2015–16 Israeli Premier League


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.

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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Beitar JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium
Bnei SakhninSakhninDoha Stadium
Bnei YehudaTel AvivBloomfield Stadium
Hapoel AcreAcreAcre Stadium
Hapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaTurner Stadium
Hapoel HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium
Hapoel Kfar SabaKfar SabaLevita Stadium
Hapoel Ra'ananaRa'ananaNetanya Stadium, Netanya
Hapoel Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaKiryat ShmonaKiryat Shmona Stadium
Maccabi HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi NetanyaNetanyaNetanya Stadium
Maccabi Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium
Maccabi Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium

Bloomfield StadiumNetanya StadiumSammy Ofer Stadium
Bnei Yehuda
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv		Hapoel Ra'anana
Maccabi Netanya		Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Acre StadiumDoha StadiumHaMoshava Stadium
Hapoel AcreBnei SakhninMaccabi Petah Tikva
Kiryat Shmona StadiumLevita StadiumTeddy StadiumTurner Stadium
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaHapoel Kfar SabaBeitar JerusalemHapoel Be'er Sheva

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKitmakerShirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalemsortname|Eli|Tabib|nolink=y

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Former player
Beitar Jerusalem

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Regular season

Regular season table



Play-offs

Championship round

Key numbers for pairing determination :

Championship round table



2015–16 Israeli Premier League champions


Hapoel Be'er Sheva
3rd title

Relegation round

Key numbers for pairing determination :

Relegation round table



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.
Team \ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Team \ Round
Hapoel Be'er Sheva273273211122221111111111111112111111
Maccabi Tel Aviv322421122211112222222222222221222222
Beitar Jerusalem810912105753333333333333333333333333333
Maccabi Haifa14141414141414121113118666666565556644665555444
Bnei Sakhnin101313969678910771012131211121010975556544444555
Hapoel Ra'anana736348535545554455644444465456666666
Maccabi Petah Tikva511112466754445544456798888778877
Bnei Yehuda1610511128876799777810888667777887788
Hapoel Tel Aviv91212856910131012101081111119111212121111121210999999
Hapoel Kfar Saba647101213119121281111119121312109910899911121210101010
Ironi Kiryat Shmona135579434446689887777781010101012111111121111
Hapoel Haifa498118101213911131313121099891111111313131313131312111212
Hapoel Acre1184637101110891212131310101313131313121211119101013131313
Maccabi Netanya121111131311131414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414

Source:

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

RankScorerClubGoals
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