2021–22 Israeli Premier League

The 2021–22 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange[14] for sponsorship reasons, will be the 22nd season since its introduction in 1999 and the 80th season of top-tier football in Israel.

Israeli Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates28 August 2021 – 22 May 2022
Matches played91
Goals scored215 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerOmer Atzili (9 goals)
Biggest home winMaccabi Petah Tikva 4–0 Hapoel Nof HaGalil (23 October 2021 (2021-10-23))[1]
Maccabi Haifa 4–0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona (7 November 2021 (2021-11-07))[2]
Maccabi Haifa 5–1 Hapoel Haifa (2 December 2021 (2021-12-02))[3]
Biggest away winHapoel Nof HaGalil 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (5 December 2021 (2021-12-05))[4]
Highest scoringMaccabi Netanya 4–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv (16 October 2021 (2021-10-16))[5]
Maccabi Haifa 5–1 Hapoel Haifa (2 December 2021 (2021-12-02))[3]
Longest winning run5 — Maccabi Haifa[lower-alpha 1][6]
Longest unbeaten run13 — Hapoel Be'er Sheva[lower-alpha 2][7]
Longest winless run7 — Hapoel Jerusalem[lower-alpha 3][8]
Longest losing run3 — F.C. Ashdod[lower-alpha 4][9]
        Hapoel Jerusalem[lower-alpha 5][8]
        Ironi Kiryat Shmona[lower-alpha 6][10]
        Maccabi Petah Tikva[lower-alpha 6][11]
        Hapoel Haifa[lower-alpha 7][12]
        Beitar Jerusalem[lower-alpha 8][13]
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2021 (2021-12-13).

Teams

A total of fourteen teams will compete in the league, including twelve sides from the 2020–21 season and two promoted teams from the 2020–21 Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Nof HaGalil and Hapoel Jerusalem were promoted from the 2020–21 Liga Leumit. Hapoel Nof HaGalil and Hapoel Jerusalem returned to the top flight after an absence of 15 and 21 years respectively.

Hapoel Kfar Saba and Bnei Yehuda were relegated to the 2021–22 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2020–21 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.

Members of the 2021–22 season
Locations of the 2020–22 Israeli Premier League teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Beitar Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 34,000
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 13,610
Hapoel Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,780
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 34,000
Hapoel Nof HaGalil Nof HaGalil Green Stadium 5,200
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Stadium 5,300
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,780
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
Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem		 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv		 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Nof HaGalil
Teddy Stadium
 Bloomfield Stadium
 Kiryat Shmona Stadium Green Stadium
Maccabi Netanya
Hapoel Hadera		 Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa		 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Netanya Stadium
 Sammy Ofer Stadium
 HaMoshava Stadium
F.C. Ashdod Bnei Sakhnin Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Yud-Alef Stadium Doha Stadium Turner Stadium

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kobi Refua End of contract 30 May 2021 Pre-season Amir Nussbaum[15] 31 May 2021
Beitar Jerusalem Yossi Mizrahi Caretaking spell over 2 June 2021 Erwin Koeman[16] 2 June 2021

Foreign players

The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.[17]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Non-visa player
Beitar Jerusalem Edwin Gyasi Richmond Boakye Kamso Mara Marko Janković Gleofilo Vlijter Josua Mejías Santiago Ocampos
Bnei Sakhnin Ari Moura Ante Puljić Richard Gadze Ibrahima Conté Nikola Ćirković
F.C. Ashdod Montari Kamaheni Zakaria Mugees Nenad Cvetković Timothy Awany Fahad Bayo Matheusinho Kenny Saief
Amir Agayev
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Danilo Asprilla Eugene Ansah Davide Petrucci Hélder Lopes Miguel Vítor Mariano Bareiro
Hapoel Hadera Gustavo Marmentini Ivaylo Markov Sékou Doumbia Muhammed Usman Jonathan Cissé
Hapoel Haifa Saikou Touray Alen Ožbolt Kevin Tapoko Izuchuckwu Anthony
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Stephane Acka Morgan Ferrier Džiugas Bartkus Stefan Milošević Ovidiu Bic
Hapoel Jerusalem Eloge Yao Ondřej Bačo Cletus Nombil Adebayo Adeleye William Agada Hamed Sholaja
Hapoel Nof HaGalil Pedro Petrazzi David Acquah Kevaughn Frater Stefan Marinovic Luwagga Kizito
Hapoel Tel Aviv Lúcio Maranhão Farley Rosa Mohamed Kalil Traoré Ernestas Šetkus Siyanda Xulu
Maccabi Haifa Ryan Strain José Rodriguez Godsway Donyoh Ali Mohamed Bogdan Planić Tjaronn Chery Josh Cohen
Maccabi Netanya Aboubacar Doumbia Boris Enow Omar Gaye Zlatan Šehović Igor Zlatanović Parfait Guiagon
Maccabi Petah Tikva Marcus Diniz Ablaye Mbengue James Adeniyi Jaroslav Mihalík Lameck Banda Marco Wolff
Daniel Joulani
Maccabi Tel Aviv Stipe Perica Brandley Kuwas Luis Hernández Enric Saborit Eduardo Guerrero André Geraldes Daniel Tenenbaum

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Regular season

Regular season table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 13 9 4 0 21 8 +13 31 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Maccabi Haifa 13 9 2 2 32 11 +21 29
3 Bnei Sakhnin 13 6 3 4 17 14 +3 21
4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 13 6 3 4 20 18 +2 21
5 Hapoel Haifa 13 5 3 5 18 18 0 18
6 Hapoel Hadera 13 4 6 3 10 14 −4 18
7 Hapoel Tel Aviv 13 4 5 4 16 17 −1 17 Transfer to the Relegation round
8 F.C. Ashdod 13 5 2 6 13 15 −2 17
9 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 13 5 2 6 13 16 −3 17
10 Maccabi Netanya 13 3 4 6 15 18 −3 13
11 Hapoel Nof HaGalil 13 3 4 6 11 20 −9 13
12 Beitar Jerusalem 13 3 3 7 12 15 −3 12
13 Hapoel Jerusalem 13 2 5 6 7 16 −9 11
14 Maccabi Petah Tikva 13 2 4 7 10 15 −5 10
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. 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.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Qualification for the Championship round — As leader
Qualification for the Championship round
Transfer to the Relegation round
Transfer to the Relegation round — Relegation positions
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Hapoel Be'er Sheva2242111111111
Maccabi Haifa10574653322222
Bnei Sakhnin166710811664333
Maccabi Tel Aviv13108107912896644
Hapoel Haifa7331224233465
Hapoel Hadera68106335557756
Hapoel Tel Aviv3125542445587
F.C. Ashdod12141412131313131311878
Ironi Kiryat Shmona411139121271214141299
Maccabi Netanya11121114117910119111210
Hapoel Nof HaGalil94134610771091011
Beitar Jerusalem1475891181188101112
Hapoel Jerusalem8131213141414141213141413
Maccabi Petah Tikva59911810691012131314
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: worldfootball.net

Regular season results
Home \ Away HBS MHA BnS MTA HHA HAH HTA ASH IKS MNE HNG BEI HJE MPT
Hapoel Be'er Sheva — 15 Jan 1 Jan 2–0 5 Mar 2–2 2–1 1–1 19 Feb 5 Feb 2–0 20 Dec 3–1 1–0
Maccabi Haifa 1–2 — 2–1 1 Jan 5–1 20 Dec 19 Feb 5 Feb 4–0 2–0 5 Mar 2–1 22 Jan 2–0
Bnei Sakhnin 0–0 25 Dec — 3–1 2–2 5 Mar 5 Feb 22 Jan 0–3 1–3 19 Feb 2–0 8 Jan 1–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 Jan 2–1 20 Dec — 19 Feb 3–0 1–1 0–2 5 Feb 22 Jan 1–1 5 Mar 1–0 1–1
Hapoel Haifa 0–1 26 Feb 12 Feb 1–3 — 3–0 8 Jan 25 Dec 1–0 0–0 3–1 29 Jan 12 Mar 15 Jan
Hapoel Hadera 25 Dec 0–0 2–1 12 Mar 5 Feb — 0–3 15 Jan 22 Jan 8 Jan 0–0 19 Feb 0–0 26 Feb
Hapoel Tel Aviv 26 Feb 1–3 0–3 12 Feb 0–2 29 Jan — 2–1 25 Dec 12 Mar 15 Jan 1–0 1–1 1 Jan
F.C. Ashdod 12 Feb 2–2 0–1 29 Jan 1–3 1–2 20 Dec — 0–2 26 Feb 1 Jan 2–0 1–0 5 Mar
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–2 12 Feb 29 Jan 1–3 1 Jan 0–1 0–2 12 Mar — 2–1 1–0 15 Jan 26 Feb 20 Dec
Maccabi Netanya 1–1 29 Jan 15 Jan 4–2 20 Dec 0–2 1–1 0–1 5 Mar — 1–3 1 Jan 12 Feb 2–0
Hapoel Nof HaGalil 12 Mar 0–4 1–2 26 Feb 22 Jan 12 Feb 2–2 2–0 8 Jan 25 Dec — 1–0 0–0 29 Jan
Beitar Jerusalem 0–2 12 Mar 26 Feb 1–2 2–1 0–0 2 Jan 8 Jan 1–1 1–1 5 Feb — 25 Dec 12 Feb
Hapoel Jerusalem 29 Jan 1–4 0–0 15 Jan 1–1 1 Jan 5 Mar 19 Feb 0–1 2–1 20 Dec 0–3 — 1–0
Maccabi Petah Tikva 22 Jan 8 Jan 12 Mar 25 Dec 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 19 Feb 4–0 0–3 5 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: "Ligat Ha'Al – Matches".
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Hapoel Be'er ShevaWDDWWWWDDWWWW
Maccabi HaifaDWLWLWWDWWWWW
Bnei SakhninWLDDLWLWDWWLW
Maccabi Tel AvivLDWLWLLWDWDWW
Hapoel HaifaDWWWLWLWDLLLD
Hapoel HaderaDDDWWWLLDDDWL
Hapoel Tel AvivWWDLDWWLDLLDD
F.C. AshdodLLLWLLWDDWWWL
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaDLLWDLWLLLWWW
Maccabi NetanyaDLDLWWLDLWLLD
Hapoel Nof HaGalilDWWLDLLWDLDLL
Beitar JerusalemLWDLDLWLWDLLL
Hapoel JerusalemDLDDLLLWWLLDD
Maccabi Petah TikvaDDDLWLWLLLDLL
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alon Turgeman Hapoel Haifa 9
Omer Atzili Maccabi Haifa
3 Alen Ožbolt Hapoel Haifa 5
Stipe Perica Maccabi Tel Aviv
Ramzi Safouri Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Dolev Haziza Maccabi Haifa
Dean David Maccabi Haifa
Nikita Rukavytsya Hapoel Be'er Sheva
10 4 players 4

Source:[18]

Top Assists
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Liran Serdal Hapoel Haifa 5
2 Dolev Haziza Maccabi Haifa 4
Kenny Saief F.C. Ashdod
3 7 players 3

Source:[18]

Notes
  1. Matches 9–13
  2. Matches 1–13
  3. Matches 1–7
  4. Matches 1–3
  5. Matches 5–7
  6. Matches 8–10
  7. Matches 10–12
  8. Matches 11–13

References
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  2. "Maccabi Haifa vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4–0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. "Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Haifa 5–1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. "Maccabi Haifa 4-0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. "Maccabi Netanya vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. "Maccabi Haifa – Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. "Hapoel Be'er Sheva – Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. "Hapoel Jerusalem – Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. "F.C. Ashdod – Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. "Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  11. "Maccabi Petah Tikva – Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  12. "Hapoel Haifa – Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. "Beitar Jerusalem – Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  14. Lipkin, Gidi (28 May 2019). "Officially: The Stock Exchange have become the premier league's sponsor". One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  15. "Coach Amir Nussbaum has signed this morning at the teams offices and will heat the team's technical array". iturank8.co.il (in Hebrew). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  16. "Erwin Koeman to coach Beitar "Geshem" Jerusalem". beitarfc.co.il (in Hebrew). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  17. Tuchman, Yaniv (20 June 2016). "The players' organization and the league administration have decided: move on to six foreigners in the Premier League". Walla! sports (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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