2022–23 Israeli Premier League

The 2022–23 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat ONE ZERO[6] for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 81st season of top-tier football in Israel.

Israeli Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates20 August 2022 – 20 May 2023
ChampionsMaccabi Haifa
RelegatedSektzia Ness Ziona
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Champions LeagueMaccabi Haifa
Europa Conference LeagueHapoel Be'er Sheva
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Beitar Jerusalem
Matches played240
Goals scored634 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerOmer Atzili (21 goals)
Biggest home winHapoel Be'er Sheva 6–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv (9 January 2023 (2023-01-09))
Biggest away winHapoel Hadera 0–6 Maccabi Tel Aviv (29 August 2022 (2022-08-29))[1]
Highest scoringBeitar Jerusalem 6–3 Maccabi Netanya (17 December 2022 (2022-12-17))[2]
Longest winning run11 — Maccabi Haifa[i][3]
Longest unbeaten run12 — Hapoel Be'er Sheva[ii]
Longest winless run15 — Ironi Kiryat Shmona[iii]
Longest losing run7 — Sektzia Ness Ziona[iv][4]
Highest attendance30,564
Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Hapoel Jerusalem
(20 May 2023)
Total attendance1,998,042 [5]
Average attendance8,325
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2023 (2023-05-20).

Teams edit

A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2021–22 season and two promoted teams from the 2021–22 Liga Leumit.

Maccabi Bnei Reineh and Sektzia Ness Ziona were promoted from the 2021–22 Liga Leumit. Maccabi Bnei Reineh was promoted for the first time in its history, Sektzia Ness Ziona returned after two seasons in the second league.

Hapoel Nof HaGalil and Maccabi Petah Tikva were relegated to the 2022–23 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2021–22 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.

Members of the 2022–23 season edit

Stadiums and locations edit

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Beitar JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium31,733
Bnei SakhninSakhninDoha Stadium8,500
AshdodAshdodYud-Alef Stadium7,800
Hapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaTurner Stadium16,126
Hapoel HaderaHaderaNetanya Stadium[v]13,610
Hapoel HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium30,942
Hapoel JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium31,733
Hapoel Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium29,400
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaKiryat ShmonaKiryat Shmona Stadium5,300
Maccabi Bnei ReinehReinehGreen Stadium[v]5,200
Maccabi HaifaHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium30,942
Maccabi NetanyaNetanyaNetanya Stadium13,610
Maccabi Tel AvivTel AvivBloomfield Stadium29,400
Sektzia Ness ZionaNess ZionaHamoshava Stadium[v]11,500
Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaMaccabi Netanya
Hapoel Hadera
Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Teddy StadiumBloomfield StadiumKiryat Shmona StadiumNetanya StadiumGreen Stadium
Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
F.C. AshdodBnei SakhninHapoel Be'er ShevaSektzia Ness Ziona
Sammy Ofer StadiumYud-Alef StadiumDoha StadiumTurner StadiumHamoshava Stadium

Personnel and sponsorship edit

TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKitmakerShirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Barak Abramov Yossi Abukasis Ofir KriafUmbroGeshem Holdings
Bnei Sakhnin Fawzi Hameed Kobi Refua Beram KayalJakoXentra
Ashdod Jacky Ben Zaken Ran Ben Shimon Tom Ben ZakenNikeRadio Jerusalem
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Alona Barkat Elyaniv Barda Miguel VítorKelmeVictory
Hapoel Hadera Oren Golan Assaf Nimni Menashe ZalkaLottoPrinter Center
Hapoel Haifa Yoav Katz Ronny Levy Dor MalulDiadoraLeos
Hapoel JerusalemKatamon - fans club Ziv Arie Goni NaorMacronAdvice
Hapoel Tel AvivNisanov Group Haim Silvas Dan EinbinderAdidasHcsra Insurance
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Izzy Sheratzky Slobodan Drapić Roi KahatKelmeIturan
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Saeed Basoul Sharon Mimer Eyad HutbaZeus SportBoneh Renih
Maccabi Haifa Ya'akov Shahar Barak Bakhar Neta LaviNikeVolvo
Maccabi Netanya Eyal Segal Ran Kojok Aviv AvrahamLottoPanorama North
Maccabi Tel Aviv Mitchell Goldhar Aitor Karanka Sheran YeiniFilaIsrael Canada
Sektzia Ness Ziona Roy Ankva Shlomi Dora Yossi GinzburgLottoAlmog

Managerial changes edit

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Hapoel Hadera Meni KoretskiEnd of contract10 May 2022Pre-season Nir Berkovic10 May 2022
Hapoel Hadera Nir BerkovicLeft16 May 2022 Assaf Nimni19 May 2022
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Slobodan DrapićEnd of contract30 May 2022 Meni Koretski11 April 2022
Hapoel Haifa Elisha Levy Nir Klinger14 May 2022
Maccabi Tel Aviv Mladen Krstajić Vladimir Ivić19 May 2022
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Adham HadiyaSacked7 September 202213th Sharon Mimer7 September 2022
Hapoel Tel Aviv Kobi Refua18 September 202211th Slobodan Drapić19 September 2022
Hapoel Haifa Nir Klinger23 October 202211th Ronny Levy23 October 2022
Bnei Sakhnin Haim Silvas23 October 202211th Kobi Refua23 October 2022
Maccabi Netanya Benyamin LamLeft23 December 202210th Ran Kojok23 December 2022
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona Meni Koretski23 December 202211th Nir Berkovic23 December 2022
Sektzia Ness Ziona Nir Berkovic23 December 202213th Shlomi Dora3 January 2023
Maccabi Tel Aviv Vladimir Ivić3 January 20232nd Aitor Karanka3 January 2023
Hapoel Tel Aviv Slobodan Drapić9 January 202311th Haim Silvas9 January 2023
Hapoel Hadera Assaf NimniSacked9 January 202310th Meni Koretski9 January 2023
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona Nir Berkovic11 February 202313th Slobodan Drapić12 February 2023

Foreign players edit

The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.[7]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Non-visa player
Beitar Jerusalem Danilo Asprilla Sergei Borodin Miguel Silva Ion Nicolaescu Trazié Thomas Fred Friday Grigori Morozov
Bnei Sakhnin Ante Puljić Ange-Freddy Plumain Nicolao Dumitru Fabian Sporkslede
Ashdod Abdul Zakaria Mugees Nenad Cvetković Timothy Awany Montari Kamaheni Ebenezer Mamatah Elton Acolatse David Cuperman
Jordan Sebban
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Eugene Ansah Hélder Lopes André Martins Patryk Klimala Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov Adrian Păun Mariano Bareiro
Tom Amos
Hapoel Hadera Steven Alfred Klemen Šturm Philip Ipole Samy Bourard Jonathan Cissé Albert Ejupi
Hapoel Haifa Mohammed Kamara Aleksandar Šćekić Carnejy Antoine Denis Polyakov Constantinos Soteriou Arvydas Novikovas
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Senin Sebai Džiugas Bartkus Ivan Bakhar Marlon Gian
Hapoel Jerusalem Adebayo Adeleye Ondřej Bačo Yao Eloge Koffi William Togui Jordan Botaka Cédric Franck Don Awaka Ashta
Hapoel Tel Aviv Godfried Roemeratoe Aleksandar Boljević Pablo González Alen Ožbolt Emilijus Zubas Hrvoje Ilić Antoine Conte
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Márk Koszta Gustavo Marmentini Lukas Spendlhofer Sambinha Richard Boateng Anicet Abel
Maccabi Haifa Tjaronn Chery Dylan Batubinsika Daniel Sundgren Pierre Cornud Frantzdy Pierrot Abdoulaye Seck Josh Cohen
Mavis Tchibota
Nikita Rukavytsya
Ali Mohamed
Maccabi Netanya Boris Enow Plamen Galabov Patrick Twumasi Nassim Ouammou Stanislav Bilenkyi Igor Zlatanović
Maccabi Tel Aviv Enric Saborit André Geraldes Đorđe Jovanović Parfait Guiagon Derrick Luckassen Rareș Ilie Daniel Tenenbaum
Joris van Overeem
Sektzia Ness Ziona Ari Moura Cristian Battocchio Levan Kutalia Muhammed Usman Edu Stephane Acka Yoni Stoyanov

Regular season edit

Regular season table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Maccabi Haifa2620245124+2762Qualification for the Championship round
2Hapoel Be'er Sheva2618445219+3358
3Maccabi Tel Aviv2615745315+3852
4Maccabi Netanya2610793338−537
5Hapoel Jerusalem269983026+436
6Ashdod269983230+236
7Beitar Jerusalem2694133847−931Transfer to the Relegation round
8Hapoel Haifa2661282528−330
9Bnei Sakhnin2679102630−430
10Hapoel Hadera2661192641−1529
11Hapoel Tel Aviv2669112842−1427
12Maccabi Bnei Reineh2659122342−1924
13Ironi Kiryat Shmona26312112739−1221
14Sektzia Ness Ziona2638152346−2317
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.

Regular season results edit

Home \ AwayMHAHBSMTAMNEHJEASHBEIHHABnSHAHHTAIKSMBRSNZ
Maccabi Haifa2–02–04–12–13–12–14–13–11–05–22–00–03–1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva1–22–02–20–01–23–22–21–03–06–02–12–01–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv3–01–03–01–23–04–01–01–15–03–03–15–01–1
Maccabi Netanya0–21–22–10–20–24–11–00–01–00–21–02–13–0
Hapoel Jerusalem3–01–40–30–23–01–12–21–21–10–01–10–11–0
Ashdod3–10–10–02–31–10–24–01–11–11–01–13–01–0
Beitar Jerusalem1–40–52–26–30–12–10–02–10–21–32–02–33–2
Hapoel Haifa0–10–11–10–01–01–10–01–23–02–01–00–00–1
Bnei Sakhnin0–10–10–10–02–11–12–01–21–41–11–31–12–0
Hapoel Hadera1–10–30–63–10–00–22–11–11–30–01–12–20–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv0–12–30–01–11–31–22–13–30–20–02–12–01–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona2–30–21–12–21–11–10–31–11–12–20–11–13–3
Maccabi Bnei Reineh1–00–30–21–20–21–10–21–12–01–21–10–13–2
Sektzia Ness Ziona0–20–10–21–10–22–00–30–20–01–34–30–23–3
Source: "Ligat Ha'Al – Matches".
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round edit

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

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

Championship round table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationMHAHBSMTAHJEMNEASH
1Maccabi Haifa (C)3627367634+4281[a]Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round1–03–15–04–12–1
2Hapoel Be'er Sheva3624576529+3674[b]Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round2–11–21–02–03–1
3Maccabi Tel Aviv36211056923+46731–13–02–12–01–1
4Hapoel Jerusalem36129153844−6452–11–20–21–40–1
5Maccabi Netanya36129154458−14451–51–10–00–22–0
6Ashdod361110154146−5431–20–11–20–13–2
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Maccabi Haifa had 3 points deducted.[why?]
  2. ^ Hapoel Be'er Sheva had 3 points deducted.[why?]

Relegation round edit

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

Rounds
27th28th29th30th31st32nd33rd
  7 – 11
  8 – 13
  9 – 12
10 – 14
11 – 14
12 – 10
13 –   9
  7 –   8
  8 – 11
  9 –   7
10 – 13
14 – 12
11 – 12
13 – 14
  7 – 10
  8 –   9
  9 – 11
10 –   8
14 –   7
12 – 13
11 – 13
  7 – 12
  8 – 14
  9 – 10
10 – 11
14 –   9
12 –   8
13 –   7

Relegation round table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegationHHABEIBnSHTAMBRHAHIKSSNZ
7Hapoel Haifa339141035350412–21–01–10–1
8Beitar Jerusalem33134165258−640[a]Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[b]2–02–10–12–1
9Bnei Sakhnin33813123944−5374–30–12–22–3
10Hapoel Tel Aviv33910143751−1436[c]1–22–22–1
11Maccabi Bnei Reineh33811143254−22350–41–11–3
12Hapoel Hadera33713133553−18341–21–21–11–2
13Ironi Kiryat Shmona (R)33517114049−932Relegation to Liga Leumit3–22–21–1
14Sektzia Ness Ziona (R)33510183156−25251–31–11–2
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.[8]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Beitar Jerusalem had 3 points deducted.[why?]
  2. ^ Beitar Jerusalem qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round as the 2022–23 Israel State Cup winners.
  3. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv had 1 point deducted.[why?]

Results by round edit

The table lists the results of teams in each round
Team ╲ Round27282930313233
Hapoel HaifaDLWDWLW
Beitar JerusalemWWLWWLL
Hapoel Tel AvivLWLLWDW
Bnei SakhninDDWDLLD
Maccabi Bnei ReinehDDWWLWL
Hapoel HaderaLDDLLWL
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaDDDDWDW
Sektzia Ness ZionaWLLDLWD
Source: "Ligat Ha'Al – Relegation Round – Matches".
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 21 May 2023[9]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Omer AtziliMaccabi Haifa21
2 Eran ZahaviMaccabi Tel Aviv20
3 Danilo AsprillaBeitar Jerusalem17
4 Đorđe JovanovićMaccabi Tel Aviv15
Ion NicolaescuBeitar Jerusalem
Igor ZlatanovićMaccabi Netanya
7 Guy MelamedBnei Sakhnin12
Itamar ShviroIroni Kiryat Shmona
9 Rotem HatuelHapoel Be'er Sheva11
Alen OžboltHapoel Tel Aviv
Guy BadashHapoel Jerusalem

Hat-tricks edit

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Igor ZlatanovićMaccabi NetanyaBeitar Jerusalem4–1 (H)20 August 2022
Omer AtziliMaccabi HaifaMaccabi Netanya4–1 (H)27 August 2022
Ion Nicolaescu (4)Beitar JerusalemMaccabi Netanya6–3 (H)17 December 2022
Márk KosztaMaccabi Bnei ReinehSektzia Ness Ziona3–2 (H)4 March 2023
Omer AtziliMaccabi HaifaHapoel Haifa4–1 (H)6 March 2023

(4) - Scored 4 goals

Discipline edit

As of 21 May 2023[9]

Player edit

Club edit

  • Most yellow cards: 90
    • Maccabi Netanya
  • Most red cards: 8
    • Sektzia Ness Ziona
    • Bnei Sakhnin

Average attendances edit

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Maccabi Haifa519,05730,56424,75328,837+14.2%
2Maccabi Tel Aviv375,57027,64211,74320,865+15.4%
3Hapoel Be'er Sheva220,70815,1147,43812,262+8.7%
4Hapoel Tel Aviv14,77624,1196,79111,367−0.9%
5Beitar Jerusalem191,71721,6324,07111,277+49.1%
6Maccabi Netanya119,21712,9603,4847,012+0.3%
7Hapoel Haifa23,11426,9007794,889+20.7%
8Hapoel Jerusalem82,87418,7555924,604+23.6%
9Bnei Sakhnin52,1645,6561,1353,068−9.8%
10Ashdod52,8016,4976002,933+145.4%
11Sektzia Ness Ziona40,37710,3581272,524n/a[vi]
12Hapoel Hadera42,0938,8204012,476−0.3%
13Ironi Kiryat Shmona34,5355,2027722,158+63.0%
14Maccabi Bnei Reineh29,4444,7697661,840n/a[vi]
League total1,991,44730,5641278,438+41.5%

Updated to games played on 20 May 2023
Source: [1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Matches 8–18
  2. ^ Matches 4–15
  3. ^ Matches 2–16
  4. ^ Matches 20–26
  5. ^ a b c The team play their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet league requirements.[citation needed]
  6. ^ a b Team played last season in Liga Leumit.

References edit