The 2018–19
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 b ...
, also known as Ligat Japanika for sponsorship reasons, was the twentieth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 77th 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 ...
. The season began on 25 August 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019.
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 ...
were the defending champions.
Teams
A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the
2017–18 season and two promoted teams from the
2017–18 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Akko 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 Sta ...
were relegated to the
2018–19 Liga Leumit after finishing the
2017–18 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Hapoel Tel Aviv were promoted as the winners of the
2017–18 Liga Leumit. This ends the team's one-year absence from the top division.
Hapoel Hadera were promoted as the Runner-ups of the
2017–18 Liga Leumit. This marked the return of Hadera to the top division after 39 years of absence.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Foreign players
The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Managerial changes
Regular season
Regular season table
Regular season results
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Positions by round
Championship round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)
Due to 3 teams that play in the Netanya stadium qualifying to this round, and in order to insure that all the last games of this round, can be played in the same time(for purity reasons), the order of the games, has been changed. Affecting fixtures 33,35 and 36.
Championship round table
Championship round results
Positions by round
Relegation round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)
Relegation round table
Relegation round results
Positions by round
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Hat-tricks
Top assists
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See also
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2018–19 Liga Leumit
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2018-19 Ligat Nashim
References
External links
uefa.com
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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 ...