The Israeli Noar Premier League ( he, ליגת העל לנוער, ''Ligat Ha'al LeNoar'', lit. ''Youth Super League'') is the top division in the

Israeli football league system The Israeli football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Israel. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream ...

for teenagers between the ages 18–20. From 1994 to 2011, it was called Israeli Noar Leumit League. The league is a continuation of the previous youth league system, established in 1941.

History

A youth football league was established during the British mandate in 1941, and was played for three seasons. The league resumed for the 1947–48 season, during which the state of Israel was established, and the league was partly finished afterwards.Let the young men now arise, and play before us.
David Ovic, 28 January 2012 Following the establishment of Israel, the league was reorganized, and was divided into regional divisions, with the champions of each division playing a championship play-off to determine the nationwide champions. In 1982, the IFA decided to form a nationwide division, at the top of the league system, called Liga Leumit (similar to the seniors' top division).Mini-Empire, The History of the Youth Sector in Maccabi Haifa
Itzik Haberman, 18 March 2005, Maccabi Haifa In 1994, the IFA re-established the league as the Liga Illit ( he, ליגה עילית, lit. ''Super League'').

Number of foreigners

Teams are limited to two foreign players per team. Special circumstances such as Druze players from the Golan with no citizenship, such as Weaam Amasha. Another case includes that of

Toto Tamuz Toto Adaruns Tamuz Temile ( he, טוטו אדיוראנס תמוז טמילה; born 1 April 1988) is a Nigerian-born Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Nigeria, he grew up in Israel from infancy after his father ...

, who did not have full Israeli citizenship, do not count against the foreign player limit.

Current Noar Premier League clubs

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jerus ...

* Beitar Nes Tubruk *

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 ...

* F.C. Ashdod *

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 ...

* Hapoel Hadera * Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon * Hapoel Nof HaGalil *

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 ...

* Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim * Hapoel Rishon LeZion * Hapoel Tel Aviv * Ironi Nesher * Ironi Kiryat Shmona *

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

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. Af ...

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 ...

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 ...

Champions

¹ No playoff was played.

Total championships (from 1994)

References

* 100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006, pp. 350–351

External links

Israel Football Association
{{Football in Israel Football leagues in Israel Youth football in Israel

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 ...