2017–18_Israeli_Premier_League

2017–18 Israeli Premier League

2017–18 Israeli Premier League

Football league season


The 2017–18 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Winner for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 76th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 19 August 2017 and ended on 21 May 2018.

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Teams

A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2016–17 season and two promoted teams from the 2016–17 Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba were relegated to the 2017–18 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.

Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre were promoted after finishing the 2016–17 Liga Leumit in the top two places. Both returned to league after one-year absence.

Stadiums and locations

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Personnel and sponsorship

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.[1]

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.[5]
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Acre were deducted 2 points; 2 were deducted points due to violations of contract rules (reduced from the original 3 point deduction) and another 2 points due fielding 6 foreigners in a match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on fixture 10(was returned on the 20th of December).[2][3][4]

Regular season results

More information Home \ Away, BEI ...
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. match originally ended 0-1 loss, while acre fielding 6 foreigners, IFA declared it as a technical loss

Positions by round

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Source:

Championship round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

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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:
2017–18 Israeli Premier League champions


Hapoel Be'er Sheva
5th title

Championship round results

More information Home \ Away, BEI ...
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Source:

2018–19 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

Relegation round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

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Relegation round table

More information Pos, Team ...
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.[10]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Acre were deducted 2 points; 2 were deducted points due to violations of contract rules (reduced from the original 3 point deduction) and another 2 points due fielding 6 foreigners in a match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on fixture 10(was returned on the 20th of December).[7][8][9]

Relegation round results

More information Home \ Away, BnS ...
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Source:

Relegation to 2018–19 Liga Leumit

Season statistics

Top scorers

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Source: (Hebrew)

Hat-tricks

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References

  1. Tuchman, Yaniv. "Moving to six foreigners in the Premier League" (in Hebrew). Walla! Sports.
  2. Goldstein, Yigal (23 July 2017). "עכו ספגה עונש של הפחתת 3 נקודות בשל חוזים כפולים" [Acre has been punished with a 3 point deduction due to double contracts] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  3. Weisserman, Michael (6 August 2017). "הפועל עכו קיבלה נקודה בחזרה מבית הדין, רוזנפלד עדיין מושעה" [Hapoel Acre received a point back from the court, Rosenfeld is still suspended]. Maariv (in Hebrew).
  4. "בשל שיתוף הזר השישי: שתי נקודות הופחתו לעכו" [2 points deducted due to 6th foreigner] (in Hebrew). One. 29 November 2017.
  5. "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  6. "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. Goldstein, Yigal (23 July 2017). "עכו ספגה עונש של הפחתת 3 נקודות בשל חוזים כפולים" [Acre has been punished with a 3 point deduction due to double contracts] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
  8. Weisserman, Michael (6 August 2017). "הפועל עכו קיבלה נקודה בחזרה מבית הדין, רוזנפלד עדיין מושעה" [Hapoel Acre received a point back from the court, Rosenfeld is still suspended]. Maariv (in Hebrew).
  9. "בשל שיתוף הזר השישי: שתי נקודות הופחתו לעכו" [2 points deducted due to 6th foreigner] (in Hebrew). One. 29 November 2017.
  10. "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  11. Ben Ziv, Guy (16 September 2017). "בדקה ה-94: הפועל חיפה חילצה 3:3 מול בית"ר" [In the 94th minute: Hapoel Haifa salvaged 3:3 against Beitar]. ONE (in Hebrew).
  12. "שלושער לסבע, 0:4 למכבי נתניה על מכבי פתח תקווה" [Hat-trick for Saba, 4:0 for Maccabi Netanya over Maccabi Petah Tikva]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 2 October 2017.
  13. "הפועל חיפה הביסה 0:4 את הפועל עכו, שלושער לאלון תורג'מן" [Hapoel Haifa defeated Hapoel Acre 4:0, hat-trick for Alon Turgeman]. Walla! (in Hebrew). 14 October 2017.
  14. "מכבי תל אביב חזרה לנצח עם 2:5 מוחץ על הפועל עכו, שלושער לעטר" [Maccabi Tel Aviv won 5:2 against Hapoel Acre, hat-trick for Eliran Atar]. Walla! (in Hebrew). 29 October 2017.
  15. "דיא והותר: מכבי ת"א הושפלה עם 4:1 לנתניה" [Dia and enough, Maccabi Tel Aviv was humiliated 4:1 by Netanya]. ONE (in Hebrew). 3 April 2018.
  16. "בסטייל: ב"ש נפרדה מברדה עם 1:6 על נתניה" [in style: Be'er Sheva farewell from Barda with 6:1 on Netanya]. ONE (in Hebrew). 21 May 2018.

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