2019–20 Israeli Premier League

The 2019–20 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange[2] for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 78th season of top-tier football in Israel. The season began in August 2019 and concluded in July 2020 after a suspension of 75 days due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

Israeli Premier League
Season2019–20
Dates24 August 2019 – 7 July 2020
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
RelegatedSektzia Nes Tziona
Hapoel Ra'anana
Champions LeagueMaccabi Tel Aviv
Europa LeagueMaccabi Haifa
Beitar Jerusalem
Matches played240
Goals scored565 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorer Nikita Rukavytsya
(22 goals)
Biggest home winMaccabi Haifa 5–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv (4 February 2020)
Bnei Yehuda 5–0 Hapoel Hadera
(6 June 2020)
Biggest away winBeitar Jerusalem 0–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv
(19 October 2019)
Sektzia Nes Tziona 0–4 Beitar Jerusalem
(28 September 2019)
Hapoel Ra'anana 0–4 Bnei Yehuda
(1 July 2020)
Highest scoring7 goals
Maccabi Haifa 4–3 Hapoel Ra'anana
(24 August 2019)
Maccabi Haifa 3–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv
(6 January 2020)
Maccabi Netanya F.C. 2–5 F.C. Ashdod
(28 June 2020)
Longest winning run6 matches
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Longest unbeaten run35 matches
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Longest winless run15 matches
Hapoel Ra'anana (Twice)
Longest losing run10 matches
Hapoel Ra'anana
Highest attendance30,071
Maccabi Haifa 3–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv
(6 January 2020)
Total attendance1,326,615 [1]
Average attendance7,453

Teams

A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2018–19 season and two promoted teams from the 2018–19 Liga Leumit.

Bnei Sakhnin and Maccabi Petah Tikva were relegated to the 2019–20 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.

Sektzia Nes Tziona were promoted as the winners of the 2018–19 Liga Leumit. This marked the return of Nes Tziona to the top division after 51 years of absence.

Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted as the Runner-ups of the 2018–19 Liga Leumit. This ends the team's three years absence from the top division.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Beitar Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium[4] 34,000
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400
F.C. Ashdod Ashdod Yud-Alef Stadium[5] 7,800
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Turner Stadium[6] 16,126
Hapoel Hadera Hadera Netanya Stadium[7] 13,610
Hapoel Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium[8] 30,780
Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Saba HaMoshava Stadium[9] 11,500
Hapoel Ra'anana Ra'anana HaMoshava Stadium 11,500
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Stadium[10] 5,300
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium[11] 30,780
Maccabi Netanya Netanya Netanya Stadium[12] 13,610
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400
Sektzia Nes Tziona Nes Tziona HaMoshava Stadium[13] 11,500
Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Teddy Stadium
Bloomfield Stadium
Turner Stadium
Maccabi Netanya
Hapoel Hadera
Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Netanya Stadium
Sammy Ofer Stadium
Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium
F.C. Ashdod Sektzia Nes Tziona
Hapoel Kfar Saba

Hapoel Ra'anana

Yud-Alef Stadium HaMoshava Stadium

Personnel and sponsorship

Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Moshe Hogeg Ronny Levy Idan Vered Umbro Milenium Group
Bnei Yehuda Barak Abramov Elisha Levy Itzik Azuz Kappa ——
F.C. Ashdod Jacky Ben-Zaken Ran Ben Shimon Tom Ben Zaken Nike ——
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Alona Barkat Yossi Abukasis Kelme Tadiran
Hapoel Hadera Oren Golan Sharon Mimer Menashe Zalka Lotto Printer Center
Hapoel Haifa Yoav Katz Haim Silvas Gil Vermouth Diadora Moked Hat'ama
Hapoel Kfar Saba Itzhak Shum Amir Turgeman Omer Fadida Macron Advice
Hapoel Ra'anana Asher Alon Eyal Lahman Snir Shuker Givova ME Group
Hapoel Tel Aviv Itzik and Sharon Nisanov Nir Klinger Orel Dgani Macron Arkia
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Izzy Sheratzky Kobi Refua Idan Nachmias Kappa Ituran
Maccabi Haifa Ya'akov Shahar Marco Balbul Neta Lavi Nike Volvo
Maccabi Netanya Eyal Segal Slobodan Drapić Almog Cohen Lotto Panorama North
Maccabi Tel Aviv Mitchell Goldhar Vladimir Ivić Sheran Yeini Fila PenguinPickUp
Sektzia Nes Tziona Kobi Kaduri Lior Zeda Sahar Levy Diadora Alhom

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.[14]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Non-visa player
Beitar Jerusalem Ange-Freddy Plumain Antoine Conte Diogo Verdasca Ali Mohamed Levi Garcia
Bnei Yehuda Allyson Emilijus Zubas Joseph Mensah Matija Ljujić Mihlali Mayambela
F.C. Ashdod Jimmy Marín Montari Kamaheni Samuel Alabi Timothy Awany Renan
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Elton Acolatse Ernestas Šetkus David Simão Josué Pesqueira Miguel Vítor
Hapoel Hadera Austin Ejide Didier Kougbenya George Fochive Jonathan Cissé Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Lúcio Maranhão
Hapoel Haifa Francisco Júnior Jasmin Burić Jakub Sylvestr Kevin Tapoko Nikola Gulan
Hapoel Kfar Saba Amadou Soukouna Boubacar Traorè Gershon Koffie Luwagga Kizito Sodiq Atanda
Hapoel Ra'anana Darryl Lachman David Mateos Divine Naah Elia Soriano Eugene Ansah
Hapoel Tel Aviv Emmanuel Boateng Felipe Jorge Rodríguez Marvin Peersman Michael Olaha Stefan Spirovski
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Džiugas Bartkus James Adeniyi Maalique Foster Marcus Diniz Radu Gînsari Silas
Maccabi Haifa Ernest Mabouka Ikouwem Utin Yanic Wildschut Tjaronn Chery Trent Sainsbury Nikita Rukavytsya1
Joe Kuzminsky 2
Maccabi Netanya Fatos Bećiraj Lazar Ćirković Tim Heubach Zlatan Šehović
Maccabi Tel Aviv Andreas Gianniotis André Geraldes Chikeluba Ofoedu Enric Saborit Jair Amador
Nick Blackman2
Sektzia Nes Tziona Dries Wuytens Jahmir Hyka Moussa Maâzou Ramaric Etou Sabien Lilaj Seahaw Turai

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained an Israeli passport or permanent residency, allowing them to play with Israeli status;
2Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but are eligible for Israeli citizenship due to Jewish ancestry;
3Israeli citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Hapoel Tel Aviv Kobi Refua Sacked 14 May 2019 Pre-season Nisso Avitan 15 May 2019
Sektzia Nes Tziona Ofer Talsesefa End of contract 20 May 2019 Amir Turgeman 27 May 2019
Hapoel Hadera Ron Kelar Caretaking spell over 26 May 2019 Ori Guttman 26 May 2019
F.C. Ashdod Avi Bohbot End of contract 27 May 2019 Ronny Awat and Moshe Ohayon 27 May 2019
Beitar Jerusalem Nir Klinger Sacked 4 June 2019 Ronny Levy 6 June 2019
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Messay Dego Sacked 20 October 2019 13th Kobi Refua 20 October 2019
Hapoel Tel Aviv Nisso Avitan Sacked 5 November 2019 11th Nir Klinger 5 November 2019
Hapoel Hadera Ori Guttman Left 29 November 2019 5th Sharon Mimer 10 December 2019
Hapoel Ra'anana Meni Koretski Left 10 December 2019 13th Nisso Avitan 10 December 2019
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Barak Bakhar Left 6 January 2020 4th Yossi Abukasis 8 January 2020
Bnei Yehuda Yossi Abukasis Signed by Hapoel Be'er Sheva 8 January 2020 6th Elisha Levy 8 January 2020
F.C. Ashdod Ronny Awat Stepped down to the position of Assistant Manager 21 January 2020 10th Ran Ben Shimon 21 January 2020
Sektzia Nes Tziona Amir Turgeman Sacked 5 February 2020 14th Lior Zeda 15 February 2020
Hapoel Ra'anana Nisso Avitan Sacked 17 February 2020 14th Gal Cohen 17 February 2020
Hapoel Kfar Saba Ofir Haim Sacked 26 February 2020 11th Amir Turgeman 27 February 2020
Hapoel Ra'anana Gal Cohen Stepped down to the position of Assistant Manager 24 May 2020 14th Eyal Lahman 24 May 2020

Regular season

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 19 7 0 48 7 +41 64 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Maccabi Haifa 26 18 4 4 58 20 +38 58
3 Beitar Jerusalem 26 15 4 7 42 25 +17 49
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 13 5 8 33 23 +10 44
5 Hapoel Tel Aviv 26 11 5 10 24 36 12 38
6 Hapoel Haifa 26 10 7 9 26 30 4 37
7 Bnei Yehuda 26 9 7 10 23 26 3 34 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Hapoel Hadera 26 9 7 10 24 28 4 34
9 Maccabi Netanya 26 8 7 11 23 32 9 31
10 F.C. Ashdod 26 6 10 10 30 33 3 28
11 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 7 5 14 22 35 13 26
12 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 6 4 16 24 35 11 22
13 Sektzia Nes Tziona 26 5 6 15 17 40 23 21
14 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 2 10 14 20 44 24 16
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[15]

Regular season results

Home \ Away ASH BEI BnY HAH HBS HHA HKS HRA HTA IKS MHA MNE MTA NES
F.C. Ashdod 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1
Beitar Jerusalem 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–4 1–0
Bnei Yehuda 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–3 1–2
Hapoel Hadera 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 0–3 1–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–0
Hapoel Haifa 1–0 1–4 3–0 1–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–0
Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–1
Hapoel Ra'anana 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0
Maccabi Haifa 3–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 4–3 5–0 2–0 3–0 3–4 4–0
Maccabi Netanya 2–4 0–3 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 3–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Sektzia Nes Tziona 0–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Source:


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 – 6
2 – 5
3 – 4
1 – 2
5 – 3
6 – 4
2 – 6
3 – 1
4 – 5
1 – 4
2 – 3
6 – 5
3 – 6
4 – 2
5 – 1
6 – 1
5 – 2
4 – 3
2 – 1
3 – 5
4 – 6
6 – 2
1 – 3
5 – 4
3 – 2
4 – 1
5 – 6
6 – 3
2 – 4
1 – 5

Due to 2 teams that play in the Sammy Ofer 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 33, 35 and 36.

Rounds
33rd 34th 35th 36th
6 – 3
2 – 4
1 – 5
6 – 2
1 – 3
5 – 4
2 – 1
3 – 5
4 – 6
3 – 2
4 – 1
5 – 6

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (C) 36 26 9 1 63 10 +53 87 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Maccabi Haifa 36 22 7 7 73 32 +41 73 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Beitar Jerusalem 36 16 11 9 51 35 +16 59
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva[lower-alpha 1] 36 15 10 11 44 33 +11 55
5 Hapoel Tel Aviv 36 14 6 16 31 55 24 48 Can't qualify for international competitions[16]
6 Hapoel Haifa 36 12 11 13 39 46 7 47
Source: Israel Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[15]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Qualified due to winning the 2019–20 Israel State Cup
2019–20 Israeli Premier League champions


Maccabi Tel Aviv
23rd title

Championship round results

Home \ Away BEI HBS HHA HTA MHA MTA
Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–0
Hapoel Haifa 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–4 0–3
Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 1–0 0–3 1–3 0–2
Maccabi Haifa 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round2627282930313233343536
Maccabi Tel Aviv11111111111
Maccabi Haifa22222222222
Beitar Jerusalem33333333333
Hapoel Be'er Sheva44444444444
Hapoel Tel Aviv55555555555
Hapoel Haifa66666666666
2020–21 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2020–21 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Source:

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 HaMoshava 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 31 and 33.

Rounds
31st 32nd 33rd
10 – 11
14 – 9
12 – 8
13 – 7
11 – 13
7 – 12
8 – 14
9 – 10
9 – 11
10 – 8
14 – 7
12 – 13

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Bnei Yehuda 33 13 10 10 40 30 +10 49
8 F.C. Ashdod 33 10 11 12 48 47 +1 41
9 Hapoel Hadera 33 10 10 13 33 42 9 40
10 Maccabi Netanya 33 11 7 15 35 46 11 40
11 Hapoel Kfar Saba 33 10 8 15 28 38 10 38
12 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 33 9 5 19 30 43 13 32
13 Sektzia Nes Tziona (R) 33 8 8 17 23 46 23 32 Relegation to Liga Leumit
14 Hapoel Ra'anana (R) 33 2 11 20 27 62 35 17
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[15]
(R) Relegated.

Relegation round results

Home \ Away ASH BnY HAH HKS HRA IKS MNE NES
F.C. Ashdod 3–1 2–3 3–2 2–0
Bnei Yehuda 0–0 5–0 0–0 2–0
Hapoel Hadera 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–2
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2–0 0–0 0–1
Hapoel Ra'anana 0–4 0–1 2–4
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3–0 0–3 1–0
Maccabi Netanya 2–5 1–3 0–1 3–1
Sektzia Nes Tziona 0–0 2–1 1–0
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round2627282930313233
Bnei Yehuda77777777
F.C. Ashdod101010101010108
Hapoel Hadera88889989
Maccabi Netanya999988910
Hapoel Kfar Saba1111111111111111
Ironi Kiryat Shmona1212121212121312
Sektzia Nes Tziona1313131313131213
Hapoel Ra'anana1414141414141414
Relegation to Liga Leumit
Source:

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nikita Rukavytsya Maccabi Haifa 22
2 Ben Sahar Hapoel Be'er Sheva 13
3 Yonatan Cohen Maccabi Tel Aviv 12
4 Omri Altman Hapoel Tel Aviv 11
Dean David F.C. Ashdod
6 Tjaronn Chery Maccabi Haifa 10
Omer Fadida Hapoel Kfar Saba
Dor Jan Bnei Yehuda
9 Shlomi Azulay Beitar Jerusalem 9
Chikeluba Ofoedu Maccabi Tel Aviv
Eliel Peretz Hapoel Hadera
Raz Stein Sektzia Nes Tziona

Source: (Hebrew)

Top Assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Tjaronn Chery Maccabi Haifa 11
Yonatan Cohen Maccabi Tel Aviv
3 Dolev Haziza Maccabi Haifa 10
4 Omer Atzili Maccabi Tel Aviv 9
5 Shlomi Yosef Azulay F.C. Ashdod 8
6 Ismaeel Ryan Ironi Kiryat Shmona 7
7 Nikita Rukavytsya Maccabi Haifa 6
Gavriel Kanichowsky Maccabi Netanya
Gidi Kanyuk Hapoel Haifa
Or Dasa Hapoel Ra'anana

Source: (Hebrew)

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRoundReference
Dor Jan Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. 4–0 1 July 2020 33

Average attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Maccabi Haifa 255,826 30,071 15,173 21,319 +36.0%
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 248,124 27,566 9,409 20,677 +111.4%
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 138,531 15,300 7,121 11,555 −15.0%
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 138,531 21,800 3,432 11,544 +87.7%
5 Beitar Jerusalem 135,564 21,500 5,005 11,297 +4.5%
6 Maccabi Netanya 67,559 9,365 3,712 5,630 +0.1%
7 Hapoel Haifa 65,729 23,400 3,030 5,477 +2.0%
8 Bnei Yehuda 44,581 8,903 690 3,715 +10.6%
9 Hapoel Kfar Saba 33,646 7,443 715 2,803 n/a1
10 Sektzia Nes Tziona 33,302 10,526 180 2,775 n/a1
11 Hapoel Ra'anana 31,361 7,919 325 2,613 +66.2%
12 Hapoel Hadera 27,530 8,422 770 2,294 −21.2%
13 F.C. Ashdod 22,598 4,600 550 1,883 +7.3%
14 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 18,471 4,259 530 1,539 +8.5%
League total 1,261,480 30,071 180 7,509 +25.9%

Updated to games played on 27 February 2020
Source:
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Liga Leumit.

References

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