2017–18 Ligat Nashim

The 2017–18 Ligat Nashim was the 20th season of women's league football under the Israeli Football Association. League schedule began on 31 October 2017.[1] The defending champions are F.C. Kiryat Gat, having won the title the previous season.

Israeli Women's Premier League
Season2017–18
ChampionsF.C. Kiryat Gat
Champions LeagueF.C. Kiryat Gat
Matches played104
Goals scored400 (3.85 per match)
Top goalscorerTabatha
F.C. Ramat HaSharon (30)

In the premier league, F.C. Kiryat Gat won its first championship while Hapoel Petah Tikva relegated. Hapoel Be'er Sheva won Women's Liga Leumit and was promoted to the top division.

Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 F.C. Kiryat Gat 24 21 1 2 95 21 +74 64 Qualification for the Champions League
2 F.C. Ramat HaSharon 24 21 0 3 82 12 +70 63
3 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera 24 15 3 6 45 27 +18 48
4 ASA Tel Aviv University 24 9 1 14 41 57 16 28
5 Maccabi Holon 24 6 3 15 35 72 37 21
6 Hapoel Ra'anana 22 9 4 9 42 31 +11 31
7 Youth Academy 22 9 3 10 38 42 4 30
8 Bnot Netanya 22 3 3 16 16 60 44 12 Relegation play-offs
9 Hapoel Petah Tikva 22 1 2 19 9 81 72 5 Relegation to Liga Leumit
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2018. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to head 4) deciding match.[2]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other two times (18 rounds) before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom four).

Results

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Championship round teams will play in 28 matchdays, and the Relegation round teams will compete in only 24 matches.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
F.C. Kiryat Gat3111112212222112212111112111
F.C. Ramat HaSharon6422221121111221121222221222
Maccabi Kishronot Hadera1334633333333333333333333333
ASA Tel Aviv University5977577677777777544444444444
Maccabi Holon3245344444444455655555555555
Hapoel Ra'anana156676555555554446666666
Youth Academy875345676666666677777777
Bnot Netanya889999999989999999998888
Hapoel Petah Tikva668888888898888888889999
Source:

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Tabatha F.C. Ramat HaSharon 30
2 Andreea Laiu F.C. Kiryat Gat 29
3 Mor Efraim F.C. Kiryat Gat 16
4 Amanza Mercy Maccabi Holon 15
5 Danielle Schulmann F.C. Kiryat Gat 13

Leumit League

Women's Leumit League
Season2017–18
ChampionsHapoel Be'er Sheva
Matches played58
Goals scored396 (6.83 per match)
Top goalscorerWalaa Hussein
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (35)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 18 17 1 0 144 5 +139 52 Promotion
2 Bnot Eilat 18 14 1 3 59 32 +27 43 promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Tzur Shalom Bialik 18 8 1 9 46 69 23 25
4 Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim 18 5 1 12 32 68 36 16
5 Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer 16 8 0 8 77 47 +30 24
6 Hapoel Bnot Pardesiya 16 5 0 11 33 68 35 15
7 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 16 1 0 15 13 115 102 3
8 Bnot Sakhnin[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Folded
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2018. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to head 4) deciding match.[6]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other two times (14 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).
  2. Bnot Sakhnin registered to play in Liga Leumit, but withdrew before playing any matches.[5]

Results

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Top Playoff teams will play in 20 matchdays, and the Bottom Playoff teams will compete in only 17 matches.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Hapoel Be'er Sheva11121211112111111111
Bnot Eilat33212122221222222222
Maccabi Tzur Shalom Bialik44333333333333333333
Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim87444555544444444444
Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer58776444455555555555
Hapoel Bnot Pardesiya22655666666666666666
Maccabi Be'er Sheva65567777777777777777
Bnot Sakhnin76------------------
Source:

Test Match

Bnot Netanya3–0Bnot Eilat
Ezurike  30', 75'
Adeboyejo  43'
Report
Referee: Meitar Shemesh

Bnot Netanya remained in the Premier League; Bnot Eilat remained in Leumit League.

References

  1. Kiryat Gat Coach: The League Is Equal, It Will Be an Exciting Season Yaron Gafni, 31 October 2017, Ma'ariv (in Hebrew)
  2. "Championship Regulations" (PDF) (in Hebrew). IFA. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 100167 IFA, 17 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
  4. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 2 May 2018 (in Hebrew)
  5. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 99128 IFA, 24 October 2017 (in Hebrew)
  6. "Championship Regulations" (PDF) (in Hebrew). IFA. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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