2015–16 Israeli Premier League
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2015) |
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Relegated | Hapoel Acre Maccabi Netanya |
| Champions League | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Europa League | Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa |
| Top goalscorer | Eran Zahavi (35 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Maccabi Haifa |
| Biggest away win | Hapoel Tel Aviv 0-4 Bnei Sakhnin |
| Highest scoring | Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5-2 Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Average attendance | 6,953 [2] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2016. | |
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 are 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
| Beitar Jerusalem [3] | Bnei Yehuda [4] | Bnei Sakhnin [5] | Hapoel Ironi Acre [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium | Doha Stadium | Acre Municipal Stadium |
| Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 14,413 | Capacity: 8,500 | Capacity: 5,000 |
|
|
|
.XIII.jpg)
|
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva [7] | Hapoel Haifa [8] | ||
| Turner Stadium | Sammy Ofer Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 16,100 | Capacity: 30,820 | ||
|
| ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba [9] | Hapoel Ra'anana [10] | ||
| Levita Stadium | Netanya Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 5,800 | Capacity: 13,800 | ||
|
| ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv [11] | Ironi Kiryat Shmona [12] | ||
| Bloomfield Stadium | Ironi Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 14,413 | Capacity: 5,300 | ||
|
|
| ||
| Maccabi Haifa [13] | Maccabi Netanya [14] | Maccabi Petah Tikva [15] | Maccabi Tel Aviv [16] |
| Sammy Ofer Stadium | Netanya Stadium | HaMoshava Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,820 | Capacity: 13,800 | Capacity: 11,500 | Capacity: 14,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel and sponsorship
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team.[citation needed]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Managerial changes
|
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona |  Barak Bakhar
|
Sacked | 14 May 2015 | Pre-season | Salah Hasarma
|
30 May 2015 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Elisha Levy
|
End of contract | 30 May 2015 | Barak Bakhar
|
30 May 2015 | |
| Maccabi Haifa | Marco Balbul
|
End of contract | 30 May 2015 | Ronny Levy
|
30 May 2015 | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Eli Cohen
|
End of contract | 30 May 2015 |  César Mendiondo
|
30 May 2015 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Pako Ayestarán
|
End of contract | 30 May 2015 |  Slaviša Jokanović
|
15 June 2015 | |
| Maccabi Netanya | Ronny Levy
|
End of contract | 30 May 2015 | Shlomi Dora
|
21 June 2015 | |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Guy Levy
|
End of contract | 7 June 2015 | Slobodan Drapić
|
7 June 2015 | |
| Hapoel Akko | Shlomi Dora
|
Sacked | 21 June 2015 | Yaron Hochenboim
|
28 June 2015 | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | César Mendiondo
|
Sacked | 3 September 2015 | 12th | Walid Badir (caretaker)
|
3 September 2015 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Shlomi Dora
|
Sacked | 2 November 2015 | 14th | Reuven Atar
|
6 November 2015 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Walid Badir (caretaker)
|
End of caretaker time | 5 November 2015 | 13th | Guy Levy
|
5 November 2015 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Yossi Abukasis
|
Sacked | 8 December 2015 | 9th | Yossi Mizrahi
|
9 December 2015 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Eli Cohen
|
Sacked | 18 December 2015 | 12th | Yossi Abukasis
|
19 December 2015 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Tal Banin
|
Sacked | 21 December 2015 | 10th | Meir Ben Margi
|
21 December 2015 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Slaviša Jokanović
|
Signed By Fulham | 27 December 2015 | 2nd | Javier Pereira Megía (caretaker)
|
27 December 2015 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Felix Naim
|
Sacked | 3 January 2016 | 13th | Sharon Mimer
|
11 January 2016 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Javier Pereira Megía (caretaker)
|
End of caretaker time | 4 January 2016 | 2nd |  Peter Bosz
|
4 January 2016 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Reuven Atar
|
Sacked | 10 January 2016 | 14th | Menahem Koretski
|
20 January 2016 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Guy Levi
|
Sacked | 19 January 2016 | 11th | Eli Guttman
|
19 January 2016 |
| Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Salah Hasarma
|
Sacked | 13 February 2016 | 10th | Shlomi Dora
|
14 February 2016 |
Regular season
Regular season table
Template:2015–16 Israeli Premier League Regular Season table
Regular season results
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Play-offs
Championship round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[17]
| Rounds | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th |
| 1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 |
1 – 2 5 – 3 6 – 4 |
2 – 6 3 – 1 4 – 5 |
1 – 4 2 – 3 6 – 5 |
3 – 6 4 – 2 5 – 1 |
6 – 1 5 – 2 4 – 3 |
2 – 1 3 – 5 4 – 6 |
6 – 2 1 – 3 5 – 4 |
3 – 2 4 – 1 5 – 6 |
6 – 3 2 – 4 1 – 5 |
Championship round table
Template:2015–16 Israeli Premier League Championship Round table
Championship round results
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Relegation round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[17]
| Rounds | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | |||
| 7 – 11 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 14 |
7 – 8 13 – 9 12 – 10 11 – 14 |
8 – 11 9 – 7 10 – 13 14 – 12 |
8 – 9 7 – 10 13 – 14 11 – 12 |
9 – 11 10 – 8 14 – 7 12 – 13 |
9 – 10 8 – 14 7 – 12 11 – 13 |
10 – 11 14 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7 | |||
Relegation round table
Template:2015–16 Israeli Premier League Relegation Round table
Relegation round results
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
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 \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Bnei Yehuda | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |||
| Hapoel Ironi Acre | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Source: Israel Football Association
| 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
Source: Israel Football Association
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 20,826 | n/a | |||
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15,941 | n/a | |||
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11,915 | n/a | |||
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10,416 | n/a | |||
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9,375 | n/a | |||
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 4,572 | n/a | |||
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 4,241 | n/a | |||
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 3,642 | n/a | |||
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3,462 | n/a | |||
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2,968 | n/a | |||
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 2,805 | n/a | |||
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 2,305 | n/a | |||
| 13 | Hapoel Acre | 1,958 | n/a | |||
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1,800 | n/a | |||
| League total | 7,479 | n/a |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016
Source: Official club websites and [1]
References
- ^ "Top league scorers in 2015/2016 season". IFA. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Average home attendance in 2015/2016 season". walla.co.il. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Beitar Jerusalem Vanue
- ^ Bnei Yehuda Vanue
- ^ Bnei Sakhnin Vanue
- ^ Hapoel Acre Vanue
- ^ Hapoel Be'er Sheva Vanue
- ^ Hapoel Haifa Vanue
- ^ Hapoel Kfar Saba Vanue
- ^ Hapoel Ra'anana Vanue
- ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv Vanue
- ^ Ironi Kiryat Shmona Vanue
- ^ Maccabi Haifa Vanue
- ^ Maccabi Netanya Vanue
- ^ Maccabi Petah Tikva Vanue
- ^ Maccabi Tel Aviv Vanue
- ^ a b "The full fixture list" (PDF) (in Hebrew).
External links
| Domestic leagues |
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic cups |
| ||||||
| Defunct competitions |
| ||||||
| National teams |
| ||||||
| Related to national team |
| ||||||
| International tournaments | |||||||
| Other articles | |||||||
| Lists | |||||||