Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
---|---|---|---|
05/25 15:30 | 36 | [1] Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Maccabi Bnei Raina [5] | 2-0 |
05/25 15:30 | 36 | [2] Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Haifa [4] | 0-2 |
05/25 15:30 | 36 | [6] Bnei Sakhnin vs Hapoel Beer Sheva [3] | 4-1 |
05/24 13:00 | 37 | Ihud Bnei Shfaram vs Hapoel Rishon Lezion | 0-5 |
05/21 17:30 | 35 | [4] Hapoel Haifa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv [1] | 0-3 |
05/21 17:30 | 35 | [3] Hapoel Beer Sheva vs Maccabi Haifa [2] | 1-4 |
05/21 17:30 | 35 | [5] Maccabi Bnei Raina vs Bnei Sakhnin [6] | 2-2 |
05/20 17:00 | 33 | [6] Beitar Jerusalem vs Maccabi Petach Tikva [2] | 1-1 |
05/19 17:00 | 33 | [8] Hapoel Petah Tikva vs Maccabi Netanya [6] | 1-3 |
05/18 17:30 | 34 | [1] Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Beer Sheva [3] | 3-0 |
05/18 17:30 | 34 | [5] Maccabi Bnei Raina vs Hapoel Haifa [4] | 0-1 |
05/18 17:30 | 34 | [6] Bnei Sakhnin vs Maccabi Haifa [2] | 1-2 |
The Israeli Premier League (Hebrew: ליגת העל, Ligat HaAl, lit. 'The Super League') is a professional association football (soccer) league, that operates as the highest-division of the Israeli football league. This top tier league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with its second division Liga Leumit. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing between 33 and 36 matches each, totalling 240 matches in every season.
The competition formed in 1999 following the decision of the Israel Football Association to form a new league. It is also ranked 15th in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years.
Since 1932, a total of 15 clubs have been crowned champions of the Israeli Football League. Of the thirty clubs to have competed since the inception of the Israeli Premier League in 1999, six have won the title: Beitar Jerusalem (twice), Hapoel Be'er Sheva (three times), Hapoel Tel Aviv (twice), Maccabi Haifa (ten times), Maccabi Tel Aviv (six times), and Ironi Kiryat Shmona (once). The current champions are Maccabi Haifa, who won the 2022–23 season.