2015–16_Israeli_Premier_League

2015–16 Israeli Premier League

2015–16 Israeli Premier League

Liga de Israel 2015-16


The 2015–16 Israeli Premier League was the seventeenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 74th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2015 and ended in May 2016. Hapoel Be'er Sheva became champion after 40 years without winning a main national competition, interrupting the sequence of three consecutive titles of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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Teams

A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Petah Tikva and F.C. Ashdod were relegated to the 2015–16 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted after finishing the 2014–15 Liga Leumit in the top two places.

Stadia and locations

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Personnel and sponsorship

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team.[citation needed]

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

Managerial changes

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Regular season

Regular season table

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Source: Israel Football Association, 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.[3]

Regular season results

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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Championship round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[4]

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Championship round table

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Source: Israel Football Association, 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.[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Beitar Jerusalem deducted two points because of racial slurs by their fans.[5]
2015–16 Israeli Premier League champions


Hapoel Be'er Sheva
3rd title

Championship round results

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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[4]

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Relegation round table

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Source: Israel Football Association, 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.[7]
(R) Relegated

Relegation round results

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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Championship round teams will play in 36 matchdays, and the Relegation round teams will compete in only 33 matches.

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Source: Israel Football Association

2016–17 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation to 2016–17 Liga Leumit

Season statistics

Top scorers

Source: Israel Football Association

Attendances

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Updated to games played on 4 June 2016
Source: Official club websites and


References

  1. "Top league scorers in 2015/2016 season". IFA. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. "Average home attendance in 2015/2016 season". walla.co.il. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. "Ligat ha'AL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. "The full fixture list" (PDF) (in Hebrew).
  5. Ben Ziv, Guy (10 May 2016). "Two points deducted from Beitar for racial crys" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  6. "Ligat ha'AL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. "Ligat ha'AL 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

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