2016–17 Israeli Premier League


The 2016–17 Israeli Premier League was the eighteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 75th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won a back-to-back title, finishing 13 points ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Teams

A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre were relegated to the 2016–17 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Ashkelon were promoted after finishing the 2015–16 Liga Leumit in the top two places.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Beitar JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium
Bnei SakhninSakhninDoha Stadium
Bnei YehudaTel AvivHaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
F.C. AshdodAshdodYud-Alef Stadium
Hapoel AshkelonAshkelonSala 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 AvivHaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaKiryat ShmonaKiryat Shmona Stadium
Maccabi HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium
Maccabi Tel AvivTel AvivNetanya Stadium, Netanya

HaMoshava StadiumNetanya StadiumSammy Ofer Stadium
Bnei Yehuda
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Petah Tikva		Hapoel Ra'anana
Maccabi Tel Aviv		Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Doha StadiumKiryat Shmona StadiumLevita Stadium
Bnei SakhninIroni Kiryat ShmonaHapoel Kfar Saba
Sala StadiumTeddy StadiumTurner StadiumYud-Alef Stadium
Hapoel AshkelonBeitar JerusalemHapoel Be'er ShevaF.C. Ashdod

Personnel and sponsorship

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

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6
Beitar Jerusalem

Regular season

Regular season table



Championship round

Key numbers for pairing determination

Championship round table



2016–17 Israeli Premier League champions


Hapoel Be'er Sheva
4th 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 Sheva361332111111111111111111111111111111
Maccabi Tel Aviv112111233222222222222222222222222222
Beitar Jerusalem699586555555667665555444444444433333
Maccabi Petah Tikva743223322444443333333333333333344444
Bnei Sakhnin8581111131068977786777766555555555555555
Maccabi Haifa586455444333334456677767766666666666
Ironi Kiryat Shmona4357677106766555544444676677777777
Hapoel Haifa10710644679119101199888888888889889888
F.C. Ashdod121413131414141412101012121212109999101110101098101010999
Hapoel Ra'anana1113121412118810688878991010109999910119118101010
Bnei Yehuda91011810913121313131314131312121311111110111111111011911111111
Hapoel Ashkelon2249910121314141414131414131312131313131313131313141212121212
Hapoel Kfar Saba1412710781111781211101111111111121212121212121212131414141413
Hapoel Tel Aviv13111412131299111211991010141414141414141414141414121313131314

Source:

2017–18 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation to 2017–18 Liga Leumit

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
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Attendances

Maccabi Haifa drew the highest average home attendance in the 2016-17 edition of the Israeli top-flight football league.