2024–25 Israeli Premier League
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| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 2024 – May 2025 |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 102 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Din David (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Haifa 4-0 Ironi Tiberias (25 August 2024) Hapoel Haifa 4-0 Hapoel Jerusalem (15 September 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0-4 Maccabi Haifa (29 September 2024) Bnei Sakhnin 0-4 Maccabi Tel Aviv (10 November 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Maccabi Bnei Reineh 4-3 Maccabi Netanya (25 August 2024) |
| Longest winning run | Maccabi Tel Aviv (4 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Maccabi Tel Aviv (7 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Hapoel Hadera (10 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Maccabi Netanya (5 matches) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 1 November 2024. | |
The 2024–25 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat TOTO Winner[1] for sponsorship reasons is the 26th season since the introduction of the Israeli Premier League in 1999 and the 83rd 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 2023–24 Liga Leumit (Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Ironi Tiberias). Ironi Kiryat Shmona returned to the top flight after a single season, Ironi Tiberias was promoted for the first time in its history. They replaced the 2023–24 Israeli Premier League bottom two teams, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva who were relegated to the 2024–25 Liga Leumit .
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[i] | 13,610 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,942 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 31,733 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Netanya Stadium[2] | 13,610 |
| Ironi Tiberias | Tiberias | Green Stadium[i] | 5,200 |
| Maccabi Bnei Reineh | Reineh | Green Stadium[i] | 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
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Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Haifa |  Messay Dego
|
End of contract | 29 May 2024 | Pre-season | Barak Bakhar
|
29 May 2024 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Elyaniv Barda
|
31 May 2024 | Ran Kojok
|
2 June 2024 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Ran Kojok
|
2 June 2024 | Dan Roman
|
3 June 2024 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |  Robbie Keane
|
Mutual consent | 7 June 2024 |  Žarko Lazetić
|
24 June 2024 | |
| Maccabi Netanya | Marco Balbul[3]
|
Sacked | 29 October 2024 | 13th | Yossi Abukasis [4]
|
29 October 2024 |
| Hapoel Hadera | Haim Silvas [5]
|
2 November 2024 | 14th | Asaf Nimni [6]
|
2 November 2024 |
Foreign players
[edit]The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team.[7]
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 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 22 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 21 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 20 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 12 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 11 | |
| 10 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 11 | |
| 11 | Ironi Tiberias | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 9 | |
| 12 | F.C. Ashdod | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 8 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Netanya | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 7 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Hadera | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: 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.
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.
Regular season results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 6 November 2024[8]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dean David
|
Maccabi Haifa | 9 |
| 2 | Guy Melamed
|
Hapoel Haifa | 6 |
| Dia Saba
|
Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 3 | Timothy Muzie
|
Beitar Jerusalem | 5 |
| 4 | Guy Hadida
|
Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 4 |
| Igor Zlatanović
|
Maccabi Netanya | ||
 Patrick Twumasi
|
Beitar Jerusalem | ||
 Cédric Don
|
Hapoel Jerusalem |
Top Assist
[edit]- As of 6 November 2024[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c The team play their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet league requirements.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Lipkin, Gidi (3 July 2024). "Toto Winner - the sponsor of the Premier League in football". One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Temporarily, Due Israel-Hamas War the team play their home games at a neutral venue
- ^ Psheatski, Motti (29 October 2024). "אחרי חצי שנה בלבד: בלבול פוטר מנתניה". Sports Channel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Psheatski, Motti (29 October 2024). "רשמי: יוסי אבוקסיס מונה למאמן מכבי נתניה". Sports Channel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Goldsthein, Igal (2 November 2024). "חיים סילבס פוטר מחדרה, אסף נימני יחליפו". Sports Channel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Goldsthein, Igal (2 November 2024). "חיים סילבס פוטר מחדרה, אסף נימני יחליפו". Sports Channel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Starting from the season: teams will be able to allowed six foreigners play". Sport 5 sports (in Hebrew). 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b "League ONE ZERO stats". football.co.il. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.