2017–18 in Israeli football

The 2017–18 season is the 70th season of competitive football in Israel, and the 92nd season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Football in Israel

Season	2017–18
Men's football
Premier League Women's Premier	Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Kiryat Gat
Liga Leumit Women's Leumit	Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Ra'anana
State Cup Women's Cup	Bnei Yehuda ASA Tel Aviv University
Toto Cup Al	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Super Cup	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Promotion and relegation

Pre–season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Premier League	Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Acre	Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Tel Aviv
Liga Leumit	Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Marmorek	Hapoel Jerusalem Maccabi Sha'arayim
Liga Alef	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Yaniv Nordia Jerusalem	Tzeirei Kafr Kanna Hapoel F.C. Karmiel Safed Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah
Liga Bet	Bnei HaGolan VeHaGalil Maccabi Nujeidat Maccabi Bnei Reineh Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Shimshon Kafr Qasim Ironi Beit Dagan AS Ashdod Hapoel Yeruham Tzeirei Tamra [nb 1] Maccabi Ironi Tamra [nb 2]	Beitar Haifa Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Ironi Yafa Beitar Kafr Kanna Beitar Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Beitar Yavne Maccabi Segev Shalom
Ligat Nashim (women)	Bnot Sakhnin	Hapoel Ra'anana

IFA competitions

2017–18 Israeli Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Be'er Sheva (C)	36	24	8	4	70	27	+43	80	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	36	21	8	7	60	33	+27	71	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Beitar Jerusalem	36	20	8	8	75	51	+24	68
4	Hapoel Haifa	36	17	11	8	48	39	+9	62	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5	Maccabi Netanya	36	16	10	10	59	54	+5	58
6	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	36	13	10	13	47	41	+6	49

Source: Israel Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Hapoel Haifa qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Israel State Cup.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	33	13	6	14	39	36	+3	45
8	Maccabi Petah Tikva	33	12	7	14	40	44	−4	43
9	Hapoel Ra'anana	33	11	7	15	36	45	−9	40
10	Maccabi Haifa	33	10	8	15	38	39	−1	38
11	Bnei Sakhnin	33	10	8	15	32	47	−15	38
12	F.C. Ashdod	33	6	10	17	29	48	−19	28
13	Hapoel Ashkelon (R)	33	4	9	20	23	51	−28	21	Relegation to Liga Leumit
14	Hapoel Akko[lower-alpha 1] (R)	33	6	4	23	26	67	−41	20

Source: Israel Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[5]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Hapoel Acre were deducted 2 points; 2 were deducted points due to violations of contract rules (reduced from the original 3 point deduction) and another 2 points due fielding 6 foreigners in a match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on fixture 10(was returned on the 20th of December).[2][3][4]

2017–18 Ligat Nashim

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1	F.C. Kiryat Gat	24	21	1	2	95	21	+74	64	Qualification for the Champions League
2	F.C. Ramat HaSharon	24	21	0	3	82	12	+70	63
3	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	24	15	3	6	45	27	+18	48
4	ASA Tel Aviv University	24	9	1	14	41	57	−16	28
5	Maccabi Holon	24	6	3	15	35	72	−37	21
6	Hapoel Ra'anana	22	9	4	9	42	31	+11	31
7	Youth Academy	22	9	3	10	38	42	−4	30
8	Bnot Netanya	22	3	3	16	16	60	−44	12	Relegation play-offs
9	Hapoel Petah Tikva	22	1	2	19	9	81	−72	5	Relegation to Liga Leumit

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2018. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to head 4) deciding match.[6]
Notes:

1. Teams play each other two times (18 rounds) before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom four).

2017–18 Israel State Cup

9 May 2018

Hapoel Haifa	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Beitar Jerusalem
Plakuschenko  28' Scheimann  105' Turgeman  120'	Report	Varenne  29'

Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem

Referee: Liran Liany

2017–18 Israeli Women's Cup

23 May 2018

19:45

F.C. Ramat HaSharon	3–2 (a.e.t.)	F.C. Kiryat Gat
Tabatha  7', 100' Shahaf  30'	Report	46' Efraim  74' Schulmann

HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva

Referee: Meitar Shemesh

2017–18 Toto Cup Al

14 December 2017

21:00

Hapoel Be'er Sheva	0–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv
	Report	Kjartansson  83'

HaMoshava Stadium

Referee: Menashe Mashiah

2017 Israel Super Cup

10 August 2017

Hapoel Be'er Sheva	4–2	Bnei Yehuda
Ghadir  20' Pekhart  57' Taha  74' Nwakaeme  79'	Report	Buzaglo  53' (pen.) Kandil  67'

Netanya, Netanya

Attendance: 6,350

Referee: Roi Reinshreiber

International Club Competitions

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	5–3	Honvéd	2–1	3–2

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	3–3 (a)	Ludogorets Razgrad	2–0	1–3

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2–2 (a)	Maribor	2–1	0–1

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv	5–0	Tirana	2–0	3–0
Beitar Jerusalem	7–3	Vasas	4–3	3–0

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Beitar Jerusalem	1–5	Botev Plovdiv	1–1	0–4
Maccabi Tel Aviv	5–1	KR	3–1	2–0
Trenčín	1–3	Bnei Yehuda	1–1	0–2

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2–0	Panionios	1–0	1–0
Bnei Yehuda	1–2	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0–2	1–0

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rheindorf Altach	2–3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–1	2–2

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VIL	AST	SLP	MTA
1	Villarreal	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–1	2–2	0–1
2	Astana	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10			2–3	—	1–1	4–0
3	Slavia Prague	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8			0–2	0–1	—	1–0
4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	1	1	4	1	8	−7	4			0–0	0–1	0–2	—

Source: UEFA

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PLZ	FCSB	LUG	HBS
1	Viktoria Plzeň	6	4	0	2	13	8	+5	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–0	4–1	3–1
2	FCSB	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10			3–0	—	1–2	1–1
3	Lugano	6	3	0	3	9	11	−2	9			3–2	1–2	—	1–0
4	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5	4			0–2	1–2	2–1	—

Source: UEFA

UEFA Women's Champions League

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AVA	SUB	PLJ	KIR
1	Avaldsnes	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Round of 32		—	2–0	2–1	—
2	Spartak Subotica	3	2	0	1	13	3	+10	6			—	—	6–0	7–1
3	Breznica Pljevlja (H)	3	0	1	2	3	10	−7	1			—	—	—	2–2
4	Kiryat Gat	3	0	1	2	5	15	−10	1			2–6	—	—	—

Source: UEFA
(H) Host.

UEFA Youth League

First round (Champions Path)

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Brodarac	2–1	Maccabi Haifa	1–1	1–0

National Teams

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	10	9	1	0	36	3	+33	28	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2	Italy	10	7	2	1	21	8	+13	23	Advance to second round
3	Albania	10	4	1	5	10	13	−3	13
4	Israel	10	4	0	6	10	15	−5	12
5	Macedonia	10	3	2	5	15	15	0	11
6	Liechtenstein	10	0	0	10	1	39	−38	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result[7]	Scorers
2 September 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	North Macedonia	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa	0–1
5 September 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Italy	Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia	0–1
6 October 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Liechtenstein	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz	1–0	Tibi
9 October 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Spain	Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem	0–1
24 March 2018	Friendly	Romania	Netanya Stadium, Netanya	1–2	Hemed
7 September 2018	2018–19 UEFA Nat. League	Albania	Elbasan Arena, Elbasan	0–1
11 September 2018	Friendly	Northern Ireland	Windsor Park, Belfast	0–3
11 October 2018	2018–19 UEFA Nat. League	Scotland	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
14 October 2018	2018–19 UEFA Nat. League	Albania	Turner Stadium, Beersheba
20 November 2018	2018–19 UEFA Nat. League	Scotland	Hampden Park, Glasgow

2019 Women's World Cup qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	8	8	0	0	25	2	+23	24	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2	Austria	8	5	1	2	19	7	+12	16
3	Finland	8	3	1	4	9	13	−4	10
4	Serbia	8	2	1	5	5	13	−8	7
5	Israel	8	0	1	7	0	23	−23	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result[7]	Scorers
19 October 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Serbia	Čukarički Stadium, Belgrade	0–2
23 October 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Spain	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	0–6
23 November 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Austria	Bundesstadion Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf	0–2
26 November 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Finland	Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki	0–4
22 January 2018	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Finland	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	0–0
10 April 2018	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Serbia	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	0–1
7 June 2018	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Spain	La Condomina, Murcia	0–2
12 June 2018	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Austria	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	0–6

2019 European U-21 qualifying round (Group 5)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	8	1	1	33	7	+26	25	Final tournament
2	Norway	10	4	3	3	15	13	+2	15
3	Republic of Ireland	10	4	2	4	12	15	−3	14[lower-alpha 1]
4	Israel	10	4	2	4	17	18	−1	14[lower-alpha 1]
5	Kosovo	10	3	3	4	9	12	−3	12
6	Azerbaijan	10	0	3	7	6	27	−21	3

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Republic of Ireland 4–0 Israel, Israel 3–1 Republic of Ireland.

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result[7]	Scorers
31 August 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Azerbaijan	Acre Municipal Stadium, Acre	3–1	Barshazki, Peretz, Plakuschenko
5 September 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Norway	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen	0–0
9 October 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Republic of Ireland	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin	0–4
9 November 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Kosovo	Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari, Mitrovica	4–0	Nachmias, Weissman, Dasa, Cohen
14 November 2017	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Germany	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	2–5	Barshazki, Weissman
22 March 2018	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Germany	Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig	0–3
27 March 2018	2019 U-21 Euro qual.	Norway	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	1–3	Own goal

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria (H)	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Elite round
2	Kosovo	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Israel	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result[7]	Scorers
3 October 2017	2018 U-19 Euro qual. round	Lithuania	Sportplatz Bürgerau, Saalfelden	1–0	Shua
6 October 2017	2018 U-19 Euro qual. round	Kosovo	Waldstadion Mittersill, Mittersill	1–2	Almog
9 October 2017	2018 U-19 Euro qual. round	Austria	Steinbergstadion, Leogang	0–2

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	Elite round
2	Finland (H)	3	1	2	0	12	2	+10	5
3	Israel	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	1	2	2	15	−13	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result[7]	Scorers
12 September 2017	2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Finland	Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela	1–1	Winstok
15 September 2017	2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Serbia	Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela	0–3
12 September 2017	2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Kaurialan kenttä, Hämeenlinna	2–2	Haj, Elinav

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Elite round
2	Czech Republic (H)	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5	4
3	Turkey	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4	Elite round if among four best third-placed teams
4	Armenia	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Elite round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Final tournament
2	Israel	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Hungary (H)	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
4	Romania	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6[lower-alpha 1]	Knockout stage
2	England (H)	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6[lower-alpha 1]
3	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6[lower-alpha 1]
4	Israel	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Italy 2–0 Switzerland, England 2–1 Italy, Switzerland 1–0 England. Head-to-head standings:
   • Italy: 3 pts, +1 GD
   • England: 3 pts, 0 GD
   • Switzerland: 3 pts, −1 GD

2017–18 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result[7]	Scorers
13 October 2017	2018 U-17 Euro qual. round	Turkey	Svitavský stadion, Svitavy	1–0	Ovadia
16 October 2017	2018 U-17 Euro qual. round	Czech Republic	Stadion FK Letohrad, Letohrad	2–0	Abada, Ovadia
19 October 2017	2018 U-17 Euro qual. round	Armenia	Stadion FK Letohrad, Letohrad	3–0	Ram, Biton, Abada
22 March 2018	2018 U-17 Euro elite round	Romania	Pancho Aréna, Felcsút	5–1	Jauabra (3), Ovadia, Davida
25 March 2018	2018 U-17 Euro elite round	Slovenia	Üllői Városi Sporttelep, Üllő	0–3
28 March 2018	2018 U-17 Euro elite round	Hungary	Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest	1–0	Own goal
4 May 2018	2018 U-17 Euro	England	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield	1–2	Lugassy
7 May 2018	2018 U-17 Euro	Switzerland	St George's Park, Burton	0–3
10 May 2018	2018 U-17 Euro	Italy	St George's Park, Burton	0–2

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden (H)	3	3	0	0	19	0	+19	9	Elite round
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	3	7	−4	6
3	Israel	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
4	Croatia	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Elite round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	12	0	+12	9	Final tournament
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Russia	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1
4	Israel (H)	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2017–18 results

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result[7]	Scorers
19 October 2017	2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Sweden	Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla	0–1
22 October 2017	2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Russia	Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla	0–1
19 October 2017	2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Croatia	Uddevalla Arena, Ljungskile	2–1	Al Ramhe, Nelson-Levy
8 March 2018	2018 U-17 Women's Euro elite round	Spain	Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim	0–7
11 March 2018	2018 U-17 Women's Euro elite round	Denmark	Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim	0–1
14 March 2018	2018 U-17 Women's Euro elite round	Russia	Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim	1–1	Kuznezov

Notes

1. Tzeirei Tamra was promoted as the best placed runner-up in the northern divisions to replace F.C. Karmiel/Safed, which folded during the season.
2. Maccabi Ironi Tamra was promoted as the second best placed runner-up to fill a vacancy after Hapoel Daliyat al Karmel F.C. and Maccabi Daliyat al Karmel F.C. merged.

References

1. "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
2. Goldstein, Yigal (23 July 2017). "עכו ספגה עונש של הפחתת 3 נקודות בשל חוזים כפולים" [Acre has been punished with a 3 point deduction due to double contracts] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
3. Weisserman, Michael (6 August 2017). "הפועל עכו קיבלה נקודה בחזרה מבית הדין, רוזנפלד עדיין מושעה" [Hapoel Acre received a point back from the court, Rosenfeld is still suspended]. Maariv (in Hebrew).
4. "בשל שיתוף הזר השישי: שתי נקודות הופחתו לעכו" [2 points deducted due to 6th foreigner] (in Hebrew). One. 29 November 2017.
5. "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
6. "Championship Regulations" (PDF) (in Hebrew). IFA. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
7. Israel's score written first