2013–14 Israeli Premier League

The 2013–14 Israeli Premier League was the fifteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 71st season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 24 August 2013 and ended on 17 May 2014. Maccabi Tel Aviv were the defending champions, having won their second Premier League title, and 19th championship last season. They successfully defended their title this season.

Israeli Premier League
Season2013–14
Dates24 August 2013 – 17 May 2014
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
RelegatedHapoel Ramat HaSharon
Bnei Yehuda
Champions LeagueMaccabi Tel Aviv
(Second qualifying round)
Europa LeagueIroni Kiryat Shmona
(Third qualifying round)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva & Hapoel Tel Aviv
(Second qualifying round)
Matches played240
Goals scored606 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerEran Zahavi (29)
Biggest home winMaccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 Hapoel Ironi Acre
Biggest away winHapoel Ramat HaSharon 0–5 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Highest scoringF.C. Ashdod 4–5 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Longest winning run7 games
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Longest losing run7 games
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
Average attendance5,065[1]

Teams edit

A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2012–13 season and two promoted team from the 2012–13 Liga Leumit.

Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Ramat Gan were relegated to the 2013–14 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2012–13 season in the bottom two places.

Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ra'anana were promoted after finishing the 2012–13 Liga Leumit in the top two places.

ClubHome CityStadiumCapacity
Beitar JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium31,733
Bnei SakhninSakhninDoha Stadium8,500
Bnei YehudaTel AvivBloomfield Stadium[A]14,413
F.C. AshdodAshdodYud-Alef Stadium7,800
Hapoel Ironi AcreAcreAcre Municipal Stadium5,000
Hapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaVasermil Stadium13,000
Hapoel HaifaHaifaKiryat Eliezer Stadium14,002
Hapoel Ra'ananaRa'ananaNetanya Stadium[A]13,610
Hapoel Ramat HaSharonRamat HaSharonGrundman Stadium4,300
Hapoel Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium14,413
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaKiryat ShmonaIroni Stadium5,300
Maccabi HaifaHaifaKiryat Eliezer Stadium14,002
Maccabi Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium11,500
Maccabi Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium14,413

^ A: The club will play their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.

Beitar JerusalemBnei Yehuda
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaHapoel Acre
Teddy Stadium
Bloomfield Stadium
Kiryat Shmona StadiumAcre Stadium
Hapoel Ra'ananaHapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Petah TikvaHapoel Ramat HaSharon
Netanya Stadium
Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
HaMoshava StadiumGrundman Stadium
F.C. AshdodBnei SakhninHapoel Be'er Sheva
Yud-Alef StadiumDoha StadiumVasermil Stadium

Personnel and sponsorship edit

TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKitmakerShirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Eli Tabib Ronny Levy Ariel HarushDiadoraEldad Perry Group
Bnei Sakhnin Mohammed Abu Yunes Marco Balbul Khaled KhalailaLottoToyga
Bnei Yehuda Moshe Damaio Yossi Abukasis Kfir EdriMacronSuper Ceramic
F.C. Ashdod Jacky Ben-Zaken Nir Klinger Guy TzarfatiLegeaRadio Jerusalem
Hapoel Ironi Acre Yehuda Barshishat Yuval Naim David GoreshNikeAzrieli Group
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Alona Barkat Elisha Levy Elyaniv BardaKappaMobli
Hapoel Haifa Yoav Katz Shlomi Dora Yossi DoraDiadoraHatama
Hapoel Ra'anana Ilan Katz Meni Koretski Tamir CohenJomaME Tel Aviv
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Boaz Moldavsky Haim Shabo Kobi MusaLottoTrade Mobile
Hapoel Tel Aviv Haim Ramon Ran Ben Shimon Shay AbutbulKappaFujicom
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Izzy Sheratzky Barak Bakhar Shir TzedekPumaIturan
Maccabi Haifa Ya'akov Shahar Arik Benado Yaniv KatanNikeHonda
Maccabi Petah Tikva Amos Luzon Yitav Luzon
Kobi Refua
Omer GolanLottoPanorama North
Maccabi Tel Aviv Mitchell Goldhar Paulo Sousa Sheran YeiniMacron

Managerial changes edit

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentFinal position
Beitar Jerusalem Eli Cohen (b. 1951)End of contract4 May 201310th (12–13) Eli Cohen (b. 1961)23 June 2013[2]10th
Hapoel Haifa Nir KlingerEnd of contract4 May 20139th (12–13) Shlomi Dora23 May 2013[3]
F.C. Ashdod Yossi MizrahiEnd of contract4 May 20137th (12–13) Nir Klinger19 May 2013[4]
Hapoel Tel Aviv Freddy DavidEnd of contract18 May 2013[5]3rd (12–13) Ran Ben Shimon20 May 2013[6]
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Benny TabakSacked21 May 2013[7]6th (12–13) Rafi Cohen21 May 2013[7]14th
Maccabi Tel Aviv Óscar GarcíaResigned22 May 2013[8]1st (12–13) Paulo Sousa12 June 2013[9]
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Rafi CohenSacked22 September 2013[10]14th Haim Shabo
(caretaker)
22 September 2013[10]
Maccabi Petah Tikva Moshe SinaiResigned24 November 2013[11]12th Yitav Luzon[C]24 November 2013[11]
13th Kobi Refua19 December 2013[12]
Bnei Yehuda Dror KashtanResigned1 December 2013[13]14th Yaakov Asayag (caretaker)1 December 2013[13]14th
Beitar Jerusalem Eli Cohen (b. 1961)Sacked3 December 2013[14]10th David Amsalem (caretaker)3 December 2013[14]11th
Beitar Jerusalem David Amsalem (caretaker)End of caretaker spell9 December 2013[15]11th Ronny Levy9 December 2013[15]
Bnei Yehuda Yaakov Asayag (caretaker)End of caretaker spell22 December 2013[16]14th Yossi Abukasis22 December 2013[16]

^C Yitav Luzon was Maccabi Petah Tikva sole manager until 19 December 2013, when Kobi Refua was appointed as joint-manager alongside him.

Regular season edit

Table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Maccabi Tel Aviv2621325818+4066Qualification for the championship round
2Hapoel Be'er Sheva2618534819+2959
3Ironi Kiryat Shmona2612863826+1244
4Maccabi Haifa2613583930+944
5Bnei Sakhnin2611783025+540
6Hapoel Tel Aviv2611695138+1339
7F.C. Ironi Ashdod2687112835−731Qualification for the relegation round
8Hapoel Haifa2687112734−731
9Beitar Jerusalem2686122128−730
10Hapoel Acre2669112437−1327
11Hapoel Ra'anana2668122033−1326
12Maccabi Petah Tikva2658132845−1723
13Bnei Yehuda2648142639−1320
14Hapoel Ramat HaSharon2655162152−3120
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match. Winners of 2013–14 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results edit

Home \ AwayBEIBnYBnSASHHACHBSHHAHRAHRHHTAIKSMHAMPTMTA
Beitar Jerusalem2–10–12–01–00–20–11–10–11–01–41–01–01–2
Bnei Yehuda0–02–41–01–01–22–20–00–12–20–00–22–40–2
Bnei Sakhnin0–00–12–11–00–42–02–01–14–01–10–00–20–2
F.C. Ironi Ashdod1–01–00–00–02–21–01–23–04–52–13–22–00–0
Hapoel Acre0–03–20–21–11–22–10–04–32–12–11–11–30–2
Hapoel Be'er Sheva2–02–12–12–01–11–00–00–02–00–23–13–03–2
Hapoel Haifa2–22–12–01–10–01–31–13–00–42–00–10–11–3
Hapoel Ra'anana2–20–20–13–01–31–00–21–21–40–21–01–00–2
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon0–21–00–12–31–10–40–21–30–50–21–22–00–3
Hapoel Tel Aviv3–12–20–02–12–01–34–00–03–01–12–43–12–3
Ironi Kiryat Shmona1–02–11–11–02–00–12–00–04–12–22–10–03–1
Maccabi Haifa2–02–22–12–12–10–00–13–11–13–13–11–00–3
Maccabi Petah Tikva1–32–21–31–11–11–31–11–03–30–23–30–30–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv1–01–04–12–05–03–12–23–11–01–03–03–12–2
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs edit

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[17]

Rounds
27th28th29th30th31st32nd33rd34th35th36th
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
7 – 14
8 – 13
9 – 12
10 – 11
7 – 8
13 – 9
12 – 10
14 – 11
8 – 14
9 – 7
10 – 13
11 – 12
8 – 9
7 – 10
13 – 11
14 – 12
9 – 14
10 – 8
11 – 7
12 – 13
9 – 10
8 – 11
7 – 12
14 – 13
10 – 14
11 – 9
12 – 8
13 – 7
 

Top playoff edit

Table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Maccabi Tel Aviv (C)3626647630+4684Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2Hapoel Be'er Sheva3620885633+2368Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3Ironi Kiryat Shmona36181085938+2164Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
4Hapoel Tel Aviv361610107247+2558Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5Maccabi Haifa36158134946+353
6Bnei Sakhnin36138153747−1047
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Since Ironi Kiryat Shmona won the 2013–14 Israel State Cup, then the 4th-positioned team will be awarded with entry to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results edit

Home \ AwayBnSHBSHTAIKSMHAMTA
Bnei Sakhnin0–01–31–40–22–1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva2–01–20–21–11–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv3–01–24–24–03–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona2–03–01–11–02–2
Maccabi Haifa1–22–11–11–32–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv4–12–00–03–11–0
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom playoff edit

Table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
7Beitar Jerusalem33126153132−142
8F.C. Ironi Ashdod33109143545−1039
9Hapoel Ra'anana33911133140−938
10Hapoel Acre33812133042−1236
11Hapoel Haifa3397173045−1534
12Maccabi Petah Tikva3389163957−1833
13Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (R)3396182959−3033Relegation to Liga Leumit
14Bnei Yehuda (R)33710163245−1331
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ AwayBEIBnYASHHACHHAHRAHRHMPT
Beitar Jerusalem1–00–24–03–0
Bnei Yehuda1–01–11–3
F.C. Ironi Ashdod1–04–10–10–5
Hapoel Acre1–11–01–11–2
Hapoel Haifa1–00–10–20–1
Hapoel Ra'anana0–21–14–2
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon0–10–04–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva1–00–02–1
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit