2023–24 Israeli Premier League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 26 August 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Relegated | Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Tel Aviv |
UEFA Champions League | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
UEFA Europa League (via State Cup) | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
UEFA Conference League | Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Matches played | 227 |
Goals scored | 571 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dean David (20 goals) / Eran Zahavi (20 goals) |
Biggest home win | Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva (14 January 2024 ) |
Biggest away win | Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–5 Maccabi Tel Aviv (26 September 2023 ) F.C. Ashdod 0–5 Maccabi Haifa (25 February 2024 ) |
Highest scoring | Beitar Jerusalem 4–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (23 December 2023 ) |
Longest winning run | 10 – Maccabi Tel Aviv[i] |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 – Maccabi Haifa[ii] |
Longest winless run | 10 — Hapoel Tel Aviv[iii] |
Longest losing run | 5 — 4 Teams |
Highest attendance | 29,842 Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (11 May 2024 ) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024. |
The 2023–24 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat ONE ZERO[1] for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season since the introduction of the Israeli Premier League in 1999 and the 82nd season of top-tier football in Israel.
Teams
[edit]The league consisted of fourteen teams; twelve sides from the previous season and two promoted teams from the 2022–23 Liga Leumit (Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Petah Tikva). Maccabi Petah Tikva returned to the top flight after a single season, while Hapoel Petah Tikva returned after 9 seasons (for the first time since the 2014–15 season). They replaced the 2022–23 Israeli Premier League bottom two teams, Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Sektzia Ness Ziona.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 31,733 |
Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 8,500 |
F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,800 |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium | 16,126 |
Hapoel Hadera | Hadera | Netanya Stadium[iv] | 13,610 |
Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,942 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 31,733 |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
Maccabi Bnei Reineh | Reineh | Green Stadium[iv] | 5,200 |
Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,942 |
Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium | 13,610 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bnei Sakhnin | ![]() | End of contract | 20 May 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 20 May 2023 |
Ashdod | ![]() | Mutual agreement | ![]() | |||
Maccabi Haifa | ![]() | Signed by Red Star Belgrade | ![]() | |||
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ![]() | Mutual agreement | ![]() | 3 June 2023 | ||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ![]() | Sacked | 25 June 2023 | ![]() | 26 June 2023 | |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ![]() | Signed by Ajax | 30 October 2023 | 7th | ![]() | 30 October 2023 |
Maccabi Netanya | ![]() | Sacked | 23 December 2023 | 11th | ![]() | 24 December 2023 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | ![]() | 2 January 2024 | 10th | ![]() | 5 January 2024 | |
Hapoel Hadera | ![]() | 16 January 2024 | 13th | ![]() | 17 January 2024 | |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ![]() | 27 January 2024 | 7th | ![]() | 27 January 2024 | |
Beitar Jerusalem | ![]() | Left | 31 January 2024 | 8th | ![]() | 1 February 2024 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ![]() | Caretaking spell over | 6 February 2024 | 8th | ![]() | 6 February 2024 |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | ![]() | Sacked | 11 February 2024 | 14th | ![]() | 12 February 2024 |
Beitar Jerusalem | ![]() | Caretaking spell over | 18 February 2024 | 11th | ![]() | 19 February 2024 |
Maccabi Netanya | ![]() | Sacked | 1 April 2024 | 11th | ![]() | 1 April 2024 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ![]() | 28 April 2024 | 13th | ![]() | 28 April 2024 |
Foreign players
[edit]The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.[11]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Regular season
[edit]Regular season table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 62[a] | Qualification for the Championship round |
2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 55[b] | |
3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 49 | |
4 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 47 | |
5 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 34 | |
6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 33[c] | |
7 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 31 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 30 | |
9 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 28 | |
10 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 28 | |
11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 26[d] | |
12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 25[e] | |
13 | F.C. Ashdod | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 22 | |
14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 19 |
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.
Notes:
Regular season results
[edit]Championship round
[edit]Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)[citation needed]
Rounds | |||||||||
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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
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MTA | MHA | HBS | HHA | MBR | BnS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (C) | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 25 | +50 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 28 | +47 | 74[a] | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 61 | 1–0 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
4 | Hapoel Haifa | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 59 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | ||
5 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 44 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 44[b] | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Relegation round
[edit]Relegation round table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HJE | MPT | MNE | ASH | BEI | HAH | HTA | HPT | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 43 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | |||||
9 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 38 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
10 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 37 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||||||
11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 36[b] | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
12 | Hapoel Hadera | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 36 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (R) | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 33[c] | Relegation to Liga Leumit | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | ||||||
14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva (R) | 33 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 24 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 25 May 2024[22]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Maccabi Haifa | 20 |
![]() | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20 | |
3 | ![]() | Maccabi Haifa | 18 |
4 | ![]() | Hapoel Haifa | 17 |
5 | ![]() | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 |
![]() | Hapoel Hadera | ||
7 | ![]() | Hapoel Haifa | 11 |
Notes
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