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2014–15 Israeli Premier League
Football season
The 2014–15 Israeli Premier League is the sixteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 73nd season of top-tier football in Israel. It began in the end of August 2014 and ended in May 2015. Maccabi Tel Aviv are the defending champions, having won their third Premier League title, and 20th championship last season.
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Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 September 2014 – 1 June 2015 |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv (21st title) |
| Relegated | F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Champions League | Maccabi Tel Aviv (2nd qualifying round) |
| Europa League | Ironi Kiryat Shmona (3rd qualifying round) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2nd qualifying round) Beitar Jerusalem (1st qualifying round) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 604 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Eran Zahavi (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Ashdod (14 February 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (25 October 2014) Maccabi Netanya 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (3 December 2014) Hapoel Haifa 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (14 December 2014) |
| Highest scoring | Maccabi Netanya 4–4 Maccabi Petah Tikva (20 September 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Longest winless run | 15 games F.C. Ashdod |
| Longest losing run | 4 games F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Highest attendance | 29,300 - Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Beitar Jerusalem (27 December 2014)[1] |
| Average attendance | 6,451[1] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
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Locations of the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League teams
A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted team from the 2013–14 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and Bnei Yehuda were relegated to the 2014–15 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2013–14 season in the bottom two places.
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva were promoted after finishing the 2013–14 Liga Leumit in the top two places.
Stadia and locations
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More information Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ...
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Personnel and sponsorship
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Maccabi Haifa |  Arik Benado |
Sacked | 14 April 2014 | Pre-season |  Aleksandar Stanojević |
1 May 2014 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Ronny Levy |
Sacked | 10 May 2014 | Meni Koretski |
10 May 2014 | |
| Hapoel Haifa | Shlomi Dora |
End of contract | 14 May 2014 | Reuven Atar |
14 May 2014 | |
| Hapoel Acre | Yuval Naim |
Sacked | Alon Harazi |
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| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Ran Ben Shimon |
Sacked | 26 May 2014 | Asi Domb |
27 May 2014 | |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Meni Koretski |
Resigned | Haim Silvas |
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv |  Paulo Sousa |
Signed by Basel | 28 May 2014 |  Óscar García |
2 June 2014 | |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Yetav Luzon |
Resigned | 11 June 2014 | Ran Ben Shimon |
12 June 2014 | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Marco Balbul |
End of contract | 19 June 2014 | Guy Levy |
19 June 2014 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Óscar García |
Resigned | 26 August 2014 | Pako Ayestarán |
26 August 2014 | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Guy Levy |
Sacked | 5 December 2014 | 13th | Eli Cohen |
5 December 2014 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Aleksandar Stanojević |
Resigned | 28 December 2014 | 4th | Marco Balbul |
28 December 2014 |
| Hapoel Acre | Alon Harazi |
Resigned | 5 January 2015 | 14th | Shlomi Dora |
8 January 2015 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Yossi Mizrahi |
Resigned | 14 January 2015 | 12th | Ronny Levy |
14 January 2015 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Meni Koretski |
Sacked | 30 January 2015 | 10th | Guy Levy |
30 January 2015 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Asi Domb |
Sacked | 30 January 2015 | 8th | Eli Cohen |
30 January 2015 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Ido Bar-On |
Sacked | 7 February 2015 | 13th | Meni Koretski |
7 February 2015 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Reuven Atar |
Sacked | 16 February 2015 | 12th | Tal Banin |
16 February 2015 |
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Table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 54 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 49 | |
| 3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 47 | |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 40 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 39 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 37 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 34 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 33 | |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 30 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 29 | |
| 11 | F.C. Ashdod | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 27 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 26 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 23 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Acre | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 22 |
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Source: Israel Football Association
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:
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:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv each deducted one point.[3]
Results
More information Home \ Away, BEI ...
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | ASH | HAC | HBS | HHA | IKS | HPT | HRA | HTA | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Acre | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0[lower-alpha 1] |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–3 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 4–4 | 3–3 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — |
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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[5]
More information Rounds ...
| 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 |
| 7 – 11 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 14 |
7 – 8 13 – 9 12 – 10 11 – 14 |
8 – 11 9 – 7 10 – 13 14 – 12 |
8 – 9 7 – 10 13 – 14 11 – 12 |
9 – 11 10 – 8 14 – 7 12 – 13 |
9 – 10 8 – 14 7 – 12 11 – 13 |
10 – 11 14 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7 |
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Top playoff
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 50 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 48 |
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Source: Israel Football Association
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:
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:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem each deducted one point.[6]
- Since Maccabi Tel Aviv won the 2014–15 Israel State Cup, then the 2nd-positioned team will be awarded with entry to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Results
More information Home \ Away, BEI ...
| Home \ Away | BEI | HBS | IKS | MHA | MPT | MTA |
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| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Bottom playoff
Table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 44 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv[lower-alpha 1] | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 42 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 39 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Acre | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 38 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 34 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva (R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 32 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 14 | F.C. Ashdod (R) | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 31 |
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Source: Israel Football Association
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:
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:
- Hapoel Tel Aviv deducted one point.[3]
Results
More information Home \ Away, ASH ...
| Home \ Away | ASH | BnS | HAC | HHA | HPT | HRA | HTA | MNE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.C. Ashdod | — | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | — | — | — |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Hapoel Acre | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — |
| Hapoel Haifa | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | — | 4–2 | — | — |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 4–0 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | — | — | — |
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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 1 June 2015.
More information Rank, Scorer ...
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eran Zahavi |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 27 |
| 2 | Mohammad Ghadir |
Bnei Sakhnin | 16 |
| 3 | Maor Buzaglo |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 |
 Olarenwaju Kayode |
Maccabi Netanya | ||
| 5 | Roi Kahat |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 12 |
| 6 | Shlomi Arbeitman |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 |
 Hamdi Salihi |
Hapoel Haifa | ||
 Rodgers Kola |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||
| Eran Levy |
Maccabi Netanya |
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Source: Israel Football Association
- The club play their home games at a neutral venue due to their own ground not meeting the league's requirements.
- Bar Dayan, Shirly (24 November 2014). "Hapoel, Maccabi each deducted one point for TA derby debacle". Sport5. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- Sinai, Allon (11 November 2014). "Maccabi, Hapoel Tel Aviv await repercussions of derby violence". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- "The full fixture list for the Top and Bottom playoffs" (PDF) (in Hebrew).
- "Israel's football association decision regarding Beitar Jerusalem" (PDF) (in Hebrew). The Israel Football Association. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.