2020–21 Israeli Premier League
The 2020–21 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the 21st season since its introduction in 1999 and the 79th season of top-tier football in Israel. The season began on 22 August 2020 and will conclude on 24 May 2021.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 August 2020 – 24 May 2021 |
| Matches played | 123 |
| Goals scored | 288 (2.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | .svg.png.webp){kind=small}  Nikita Rukavytsya (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Netanya 7–0 Bnei Sakhnin (14 September 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv (28 December 2020) Hapoel Hadera 0–4 Beitar Jerusalem (6 January 2021) |
| Highest scoring | 7 goals Maccabi Netanya 7–0 Bnei Sakhnin (14 September 2020) Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–3 Hapoel Haifa (13 December 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Maccabi Haifa |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Maccabi Haifa |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Bnei Yehuda |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 2 February 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 were promoted as the winners of the 2019–20 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as the Runner-ups of the 2019–20 Liga Leumit. the two teams comes back just one year after their relegation.
Hapoel Ra'anana and Sektzia Nes Tziona were relegated to the 2020–21 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2019–20 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2020–21 Israeli Premier League teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium[2] | 34,000 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium[3] | 8,500 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium[4] | 7,800 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium[5] | 16,126 |
| Hapoel Hadera | Hadera | Netanya Stadium[6] | 13,610 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium[7] | 30,780 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Stadium[8] | 5,300 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium[9] | 30,780 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium[10] | 13,610 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium[11] | 11,500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
Personnel and sponsorship
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Foreign players
The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.[12]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
- Born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained an Israeli passport or permanent residency, allowing them to play with Israeli status.
- Born and started their professional career abroad but are eligible for Israeli citizenship due to Jewish ancestry.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |  Vladimir Ivić |
End of contract | 6 July 2020[13] | Pre-season |  Giorgos Donis[14] |
12 August 2020 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Marco Balbul |
7 July 2020[15] | Barak Bakhar[16] |
8 July 2020 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | Slobodan Drapić |
Sacked | 16 July 2020[17] |  Raymond Atteveld[18] |
16 July 2020 | |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Ronny Levy |
28 August 2020[19] | Slobodan Drapić[20] |
4 September 2020 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | Elisha Levy |
Left | 7 October 2020 | 6 | Nir Berkovic |
12 October 2020 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Eldad Shavit |
14 October 2020 | 14 | Nisso Avitan |
18 October 2020 | |
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | Nir Berkovic |
Sacked | 26 November 2020 | 5 | Kfir Edri (caretaker) | 26 November 2020 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Amir Turgeman |
13 December 2020 | 8 | Elisha Levy [21] | 28 December 2020 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Giorgos Donis |
23 December 2020 | 5 | Patrick Van Leeuwen |
23 December 2020 | |
| Hapoel Hadera | Sharon Mimer |
28 January 2021 | 13 | Meni Koretski |
29 January 2021 | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Yossi Abukasis |
Left | 30 January 2021 | 5 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | Kfir Edri | Caretaking spell over | 1 February 2021 | 12 | Yossi Abukasis |
1 February 2021 |
Regular season
Regular season table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 41 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 39 | |
| 3 | F.C. Ashdod | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 31 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 29 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 20 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 19 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Hadera | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 18 | |
| 12 | Bnei Sakhnin | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 18 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 16 | |
| 14 | Bnei Yehuda | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: 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.
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.
Regular season results
Results by round
The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: "Ligat Ha'Al – Matches".
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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.
Source:
Season statistics
Updated to 2 February 2021
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Rukavytsya |
Maccabi Haifa | 16 |
| 2 | Yonatan Cohen |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 |
| 3 | Dolev Haziza |
Maccabi Haifa | 7 |
| Yonas Malede[lower-alpha 1] |
Maccabi Netanya | ||
| 5 |  Luwagga Kizito |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 6 |
| Gavriel Kanichowsky |
Maccabi Netanya | ||
 Josué |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
 Gaëtan Varenne |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Eliran Atar |
Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| Hanan Maman |
Hapoel Haifa | ||
| Liel Abada |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 11 |  Lúcio |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 5 |
| Sagiv Yehezkel |
F.C. Ashdod | ||
| Omri Altman |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Omer Fadida |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
 Tjaronn Chery |
Maccabi Haifa | ||
 Odah Marshall |
Hapoel Hadera | ||
| Tai Baribo |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Aleksandar Pešić |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Source: [22]
- Moved to Gent at January 2021 transfer window
Top Assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Biton |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 |
| Gavriel Kanichowsky |
Maccabi Netanya | ||
| 3 | Matija Ljujić |
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 5 |
| Hen Ezra |
Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Dolev Haziza |
Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Yonatan Cohen |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 7 |  Montari Kamaheni |
F.C. Ashdod | 4 |
 Kevaughn Frater |
Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Sintayehu Sallallich |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Tjaronn Chery |
Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Gustavo Marmentini |
Hapoel Hadera | ||
| 12 | Amir Ben-Shimon |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3 |
| Shlomi Azulay |
F.C. Ashdod | ||
| Raz Meir |
Maccabi Haifa | ||
 Saikou Touray |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||
| Liel Abada |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Eyal Golasa |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Matan Hozez |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Source: [22]
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonas Malede[lower-alpha 1] | Maccabi Netanya | Bnei Sakhnin | 7–0 (H) | 14 September 2020 | Report |
| Odah Marshall | Hapoel Hadera | Bnei Sakhnin | 4–0 (H) | 25 November 2020 | Report |
| Eliran Atar | Beitar Jerusalem | Hapoel Hadera | 4–0 (A) | 6 January 2021 | Report |
- Scored four goals.
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- Bnei Sakhnin venue
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- Hapoel Hadera venue
- Hapoel Haifa venue
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona venue
- Maccabi Haifa venue
- Maccabi Netanya venue
- Maccabi Petah Tikva venue
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