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2005–06 Israeli Premier League

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Israeli Premier League
Season2005–06
ChampionsMaccabi Haifa
10th title
RelegatedHapoel Nazareth Illit
Bnei Sakhnin
Top goalscorerShay Holtzman (18)

The 2005–06 Israeli Premier League season saw Maccabi Haifa win their third consecutive title. It took place from the first match on 26 August 2005 to the final match on 14 May 2006.

Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Netanya. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Teams and Locations

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Twelve teams took part in the 2005-06 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2004-05 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2004-05 Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted as champions of the 2004-05 Liga Leumit. Maccabi Netanya were promoted as runners up. Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Netanya returned to the top flight after an absence of two and one seasons respectively.

Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2004-05 season.

Club Stadium Capacity
Beitar Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 021,600
Bnei Yehuda Bloomfield Stadium 015,700
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa Kiryat Eliezer Stadium 014,002
F.C. Ashdod Yud-Alef Stadium 07,800
Maccabi Netanya Sar-Tov Stadium 07,500
Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium 06,800
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Hapoel Kfar Saba Levita Stadium 05,800
Bnei Sakhnin Doha Stadium 05,000
Hapoel Nazareth Illit Green Stadium 04,000
Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Teddy Stadium
Bloomfield Stadium
Levita Stadium
Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Petah Tikva
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Sar-Tov Stadium
Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium
F.C. Ashdod Bnei Sakhnin Hapoel Nazareth Illit
Yud-Alef Stadium Doha Stadium Green Stadium

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Haifa (C) 33 23 6 4 65 25 +40 75 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 16 11 6 51 25 +26 59 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a]
3 Beitar Jerusalem 33 17 7 9 51 33 +18 58
4 Bnei Yehuda 33 14 7 12 37 41 −4 49
5 Maccabi Petah Tikva 33 12 8 13 37 38 −1 44 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 33 11 11 11 35 37 −2 44
7 Maccabi Netanya 33 11 8 14 40 45 −5 41
8 F.C. Ashdod 33 9 12 12 46 47 −1 39
9 Hapoel Petah Tikva 33 9 10 14 38 50 −12 37
10 Hapoel Kfar Saba 33 8 10 15 30 41 −11 34
11 Hapoel Nazareth Illit (R) 33 8 10 15 25 47 −22 34 Relegation to Liga Leumit
12 Bnei Sakhnin (R) 33 5 10 18 28 54 −26 25
Source: futbol24.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup and finished in the 2nd place, then the 4th-positioned team awarded with entry to the 2006–2007 UEFA Cup and the 5th-positioned team being awarded entry to the Intertoto Cup.

Results

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First and second round

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Home \ Away BEI BnS BnY ASH HKS HNI HPT HTA MHA MNE MPT MTA
Beitar Jerusalem 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1
Bnei Sakhnin 0–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–0
Bnei Yehuda 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–4 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
F.C. Ashdod 2–3 1–2 2–0 5–0 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–1
Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–6 1–3 2–0 0–0
Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–3 0–0 2–3 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
Maccabi Haifa 3–0 4–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–1
Maccabi Netanya 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–1 3–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–3 2–1 3–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

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Home \ Away BEI BnS BnY ASH HKS HNI HPT HTA MHA MNE MPT MTA
Beitar Jerusalem 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 4–0 1–0
Bnei Sakhnin 3–0 0–3 1–4 2–2 1–1
Bnei Yehuda 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–0
F.C. Ashdod 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–0
Maccabi Haifa 4–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 2–1
Maccabi Netanya 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–3 1–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goal scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Israel Shay Holtzman F.C. Ashdod 18
2 Israel Argentina Roberto Colautti Maccabi Haifa 13
3 Brazil Gustavo Boccoli Maccabi Haifa 12
Israel Lior Asulin Beitar Jerusalem 12
5 Israel Toto Tammuz Hapoel Petah Tikva 11
Israel Omer Golan Maccabi Petah Tikva 11
Israel Yossi Shivhon Hapoel Petah Tikva 11
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo Papi Kimoto Maccabi Netanya 10
Israel Avi Nimni Maccabi Tel Aviv 10
10 Nigeria Ibezito Ogbonna Hapoel Tel Aviv 9
Democratic Republic of the Congo Alain Masudi Maccabi Netanya 9
Israel Michael Zandberg Maccabi Haifa 9

See also

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