2016–17 Israeli Premier League

Israeli Premier League
Season 2016–17
Champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Relegated Hapoel Kfar Saba
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Champions League Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Europa League Maccabi Tel Aviv
Beitar Jerusalem
Matches played 161
Goals scored 348 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorer Viðar Örn Kjartansson
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–0 F.C. Ashdod
Biggest away win Hapoel Ashkelon 1–5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Ra'anana 0–4 Beitar Jerusalem
Highest scoring Bnei Sakhnin 5–2 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Highest attendance 27,819 [1]
Maccabi Haifa 1–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
(22 August 2016)
Lowest attendance 600 [2]
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–0 Hapoel Ra'anana
(20 August 2016)
Average attendance 6,194 [3]

All statistics correct as of 11 February 2017.

The 2016–17 Israeli Premier League was the eighteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 75th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva won a back-to-back title, finishing 13 points ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Teams

A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Liga Leumit.

Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre were relegated to the 2016–17 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.

F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Ashkelon were promoted after finishing the 2015–16 Liga Leumit in the top two places.

Stadia and locations

Beitar Jerusalem [4] Bnei Yehuda [5] Bnei Sakhnin [6] F.C. Ashdod [7]
Teddy Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Doha Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium
Capacity: 31,733 Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 8,200
Hapoel Ashkelon [8] Hapoel Be'er Sheva [9]
Sala Stadium Turner Stadium
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 16,126
Hapoel Haifa [10] Hapoel Kfar Saba [11]
Sammy Ofer Stadium Levita Stadium
Capacity: 30,870 Capacity: 5,800
Hapoel Ra'anana [12] Hapoel Tel Aviv [13]
Netanya Stadium HaMoshava Stadium
Capacity: 13,610 Capacity: 11,500
Ironi Kiryat Shmona [14] Maccabi Haifa [15] Maccabi Petah Tikva [16] Maccabi Tel Aviv [17]
Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Netanya Stadium
Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 30,870 Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 13,610

Personnel and sponsorship

Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Israel Tabib, EliEli Tabib Israel Mimer, SharonSharon Mimer Israel Einbinder, DanDan Einbinder Givova
Bnei Sakhnin Israel Abu Yunes, MohammedMohammed Abu Yunes Israel Abuksis, YossiYossi Abuksis Israel Khalaila, KhaledKhaled Khalaila Givova Scania
Bnei Yehuda Israel Obramov, BarakBarak Obramov Israel Yehezkel, NissanNissan Yehezkel Israel Abu Zaid, HasanHasan Abu Zaid Kappa Landora Group
F.C. Ashdod Israel Ben-Zaken, JackyJacky Ben-Zaken Israel Ben Shimon, RanRan Ben Shimon Israel Ohayon, MosheMoshe Ohayon Jartazi SeeMe
Hapoel Ashkelon Israel of Ashkelon, MunicipalityMunicipality of Ashkelon Israel Naim, YuvalYuval Naim Israel Ben Hemo, KobiKobi Ben Hemo Joma Albar
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Barkat, AlonaAlona Barkat Israel Bakhar, BarakBarak Bakhar Israel Barda, ElyanivElyaniv Barda Puma Tadiran
Hapoel Haifa Israel Katz, YoavYoav Katz Israel Golan, DaniDani Golan Israel Roash, OshriOshri Roash Diadora Citrus
Hapoel Kfar Saba Israel Shaham, StavStav Shaham Israel Eli Cohen Israel Dilmoni, HenHen Dilmoni Macron Trigo
Hapoel Ra'anana Israel Alon, AsherAsher Alon Israel Silvas, HaimHaim Silvas Israel Shuker, SnirSnir Shuker Umbro ME Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Nisanov Group Israel Koretski, MeniMeni Koretski Israel Yadin , AvihaiAvihai Yadin Nike GETDRIVE
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Israel Sheratzky, IzzyIzzy Sheratzky Israel Kashtan, TomerTomer Kashtan Israel Abed, AhmedAhmed Abed Umbro Ituran
Maccabi Haifa Israel Shahar, Ya'akovYa'akov Shahar Israel Luzon, GuyGuy Luzon Israel Keinan, DekelDekel Keinan Nike Honda
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel Luzon, AmosAmos Luzon Israel Refua, KobiKobi Refua Israel Peser, NaorNaor Peser Macron Panorama North
Maccabi Tel Aviv Canada Goldhar, MitchellMitchell Goldhar Angola Vidigal, LitoLito Vidigal Israel Alberman, GalGal Alberman Adidas UNICEF

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.[18]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Beitar Jerusalem Brazil Claudemir Spain Jesús Rueda Slovakia Erik Sabo Germany Marcel Heister France Johan Audel France Antoine Conte
Bnei Sakhnin Spain Abraham Paz Brazil Georginho Brazil Wanderson Ivory Coast Lassina Dao
Bnei Yehuda Argentina Pedro Galván Croatia Antonio Mršić Lithuania Nerijus Valskis Lithuania Emilijus Zubas The Gambia Tijan Jaiteh Serbia Marko Jovanović
F.C. Ashdod Angola Dolly Menga Croatia Karlo Bručić Brazil Lúcio Maranhão Brazil Alan Wigor Russia Georgi Batyayev Austria Sandro Gotal
Hapoel Ashkelon Serbia Branislav Jovanović Burkina Faso Issoumaila Lingane Nigeria Dele Aiyenugba Croatia Josip Ivančić Croatia Mirko Oremuš Central African Republic David Manga
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Nigeria Anthony Nwakaeme Nigeria John Ogu Portugal Miguel Vítor Romania Ovidiu Hoban Hungary Mihály Korhut Brazil William Soares
Hapoel Haifa Brazil Adilson Bahia Brazil Júlio César Montenegro Žarko Korać Netherlands Piet Velthuizen Portugal Bruno Pinheiro
Hapoel Kfar Saba Brazil Diogo Kachuba Republic of the Congo Mavis Tchibota Serbia Slobodan Simović Serbia Dušan Matović Nigeria Sunny Omoregie Brazil Bruno Andrade
Hapoel Ra'anana Zambia Emmanuel Mbola Zambia Conlyde Luchanga Zambia Rodgers Kola
Hapoel Tel Aviv Jamaica Michael Seaton Chad Ezechiel N'Douassel Nigeria John Chibuike
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Ivory Coast Didier Brossou Brazil Kassio Brazil Mauricio Nigeria Jacob Njoku
Maccabi Haifa Spain Marc Valiente Uruguay Gary Kagelmacher Iceland Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson Czech Republic Kamil Vacek Kosovo Enis Alushi Norway Fitim Azemi
Maccabi Petah Tikva Brazil Allyson Brazil Romário Romania Mihai Roman Spain Aitor Spain Carlos Cuéllar Serbia Nenad Adamović
Maccabi Tel Aviv Argentina Óscar Scarione Portugal Rúben Micael Serbia Predrag Rajković Iceland Viðar Örn Kjartansson Brazil Ramon Brazil Marcelo

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team. All Hapoel Tel Aviv foreign players were released due to budget cuts.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Israel Shlomi Dora End of contract 16 May 2016 Pre-season Israel Motti Ivanir 18 May 2016
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Israel Yossi Mizrahi Israel Arik Benado 24 May 2016
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel Dani Golan Israel Kobi Refua 31 May 2016
Maccabi Tel Aviv Netherlands Peter Bosz Signed by Ajax 24 May 2016 Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 16 June 2016
Beitar Jerusalem Israel Slobodan Drapić End of contract 1 June 2016 Israel Ran Ben Shimon 4 June 2016
Maccabi Haifa Israel Ronny Levy Sacked 27 July 2016 Netherlands René Meulensteen 9 August 2016
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Eli Guttman Became a sports director 20 September 2016 12th Israel Guy Luzon 20 September 2016
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Israel Arik Benado Sacked 24 October 2016 13th Israel Nissan Yehezkel 24 October 2016
Hapoel Haifa Israel Eli Cohen Sacked 11 December 2016 11th Israel Dani Golan 11 December 2016
Maccabi Tel Aviv Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze Sacked 2 January 2017 2nd Angola Lito Vidigal 11 February 2017
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Guy Luzon Resign 11 January 2017 14th Israel Meni Koretski 11 January 2017
Hapoel Kfar Saba Israel Sharon Mimer Sacked 23 January 2017 12th Israel Eli Cohen 25 January 2017
Maccabi Haifa Netherlands René Meulensteen Sacked 13 February 2017 7th Israel Guy Luzon 13 February 2017
Beitar Jerusalem Israel Ran Ben Shimon Sacked 5 February 2017 5th Israel Sharon Mimer 6 February 2017
F.C. Ashdod Israel Ronny Awat Became assistant coach 14 February 2017 10th Israel Ran Ben Shimon 14 February 2017

Regular season

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 18 5 3 54 13 +41 59 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 17 5 4 45 19 +26 56
3 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 13 9 4 36 23 +13 48
4 Beitar Jerusalem 26 10 10 6 34 27 +7 40
5 Bnei Sakhnin 26 10 9 7 26 26 0 39
6 Maccabi Haifa 26 10 8 8 30 25 +5 38
7 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 9 8 9 35 33 +2 35 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Hapoel Haifa 26 8 4 14 29 36 −7 28
9 Ashdod 26 6 10 10 15 26 −11 28
10 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 7 7 12 14 29 −15 28
11 Bnei Yehuda 26 5 10 11 20 32 −12 25
12 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 4 9 13 17 34 −17 21
13 Hapoel Ashkelon 26 3 9 14 15 39 −24 18
14 Hapoel Tel Aviv[lower-alpha 1] 26 5 11 10 18 26 −8 17
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.[20]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Hapoel Tel Aviv were deducted nine points for entering administration.[19]

Regular season results

Home \ Away ASH BEI BnS BnY HAS HBS HHA HKS HRA HTA IKS MHA MPT MTA
Ashdod — 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2
Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 — 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0
Bnei Sakhnin 0–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–0 0–1 0–3
Bnei Yehuda 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–0
Hapoel Ashkelon 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–5 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 — 5–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0
Hapoel Haifa 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 — 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–4
Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 — 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
Hapoel Ra'anana 0–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 — 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–3
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 — 3–3 0–2 0–1 0–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 — 3–0 0–1 1–2
Maccabi Haifa 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 5–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 — 0–2 2–2
Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 — 0–1
MTA 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 5–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 —
Source: Israel Football Association
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

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

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (C, Q) 36 26 7 3 73 18 +55 85 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q) 36 22 6 8 61 28 +33 72 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Beitar Jerusalem (Q) 36 16 12 8 53 36 +17 60
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 36 15 11 10 42 34 +8 56
5 Bnei Sakhnin 36 13 9 14 32 46 −14 48
6 Maccabi Haifa 36 12 9 15 34 41 −7 45
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2017. 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.[21]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Championship round results

Home \ Away BEI BnS HBS MHA MPT MTA
Beitar Jerusalem — 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
Bnei Sakhnin 1–5 — 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–0 2–0 — 4–0 1–1 1–0
Maccabi Haifa 3–2 0–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–2
Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 — 2–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Rounds
27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd
7 – 14
8 – 13
9 – 12
10 – 11		 7 – 8
13 – 9
12 – 10
14 – 11		 8 – 14
9 – 7
10 – 13
11 – 12		 8 – 9
7 – 10
13 – 11
14 – 12		 9 – 14
10 – 8
11 – 7
12 – 13		 9 – 10
8 – 11
7 – 12
14 – 13		 10 – 14
11 – 9
12 – 8
13 – 7

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 33 10 9 14 44 48 −4 39
8 Hapoel Haifa 33 10 7 16 39 46 −7 37
9 Ashdod 33 7 15 11 22 32 −10 36
10 Hapoel Ra'anana 33 9 9 15 22 40 −18 36
11 Bnei Yehuda (Q) 33 8 11 14 26 39 −13 35 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
12 Hapoel Ashkelon 33 7 11 15 24 42 −18 32
13 Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) 33 7 10 16 23 40 −17 31 Relegation to Liga Leumit
14 Hapoel Tel Aviv[lower-alpha 2] (R) 33 8 14 11 29 34 −5 29
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2017. 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.[23]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Bnei Yehuda qualified for the Europa League Second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Israel State Cup
  2. ↑ Hapoel Tel Aviv were deducted nine points for entering administration.[22]

Relegation round results

Home \ Away ASH BnY HAS HHA HKS HRA HTA IKS
Ashdod — — — — 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Bnei Yehuda 2–1 — — — 1–0 — — 0–2
Hapoel Ashkelon 0–0 1–0 — — — — — 2–1
Hapoel Haifa 1–1 1–1 1–4 — — — 3–3 —
Hapoel Kfar Saba — — 1–0 1–0 — 0–2 — —
Hapoel Ra'anana — 0–2 0–2 0–2 — — 1–1 —
Hapoel Tel Aviv — 2–0 0–0 — 2–0 — — —
Ironi Kiryat Shmona — — — 0–2 1–4 2–3 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Championship round teams will play in 36 matchdays, and the Relegation round teams will compete in only 33 matches.

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3 6 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Beitar Jerusalem 6 9 9 5 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Maccabi Petah Tikva 7 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Bnei Sakhnin 8 5 8 11 11 13 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Maccabi Haifa 5 8 6 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4 3 5 7 6 7 7 10 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Hapoel Haifa 10 7 10 6 4 4 6 7 9 11 9 10 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 8
F.C. Ashdod 12 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 12 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 10 10 10 9 9 9
Hapoel Ra'anana 11 13 12 14 12 11 8 8 10 6 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 9 11 8 10 10 10
Bnei Yehuda 9 10 11 8 10 9 13 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 13 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 9 11 11 11 11
Hapoel Ashkelon 2 2 4 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 12 12 12 12 12
Hapoel Kfar Saba 14 12 7 10 7 8 11 11 7 8 12 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13
Hapoel Tel Aviv 13 11 14 12 13 12 9 9 11 12 11 9 9 10 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 13 13 13 13 14

Source: Israel Football Association

2017–18 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation to 2016–17 Liga Leumit

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 20 May 2017
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Iceland Viðar Örn Kjartansson Maccabi Tel Aviv 19
2 Israel Tal Ben Haim Maccabi Tel Aviv 15
3 Nigeria Anthony Nwakaeme Hapoel Be'er Sheva 14
Israel Ben Sahar Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Israel Itay Shechter Beitar Jerusalem
6 Israel Idan Vered Beitar Jerusalem 11
7 Israel Gidi Kanyuk Maccabi Petah Tikva 10
Israel Eli Elbaz Hapoel Kfar Saba
9 Israel Mahran Lala Hapoel Haifa 9
Israel Guy Melamed Maccabi Petah Tikva

Source:

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Burkina Faso Issoumaila Lingane Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Haifa 3–2 20 August 2016 [24]
Israel Yuval Avidor Bnei Sakhnin Ironi Kiryat Shmona 5–2 16 January 2017
Iceland Viðar Örn Kjartansson Maccabi Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3–0 18 February 2017 [25]

Attendances

Football clubs with an average home attendance of at least 10,000[26]:

Team Home average
Maccabi Haifa 19,752
Hapoel Beer-Sheva 14,082

References

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