The 2016–17 Israeli Premier League was the eighteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 75th season of top-tier football in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. It began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

won a back-to-back title, finishing 13 points ahead of

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

Teams

A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted teams from the

2015–16 Liga Leumit The 2015–16 Liga Leumit was the 17th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 74th season of second-tier football in Israel. A total of sixteen teams were contesting in the league, including eleven sides from the 2014–15 s ...

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

and Hapoel Acre were relegated to the 2016–17 Liga Leumit after finishing the

2015–16 Israeli Premier League 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 year ...

in the bottom two places. F.C. Ashdod and

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Stadi ...

were promoted after finishing the

in the top two places.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game. In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team. All Hapoel Tel Aviv foreign players were released due to budget cuts.

Managerial changes

Regular season

Regular season table

Regular season results

Championship round

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

Championship round table

Championship round results

Relegation round

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

Relegation round table

Relegation round results

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. Source

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Source

Hat-tricks

Top assists

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Attendances

Football clubs with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:

References

External links

uefa.com
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