2017–18 in Israeli football

Season

2017–18

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The 2017–18 season is the 70th season of competitive football in Israel, and the 92nd season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Promotion and relegation

Pre–season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Premier League	Maccabi Netanya !Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Acre !Hapoel Acre	Hapoel Kfar Saba !Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Tel Aviv !Hapoel Tel Aviv
Liga Leumit	Hapoel Hadera !Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Marmorek !Hapoel Marmorek	Hapoel Jerusalem !Hapoel Jerusalem Maccabi Sha'arayim !Maccabi Sha'arayim
Liga Alef	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Yaniv Nordia Jerusalem	Tzeirei Kafr Kanna Hapoel F.C. Karmiel Safed Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah
Liga Bet	Bnei HaGolan VeHaGalil Maccabi Nujeidat Maccabi Bnei Reineh Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Shimshon Kafr Qasim Ironi Beit Dagan AS Ashdod Hapoel Yeruham Tzeirei Tamra ^{[nb 1]} Maccabi Ironi Tamra ^{[nb 2]}	Beitar Haifa Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Ironi Yafa Beitar Kafr Kanna Beitar Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Beitar Yavne Maccabi Segev Shalom
Ligat Nashim (women)	Bnot Sakhnin	Hapoel Ra'anana

IFA competitions

League competitions

2017–18 Israeli Premier League

Pos	Team	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Beitar Jerusalem	0	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Bnei Sakhnin	0
3	Bnei Yehuda	0
4	F.C. Ashdod	0
5	Hapoel Ashkelon	0
6	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	0
7	Hapoel Haifa	0	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	Hapoel Ra'anana	0
9	Maccabi Netanya	0
10	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	0
11	Maccabi Haifa	0
12	Maccabi Petah Tikva	0
13	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0
14	Hapoel Acre^{[lower-alpha 1]}	−2

Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 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.^[1]
Notes:

↑ Hapoel Acre were deducted 2 points.

Cup competitions

2017 Israel Super Cup

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Bnei Yehuda

10 August 2017

Hapoel Be'er Sheva	v	Bnei Yehuda

Netanya

International Club Competitions

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hapoel Be'er Sheva		Honvéd	12 Jul	19 Jul

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv	5–0	Tirana	2–0	3–0
Beitar Jerusalem	7–3	Vasas	4–3	3–0

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Beitar Jerusalem	Match 1	Botev Plovdiv	13 Jul	20 Jul
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Match 16	KR	13 Jul	20 Jul
Trenčín	Match 32	Bnei Yehuda	13 Jul	20 Jul

UEFA Women's Champions League

Group 6

Pos	Team	Qualification	SUB	AVA	KIR	PLJ
1	Spartak Subotica	Knockout phase	—	—	22 Aug	25 Aug
2	Avaldsnes	Knockout phase if best runner-up	28 Aug	—	—	22 Aug
3	Kiryat Gat		—	25 Aug	—	—
4	Breznica Pljevlja (H)		—	—	28 Aug	—

First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

UEFA Youth League

National Teams

National team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	6	5	1	0	21	3	+18	16	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2	Italy	6	5	1	0	18	4	+14	16	Possible second round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Albania	6	3	0	3	7	8	−1	9
4	Israel	6	3	0	3	9	12	−3	9
5	Macedonia (E)	6	1	0	5	8	13	−5	3
6	Liechtenstein (E)	6	0	0	6	1	24	−23	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2017. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated.
Notes:

↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue
2 September 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Macedonia	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
5 September 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Italy	Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia
6 October 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Liechtenstein	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
9 October 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Spain	Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem

Women's National Team

2019 Women's World Cup qualification

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Spain	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2	Austria	Play-offs if among four best runners-up
3	Finland
4	Serbia
5	Israel

First match(es) will be played on 19 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent
19 October 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Serbia
23 October 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Spain
23 November 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Austria
26 November 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Finland
22 January 2018	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Finland
10 April 2018	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Serbia
7 June 2018	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Spain
12 June 2018	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Austria

U-21 National team

2019 European U-21 qualifying round (Group 5)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	Final tournament
2	Kosovo	2	1	1	3	1	+2	3	Play-offs if among four best runners-up
3	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Norway	1	0	1	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent
31 August 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Azerbaijan
5 September 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Norway
9 October 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Republic of Ireland
9 November 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Kosovo
14 November 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Germany
22 March 2018	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Azerbaijan
27 March 2018	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Norway

U-19 National team

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Austria (H)	Elite round
2	Israel	Elite round
3	Lithuania
4	Kosovo

First match(es) will be played on 3 October 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent
3 October 2017	2018 U-19 Euro qual. round	Lithuania
6 October 2017	2018 U-19 Euro qual. round	Kosovo
9 October 2017	2018 U-19 Euro qual. round	Austria

U-19 Women's National team

2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Finland (H)	Elite round
2	Serbia	Elite round
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
4	Israel

First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent
12 September 2017	2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Finland
15 September 2017	2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Serbia
12 September 2017	2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Bosnia and Herzegovina

U-17 National team

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Czech Republic (H)	Elite round
2	Turkey	Elite round
3	Israel	Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4	Armenia

First match(es) will be played on 13 October 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent
13 October 2017	2018 U-17 Euro qual. round	Turkey
16 October 2017	2018 U-17 Euro qual. round	Czech Republic
19 October 2017	2018 U-17 Euro qual. round	Armenia

U-17 Women's National team

2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Sweden (H)	Elite round
2	Russia	Elite round
3	Croatia	Elite round if best third-placed team
4	Israel

First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2017–18 results

Date	Competition	Opponent
19 October 2017	2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Sweden
22 October 2017	2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Russia
19 October 2017	2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Croatia

Notes

↑ Tzeirei Tamra was promoted as the best placed runner-up in the northern divisions to replace F.C. Karmiel/Safed, which folded during the season.
↑ Maccabi Ironi Tamra was promoted as the second best placed runner-up to fill a vacancy after Hapoel Daliyat al Karmel F.C. and Maccabi Daliyat al Karmel F.C. merged.

References

↑ "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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Domestic leagues

Israeli Premier League Liga Leumit Liga Alef Liga Bet Liga Gimel
Ligat Nashim Israeli Noar Premier League

Domestic cups

State Cup
- Final
Toto Cup
- 2017–18 Al
- 2017–18 Leumit
Super Cup

Youth State Cup

Women's Cup

European competitions

Transfers

Summer 2017
Winter 2018

Related to national team

Club seasons
Premier League	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Acre Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Ra'anana Ironi Kiryat Shmona Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv
Liga Leumit	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla Hapoel Afula Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Mermorek Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Nesher Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya

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