutual contract termination9 December 20178th Rob Maas (caretaker) 9 December 2017Bnei SakhninFelix NaimSacked5 January 20188thTal Banin18 January 2018Hapoel AcreEldad ShavitResign16 January 201814thItzik Twizer16 January 2018Maccabi Haifa Rob Maas (caretaker) Caretaking spell over24 January 201810th Fred Rutten24 January 2018Hapoel AshkelonYuval Naim Sacked12 February 201813thMessay Dego14 February 2018F.C. AshdodAmir TurgemanSacked24 April 201812thYossi Mizrahi (temporary)24 April 2018

Regular season

Regular season table

Regular season results

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 7 12 8 6 6 10 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1Beitar Jerusalem 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 13 7 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 Hapoel Haifa 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Maccabi Netanya 6 8 5 8 4 2 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Bnei Yehuda 3 4 6 9 11 9 10 11 9 7 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Maccabi Petah Tikva 4 6 10 11 10 11 11 8 10 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 7 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 9 9 7 4 5 7 8 9 6 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 7 7 8 8 7 8 9 8 Bnei Sakhnin 5 3 4 5 9 6 7 7 7 9 8 9 10 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 Maccabi Haifa 12 5 9 7 8 5 6 6 8 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 Hapoel Ra'anana 8 10 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 F.C. Ashdod 10 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 12 12 12 12 12 Hapoel Ashkelon 11 11 12 10 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 Hapoel Acre 14 14 11 12 12 12 12 14 14 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Source:

Championship round Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Rounds 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th1 – 62 – 53 – 41 – 25 – 36 – 42 – 63 – 14 – 51 – 42 – 36 – 53 – 64 – 25 – 16 – 15 – 24 – 32 – 13 – 54 – 66 – 21 – 35 – 43 – 24 – 15 – 66 – 32 – 41 – 5

Championship round table

2017–18 Israeli Premier League champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva5th title

Championship round results

Positions by round Team/Round2627282930313233343536Hapoel Be'er Sheva11111111111Maccabi Tel Aviv 33344333322Beitar Jerusalem 22222222233Hapoel Haifa44433444444Maccabi Netanya55555555555Bnei Yehuda66666666666

Source:

2018–19 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

Relegation round Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Rounds 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd7 – 118 – 139 – 1210 – 1411 - 1412 - 1013 - 97 - 88 - 119 - 710 – 1314 - 1211 - 1213 - 147 - 108 - 99 - 1110 - 814 - 712 - 1311 - 137 - 128 - 149 -1010 - 1114 - 912 - 813 - 7

Relegation round table

Relegation round results

Positions by round Team/Round2627282930313233Ironi Kiryat Shmona87898777Maccabi Petah Tikva78777888Hapoel Ra'anana1111111110999Maccabi Haifa 101010109101010Bnei Sakhnin999811111111F.C. Ashdod1212121212121212Hapoel Ashkelon1313131313131313Hapoel Acre1414141414141414

Source:

Relegation to 2018–19 Liga Leumit

Season statistics Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Dia SabaMaccabi Netanya242 Viðar KjartanssonMaccabi Tel Aviv133 Eden Ben BasatHapoel Haifa12 Hanan MamanHapoel Haifa/Hapoel Be'er Sheva Alon TurgemanHapoel Haifa6 Ben SaharHapoel Be'er Sheva117 Nikita RukavytsyaMaccabi Haifa10 Tomáš PekhartHapoel Be'er Sheva Shimon AbuhatziraHapoel Raanana Nick BlackmanMaccabi Tel Aviv Anthony NwakaemeHapoel Be'er Sheva Lidor CohenMaccabi Petah Tikva Omer AtziliMaccabi Tel Aviv Eran LevyMaccabi Netanya Jordan FaucherBnei Sakhnin173 different players2 different teams9 Source: (Hebrew)stats

Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Eden Ben BasatHapoel HaifaBeitar Jerusalem3–3 (A)16 September 20174 Dia SabaMaccabi NetanyaMaccabi Petah Tikva4–02 October 20176 Alon TurgemanHapoel HaifaHapoel Acre4–014 October 20177 Eliran AtarMaccabi Tel AvivHapoel Acre5–229 October 20179 Dia SabaMaccabi NetanyaMaccabi Tel Aviv4–13 April 201828 Guy MelamedHapoel Be'er ShevaMaccabi Netanya6–121 May 201836

Attendances Source:

No. Club Average attendance Change Highest 1 Maccabi Haifa 16,899 -14,4% 28,114 2 Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 14,477 2,8% 15,712 3 Beitar Jerusalem 12,491 63,5% 24,000 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 10,052 2,1% 12,400 5 Hapoel Haifa 6,862 53,5% 23,475 6 Maccabi Netanya 6,801 107,8% 12,500 7 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 3,600 15,6% 9,000 8 Hapoel Ashkelon 2,593 -14,2% 5,200 9 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2,575 -40,9% 8,000 10 Ashdod 2,038 -12,1% 5,100 11 Hapoel Ironi Acre 1,758 153,0% 5,000 12 Hapoel Ra'anana 1,712 -7,0% 5,500 13 Bnei Sakhnin 1,604 -30,1% 4,000 14 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1,226 -11,8% 3,750

References

External links uefa.com