2025–26 Israeli Premier League

Israeli Premier League
Season2025–2026
Dates23 August 2025 – 19/23 May 2026
Matches168
Goals520 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorerDan Biton (15 goals)
Biggest home winHapoel Be'er Sheva 7–0 Ironi Tiberias (30 August 2025)
Biggest away winMaccabi Netanya 2–8 Beitar Jerusalem (23 February 2026)
Highest scoringMaccabi Netanya 2–8 Beitar Jerusalem (23 February 2026)
Longest winning runHapoel Be'er Sheva
Beitar Jerusalem (6)
Longest unbeaten runBeitar Jerusalem (12)
Longest winless runF.C. Ashdod (12)
Longest losing runMaccabi Bnei Reineh (9)
Highest attendance29,395 (Maccabi Haifa vs Beitar Jerusalem, 22 December 2025)
Average attendance9,831
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2026.

The 2025–26 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat TOTO Winner[1] for sponsorship reasons is the 27th season since the introduction of the Israeli Premier League in 1999 and the 84th season of top-tier football in Israel. Due to the risk of missile strikes stemming from the 2026 Iran conflict, the league has been suspended.

Teams

The league consists of fourteen teams; twelve sides from the previous season and two promoted teams from the 2024–25 Liga Leumit Hapoel Petah Tikva[2] and Hapoel Tel Aviv.[3] Both teams returned to the top flight after a single season. They replaced the 2024–25 Israeli Premier League bottom two teams, Hapoel Hadera[4] and Maccabi Petah Tikva[5] who were relegated to the 2025–26 Liga Leumit.

Locations of the 2025–26 Israeli Premier League teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Beitar Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Bnei Sakhnin Sakhnin Doha Stadium 8,500
F.C. Ashdod Ashdod Yud-Alef Stadium 7,800
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Turner Stadium 16,126
Hapoel Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,950
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Netanya Stadium[6] 13,610
Ironi Tiberias Tiberias Green Stadium[i] 5,200
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Reineh Green Stadium[i] 5,200
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,950
Maccabi Netanya Netanya Netanya Stadium 13,610
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400


Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem 		Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa 		Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Maccabi Netanya
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 		Hapoel Petah Tikva Bnei Sakhnin
Netanya Stadium, Netanya HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva Doha Stadium, Sakhnin
F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Ironi Tiberias
Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva Green Stadium, Nof HaGalil

Personnel and sponsorship

Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Barak Abramov Barak Yitzhaki Yarden Shua Umbro Geshem Holdings
Bnei Sakhnin Mohammed Abu Younes Yossi Abukasis Maroun Gantous Diadora White-Sakhnin Dairies
F.C. Ashdod Rafi Niddam Nir Bitton Tom Ben Zaken Umbro
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Alona Barkat Ran Kojok Miguel Vítor Umbro Victory
Hapoel Haifa Yoav Katz Haim Silvas Dor Malul Reebok Panorama North
Hapoel Jerusalem Yotam Karmon Ziv Arie Awaka Ashta Legea Allon Ventures
Hapoel Petah Tikva Almog Portman Omer Peretz Omer Katz Lotto Mivne Group
Hapoel Tel Aviv Edmond M. Safra Elyaniv Barda Fernand Mayembo Nike IBI Investment
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Izzy Sheratzky Shay Barda Ariel Sheratzky Le Coq Sportif Ituran
Ironi Tiberias Arie Kalmanzon and Mickey Bitan Eliran Hudeda Guy Hadida Le Coq Sportif Yochelman Group
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Saeed Basoul Lior Reuven Eyad Hutba Zeus Sport
Maccabi Haifa Ya'akov Shahar Barak Bakhar Dolev Haziza Adidas Volvo
Maccabi Netanya Ross Kestin Ronny Levy Karem Jaber Lotto Sea Breeze
Maccabi Tel Aviv Mitchell Goldhar Ronny Deila Dor Peretz Puma Pelephone

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Sharon Mimer End of Contract 28 May 2025 Pre-season Slobodan Drapić 28 May 2025 [7]
Maccabi Haifa Itay Mordechai End Caretaker Period 4 June 2025 Diego Flores 4 June 2025 [8]
Hapoel Haifa Ronny Levy End of contract 6 June 2025 Gal Arel 6 June 2025 [9][10]
Bnei Sakhnin Meni Koretski Sacked 15 June 2025 Sharon Mimer 15 June 2025 [11][12]
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Slobodan Drapić 13 October 2025 13th Adham Hadiya 25 October 2025 [13]
Maccabi Haifa Diego Flores 20 October 2025 8th Barak Bakhar 21 October 2025 [14]
Maccabi Netanya Yossi Abukasis 11 January 2026 7th Ronny Levy 14 January 2026
F.C. Ashdod Haim Silvas 12 January 2026 11th Nir Bitton (interim) 12 January 2026
Maccabi Tel Aviv Žarko Lazetić 27 January 2026 3rd Ronny Deila 31 January 2026
Bnei Sakhnin Sharon Mimer Left 13 February 2026 8th Ayman Abu Younes (intrim) 13 February 2026
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Adham Hadiya Sacked 14 February 2026 14th Lior Reuven 16 February 2026
Bnei Sakhnin Ayman Abu Younes End Caretaker Period 17 February 2026 8th Yossi Abukasis 17 February 2026

Foreign players

The number of foreign players were restricted to eight per team.[15]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Non-visa player
Beitar Jerusalem Brayan Carabalí Boris Enow Luka Gadrani Jasond González Johnbosco Kalu Miguel Silva Aílson Tavares Nana Antwi Grigori Morozov
Bnei Sakhnin Durel Avounou Karlo Bručić Mathew Cudjoe Ibrahima Dramé Artur Miranyan Johan Nzi Maicom David James Adeniyi
F.C. Ashdod Eugene Ansah Timothy Awany Hayford Boahen Ibrahim Diakité Karim Kimvuidi Karol Niemczycki Arial Mendy Victor Ochayi
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Djibril Diop Kings Kangwa Hélder Lopes Lucas Ventura Igor Zlatanović Javon East Yoni Stoyanov
Hapoel Haifa Sandro Altunashvili Saná Gomes Ivan Kričak Régis N'do Bruno Ramires Dario Župarić Andrija Radulović Benjamin Machini
Hapoel Jerusalem David Domgjoni Andrew Idoko John Otomewo Marko Rakonjac Ruel Sotiriou Ibeh Ransom
Hapoel Petah Tikva Boni Amian Clé Mamady Diarra Márk Koszta Chipyoka Songa Alex Moucketou-Moussounda
Hapoel Tel Aviv Emmanuel Boateng Chico Marcus Coco Falcão Andrian Kraev Loizos Loizou Fernand Mayembo Xande Silva
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Yaw Ackah Wale Musa Alli Nemanja Ljubisavljević Cristian Martínez Adrián Ugarriza Fernando Pacheco Daniel Tenenbaum
Ironi Tiberias Ondřej Bačo Stanislav Bilenkyi Peter Michael Rogério Sambinha Muhammed Usman Daniel Joulani
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Emmanuel Banda Vitalie Damașcan Junior Pius Antonio Sefer Miladin Stevanović Zé Turbo Christ Tiéhi Virgile Pinson
Maccabi Haifa Peter Agba Jelle Bataille Manuel Benson Cédric Franck Don Đorđe Jovanović Pedrão Abdoulaye Seck Trivante Stewart Pierre Cornud
Kenji Gorré
Ali Mohamed
Heorhiy Yermakov
Kenny Saief
Lisav Eissat
Maccabi Netanya Matheus Davó Gontie Junior Diomandé Saba Khvadagiani Aziz Mohammed Heriberto Tavares Bakary Konaté Wylan Cyprien Pedrinho Wilson Harris
Maccabi Tel Aviv[ii] Kervin Andrade Tyrese Asante Kristijan Belić Mohamed Ali Camara Heitor Emir Sahiti Issouf Sissokho Hélio Varela Ben Lederman

Regular season

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Q) 24 17 4 3 54 23 +31 55 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Beitar Jerusalem (Q) 24 15 6 3 56 27 +29 51
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q) 24 13 7 4 50 28 +22 46
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Q) 24 14 5 5 44 26 +18 45[a]
5 Maccabi Haifa (Q) 24 10 9 5 46 25 +21 39
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 24 9 8 7 40 35 +5 35
7 Maccabi Netanya 24 9 4 11 42 53 −11 31 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Bnei Sakhnin 24 7 8 9 25 33 −8 29
9 Ironi Tiberias (Q) 24 7 5 12 30 49 −19 26
10 Ironi Kiryat Shmona (Q) 24 6 6 12 34 42 −8 24
11 Hapoel Haifa (Q) 24 6 6 12 30 40 −10 24
12 F.C. Ashdod (Q) 24 5 8 11 30 47 −17 23
13 Hapoel Jerusalem (Q) 24 4 8 12 22 35 −13 20
14 Maccabi Bnei Reineh (Q) 24 3 2 19 17 57 −40 11
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv had 2 points deducted following riot in Maccabi Tel Aviv match.[16]

Regular season results

Home \ Away HBS BEI MTA HTA MHA HPT MNE BnS ITI IKS HHA ASH HJE MBR
Hapoel Be'er Sheva — 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1 Mar 2–0 3–1 7–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–0
Beitar Jerusalem 0–1 — 0–0 1–0 0–0 5–2 4–2 2–1 28 Feb 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 9 Mar 2–6 — 1–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 4–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 3–2 0–3 — 2 Mar 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1
Maccabi Haifa 0–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 — 0–1 2–3 4–0 3–2 7 Mar 2–0 5–1 2–2 4–0
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 1–3 0–4 7 Mar 0–0 — 3–1 2–2 0–2 4–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 4–1
Maccabi Netanya 2–4 2–8 1–1 2–0 4–1 0–2 — 1–2 5–2 1–1 7 Mar 2–2 1–1 2–1
Bnei Sakhnin 0–5 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–2 2–1 — 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 7 Mar
Ironi Tiberias 3–0 0–5 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–4 4–0 1–1 — 2–3 1–0 7 Mar 1–0 2–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 28 Feb 2–2 — 3–1 1–2 1–2 3–1
Hapoel Haifa 3–4 2–3 28 Feb 3–3 1–1 2–2 3–4 0–2 2–0 0–0 — 0–2 2–1 0–1
F.C. Ashdod 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–6 0–4 1–1 7 Mar 1–2 1–1 2–5 4–1 — 0–2 2–0
Hapoel Jerusalem 1–5 8 Feb 1–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 — 1–2
Maccabi Bnei Reineh 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–6 0–4 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 0–0 28 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2026. Source: "Ligat Ha'Al – Matches".
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 24 17 4 3 54 23 +31 55 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Beitar Jerusalem 24 15 6 3 56 27 +29 51 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 24 13 7 4 50 28 +22 46
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 24 14 5 5 44 26 +18 45[a]
5 Maccabi Haifa 24 10 9 5 46 25 +21 39
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on TBD 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv had 2 points deducted following riot in Maccabi Tel Aviv match.[16]

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Rounds
27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd
7 – 11
8 – 13
9 – 12
10 – 14 		11 – 14
12 – 10
13 – 9
7 – 8 		8 – 11
9 – 7
10 – 13
14 – 12 		11 – 12
13 – 14
7 – 10
8 – 9 		9 – 11
10 – 8
14 – 7
12 – 13 		11 – 13
7 – 12
8 – 14
9 – 10 		10 – 11
14 – 9
12 – 8
13 – 7



Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ironi Tiberias 24 7 5 12 30 49 −19 26
10 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 24 6 6 12 34 42 −8 24
11 Hapoel Haifa 24 6 6 12 30 40 −10 24
12 F.C. Ashdod 24 5 8 11 30 47 −17 23
13 Hapoel Jerusalem 24 4 8 12 22 35 −13 20 Relegation to
Liga Leumit
14 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 24 3 2 19 17 57 −40 11
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 23 February 2026[17]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dan Biton Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15
2 Yarden Shua Beitar Jerusalem 12
3 Stav Turiel Hapoel Tel Aviv 11
4 Dor Peretz Maccabi Tel Aviv 10
Adrián Ugarriza Ironi Kiryat Shmona
6 Ido Shahar Maccabi Tel Aviv 9
Javon East Hapoel Haifa
Trivante Stewart Maccabi Haifa
9 Omer Atzili Beitar Jerusalem 8
Márk Koszta Hapoel Petah Tikva
Igor Zlatanović Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Yair Mordechai Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Matheus Davó Maccabi Netanya
Eugene Ansah F.C. Ashdod
Kings Kangwa Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Adi Yona Beitar Jerusalem
Oz Bilu Maccabi Netanya

Top Assist

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Roy Revivo Maccabi Tel Aviv 7
2 Kenji Gorré Maccabi Haifa 6
Guy Hadida Ironi Tiberias
Matheus Davó Maccabi Netanya
5 Eugene Ansah F.C. Ashdod 5
Nadav Nidam Hapoel Petah Tikva
Omer Atzili Beitar Jerusalem
Ofek Biton Hapoel Haifa
Timothy Muzie Beitar Jerusalem
Maor Levi Maccabi Netanya
Kings Kangwa Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Yair Mordechai Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Heriberto Tavares Maccabi Netanya
Clé Hapoel Petah Tikva

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The team play their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet league requirements.
  2. ^ Ion Nicolaescu as Suspended registration

References

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  2. ^ "Welcome back: Hapoel Petah Tikva was promoted to the Premier League". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv returned to the Premier League with 1-0 over Ramat Gan". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ^ "After 7 years: Hapoel Hadera was relegated to the National League". israelhayom.co.il (in Hebrew). 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  5. ^ "After two season: Maccabi Petah Tikva was relegated to the National League". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. ^ Temporarily, Due the Gaza war the team play their home games at a neutral venue
  7. ^ "Bnei Reineh breaks part with Sharon Mimer, Slobodan Drapić is appointed". sports.walla (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ^ "The Argentinian coach Diego Flores signed with Maccabi Haifa". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Roni Levy is leaving, Gal Aral is expected to be the coach". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Officially: Gal Arel was appointed a new coach of Hapoel Haifa". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. ^ "After 3 months: Menachem Koretsky leaves Bnei Sakhnin". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Officially: Sharon Mimar was appointed a new coach of Bnei Sakhnin". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Bnei Reineh breaks part with Sharon Mimer, Slobodan Drapić is appointed". sports.walla (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  14. ^ "After 7 matchs: Diego Flores sacked from maccabi haifa". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  15. ^ "The Association confirmed: to share 8 foreigners in the Premier League". Sport 5 sports (in Hebrew). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  16. ^ a b Psheatski, Moti (3 November 2025). "Hapoel Tel Aviv's punishment: a two-point deduction and a 3:0 technical loss by w/o due attendance riot loss in the derby". SPORT 5. Retrieved 3 November 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ^ "Winner League stats". football.co.il.
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