israeli top football league
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The Israeli Premier League ( Hebrew : ליגת העל, Ligat Ha`Al, lighted. The Supreme League ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state ‘s league of Israel. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of forwarding and relegation with its second division Liga Leumit. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing between 33 and 36 matches each, totalling 240 matches in every season.

The competition formed in 1999 following the decisiveness of the Israel Football Association to form a newfangled league. It is besides rank 21st in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in european competitions over the last five years. [ 1 ] Since 1932, a sum of 15 clubs have been crowned champions of the Israeli Football League. Of the twenty-nine clubs to have competed since the origin of the Israeli Premier League in 1999, six have won the title : Beitar Jerusalem ( doubly ), Hapoel Be’er Sheva ( three times ), Hapoel Tel Aviv ( twice ), Maccabi Haifa ( seven times ), Maccabi Tel Aviv ( six times ), and Ironi Kiryat Shmona ( once ). The current champions are Maccabi Haifa, who won the 2020–21 season .

background [edit ]

The Israeli Premier League was founded in 1999 to replace its harbinger Liga Leumit ( which became the second division ) when the Israel Football Association decided to reshuffle all the leagues in hopes of improving rival. In its first base temper there were 14 clubs ; the top thirteen clubs from the 1998–99 season and the top home club from the Liga Artzit ( then, the third division ). That season three clubs were relegated and one from Liga Leumit was promoted .

competition [edit ]

There are 14 clubs in the league. At the conclusion of each season, the two lowest-placed teams are relegated to Liga Leumit while two highest-placed teams of Liga Leumit are promoted in their rate. For the 2012–13 temper 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 ceremonious round-robin schedule for a sum of 26 matches. Following this, the clear six teams play in a backing playoff, where they meet each other twice. Upon its conclusion, the inaugural place team wins the Israeli backing and qualifies to participate in the beginning qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League. The runner-up and the third-placed teams qualify for the irregular qualify round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. In addition, the Israeli State Cup winners qualify for the second qualify rung of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. If the State Cup winners are besides one of the teams to finish in the league ‘s top three places then the fourth-placed team will besides play in Europa League. In case the State Cup winners besides win the Israeli Premier League then the fourth-placed league team will play in second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. In addition, the bottom eight teams will play each other once to avoid two relegation spots .

Clubs [edit ]

A entire of 29 clubs have played in the Israeli Premier League from its origin in 1999 and the beginning of the 2020–21 season. For a list of winners and runner-up of the Israeli Premier League since its origin, and top scorers for each season, see tilt of Israeli football champions. Three clubs have been members of the Israeli Premier League for every season since its origin. This group is composed of Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Haifa, and Maccabi Tel Aviv .

Members of the 2021–22 season [edit ]

The following 14 clubs will compete in the Israeli Premier League during the 2021–22 season .

  1. a b c

    Never

    been relegated from the Israeli Premier League

  2. a b c d e f g One of the original Israeli Premier League teams

In recent years, the league has been sponsored. The patronize has been able to determine the league ‘s sponsorship list. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the contest :

  • 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–present: Tel Aviv Stock Exchange – Stock Exchange (Ligat Habursa Leniyarot Erech)

Number of foreigners [edit ]

Teams are limited to six alien players per team. special circumstances such as Druze players from the Golan ( no citizenship ) or cases such as that of Toto Tamuz, do not count against the alien player limit. In addition, players who play in the league for 6 back-to-back years do not count against the alien player limit. besides, jewish players and players who are married to Israelis are excuse from these restrictions, as they are entitled to Israeli citizenship .

Broadcast Rights [edit ]

television [edit ]

israeli Premier League games are broadcast populate on Sport 1, Sport 1 HD, and Sport 2 channels, with the boastfully match of the week which is reserved to be shown by Sport 5 and Channel 1 HD network television. There is besides a league review show on Saturday nights at Sport 5 channel. Abroad, rights to broadcasting in Hebrew are owned by The Israeli Network which broadcasts the matches in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Panama, Costa Rica and in Europe. In the United Kingdom, William Hill broadcasts matches live with English comment on their on-line television receiver overhaul, William Hill TV .

radio [edit ]

The rights of broadcasting on the radio receiver belongs to Radio Tel Aviv since 2011, which broadcast alongside Radio Haifa, Radio Darom, Radio Galei Zahal and Radio Darom 101.5 in a display called Saturday of Football which besides broadcasts live on ONE television receiver channel .

internet [edit ]

The big pit of the week is shown on the Channel 1 web site. Since 2010, games summaries are shown on-line by Ynet, ONE and Sport 5 .

cellular [edit ]

Since 2012, ONE owns the broadcasting rights, which was previously owned by Sport 5 .

gross [edit ]

Main sources of tax income for the clubs :

  • Television
  • Ticket sales
  • Merchandise
  • Toto Winner – The Israeli Sports Betting Council
  • Sponsorship

UEFA league rate [edit ]

In european Leagues :

For updated data on UEFA coefficients as they change throughout the 2021–22 season, see UEFA coefficient § League coefficient

Champions [edit ]

For the complete list read the main article .

israeli Premier League ( 1999–present ) [edit ]

When the Israeli Premier League became the top class of Israeli football in 1999–2000, Liga Leumit became the moment division. Since then, only six clubs have won the championship ; Hapoel Tel Aviv, Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem are sometimes referred to as the “ big Four ” of Israeli football. [ 8 ] Having won seven titles in the league ‘s 21 seasons, the most successful golf club during this period is Maccabi Haifa ; during the lapp period Maccabi Tel Aviv have added six to their total while Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv have won two championships each. Although Hapoel Tel Aviv have only finished circus tent of the league twice since 1999—in 1999–2000 and ten years late in 2009–10 —they have won the double on both occasions. This accomplishment was matched by Beitar Jerusalem in 2007–08. Ironi Kiryat Shmona won their first backing during the 2011–12 season, thereby becoming the foremost northern title-winners. Maccabi Tel Aviv then won three titles in a row, including a soprano in 2014–15 .

Key
dagger Won the Israel State Cup during the same season.
double-dagger Won the League Cup during the same season.
§ Won both cups during the same season.
(titles) A running tally of the total number of championships won by each club is kept in brackets.

“ big Four ” dominance [edit ]

“Big Four” since the start of the Israeli Premier League[12]
Season BEI HTA MHA MTA
1999–2000 5 1 2 6
2000–01 5 2 1 4
2001–02 10 2 1 3
2002–03 9 3 2 1
2003–04 9 5 1 2
2004–05 4 9 1 8
2005–06 3 2 1 6
2006–07 1 4 5 3
2007–08 1 7 5 6
2008–09 3 2 1 6
2009–10 5 1 2 3
2010–11 11 2 1 3
2011–12 9 2 5 6
2012–13 10 3 2 1
2013–14 7 4 5 1
2014–15 4 8 5 1
2015–16 3 9 4 2
2016–17 3 14 6 2
2017–18 3 – 10 2
2018–19 7 8 2 1
2019–20 3 5 2 1
2020–21 10 11 1 2

Since the 2013–14 season, the Big Four ‘s Dominance has been challenged by Hapoel Be’er Sheva, even winning 3 consecutive championships .

top scorers by temper [edit ]

all-time postpone [edit ]

The All-time Israeli Premier League table is a accumulative record of all pit results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Israeli Premier League since its origin in 1999. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 temper. Teams in green are part of the 2021–22 Israeli Premier League. Numbers in bold are the record ( highest ) numbers in each column .

Notes [edit ]

  1. ^ Maccabi Tel Aviv were deducted 7 points and had 0-0 tie without points
  2. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv were deducted 13 points and had 0-0 link without points
  3. ^ Beitar Jerusalem were deducted 9 points
  4. ^ Maccabi Petah Tikva were deducted 3 points
  5. ^ Bnei Sakhnin were deducted 2 points
  6. ^ Hapoel Petah Tikva were deducted 12 points
  7. ^ Hapoel Kfar Saba were deducted 3 points
  8. ^ Hapoel Ironi Acre were deducted 2 points
  9. ^ Hapoel Ramat Gan were deducted 4 points
  10. ^ Maccabi Ahi Nazareth were deducted 3 points
  11. ^ 2724 games ended up with a draw, resulting up with 5,448 points
  12. ^ 58 points were deducted over the years

References [edit ]