2025–26 Israeli Premier League

Israeli Premier League
Season2025–2026
Dates23 August 2025 – 19/23 May 2026
Matches91
Goals290 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerDan Biton (12 goals)
Biggest home winHapoel Be'er Sheva 7–0 Ironi Tiberias (30 August 2025)
Biggest away winMaccabi Bnei Reineh 1–6 Hapoel Petah Tikva (20 September 2025)
Highest scoringIroni Tiberias 0–5 Beitar Jerusalem (3 December 2025)
Longest winning runHapoel Be'er Sheva (6)
Longest unbeaten runMaccabi Tel Aviv (9)
Longest winless runMaccabi Bnei Reineh
(11)
Longest losing runMaccabi Bnei Reineh (9)
Highest attendance29,028 (Beitar Jerusalem vs Maccabi Netanya)
Average attendance10,020
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 10 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat TOTO Winner[1] for sponsorship reasons is the 27th season since the introduction of the Israeli Premier League in 1999 and the 84th season of top-tier football in Israel.

Teams

The league consists of fourteen teams; twelve sides from the previous season and two promoted teams from the 2024–25 Liga Leumit Hapoel Petah Tikva[2] and Hapoel Tel Aviv.[3] Both teams returned to the top flight after a single season. They replaced the 2024–25 Israeli Premier League bottom two teams, Hapoel Hadera[4] and Maccabi Petah Tikva[5] who were relegated to the 2025–26 Liga Leumit.

Locations of the 2025–26 Israeli Premier League teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Beitar Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Bnei Sakhnin Sakhnin Doha Stadium 8,500
F.C. Ashdod Ashdod Yud-Alef Stadium 7,800
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Turner Stadium 16,126
Hapoel Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,950
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Netanya Stadium[6] 13,610
Ironi Tiberias Tiberias Green Stadium[i] 5,200
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Reineh Green Stadium[i] 5,200
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,950
Maccabi Netanya Netanya Netanya Stadium 13,610
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400


Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem 		Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa 		Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Maccabi Netanya
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 		Hapoel Petah Tikva Bnei Sakhnin
Netanya Stadium, Netanya HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva Doha Stadium, Sakhnin
F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Ironi Tiberias
Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva Green Stadium, Nof HaGalil

Personnel and sponsorship

Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Barak Abramov Barak Yitzhaki Yarden Shua Umbro Geshem Holdings
Bnei Sakhnin Mohammed Abu Younes Sharon Mimer Maroun Gantous Diadora White-Sakhnin Dairies
F.C. Ashdod Rafi Niddam Haim Silvas Tom Ben Zaken Umbro
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Alona Barkat Ran Kojok Miguel Vítor Umbro Victory
Hapoel Haifa Yoav Katz Gal Arel Dor Malul Reebok Panorama North
Hapoel Jerusalem Yotam Karmon Ziv Arie Awaka Ashta Legea Allon Ventures
Hapoel Petah Tikva Almog Portman Omer Peretz Omer Katz Lotto Mivne Group
Hapoel Tel Aviv Edmond M. Safra Elyaniv Barda Fernand Mayembo Nike IBI Investment
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Izzy Sheratzky Shay Barda Ariel Sheratzky Le Coq Sportif Ituran
Ironi Tiberias Arie Kalmanzon and Mickey Bitan Eliran Hudeda Guy Hadida Le Coq Sportif Yochelman Group
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Saeed Basoul Slobodan Drapić Eyad Hutba Zeus Sport
Maccabi Haifa Ya'akov Shahar Barak Bakhar Dolev Haziza Adidas Volvo
Maccabi Netanya Ross Kestin Yossi Abukasis Karem Jaber Lotto Sea Breeze
Maccabi Tel Aviv Mitchell Goldhar Žarko Lazetić Dor Peretz Puma Pelephone

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Hapoel Haifa Ronny Levy End of contract 25 May 2025 Pre-season Gal Arel 6 June 2025 [7][8]
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Sharon Mimer End of Contract 28 May 2025 Slobodan Drapić 28 May 2025 [9]
Maccabi Haifa Itay Mordechai End Caretaker Period 1 June 2025 Diego Flores 3 June 2025 [10]
Bnei Sakhnin Meni Koretski Sacked 9 June 2025 Sharon Mimer 15 June 2025 [11][12]
Maccabi Haifa Diego Flores 20 October 2025 8th Barak Bakhar 21 October 2025 [13]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players were restricted to eight per team.[14]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Non-visa player
Beitar Jerusalem Brayan Carabalí Johnbosco Kalu Arial Mendy Miguel Silva Aílson Tavares Grigori Morozov
Bnei Sakhnin Reuben Acquah Durel Avounou Karlo Bručić Mathew Cudjoe Artur Miranyan Lenny Nangis Chinomso Onyemuchar
F.C. Ashdod Emmanuel Agyei Eugene Ansah Timothy Awany Ibrahim Diakité Karim Kimvuidi Karol Niemczycki
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Joseph Sabobo Banda Djibril Diop Paul Garita Kings Kangwa Hélder Lopes Lucas Ventura Igor Zlatanović Yoni Stoyanov
Hapoel Haifa Larry Angulo Jésah Ayessa Javon East Saná Gomes Salam Jiddou Régis N'do Bruno Ramires Benjamin Machini
Hapoel Jerusalem David Domgjoni Cédric Franck Don Jardel Andrew Idoko Waliu Ojetoye
Hapoel Petah Tikva James Adeniyi Boni Amian Clé Márk Koszta Chipyoka Songa Jocelin Ta Bi
Hapoel Tel Aviv Chico Lucas Falcão Loizos Loizou Andrian Kraev Fernand Mayembo Xande Silva
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Wale Musa Alli Sekou Tidiany Bangoura Anthony Limbombe Nemanja Ljubisavljević Cristian Martínez Adrián Ugarriza Daniel Tenenbaum
Ironi Tiberias Ondřej Bačo Stanislav Bilenkyi Peter Michael Rogério Sambinha Muhammed Usman
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Leroy Mondzenga Aleksa Pejić Junior Pius Antonio Sefer Miladin Stevanović
Maccabi Haifa Peter Agba Jelle Bataille Đorđe Jovanović Matías Nahuel Pedrão Abdoulaye Seck Trivante Stewart Pierre Cornud
Kenji Gorré
Ali Mohamed
Heorhiy Yermakov
Maccabi Netanya Janio Bikel Matheus Davó Mohammed Djetei Saba Khvadagiani Aziz Mohammed Luccas Paraizo Heriberto Tavares Wilson Harris
Maccabi Tel Aviv Kervin Andrade Tyrese Asante Kristijan Belić Mohamed Ali Camara Heitor Ion Nicolaescu Issouf Sissokho Hélio Varela

Regular season

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15 11 2 2 34 15 +19 35 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Beitar Jerusalem 14 9 3 2 35 17 +18 30
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 14 8 4 2 31 16 +15 28
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 15 8 3 4 29 19 +10 25[a]
5 Maccabi Haifa 14 5 7 2 26 14 +12 22
6 Maccabi Netanya 14 7 1 6 28 31 −3 22
7 Bnei Sakhnin 15 5 5 5 19 19 0 20 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Hapoel Haifa 15 5 3 7 22 24 −2 18
9 F.C. Ashdod 15 4 6 5 22 29 −7 18
10 Hapoel Petah Tikva 15 3 8 4 23 26 −3 17
11 Ironi Tiberias 15 5 2 8 17 33 −16 17
12 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 15 3 4 8 17 24 −7 13
13 Hapoel Jerusalem 15 2 5 8 13 21 −8 11
14 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 15 1 1 13 11 39 −28 4
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv had 2 points deducted following riot in Maccabi Tel Aviv match. [15]

Regular season results

Home \ Away HBS MTA BEI HTA MNE ASH BnS MHA HHA HPT ITI IKS HJE MBR
Hapoel Be'er Sheva — 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 7–0 31 Dec 1–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv — 2–6 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 30 Dec 3–1 2–1
Beitar Jerusalem 0–1 — 1 Jan 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 5–2 2–1 1–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–3 3–2 — 4 Jan 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–1
Maccabi Netanya 2–4 21 Dec 2–0 — 2–2 1–2 31 Dec 5–2 2–1
F.C. Ashdod 2–2 2–6 — 1–2 31 Dec 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0
Bnei Sakhnin 3 Jan 0–0 1–2 3–0 — 3–3 0–2 2–0 1–1
Maccabi Haifa 0–1 22 Dec 2–1 2–3 5–1 — 5 Jan 29 Nov 2–2 4–0
Hapoel Haifa 3–4 2–3 3–4 30 Dec 1–1 — 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–1
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–0 — 0–2 4–1 0–0 3 Jan
Ironi Tiberias 3–0 1–4 0–5 3 Jan 1–1 1–0 — 2–3 1–0
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 3 Jan 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 — 1–2 3–1
Hapoel Jerusalem 1–5 3 Jan 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 — 1–2
Maccabi Bnei Reineh 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–1 0–4 1–2 1–6 1–3 30 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: "Ligat Ha'Al – Matches".
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Rounds
27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th
1 – 6
2 – 5
3 – 4 		1 – 2
5 – 3
6 – 4 		2 – 6
3 – 1
4 – 5 		1 – 4
2 – 3
6 – 5 		3 – 6
4 – 2
5 – 1 		6 – 1
5 – 2
4 – 3 		2 – 1
3 – 5
4 – 6 		6 – 2
1 – 3
5 – 4 		3 – 2
4 – 1
5 – 6 		6 – 3
2 – 4
1 – 5

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on TBD 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to
Liga Leumit
14 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.

Season statistics

[16]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dan Biton Hapoel Be'er Sheva 13
2 Stav Turiel Hapoel Tel Aviv 9
3 Trivante Stewart Maccabi Haifa 8
Javon East Hapoel Haifa
5 Eugene Ansah F.C. Ashdod 7
Adrián Ugarriza Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Dor Peretz Maccabi Tel Aviv
Ido Shahar Maccabi Tel Aviv
Yarden Shua Beitar Jerusalem
Adi Yona Beitar Jerusalem
10 Omer Atzili Beitar Jerusalem 6
Matheus Davó Maccabi Netanya

Top Assist

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Eugene Ansah F.C. Ashdod 5
Guy Hadida Ironi Tiberias
3 Ethan Azoulay Maccabi Haifa 4
Sagiv Yehezkel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Timothy Muzie Beitar Jerusalem
Omer Atzili Beitar Jerusalem
Stav Turiel Hapoel Tel Aviv
Matheus Davó Maccabi Netanya
Ofek Biton Hapoel Haifa
10 12 Players 10 Teams 3

Notes

  1. ^ a b The team play their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet league requirements.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lipkin, Gidi (3 July 2024). "Toto Winner - the sponsor of the Premier League in football". One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Welcome back: Hapoel Petah Tikva was promoted to the Premier League". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv returned to the Premier League with 1-0 over Ramat Gan". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ^ "After 7 years: Hapoel Hadera was relegated to the National League". israelhayom.co.il (in Hebrew). 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  5. ^ "After two season: Maccabi Petah Tikva was relegated to the National League". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. ^ Temporarily, Due the Gaza war the team play their home games at a neutral venue
  7. ^ "Roni Levy is leaving, Gal Aral is expected to be the coach". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Officially: Gal Arel was appointed a new coach of Hapoel Haifa". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Bnei Reineh breaks part with Sharon Mimer, Slobodan Drapić is appointed". sports.walla (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  10. ^ "The Argentinian coach Diego Flores signed with Maccabi Haifa". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  11. ^ "After 3 months: Menachem Koretsky leaves Bnei Sakhnin". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Officially: Sharon Mimar was appointed a new coach of Bnei Sakhnin". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  13. ^ "After 7 matchs: Diego Flores sacked from maccabi haifa". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  14. ^ "The Association confirmed: to share 8 foreigners in the Premier League". Sport 5 sports (in Hebrew). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  15. ^ Psheatski, Moti (3 November 2025). "Hapoel Tel Aviv's punishment: a two-point deduction and a lose 0–3 by w/o due attendance riot loss in the derby". SPORT 5. Archived from the original on 4 December 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Winner League stats". football.co.il. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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