Teams
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Maccabi Haifa
Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
Hapoel Tel-Aviv
MS Ashdod
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Petach Tikva
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Hapoel Raanana
Hapoel Hadera
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Hapoel Jerusalem FC
Hapoel Akko
Hapoel Ashkelon
Maccabi Bnei Raina
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Sektzia Nes Tziona
Hapoel Nof HaGalil
Hapoel Rishon Lezion
Ironi Ramat Hasharon
Maccabi Herzliya
Maccabi Yavne
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam
Ironi Tiberias
Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat
Maccabi Umm al-Fahm
Hapoel Afula
Ihud Bnei Shfaram
Wikipedia - Israeli Premier League
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 (seven times), and Ironi Kiryat Shmona (once). The current champions are Maccabi Tel Aviv, who won the 2023–24 season.
Maccabi Tel Aviv er den mest suksessfulle klubben i Premier League, med 23 titler. Andre fremtredende klubber inkluderer Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa og Beitar Jerusalem. Ligaen har produsert en rekke talentfulle spillere, inkludert Yossi Benayoun, Eyal Berkovic og Ronny Rosenthal.
Den israelske Premier League er en konkurransedyktig og spennende liga som tiltrekker seg fans fra hele verden. Ligaen er hjemmet til noen av de beste spillerne i Israel, og den gir en plattform for unge talenter å skinne.