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. 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.
Radio[edit] The rights of broadcasting on the radio belongs to Radio Tel Aviv since 2011, which broadcast alongside Radio Haifa, Radio Darom, Radio Galei Zahal and Radio Darom 101. 5 in a show called Saturday of Football which also broadcasts live on ONE TV channel. Internet[edit] The big match of the week is shown on the Channel 1 website. Since 2010, games summaries are shown online by Ynet, ONE and Sport 5. Cellular[edit] Since 2012, ONE owns the broadcasting rights, which was previously owned by Sport 5. Revenue[edit] Main sources of revenue for the clubs: Television Ticket sales Merchandise Toto Winner – The Israeli Sports Betting Council Sponsorship UEFA league ranking[edit] In European Leagues: As of 8 September 2022 the coefficients are as follows:[9][10] Source: UEFA Coefficients Graphs, 2023 UEFA Country Ranking Champions[edit] For the complete list read the main article.
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. [2] The participating clubs first play a conventional round-robin schedule for a total of 26 matches. Following this, the top six teams play in a championship playoff, where they meet each other twice.
Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem are sometimes referred to as the "Big Four" of Israeli football. [11] Having won nine titles in the league's 23 seasons, the most successful club during this period is Maccabi Haifa; during the same period Maccabi Tel Aviv have added six to their total while Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv have won two championships each.
) 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.
Israeli Premier League - WikipediaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Israeli Premier LeagueOrganising bodyIsrael Football AssociationFounded1999; 24 years agoCountryIsraelConfederationUEFANumber of teams14 (since 2013–14)Level on pyramid1Relegation toLiga LeumitDomestic cup(s)Israel State CupToto Cup (Al)Israel Super CupInternational cup(s)UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa Conference LeagueCurrent championsMaccabi Haifa (14th title) (2021–22)Most championshipsMaccabi Tel Aviv (23 titles)TV partnersCharlton Sport, Sport5. co.
The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition: 1999–2002: Pelephone – a mobile phone company (Ligat Pelephone)[3] 2005–2010: Toto Winner Organization – the Israeli Sports Betting Board (Ligat Toto) 2010–2016: Toto Winner Organization – the Israeli Sports Betting Board (Ligat Winner)[4] 2016–2018: Toto Winner Organization – the Israeli Sports Betting Board (Ligat Ha'al)[5] 2018–2019: Japanika – Asian restaurant (Ligat Japanika)[6] 2019–2022: Tel Aviv Stock Exchange – Stock Exchange (Ligat Habursa Leniyarot Erech) 2022–2024: ONE ZERO – Digital Bank (Ligat ONE ZERO) Number of foreigners[edit] Teams are limited to six foreign players per team.