2007–08 Israeli Premier League
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Beitar Jerusalem 2nd Premier League title 6th top-flight title |
| Relegated | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Champions League | Beitar Jerusalem (second qualifying round) |
| Europa Cup |
Hapoel Tel Aviv (group stage) Maccabi Netanya (second qualifying round) Maccabi Tel Aviv (second qualifying round) |
| Goals scored | 459 |
| Average goals/game | 2.318 |
| Top goalscorer |
 Samuel Yeboah (15) |
| Biggest home win | Beitar Jerusalem 5-0 F.C. Ashdod (7 October 2007) |
| Biggest away win | F.C. Ashdod 1-6 Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| Highest scoring | F.C. Ashdod 1-6 Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Beitar Jerusalem (16 games) |
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← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The 2007–08 Israeli Premier League season began on 18 August 2007 and ended on 1 June 2008, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Bnei Sakhnin. The two teams relegated were Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva.
League table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ± | Pts | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem (C) | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 67 | UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round |
| 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 58 | UEFA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round |
| 3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 56 | UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 55 | UEFA Intertoto Cup 2nd Round |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 47 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 41 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 41 | UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round1 |
| 8 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 39 | |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 38 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 37 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Maccabi Herzliya (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 30 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated
Source: The Israel Football Association
1. Since Beitar Jerusalem won both Israeli State Cup and the Israeli Premier League championship, then the cup-runner-up, Hapoel Tel Aviv, awarded with entry to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
Results
First round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Round 2 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 3 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 4 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–6 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 5 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 5–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 6 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 7 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 8 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 9 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 10 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 11 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
Second round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 12 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 13 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 14 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 15 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 16 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 17 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 18 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 19 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–01 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 20 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 21 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–4 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 22 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Third round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 23 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–3 | F.C. Ahsdod |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 24 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 25 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–4 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–3 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 26 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 27 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–4 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 28 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–12 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 29 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 30 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 31 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 32 | ||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 33 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
1. Postponed due to a failure of the electricity system in Teddy Stadium.
2. Postponed due to a pitch invasion of Beitar Jerusalem's crowd.
Goals
Top Goalscorers
| Position | Player's name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Yeboah | Ghana |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 |
| 2 | Rômulo |  Brazil |
Beitar Jerusalem | 12 |
| - | Yannick Kamanan |  France |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 |
| - | Moshe Biton |  Israel |
Bnei Yehuda | 12 |
| 5 | Dimitar Makriev |  Bulgaria |
F.C. Ashdod | 11 |
| 6 | Yero Bello |  Nigeria |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 |
| - | Yeghia Yavruyan |  Armenia |
Bnei Sakhnin | 10 |
| 8 | Yossi Shivhon | Israel |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 |
| - | Maor Buzaglo | Israel |
Bnei Sakhnin | 9 |
| - | Yuval Avidor | Israel |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 |
Source: The Israel Football Association
IFPA Leading Players of Season 2007–08
Best Player of the Year
Best Foreign Player of the Year
Best Manager of the Year
Discovery of the Year
Best Goalkeeper of the Year
Best Defender of the Year
See also
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