The 2010–11 Israeli Premier League was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of top-tier football in

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011.

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

were the defending champions.

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () 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, Basketball, Weightl ...

secured the title with a 2–0 win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 16 May 2011. This was their twelfth Israeli league title, This win gave Maccabi Haifa a 6-point advantage over the second-place team Hapoel Tel Aviv with one more round to go.

Teams

A total of sixteen teams compete in the league, including fourteen sides from the 2009–10 season and two promoted teams from the

2009–10 Liga Leumit The 2009–10 Liga Leumit was the 11th season since it became the second-tier in 1999 and the 68th season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010. Changes from 2008–09 season Structure changes Leag ...

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Akhi Nazareth Football Club (; ) is an Israeli football club based in Nazareth. The club is currently in the and plays at the Ilut Stadium in Ilut on the outskirts of the city. History The club was formed in 1968, and played in Liga ...

and Hapoel Ra'anana were directly relegated to the

2010–11 Liga Leumit The 2010–11 Liga Leumit was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including tw ...

after finishing the 2009–10 season in the two bottom places. Two teams were directly promoted from the

. These were champions Ironi Kiryat Shmona and the runners-up

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') was an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. It was reestablished in 2024 as "Ironi Ashkelon". History After being founded in 1955, Hapoel Ashkelon spent their first few decades in ...

. The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium was demolished.

Hapoel Hapoel (, ) 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, Maccab ...

and Maccabi Petah Tikva are hosting their home games in alternative stadia until the new Petah Tikva Stadium will be fully constructed. Both Hapoel and Maccabi chose to host its games in

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Managerial changes

Foreign players

Regular season

Table

Results

Playoffs

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):

Top playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Maccabi Haifa started with 35 points, Hapoel Tel Aviv with 33, Maccabi Tel Aviv with 25, Ironi Kiryat Shmona with 24, Bnei Yehuda with 24 and Maccabi Netanya started with 22.

Table

Results

Middle playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Haifa started with 22 points, Maccabi Petah Tikva with 21, Hapoel Acre with 21 and Hapoel Be'er Sheva started with 19.

Table

Results

Bottom playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Beitar Jerusalem started with 19 points, Hapoel Petah Tikva with 17, F.C. Ashdod with 17, Hapoel Ashkelon with 13, Bnei Sakhnin with 13 and Hapoel Ramat Gan started with 4.

Table

Results

Relegation playoff

The 14th-placed team, Hapoel Petah Tikva faced the 3rd-placed

Liga Leumit The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League. Structure There are 16 ...

team Hapoel Kfar Saba. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the

2011–12 Israeli Premier League The 2011–12 Israeli Premier League was the thirteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 70th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 20 August 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012. Maccabi Haifa F.C., Maccabi Haifa were the defen ...

. The matches took place on 24 and 27 May 2011. ---- ''Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Top goalscorers

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Season statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season:

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for

against Hapoel Petah Tikva, 37th minute (21 August 2010) *Widest winning margin: 5 goals – **

5–0

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

(1 January 2011) **

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

5–0

F.C. Ashdod Moadon Sport Ashdod (, ''Sport Club Ashdod''), commonly referred to as F.C Ashdod (, ''Mem Samekh Ashdod''), is an Israeli professional football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unusual name of the team (unlike most Israeli foot ...

(5 February 2011) *Most goals in a match: 7 goals –

3–4

(12 March 2011) *Most goals in a half: 5 goals – Hapoel Ramat Gan 3–2 Hapoel Acre, 0–0 at half-time (26 September 2010) *Most goals in a match by one player: 3 goals – ** Wiyam Amashe for Ironi Kiryat Shmona against

(25 September 2010) ** Ohad Kadousi for Hapoel Petah Tikva against

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...

(22 January 2011) ** Dovev Gabay for

against

(5 February 2011)

Discipline

*First yellow card of the season: Adir Tubul for

against Hapoel Petah Tikva, 31st minute (21 August 2010) *First red card of the season: Rubil Sarsour for Maccabi Petah Tikva against

, 74th minute (23 August 2010)

References

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Teams

Managerial changes

Foreign players

Regular season

Table

Results

Playoffs

Top playoff

Table

Results

Middle playoff

Table

Results

Bottom playoff

Table

Results

Relegation playoff

Top goalscorers

Season statistics

Scoring

Discipline

See also

References