The 2020–21 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season since its introduction in 1999 and the 79th season of top-tier football in Israel. The season began on 22 August 2020 and concluded on 30 May 2021.
Teams A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2019–20 season and two promoted teams from the 2019–20 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Petah Tikva were promoted as the winners of the 2019–20 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as the Runner-ups of the 2019–20 Liga Leumit. The two teams returned just one year after their relegation.
Hapoel Ra'anana and Sektzia Nes Tziona were relegated to the 2020–21 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2019–20 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityBeitar JerusalemJerusalemTeddy StadiumBeitar Jerusalem venueBnei SakhninSakhninDoha StadiumBnei Sakhnin venueBnei YehudaTel AvivBloomfield StadiumF.C. AshdodAshdodYud-Alef StadiumF.C. Ashdod venueHapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaTurner StadiumHapoel Be'er Sheva venueHapoel HaderaHaderaNetanya StadiumHapoel Hadera venueHapoel HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer StadiumHapoel Haifa venueHapoel Kfar SabaKfar SabaHaMoshava StadiumHapoel Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield StadiumIroni Kiryat ShmonaKiryat ShmonaKiryat Shmona StadiumIroni Kiryat Shmona venueMaccabi HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer StadiumMaccabi Haifa venueMaccabi NetanyaNetanyaNetanya StadiumMaccabi Netanya venueMaccabi Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava StadiumMaccabi Petah Tikva venueMaccabi Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium
Beitar JerusalemBnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel AvivIroni Kiryat ShmonaTeddy Stadium Bloomfield StadiumKiryat Shmona StadiumMaccabi Netanya Hapoel HaderaHapoel Haifa Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Petah Tikva Hapoel Kfar SabaNetanya Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium HaMoshava StadiumF.C. AshdodBnei SakhninHapoel Be'er ShevaYud-Alef StadiumDoha StadiumTurner Stadium
Personnel and sponsorship Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Beitar Jerusalem Slobodan Drapić Umbro Geshem Holdings Bnei Sakhnin Givova —— Bnei Yehuda Lotto —— F.C. Ashdod F.C. Ashdod Supporters trust Nike Cooko Hapoel Be'er Sheva Kelme Machsaney HaShuk Hapoel Hadera Lotto Printer Center Hapoel Haifa Diadora Moked Hat'ama Hapoel Kfar Saba Elisha Levy Macron Advice Hapoel Tel Aviv Nisanov Group Macron Hcsra Insurance Ironi Kiryat Shmona Idan Nachmias Kelme IturanMaccabi Haifa Nike VolvoMaccabi Netanya Lotto Panorama North Maccabi Petah Tikva Macron Jucky Maccabi Tel Aviv Fila PenguinPickUp
Foreign players The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Non-visa player Beitar Jerusalem Matheusinho Marko Janković Ali Mohamed Santiago Ocampos Gleofilo Vlijter Antoine Conte Nico Olsak Bnei Sakhnin Lukas Spendlhofer Sebastián Velásquez Dane Kelly Ikouwem Udo Nigel Hasselbaink Bnei Yehuda Allyson Pedro Campos Fatos Bećiraj Yussif Moussa Matija Ljujić George Fochive F.C. Ashdod Montari Kamaheni Abdul Mugees Zakaria Moussa Bagayoko Nenad Cvetković Fahad Bayo Timothy Awany Hapoel Be'er Sheva Marcelo Meli Farley Rosa Jonathan Agudelo Elton Acolatse Josué Pesqueira Miguel Vítor Mariano Bareiro Hapoel Haifa Jasmin Burić William Agada Hapoel Kfar Saba Jamie Hopcutt Amadou Soukouna Florent Hasani Domantas Šimkus Sodiq Atanda Luwagga Kizito Hapoel Hadera Gustavo Marmentini Jonathan Cissé Sékou Doumbia Muhammed Usman Edu Odah Marshall Hapoel Tel Aviv Emmanuel Boateng Ernestas Šetkus Siyanda Xulu Ironi Kiryat Shmona Lúcio Maranhão Saikou Touray Eugene Ansah Džiugas Bartkus Mike Amanga Maccabi Haifa Ernest Mabouka José Rodriguez Godsway Donyoh Tjaronn Chery Yanic Wildschut Bogdan Planić Nikita Rukavytsya Josh Cohen Maccabi Netanya Aboubacar Junior Doumbia Fernand Gouré Kevaughn Frater Kellian van der Kaap Zlatan Šehović Lameck Banda Maccabi Petah Tikva Marcus Diniz Morgan Ferrier Elvis Sakyi Armando Cooper Abdiel Arroyo Jucie Lupeta Maccabi Tel Aviv Enric Saborit Luis Hernández Eduardo Guerrero André Geraldes Aleksandar Pešić Uroš Nikolić Nick Blackman Daniel Tenenbaum In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentMaccabi Tel Aviv End of contract6 July 2020Pre-season 12 August 2020Maccabi Haifa Marco Balbul7 July 2020 Barak Bakhar8 July 2020Maccabi Netanya Slobodan DrapićSacked16 July 2020 Raymond Atteveld16 July 2020Beitar Jerusalem Ronny Levy28 August 2020 Slobodan Drapić4 September 2020Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Elisha LevyLeft7 October 20206 Nir Berkovic12 October 2020Bnei Sakhnin Eldad Shavit14 October 202014 Nisso Avitan18 October 2020Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Nir BerkovicSacked26 November 20205 Kfir Edri (caretaker)26 November 2020Hapoel Kfar Saba Amir Turgeman13 December 20208 Elisha Levy28 December 2020Maccabi Tel Aviv 23 December 20205 23 December 2020Hapoel Hadera 28 January 202113 29 January 2021Hapoel Be'er Sheva Yossi AbukasisLeft30 January 20215 Ronny Levy17 February 2021Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Kfir Edri Caretaking spell over1 February 202112 1 February 2021Bnei Sakhnin Nisso AvitanSacked28 February 202114 Sharon Mimer1 March 2021Beitar Jerusalem Slobodan DrapićLeft20 March 20218 Yossi Mizrahi21 March 2021Hapoel Kfar Saba Elisha LevySacked21 March 202113 Ravid Gazal29 March 2021Hapoel Haifa Haim SilvasSacked5 April 202110 Elisha Levy5 April 2021
Regular season Regular season table
Regular season results
Results by round
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.
Championship round Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games) Rounds 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 1 – 62 – 53 – 4 1 – 25 – 36 – 4 2 – 63 – 14 – 5 1 – 42 – 36 – 5 3 – 64 – 25 – 1 6 – 15 – 24 – 3 2 – 13 – 54 – 6 6 – 21 – 35 – 4 3 – 24 – 15 – 6 6 – 32 – 41 – 5
Championship round table
Results by round The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Positions by round
Relegation round Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games) Rounds 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 7 – 11 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 14 11 – 14 12 – 10 13 – 9 7 – 8 8 – 11 9 – 7 10 – 13 14 – 12 11 – 12 13 – 14 7 – 10 8 – 9 9 – 11 10 – 8 14 – 7 12 – 13 11 – 13 7 – 12 8 – 14 9 – 10 10 – 11 14 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7
Due to 2 teams that play in the Bloomfield Stadium qualified to this round, and in order to insure that all the last games of this round, can be played in the same time (for purity reasons), the order of the games, has been changed, affecting fixtures 29, 30, 32 and 33. Rounds 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 11 – 13 7 – 12 8 – 14 9 – 10 10 – 11 14 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7 9 – 11 10 – 8 14 – 7 12 – 13 8 – 11 9 – 7 10 – 13 14 – 12 11 – 12 13 – 14 7 – 10 8 – 9
Relegation round table
Results by round
Positions by round
Season statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Nikita Rukavytsya Maccabi Haifa 19 2 Tjaronn Chery Maccabi Haifa 12 Liel Abada Maccabi Petah Tikva 4 Eliran Atar Beitar Jerusalem 11 5 Eugene Ansah Ironi Kiryat Shmona 10 Aleksandar Pešić Maccabi Tel Aviv Yonatan Cohen Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 Gavriel Kanichowsky Maccabi Netanya 9 Dean David Ashdod Josué Hapoel Be'er Sheva 11 Sagiv Yehezkel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 8 Lúcio Maranhão Ironi Kiryat Shmona Odah Marshall Hapoel Hadera Hanan Maman Hapoel Haifa Dolev Haziza Maccabi Haifa Godsway Donyoh Maccabi Haifa Omer Fadida Hapoel Kfar Saba Source:
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Reference Yonas Malede Maccabi Netanya Bnei Sakhnin 7–0 (H) 14 September 2020 Report Odah Marshall Hapoel Hadera Bnei Sakhnin 4–0 (H) 25 November 2020 Report Eliran Atar Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Hadera 4–0 (A) 6 January 2021 Report
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