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2007–08 in Israeli football

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The 2007–08 season was the 76th season of competitive football in Israel.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beitar Jerusalem (C) 33 20 7 6 61 23 +38 67 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maccabi Netanya 33 16 10 7 40 24 +16 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 33 15 11 7 43 34 +9 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Bnei Sakhnin 33 15 10 8 35 29 +6 55 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
5 Maccabi Haifa 33 13 8 12 38 27 +11 47
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 33 11 8 14 43 43 0 41
7 Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 12 5 16 35 40 −5 41 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
8 F.C. Ashdod 33 11 6 16 36 52 −16 39
9 Bnei Yehuda 33 11 5 17 31 43 −12 38
10 Maccabi Petah Tikva 33 10 7 16 28 39 −11 37
11 Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) 33 9 10 14 37 54 −17 37 Relegation to Liga Leumit
12 Maccabi Herzliya (R) 33 7 9 17 32 51 −19 30
Source: The Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Beitar Jerusalem won both Israeli State Cup and the Israeli Premier League championship, then the cup-runner-up, Hapoel Tel Aviv, awarded with entry to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

Israeli Premier League Transfers 2007–08

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List of Israeli football transfers 2007–08

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 33 16 9 8 41 30 +11 57 Promoted to Premier League
2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 33 16 6 11 40 27 +13 54
3 Hapoel Haifa 33 15 7 11 36 29 +7 52
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 33 14 9 10 31 18 +13 51
5 Hapoel Bnei Lod 33 14 7 12 41 42 −1 49
6 Hapoel Ramat Gan 33 13 9 11 33 38 −5 48
7 Hapoel Ra'anana 33 11 13 9 34 31 +3 46
8 Ironi Ramat HaSharon 33 11 10 12 33 37 −4 43
9 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 33 10 11 12 37 39 −2 41
10 Hapoel Acre 33 9 10 14 29 32 −3 37
11 Ironi Rishon LeZion 33 7 16 10 31 38 −7 37 Relegated to Liga Artzit
12 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 33 5 7 21 28 53 −25 22
Source: [citation needed]

2007–08 Israel State Cup Final:

Beitar Jerusalem wins the 2007–08 Israeli State Cup

Maccabi Haifa wins the 2007–08 Toto Cup Al.

European Competitions

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2007–08 UEFA Champions League

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Second Qualifying Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
F.C. Copenhagen Denmark 2 – 1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1 – 0 1 – 1

2007–08 UEFA Cup

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First Qualifying Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Santa Coloma Andorra 1 – 4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 – 0 0 – 4

Second Qualifying Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UD Leiria Portugal 1 – 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya 0 – 0 1 – 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2 – 4 Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor 1 – 1 1 – 3
NK Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 – 6 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 – 3 0 – 3

First Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1 – 0 Sweden AIK 0 – 0 1 – 0

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GET TOT AND AAB HTA
1 Spain Getafe 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 1–2
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 1–2 3–2
3 Belgium Anderlecht 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 1–1 2–0
4 Denmark AaB 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4 1–2 1–1
5 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3 0–2 1–3
Source: [citation needed]
25 October 2007
Anderlecht 2 – 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
8 November 2007
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur
29 November 2007
Getafe 1 – 2 Hapoel Tel Aviv
19 December 2007
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 – 3 Aalborg

2007–08 UEFA Intertoto Cup

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Second Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Haifa Israel 2 – 2 (p) Romania CF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa 0 – 2 2 – 0

National team

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Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scorers
22 August 2007 Dinamo Stadium, Belarus (A)  Belarus 1 – 2 F Shimon Gershon
8 September 2007 Wembley Stadium, London (A)  England 0 – 3 ECQ --
13 October 2007 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A)  Croatia 0 – 1 ECQ --
17 October 2007 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H)  Belarus 2 – 1 F Gal Alberman, Aviram Baruchyan
17 November 2007 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H)  Russia 2 – 1 ECQ Elyaniv Barda, Omer Golan
21 November 2007 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H)  North Macedonia 1 – 0 ECQ Elyaniv Barda
6 February 2008 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H)  Romania 1 – 0 F Yossi Benayoun
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • ECQ = European Championship qualifier