The 2020–21
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 Tel Aviv Stock Exchange for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season since its introduction in 1999 and the 79th 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 22 August 2020 and concluded on 30 May 2021.
Teams
A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the
2019–20 season and two promoted teams from the
2019–20 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...
were promoted as the winners of the
2019–20 Liga Leumit.
Bnei Sakhnin
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. ( ar, اتحاد أبناء سخنين, he, איחוד בני סכנין, ''Ihud Bnei Sakhnin''; ''Ittihad Abna Sakhnin'', ) is an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful clu ...
were promoted as the Runner-ups of the
2019–20 Liga Leumit. The two teams returned just one year after their relegation.
Hapoel Ra'anana
Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...
and
Sektzia Nes Tziona were relegated to the
2020–21 Liga Leumit after finishing the
2019–20 Israeli Premier League
The 2019–20 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season since its introduction in 1999 and the 78th season of top-tier football in Israel. The season began in August 2019 and c ...
in the bottom two places.
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
Results by round
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.
Championship round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)
Championship round table
Results by round
The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Positions by round
Relegation round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)
Due to 2 teams that play in the Bloomfield Stadium qualified 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 29, 30, 32 and 33.
Relegation round table
Results by round
Positions by round
Season statistics
Top scorers
Source:
Top Assists
Source:
Hat-tricks
References
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Israeli Premier League seasons
2020–21 in Israeli football
2020–21 in Israeli football leagues
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 ...