2014–15 Israeli Premier League

The 2014–15 Israeli Premier League is the sixteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 73nd season of top-tier football in Israel. It began in the end of August 2014 and ended in May 2015. Maccabi Tel Aviv are the defending champions, having won their third Premier League title, and 20th championship last season.

Israeli Premier League
Season2014–15
Dates13 September 2014 – 1 June 2015
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv (21st title)
RelegatedF.C. Ashdod
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Champions LeagueMaccabi Tel Aviv
(2nd qualifying round)
Europa LeagueIroni Kiryat Shmona
(3rd qualifying round)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
(2nd qualifying round)
Beitar Jerusalem
(1st qualifying round)
Matches played240
Goals scored604 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerEran Zahavi (27 goals)
Biggest home winMaccabi Haifa 5–0 Ashdod
(14 February 2015)
Biggest away winMaccabi Petah Tikva 0–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (25 October 2014)
Maccabi Netanya 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (3 December 2014)
Hapoel Haifa 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (14 December 2014)
Highest scoringMaccabi Netanya 4–4 Maccabi Petah Tikva (20 September 2014)
Longest winning run5 games
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Longest winless run15 games
F.C. Ashdod
Longest losing run4 games
F.C. Ashdod
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Highest attendance29,300 - Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Beitar Jerusalem (27 December 2014)[1]
Average attendance6,451[1]

Teams edit

A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted team from the 2013–14 Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and Bnei Yehuda were relegated to the 2014–15 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2013–14 season in the bottom two places.

Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva were promoted after finishing the 2013–14 Liga Leumit in the top two places.

Stadia and locations edit

ClubHome CityStadiumCapacity
Beitar JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium31,733
Bnei SakhninSakhninDoha Stadium8,500
F.C. AshdodAshdodYud-Alef Stadium7,800
Hapoel AcreAcreAcre Stadium5,000
Hapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaVasermil Stadium13,000
Hapoel HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium30,942
Hapoel Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium11,500
Hapoel Ra'ananaRa'ananaNetanya Stadium[2]13,610
Hapoel Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium14,413
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaKiryat ShmonaKiryat Shmona Stadium5,300
Maccabi HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium30,942
Maccabi NetanyaNetanyaNetanya Stadium13,610
Maccabi Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium11,500
Maccabi Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium14,413
Beitar JerusalemHapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Teddy Stadium
Bloomfield Stadium
Kiryat Shmona Stadium
Maccabi NetanyaHapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Netanya Stadium
Sammy Ofer Stadium
HaMoshava Stadium
F.C. AshdodBnei SakhninHapoel Be'er ShevaHapoel Acre
Yud-Alef StadiumDoha StadiumVasermil StadiumAcre Stadium

Personnel and sponsorship edit

TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKitmakerShirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Eli Tabib Guy Levy Ofir KriafPumaitrader
Bnei Sakhnin Mohammed Abu Yunes Eli Cohen Khaled KhalailaUmbroToyga
F.C. Ashdod Jacky Ben-Zaken Nir Klinger Ofir MartzianoNike
Hapoel Acre Yehuda Barshishat Shlomi Dora David GoreshMacronAzrieli Group
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Alona Barkat Elisha Levy Elyaniv BardaKappaMobli
Hapoel Haifa Yoav Katz Tal Banin Oshri RoashDiadoraHatama
Hapoel Petah Tikva Doron Ben Dakon Meni Koretski Kobi MusaLotto
Hapoel Ra'anana Asher Alon Haim Silvas Snir ShukerUmbroME Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv The Red Fans Eli Cohen Shay AbutbulUmbroFujicom
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Izzy Sheratzky Barak Bakhar Shir TzedekPumaIturan
Maccabi Haifa Ya'akov Shahar Marco Balbul Yossi BenayounNikeHonda
Maccabi Netanya Eli Segev Ronny Levy Eran LevyJomaBurgus Burger Bar
Maccabi Petah Tikva Amos Luzon Ran Ben Shimon Naor PeserMacronPanorama North
Maccabi Tel Aviv Mitchell Goldhar Pako Ayestarán Sheran YeiniAdidas

Managerial changes edit

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Maccabi Haifa Arik BenadoSacked14 April 2014Pre-season Aleksandar Stanojević1 May 2014
Beitar Jerusalem Ronny LevySacked10 May 2014 Meni Koretski10 May 2014
Hapoel Haifa Shlomi DoraEnd of contract14 May 2014 Reuven Atar14 May 2014
Hapoel Acre Yuval NaimSacked Alon Harazi
Hapoel Tel Aviv Ran Ben ShimonSacked26 May 2014 Asi Domb27 May 2014
Hapoel Ra'anana Meni KoretskiResigned Haim Silvas
Maccabi Tel Aviv Paulo SousaSigned by Basel28 May 2014 Óscar García2 June 2014
Maccabi Petah Tikva Yetav LuzonResigned11 June 2014 Ran Ben Shimon12 June 2014
Bnei Sakhnin Marco BalbulEnd of contract19 June 2014 Guy Levy19 June 2014
Maccabi Tel Aviv Óscar GarcíaResigned26 August 2014 Pako Ayestarán26 August 2014
Bnei Sakhnin Guy LevySacked5 December 201413th Eli Cohen5 December 2014
Maccabi Haifa Aleksandar StanojevićResigned28 December 20144th Marco Balbul28 December 2014
Hapoel Acre Alon HaraziResigned5 January 201514th Shlomi Dora8 January 2015
Maccabi Netanya Yossi MizrahiResigned14 January 201512th Ronny Levy14 January 2015
Beitar Jerusalem Meni KoretskiSacked30 January 201510th Guy Levy30 January 2015
Hapoel Tel Aviv Asi DombSacked30 January 20158th Eli Cohen30 January 2015
Hapoel Petah Tikva Ido Bar-OnSacked7 February 201513th Meni Koretski7 February 2015
Hapoel Haifa Reuven AtarSacked16 February 201512th Tal Banin16 February 2015

Regular season edit

Table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Maccabi Tel Aviv[a]2617545320+3354Qualification for the championship round
2Hapoel Be'er Sheva2614754724+2349
3Ironi Kiryat Shmona2613854027+1347
4Beitar Jerusalem26101063829+940
5Maccabi Petah Tikva2610972830−239
6Maccabi Haifa26114113829+937
7Hapoel Ra'anana2697102423+134Qualification for the relegation round
8Maccabi Netanya2696113745−833
9Bnei Sakhnin2679103237−530
10Hapoel Tel Aviv[a]2687112733−629
11F.C. Ashdod2669112941−1227
12Hapoel Haifa2675142041−2126
13Hapoel Petah Tikva2658132843−1523
14Hapoel Acre26410122039−1922
Source: Israel Football Association
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. ^ a b Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv each deducted one point.[3]

Results edit

Home \ AwayBEIBnSASHHACHBSHHAIKSHPTHRAHTAMHAMNEMPTMTA
Beitar Jerusalem1–21–14–00–30–13–13–10–01–11–01–12–31–0
Bnei Sakhnin1–02–31–12–02–01–40–02–01–11–10–21–11–3
F.C. Ashdod3–32–20–02–20–10–01–31–23–11–02–30–00–1
Hapoel Acre1–11–30–11–11–12–01–10–21–00–01–20–21–4
Hapoel Be'er Sheva1–12–02–13–04–02–12–10–11–02–04–01–03–2
Hapoel Haifa3–40–30–21–01–11–21–11–01–10–43–20–12–0
Ironi Kiryat Shmona1–11–11–02–21–11–03–21–13–00–13–13–02–1
Hapoel Petah Tikva0–12–11–24–11–32–11–30–00–12–21–10–01–3
Hapoel Ra'anana0–21–12–00–21–12–00–04–00–11–02–10–00–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv0–21–13–11–33–23–00–10–02–12–21–01–20–0[a]
Maccabi Haifa1–34–25–01–01–02–01–33–10–23–12–10–10–1
Maccabi Netanya2–02–10–01–14–20–21–23–11–00–20–44–43–3
Maccabi Petah Tikva1–12–01–10–00–40–03–01–23–22–11–00–10–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv1–12–05–23–00–03–01–12–02–02–03–13–13–0
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match originally was abandoned after supporter violence while the score was 1–1.[4] The Israel Football Association declared the match a 0–0 draw, with neither team receiving any points and closing the stands for four matches.[3]

Playoffs edit

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[5]

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 – 11
8 – 13
9 – 12
10 – 14
7 – 8
13 – 9
12 – 10
11 – 14
8 – 11
9 – 7
10 – 13
14 – 12
8 – 9
7 – 10
13 – 14
11 – 12
9 – 11
10 – 8
14 – 7
12 – 13
9 – 10
8 – 14
7 – 12
11 – 13
10 – 11
14 – 9
12 – 8
13 – 7
 

Top playoff edit

Table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Maccabi Tel Aviv[a] (C)3621966732+3570Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2Ironi Kiryat Shmona36181085338+1564Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
3Hapoel Be'er Sheva36171186340+2362Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4Beitar Jerusalem[a]361313104843+551Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
5Maccabi Haifa36148145137+1450
6Maccabi Petah Tikva361212123441−748
Source: Israel Football Association
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem each deducted one point.[6]
  2. ^ a b c Since Maccabi Tel Aviv won the 2014–15 Israel State Cup, then the 2nd-positioned team will be awarded with entry to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results edit

Home \ AwayBEIHBSIKSMHAMPTMTA
Beitar Jerusalem1–10–11–10–03–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva4–02–21–13–01–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona1–23–11–02–00–0
Maccabi Haifa1–04–04–10–01–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva1–21–20–11–01–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv4–13–12–12–10–2
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom playoff edit

Table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
7Bnei Sakhnin331111114344−144
8Hapoel Tel Aviv[a]33128133640−442
9Maccabi Netanya33118144654−841
10Hapoel Ra'anana33109143536−139
11Hapoel Acre33911132842−1438
12Hapoel Haifa3397172547−2234
13Hapoel Petah Tikva (R)3388174359−1632Relegation to Liga Leumit
14F.C. Ashdod (R)33613143251−1931
Source: Israel Football Association
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv deducted one point.[3]

Results edit

Home \ AwayASHBnSHACHHAHPTHRAHTAMNE
F.C. Ashdod0–00–02–4
Bnei Sakhnin1–11–01–12–0
Hapoel Acre1–01–02–0
Hapoel Haifa3–20–10–0
Hapoel Petah Tikva2–30–24–2
Hapoel Ra'anana4–01–22–21–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv1–02–01–22–1
Maccabi Netanya0–02–31–23–1
Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of matches played on 1 June 2015.
RankScorerClubGoals
1 Eran ZahaviMaccabi Tel Aviv27
2 Mohammad GhadirBnei Sakhnin16
3 Maor BuzagloHapoel Be'er Sheva13
Olarenwaju KayodeMaccabi Netanya
5 Roi KahatIroni Kiryat Shmona12
6 Shlomi ArbeitmanHapoel Be'er Sheva11
Hamdi SalihiHapoel Haifa
Rodgers KolaIroni Kiryat Shmona
Eran LevyMaccabi Netanya

Source: Israel Football Association

See also edit

References edit