2020–21 Israeli Premier League
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 August 2020 – 24 May 2021 |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 183 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |   Nikita Rukavytsya (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Netanya 7–0 Bnei Sakhnin (14 September 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Bnei Sakhnin 0–3 Bnei Yehuda (29 August 2020) Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–3 Maccabi Haifa (5 December 2020) Bnei Sakhnin 0–3 Maccabi Haifa (8 December 2020) Bnei Yehuda 0–3 Hapoel Hadera (12 December 2020) |
| Highest scoring | 7 goals Maccabi Netanya 7–0 Bnei Sakhnin (14 September 2020) Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–3 Hapoel Haifa (13 December 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Maccabi Haifa |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Longest winless run | 6 matches Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Hapoel Hadera |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The 2020–21 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the 21st 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.
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] | 34,000 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium[3] | 8,500 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium[4] | 7,800 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Teddy Stadium | 34,000 |
| Hapoel Hadera | Hadera | Netanya Stadium[5] | 13,610 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium[6] | 30,780 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Stadium[7] | 5,300 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium[8] | 30,780 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium[9] | 13,610 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium[10] | 11,500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Foreign players
The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.[11]
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 |  Vladimir Ivić
|
End of contract | 6 July 2020[12] | Pre-season |  Giorgos Donis[13]
|
12 August 2020 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Marco Balbul
|
End of contract | 7 July 2020[14] | Barak Bakhar[15]
|
8 July 2020 | |
| Maccabi Netanya | Slobodan Drapić
|
Sacked | 16 July 2020[16] |  Raymond Atteveld[17]
|
16 July 2020 | |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Ronny Levy
|
Sacked | 28 August 2020[18] | Slobodan Drapić[19]
|
4 September 2020 | |
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | Elisha Levy
|
Left | 7 October 2020 | 6 | Nir Berkovic
|
12 October 2020 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Eldad Shavit
|
14 October 2020 | 14 | Nisso Avitan
|
18 October 2020 | |
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | Nir Berkovic
|
Sacked | 26 November 2020 | 5 | Kfir Edri (caretaker) | 26 November 2020 |
Regular season
Regular season table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 25 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 19 | |
| 3 | F.C. Ashdod | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 19 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 17 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 14 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 14 | |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 14 | |
| 10 | Beitar Jerusalem | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 11 | |
| 12 | Bnei Sakhnin | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 10 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 6 |
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
Results by round
The table lists the results of teams in each round.
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Positions by round
Season statistics
Updated to 19 December 2020
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Rukavytsya
|
Maccabi Haifa | 12 |
| 2 | Yonatan Cohen
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 |
| 3 | Yonas Malede
|
Maccabi Netanya | 6 |
| 4 |  Lúcio
|
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 5 |
 Odah Marshall
|
Hapoel Hadera | ||
 Gaëtan Varenne
|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Ness Zamir
|
Hapoel Haifa | ||
 Luwagga Kizito
|
Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| 9 | Dolev Haziza
|
Maccabi Haifa | 4 |
| Gabi Kanichowsky
|
Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Sagiv Jehezkel
|
F.C. Ashdod | ||
| 13 | 14 Players | 11 Teams | 3 |
Source: (Hebrew)[1]
Top Assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matija Ljujić
|
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 5 |
| Dan Biton
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 3 | Sintayehu Sallallich
|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 4 |
| Hen Ezra
|
Maccabi Netanya | ||
 Tjaronn Chery
|
Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 6 | 5 Players | 4 Teams | 3 |
Source: (Hebrew)[2]
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonas Malede4 |
Maccabi Netanya | Bnei Sakhnin | 7–0 (H) | 14 September 2020 | Report |
| Odah Marshall |
Hapoel Hadera | Bnei Sakhnin | 4–0 (H) | 25 November 2020 | Report |
4 Player scored four goals
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
References
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- ^ Beitar Jerusalem venue
- ^ Bnei Sakhnin venue
- ^ F.C. Ashdod 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.
- ^ "איביץ מסיים את תפקידו במכבי תל אביב". maccabi-tlv.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "גאורגיוס דוניס מונה למאמן מכבי". www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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- ^ ""החיבור שלי עם המועדון הוא מגיל צעיר"". mhaifafc.com/ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "מועדון הכדורגל מכבי נתניה גאה להציג את הצוות המקצועי לעונת 2020-2021". www.facebook.com/Fcmn2/?hc_ref=ARSoZdvUp4ag8GHto6rWNf2Me7RcpVDCK851RwdSujFUUVolbtf1tb--CIKCGzdLViw&fref=nf&__tn__=kC-R (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "מועדון הכדורגל מכבי נתניה גאה להציג את הצוות המקצועי לעונת 2020-2021". www.facebook.com/Fcmn2/?hc_ref=ARSoZdvUp4ag8GHto6rWNf2Me7RcpVDCK851RwdSujFUUVolbtf1tb--CIKCGzdLViw&fref=nf&__tn__=kC-R (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "אחרי ההדחה: רוני לוי פוטר מאימון בית"ר ירושלים" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "הכסף מדבר: פרטי החוזה של דראפיץ' וברדה בבית"ר" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 September 2020.