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2007–08 Israeli Premier League
The 2007–08 Israeli Premier League season began on 18 August 2007 and ended on 1 June 2008, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title. Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Bnei Sakhnin. The two teams relegated were Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva. Teams and Locations Twelve teams took part in the 2007-08 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2006-07 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2006-07 Liga Leumit. Ironi Kiryat Shmona were promoted as champions of the 2006-07 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as runners up. Bnei Sakhnin returned after an absence of one season, while Ironi Kiryat Shmona made their debut in the top flight. Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2006-07 season. League table Results The schedule consisted of three rounds. During fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Premier League
The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with its second division Liga Leumit. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing between 33 and 36 matches each, totalling 240 matches in every season. The competition formed in 1999 following the decision of the Israel Football Association to form a new league. It is also ranked 21st in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Since 1932, a total of 15 clubs have been crowned champions of the Israeli Football League. Of the thirty clubs to have competed since the inception of the Israeli Premier League in 1999, six have won the title: Beitar Jerusalem (twice), Hapoel Be'er Sheva (three times), Hapoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Stadium
Teddy Stadium ( he, אצטדיון טדי) is a sports stadium in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem. Three football teams currently use the stadium: Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Jerusalem, and the Israel national football team for select home matches. The stadium is named after long-time Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek, who was in office during the time of its construction and was one of its prominent advocates. History For Beitar, the stadium was a major upgrade after years of playing at the YMCA Stadium, nicknamed "The Sandbox". In the first stage, only the west and east sides of the stadium were built, giving it a capacity of 14,500. In 1999, work was finished on a north side which contains capacity of 8000 seats. The stadium itself is one of the newest in Israel and one of the few that are close to meeting all European standards. It is accessible to the disabled, has modern bathrooms, and has ample concession stands, a combination that is very difficult to find in many Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium
Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium is a football stadium in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. It is home to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona History Opened in 1989, the stadium has undergone extensive renovations as the club has climbed from the regional leagues to the Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo .... New plastic seats replaced concrete ones, the pitch was relaid, broadcast facilities built and floodlights erected. References Football venues in Israel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Sports venues completed in 1989 Buildings and structures in Northern District (Israel) {{Israel-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levita Stadium
The Levita Stadium is a football stadium in Kfar Saba, Israel. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches and is the home stadium of Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C., Hapoel Kfar Saba and Beitar Kfar Saba F.C., Beitar Kfar Saba. Initial plans for building this stadium were drawn in the late 1960s, and construction began in 1972. However, financial difficulties caused the construction to stop mid-way in 1973 after the Yom Kippur War. The stadium was eventually completed in 1986The Stadiums Are Coming, The Stadiums Are Coming Ma'ariv, 21 August 1986, Historical Jewish Press and its capacity of 5,800. References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Kfar Saba F
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi World Union, Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of Israel Football Association, football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of Socialist Workers' Sport International, SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs *Hapo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium
The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium, commonly known as HaUrva Stadium ( he, אצטדיון האורווה, ''Itztadion HaUrva'', lit. ''Livery Stable Stadium'') was a multi-use stadium in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, and is now a place which is a neighborhood. It was replaced by HaMoshava Stadium in 2011. The stadium was built in 1965, and has two all-seater stands on either side of the pitch with a seated capacity of 6,768. Both ends are undeveloped and are used as parking spaces for team buses. Though the stadium is defined as multi-use, it is in reality used almost entirely for football. It is the home stadium of both Hapoel Petah Tikva and city rivals Maccabi Petah Tikva, who moved to the stadium in the late 1970s after their Maccabi Sports Ground was abandoned. The stadium has hosted European football, as Hapoel have played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup and the Intertoto Cup and Maccabi in the Intertoto Cup. Although Maccabi have qualified for the UEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maccabi Petah Tikva F
A Maccabi or Maccabee ( he, מכבי) is one of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea. Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to: People * Bruce Maccabee, an American optical physicist * Judas Maccabeus or Judah Maccabee, leader of the Maccabean Revolt Other * Maccabi (sports) or Maccabi World Union, international Jewish sports association ** List of Maccabi sports clubs and organisations * Maccabi Sherutei Briut, an Israeli Health Maintenance Organization * Maccabi youth movement, a Zionist youth movement established in 1929 * Maccabim-Re'ut, a former local council in central Israel * Operation Maccabi, a 1948 military operation * Maccabee (beer), produced by Tempo Beer Industries See also * Maccabees (other) * Maccabeus (other) * Maccabiah (other) Maccabiah may refer to: * Maccabiah Games, a quadrennial international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport competition ** Maccabiah Games by year held ** Maccabiah sports, the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sar-Tov Stadium
Sar-Tov Stadium ( he, איצטדיון שר-טוב, ''Itztadion Sar-Tov''), commonly known as HaKufsa (lit. ''The Box'') was a football stadium in Netanya, Israel. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Maccabi Netanya. It is set to be demolished to make way for a new housing development after Maccabi Netanya moved to the new Netanya Stadium The Netanya Stadium ( he, אצטדיון נתניה), commonly known as The Diamond Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Netanya, Israel. It is used as the permanent home ground of Maccabi Netanya, and it has been used as the temporary homegroun .... Inauguration of the Stadium The stadium was inaugurated in August, 1943 against FK Naša Krila Zemun. The game, held in front of a full stadium, ended in a 1-1 draw with Yitzhak Casspi scoring the first goal for Netanya. The Nickname The official name was the "Sar-Tov Stadium", named in honor of Joseph Sar-Tov, who was one of the founders of Maccabi Netanya and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yud-Alef Stadium
The Yud-Alef Stadium ( he, אצטדיון הי"א, ''Etztadion HaYudAlef'', lit. ''The 11 Stadium'') is a football stadium in Ashdod, Israel, that was built for local football sides Maccabi Ashdod, Beitar Ashdod (both merged in 1981 to form Maccabi Ironi Ashdod) and Hapoel Ashdod (merged with Ironi Ashdod in 1999 to create F.C. Ashdod). The stadium was given the name "Yud-Alef" in 1973, after the eleven Israeli athletes murdered in the Munich massacre ( Yud-Alef is used in Hebrew numerals used to represent the number 11). The naming ceremony took place on 17 July 1973, when the stadium hosted the final of the 1973 Maccabiah Games.Mexico Didn't Danger the U20's Gold At All Shmuel Shohat, Ma'ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzliya Municipal Stadium
The Herzliya Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tel Aviv District city of Herzliya, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Herzliya ( he, הפועל הרצליה) is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in Liga Alef North division and play their home matches at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium. History The Hapoel sport club in Herzl .... The stadium holds 8,100 seats. Maccabi Herzliya F.C. Hapoel Herzliya F.C. Football venues in Israel Multi-purpose stadiums in Israel Rugby union in Israel Rugby union stadiums in Israel Sports venues in Tel Aviv District Sports venues completed in 1983 {{Israel-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maccabi Herzliya F
A Maccabi or Maccabee ( he, מכבי) is one of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea. Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to: People * Bruce Maccabee, an American optical physicist * Judas Maccabeus or Judah Maccabee, leader of the Maccabean Revolt Other * Maccabi (sports) or Maccabi World Union, international Jewish sports association ** List of Maccabi sports clubs and organisations * Maccabi Sherutei Briut, an Israeli Health Maintenance Organization * Maccabi youth movement, a Zionist youth movement established in 1929 * Maccabim-Re'ut, a former local council in central Israel * Operation Maccabi, a 1948 military operation * Maccabee (beer), produced by Tempo Beer Industries See also * Maccabees (other) * Maccabeus (other) * Maccabiah (other) Maccabiah may refer to: * Maccabiah Games, a quadrennial international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport competition ** Maccabiah Games by year held ** Maccabiah sports, the spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
The Haifa Municipal Stadium ( he, האצטדיון העירוני חיפה, ''Etztadion HaIroni Haifa''), more commonly known as Kiryat Eliezer (), was a multi-use stadium in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It was mostly used for football matches and as the home stadium of Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa. At 2014, It was replaced by the new Sammy Ofer Stadium, located at the southern entrance to the city. Background The stadium, officially called Haifa Municipal Stadium or Luigi Antonini Stadium, was built in 1955, as a gift from the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. It seats 14,002 among its 14 gates. Ownership of the stadium belonged to the Municipality of Haifa, though it was managed by a suborganization called ETHOS. The stadium was officially opened on 14 September 1955, with a match between Haifa XI and Tel Aviv XI. On 24 September 1955 the first Haifa derby was played at the stadium, with Maccabi beating Hapoel 4-1. Both clubs had previously pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
