2009–10 Israeli Premier League
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 59 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Shlomi Arbeitman(4 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Haifa 3-1 Hapoel Ramat Gan Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Yehuda 2-0 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Bnei Sakhnin 2-0 Haopel Petah Tikva |
| Biggest away win | F.C. Ashdod 0-3 Bnei Yehuda |
| Highest scoring | Maccabi Haifa 3-1 Hapoel Ramat Gan Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 Bnei Sakhnin Hapoel Ramat Gan 2-2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1-3 Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Ra'anana 1-3 Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 1-3 Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Petah Tikva 1-3 Beitar Jerusalem |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League is the eleventh season since its introduction in 1999 and the 67th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and will end on 15 May 2010. Maccabi Haifa are the defending champions.
Changes from 2008–09 season
Structure changes
League size has been increased from twelve to sixteen teams for this season, teams will thus play a home-and-away round-robin schedule for a total of 30 matches.
After the conclusion of this "regular season", teams will be split up into three playoff groups according to their league position. Points earned during the season will be halved and taken over to the respective playoff group. The best six teams will compete for the championship and the European qualification spots. Clubs ranked 7th through 10th will engage in a placement round, while the bottom six teams will play out two relegation spots.
Team changes
Template:Ligat Al Map 2009-10 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona were directly relegated to the 2009–10 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2008–09 season in last place.
Due to the increase in the number of teams, five teams were directly promoted from the 2008–09 Liga Leumit. These were champions Hapoel Haifa, runners-up Hapoel Acre, third-placed Hapoel Be'er Sheva, fourth-placed Hapoel Ramat Gan and fifth-placed Hapoel Ra'anana.
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan as eleventh-placed team of the Premier League and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth as sixth-placed team of Liga Leumit competed in a two-legged playoff for another spot. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won both matches by an aggregated score of 4–2 and were promoted to the Premier League. In turn, Hakoah Ramat Gan were relegated to Liga Leumit.
Overview
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 21,600 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 8,500 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,420 |
| Hapoel Acre | Napoleon Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Vasermil Stadium | 13,000 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 6,768 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Levita Stadium | 7,000[A] |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Ilut Stadium | 4,932 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium | 7,500 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 6,768 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
Template:Fnb Hapoel Ra'anana are playing in Levita Stadion at Kfar Saba because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.
League table
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Results
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Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Shahar Balilti for Hapoel Petah Tikva against Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, 61th minute (22 August 2009)[1]
- Widest winning margin: 3 goals – F.C. Ashdod 0–3 Bnei Yehuda (23 August 2009)[2]
- Most goals in a match: 4 goals – 5 matches
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Gal Cohen for Hapoel Petah Tikva against Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, 40th minute (22 August 2009)[1]
- First red card of the season: Abdul Razak Ismail for Hapoel Acre against Maccabi Haifa, 72th minute (22 August 2009)[3]
- Most yellow cards in a match: 7 yellow cards – Maccabi Tel Aviv against Bnei Sakhnin (22 August 2009)[4]
- Most red cards in a match: 1 red card – Maccabi Haifa against Hapoel Acre (22 August 2009)[3]
- Most cards in a match: 7 cards (7 yellow) – Maccabi Tel Aviv against Bnei Sakhnin (22 August 2009)[4]
Miscellaneous
- Longest injury time: 6 minutes – Maccabi Tel Aviv against Bnei Sakhnin (22 August 2009)[4]
- First drawn match: Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–1 Hapoel Ramat Gan (22 August 2009)[5]
- First goalless match: Beitar Jerusalem 0–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv (24 August 2009)[6]
- First technical game: F.C. Ashdod 0–3 Bnei Yehuda (1–1 in the original game) (23 August 2009)[2]
- Most common result: 4 times – 1–1
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shlomi Arbeitman
|
Maccabi Haifa | 4 |
| 2 |  Yeghia Yavruyan
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 |
| 3 | Amir Abu Nil
|
Hapoel Haifa | 2 |
| Lior Asulin
|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | |
 Arafat Djako
|
Bnei Sakhnin | 2 | |
 Vladimir Dvalishvili
|
Maccabi Haifa | 2 | |
 Pedro Galván
|
Bnei Yehuda | 2 | |
 Dimitar Makriev
|
F.C. Ashdod | 2[B] | |
| Toto Tamuz
|
Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | |
| Total | 59 | ||
| Average per game | 2.46 | ||
| Last Update: September 14, 2009 | |||
Template:Fnb The IFA also recognize Dimitar Makriev goal in favour of F.C. Ashdod against Bnei Yehuda game which was later annulled because F.C. Ashdod fielded an ineligible player, for that F.C. Ashdod received a technical lose of 3-0, The original game was finished in a 1-1 draw.[2]
European Competitions
- Maccabi Haifa W -
Glentoran (6–0, 4–0) 10–0 on aggregate
Aktobe - Maccabi Haifa W (0–0, 3–4) 3–4 on aggregate
Red Bull Salzburg - Maccabi Haifa W (1–2, 0–3) 1–5 on aggregate
(Note: Israeli clubs goals are always listed first.)
- Maccabi Haifa
Bayern Munich (0–3, – )
Juventus ( – , – )
Bordeaux ( – , – )
Simurq Zaqatala - Bnei Yehuda W (0–1, 0–3) 0–4 on aggregate
- Bnei Yehuda W -
Dinaburg (4–0, 1–0) 5–0 on aggregate 
Sliema Wanderers - Maccabi Netanya W (0–0, 0–3) 0–3 on aggregate
IFK Göteborg - Hapoel Tel Aviv W (1–3, 1–1) 2–4 on aggregate- Bnei Yehuda W -
Paços de Ferreira (1–0, 1–0) 2–0 on aggregate - Maccabi Netanya L -
Galatasaray (1–4, 0–6) 1–10 on aggregate
Teplice - Hapoel Tel Aviv W (1–2, 1–1) 2–3 on aggregate- Bnei Yehuda L -
PSV Eindhoven (0–1, 0–1) 0–2 on aggregate
(Note: Israeli club scores are always listed first.)
- Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Hamburg ( – , – )
Celtic ( 2–1 , – )- Rapid Wien ( – , – )
See also
References
- ^ a b "Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 1–2 Hapoel Petah Tikva". Israel Football Association. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
firsttechwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Maccabi Haifa 2–1 Hapoel Acre". Israel Football Association. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ a b c "Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Bnei Sakhnin". Israel Football Association. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–1 Hapoel Ramat Gan". Israel Football Association. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Beitar Jerusalem 0–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv". Israel Football Association. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ "Israeli Premier League Top Scorers". Israel Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
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