2017–18 Israeli Premier League


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.

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, Israel|Acre F.C.|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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Beitar JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium
Bnei SakhninSakhninDoha Stadium
Bnei YehudaTel AvivHaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva
F.C. AshdodAshdodYud-Alef Stadium
Hapoel AcreAcreAcre Stadium
Hapoel AshkelonAshkelonSala Stadium
Hapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaTurner Stadium
Hapoel HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium
Hapoel Ra'ananaRa'ananaNetanya Stadium, Netanya
[Hapoel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Shmona]Kiryat ShmonaKiryat Shmona Stadium
Maccabi HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium
Maccabi NetanyaNetanyaNetanya Stadium
Maccabi Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium
Maccabi Tel AvivTel AvivNetanya Stadium, Netanya

Netanya StadiumHaMoshava StadiumSammy Ofer Stadium
Hapoel Ra'anana
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Tel Aviv		Bnei Yehuda
Maccabi Petah Tikva		Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Acre StadiumDoha StadiumKiryat Shmona Stadium
Hapoel AcreBnei SakhninIroni Kiryat Shmona
Sala StadiumTeddy StadiumTurner StadiumYud-Alef Stadium
Hapoel AshkelonBeitar JerusalemHapoel Be'er ShevaF.C. Ashdod

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKitmakerShirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalemsortname|Eli|Tabib

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



Positions by round

Team \ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Team \ Round
Hapoel Be'er Sheva7128661054432211111121221211
Beitar Jerusalem11111322223333332333332322
Maccabi Tel Aviv137333435344444444212113133
Hapoel Haifa22222111111122223444444444
Maccabi Netanya68584243555555555665555555
Bnei Yehuda34691191011979666666556666666
Maccabi Petah Tikva461011101111810111010910101010788778777
Ironi Kiryat Shmona99745789686777778977887898
Bnei Sakhnin5345967779891088878999109989
Maccabi Haifa12597856686788999910101010910101010
Hapoel Ra'anana810131313131413131412121212121212121111121111111111
F.C. Ashdod1013141414141312121314131313131313131313111212121212
Hapoel Ashkelon1111121078910111011111111111111111212131313131313
Hapoel Acre1414111212121214141213141414141414141414141414141414

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Championship round

Key numbers for pairing determination

Championship round table



2017–18 Israeli Premier League champions


Hapoel Be'er Sheva
5th title

Positions by round

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

Relegation round table



Positions by round

Source:

Season statistics

Top scorers

Source:

Attendances

Source:
No.ClubAverage attendanceChangeHighest
1Maccabi Haifa16,899-14,4%28,114
2Hapoel Be'er-Sheva14,4772,8%15,712
3Beitar Jerusalem12,49163,5%24,000
4Maccabi Tel Aviv10,0522,1%12,400
5Hapoel Haifa6,86253,5%23,475
6Maccabi Netanya6,801107,8%12,500
7Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv3,60015,6%9,000
8Hapoel Ashkelon2,593-14,2%5,200
9Maccabi Petah Tikva2,575-40,9%8,000
10Ashdod2,038-12,1%5,100
11Hapoel Ironi Acre1,758153,0%5,000
12Hapoel Ra'anana1,712-7,0%5,500
13Bnei Sakhnin1,604-30,1%4,000
14Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona1,226-11,8%3,750