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 twenty one 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 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
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
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium[2] | 31,733 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium[3] | 8,500 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,150 |
| 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 | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,150 |
| 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 | 29,150 |
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]
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In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained an Israeli passport or permanent residency, allowing them to play with Israeli status;
2Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but are eligible for Israeli citizenship due to Jewish ancestry;
3Israeli citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |  |
End of contract | 6 July 2020[13] | Pre-season |  |
12 August 2020 |
| Maccabi Haifa |  |
End of contract | 7 July 2020[15] | |
8 July 2020 | |
| Maccabi Netanya | |
Sacked | 16 July 2020[17] |  |
16 July 2020 | |
Regular season
Regular season table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bnei Yehuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | F.C. Ashdod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Positions by round
Statistics
References
- "רשמית: הבורסה הפכה לספונסרית של ליגת העל". One.co.il.
- Beitar Jerusalem venue
- Bnei Sakhnin venue
- F.C. Ashdod venue
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva venue
- Hapoel Hadera venue
- Hapoel Haifa venue
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona venue
- Maccabi Haifa venue
- Maccabi Netanya venue
- Maccabi Petah Tikva venue
- Tuchman, Yaniv. "Moving to six foreigners in the Premier League" (in Hebrew). Walla! Sports.
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