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2025–26 Israeli Premier League

Israeli Premier League
Season2025–2026
Dates23 August 2025 – 19/23 May 2026
Matches147
Goals457 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerDan Biton (15 goals)
Biggest home winHapoel Be'er Sheva 7–0 Ironi Tiberias (30 August 2025)
Biggest away winMaccabi Bnei Reineh 1–6 Hapoel Petah Tikva (20 September 2025)
Highest scoringMaccabi Tel Aviv 2–6 Beitar Jerusalem (9 November 2025)
Longest winning runHapoel Be'er Sheva
Beitar Jerusalem (6)
Longest unbeaten runBeitar Jerusalem (12)
Longest winless runF.C. Ashdod (12)
Longest losing runMaccabi Bnei Reineh (9)
Highest attendance29,395 (Maccabi Haifa vs Beitar Jerusalem, 22 December 2025)
Average attendance9,831
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2026.

The 2025–26 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat TOTO Winner[1] for sponsorship reasons is the 27th season since the introduction of the Israeli Premier League in 1999 and the 84th season of top-tier football in Israel.

Teams

The league consists of fourteen teams; twelve sides from the previous season and two promoted teams from the 2024–25 Liga Leumit Hapoel Petah Tikva[2] and Hapoel Tel Aviv.[3] Both teams returned to the top flight after a single season. They replaced the 2024–25 Israeli Premier League bottom two teams, Hapoel Hadera[4] and Maccabi Petah Tikva[5] who were relegated to the 2025–26 Liga Leumit.

Locations of the 2025–26 Israeli Premier League teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Beitar Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Bnei Sakhnin Sakhnin Doha Stadium 8,500
F.C. Ashdod Ashdod Yud-Alef Stadium 7,800
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Turner Stadium 16,126
Hapoel Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,950
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Netanya Stadium[6] 13,610
Ironi Tiberias Tiberias Green Stadium[i] 5,200
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Reineh Green Stadium[i] 5,200
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,950
Maccabi Netanya Netanya Netanya Stadium 13,610
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 29,400


Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem 		Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa 		Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Maccabi Netanya
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 		Hapoel Petah Tikva Bnei Sakhnin
Netanya Stadium, Netanya HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva Doha Stadium, Sakhnin
F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Ironi Tiberias
Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva Green Stadium, Nof HaGalil

Personnel and sponsorship

Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Israel Barak Abramov Israel Barak Yitzhaki Israel Yarden Shua Umbro Geshem Holdings
Bnei Sakhnin Israel Mohammed Abu Younes Israel Yossi Abukasis Israel Maroun Gantous Diadora White-Sakhnin Dairies
F.C. Ashdod Israel Rafi Niddam Israel Nir Bitton Israel Tom Ben Zaken Umbro
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Alona Barkat Israel Ran Kojok Israel Miguel Vítor Umbro Victory
Hapoel Haifa Israel Yoav Katz Israel Haim Silvas Israel Dor Malul Reebok Panorama North
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel Yotam Karmon Israel Ziv Arie Israel Awaka Ashta Legea Allon Ventures
Hapoel Petah Tikva Israel Almog Portman Israel Omer Peretz Israel Omer Katz Lotto Mivne Group
Hapoel Tel Aviv Brazil Edmond M. Safra Israel Elyaniv Barda Republic of the Congo Fernand Mayembo Nike IBI Investment
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Israel Izzy Sheratzky Israel Shay Barda Israel Ariel Sheratzky Le Coq Sportif Ituran
Ironi Tiberias Israel Arie Kalmanzon and Mickey Bitan Israel Eliran Hudeda Israel Guy Hadida Le Coq Sportif Yochelman Group
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Israel Saeed Basoul Israel Lior Reuven Israel Eyad Hutba Zeus Sport
Maccabi Haifa Israel Ya'akov Shahar Israel Barak Bakhar Israel Dolev Haziza Adidas Volvo
Maccabi Netanya United States Ross Kestin Israel Ronny Levy Israel Karem Jaber Lotto Sea Breeze
Maccabi Tel Aviv Canada Mitchell Goldhar Norway Ronny Deila Israel Dor Peretz Puma Pelephone

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Israel Sharon Mimer End of Contract 28 May 2025 Pre-season Serbia Israel Slobodan Drapić 28 May 2025 [7]
Maccabi Haifa Israel Itay Mordechai End Caretaker Period 4 June 2025 Argentina Diego Flores 4 June 2025 [8]
Hapoel Haifa Israel Ronny Levy End of contract 6 June 2025 Israel Gal Arel 6 June 2025 [9][10]
Bnei Sakhnin Israel Meni Koretski Sacked 15 June 2025 Israel Sharon Mimer 15 June 2025 [11][12]
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Israel Serbia Slobodan Drapić 13 October 2025 13th Israel Adham Hadiya 25 October 2025 [13]
Maccabi Haifa Argentina Diego Flores 20 October 2025 8th Israel Barak Bakhar 21 October 2025 [14]
Maccabi Netanya Israel Yossi Abukasis 11 January 2026 7th Israel Ronny Levy 14 January 2026
F.C. Ashdod Israel Haim Silvas 12 January 2026 11th Israel Nir Bitton (interim) 12 January 2026
Maccabi Tel Aviv Serbia Žarko Lazetić 27 January 2026 3rd Norway Ronny Deila 31 January 2026
Bnei Sakhnin Israel Sharon Mimer Left 13 February 2026 8th Israel Ayman Abu Younes (intrim) 13 February 2026
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Israel Adham Hadiya Sacked 14 February 2026 14th Israel Lior Reuven 16 February 2026
Bnei Sakhnin Israel Ayman Abu Younes End Caretaker Period 17 February 2026 8th Israel Yossi Abukasis 17 February 2026

Foreign players

The number of foreign players were restricted to eight per team.[15]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Non-visa player
Beitar Jerusalem Colombia Brayan Carabalí Cameroon Boris Enow Georgia (country) Luka Gadrani Colombia Jasond González Nigeria Johnbosco Kalu Portugal Miguel Silva Cape Verde Aílson Tavares Ghana Nana Antwi Russia Grigori Morozov
Bnei Sakhnin Republic of the Congo Durel Avounou Croatia Karlo Bručić Ghana Mathew Cudjoe Senegal Ibrahima Dramé Armenia Artur Miranyan Madagascar Johan Nzi Brazil Maicom David Nigeria James Adeniyi
F.C. Ashdod Ghana Eugene Ansah Uganda Timothy Awany Ghana Hayford Boahen Ivory Coast Ibrahim Diakité Democratic Republic of the Congo Karim Kimvuidi Poland Karol Niemczycki Senegal Arial Mendy Nigeria Victor Ochayi
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Senegal Djibril Diop Zambia Kings Kangwa Portugal Hélder Lopes Brazil Lucas Ventura Serbia Igor Zlatanović Jamaica Javon East Bulgaria Yoni Stoyanov
Hapoel Haifa Georgia (country) Sandro Altunashvili Guinea-Bissau Saná Gomes Serbia Ivan Kričak Burkina Faso Régis N'do Brazil Bruno Ramires Croatia Dario Župarić Montenegro Andrija Radulović Sweden Benjamin Machini
Hapoel Jerusalem Kosovo David Domgjoni Nigeria Andrew Idoko Nigeria John Otomewo Montenegro Marko Rakonjac Cyprus Ruel Sotiriou Nigeria Ibeh Ransom
Hapoel Petah Tikva Ivory Coast Boni Amian Cape Verde Clé Mali Mamady Diarra Hungary Márk Koszta Zambia Chipyoka Songa Gabon Alex Moucketou-Moussounda
Hapoel Tel Aviv Ghana Emmanuel Boateng Brazil Chico Guadeloupe Marcus Coco Brazil Falcão Bulgaria Andrian Kraev Cyprus Loizos Loizou Republic of the Congo Fernand Mayembo Portugal Xande Silva
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Ghana Yaw Ackah Nigeria Wale Musa Alli Serbia Nemanja Ljubisavljević Panama Cristian Martínez Peru Adrián Ugarriza Peru Fernando Pacheco Brazil Daniel Tenenbaum
Ironi Tiberias Czech Republic Ondřej Bačo Ukraine Stanislav Bilenkyi Nigeria Peter Michael Portugal Rogério Guinea-Bissau Sambinha Nigeria Muhammed Usman Ukraine Daniel Joulani
Maccabi Bnei Reineh Zambia Emmanuel Banda Moldova Vitalie Damașcan Nigeria Junior Pius Romania Antonio Sefer Serbia Miladin Stevanović Guinea-Bissau Zé Turbo Ivory Coast Christ Tiéhi France Virgile Pinson
Maccabi Haifa Nigeria Peter Agba Belgium Jelle Bataille Angola Manuel Benson Ivory Coast Cédric Franck Don Serbia Đorđe Jovanović Brazil Pedrão Senegal Abdoulaye Seck Jamaica Trivante Stewart France Pierre Cornud
Curaçao Kenji Gorré
Niger Ali Mohamed
Ukraine Heorhiy Yermakov
United States Kenny Saief
Romania Lisav Eissat
Maccabi Netanya Brazil Matheus Davó Ivory Coast Gontie Junior Diomandé Georgia (country) Saba Khvadagiani Ivory Coast Aziz Mohammed Cape Verde Heriberto Tavares Mali Bakary Konaté France Wylan Cyprien Brazil Pedrinho United States Wilson Harris
Maccabi Tel Aviv[ii] Venezuela Kervin Andrade Netherlands Tyrese Asante Serbia Kristijan Belić Guinea Mohamed Ali Camara Brazil Heitor Kosovo Emir Sahiti Mali Issouf Sissokho Cape Verde Hélio Varela Poland Ben Lederman

Regular season

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Q) 23 17 3 3 53 22 +31 54 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Beitar Jerusalem (Q) 23 14 6 3 48 25 +23 48
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Q) 23 14 4 5 44 26 +18 44[a]
4 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q) 23 12 7 4 47 26 +21 43
5 Maccabi Haifa 23 10 9 4 46 24 +22 39
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 23 8 8 7 39 35 +4 32
7 Maccabi Netanya 23 9 4 10 40 45 −5 31 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Bnei Sakhnin 23 7 7 9 25 33 −8 28
9 Hapoel Haifa 23 6 5 12 29 39 −10 23
10 F.C. Ashdod 23 5 8 10 28 44 −16 23
11 Ironi Tiberias 23 6 5 12 28 48 −20 23
12 Ironi Kiryat Shmona (Q) 23 5 6 12 33 42 −9 21
13 Hapoel Jerusalem (Q) 23 4 8 11 22 34 −12 20
14 Maccabi Bnei Reineh (Q) 23 3 2 18 16 55 −39 11
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. 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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv had 2 points deducted following riot in Maccabi Tel Aviv match. [16]

Regular season results

Home \ Away HBS BEI HTA MTA MHA HPT BnS MNE ASH ITI IKS HJE HHA MBR
Hapoel Be'er Sheva — 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1 Mar 3–1 2–0 2–2 7–0 3–2 4–1 22 Feb 1–0
Beitar Jerusalem 0–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 5–2 2–1 4–2 0–0 28 Feb 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 3–2 — 0–3 2 Mar 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 9 Mar 2–6 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 21 Feb 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–0
Maccabi Haifa 0–1 1–2 2–1 4–1 — 21 Feb 4–0 2–3 5–1 3–2 7 Mar 2–2 2–0 4–0
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 1–3 7 Mar 0–4 0–0 — 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–0 0–1 4–1
Bnei Sakhnin 0–5 1–2 21 Feb 0–0 3–3 1–2 — 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 7 Mar
Maccabi Netanya 2–4 23 Feb 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 1–2 — 2–2 5–2 1–1 1–1 7 Mar 2–1
F.C. Ashdod 1–2 1–1 2–6 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 7 Mar — 1–1 2–5 0–2 4–1 2–0
Ironi Tiberias 3–0 0–5 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–4 1–1 4–0 7 Mar — 2–3 1–0 1–0 21 Feb
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–4 0–1 0–0 28 Feb 1–2 1–2 2–2 — 1–2 3–1 3–1
Hapoel Jerusalem 1–5 8 Feb 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 21 Feb — 0–1 1–2
Hapoel Haifa 3–4 2–3 3–3 28 Feb 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–4 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 — 0–1
Maccabi Bnei Reineh 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–6 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–3 3–1 28 Feb 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2026. Source: "Ligat Ha'Al – Matches".
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

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

Rounds
27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 23 17 3 3 53 22 +31 54 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Beitar Jerusalem 23 14 6 3 48 25 +23 48 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 23 14 4 5 44 26 +18 44[a]
4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 23 12 7 4 47 26 +21 43
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on TBD 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv had 2 points deducted following riot in Maccabi Tel Aviv match. [16]

Relegation round

Relegation round table

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

Rounds
27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd
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



Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 23 5 6 12 33 42 −9 21
13 Hapoel Jerusalem 23 4 8 11 22 34 −12 20 Relegation to
Liga Leumit
14 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 23 3 2 18 16 55 −39 11
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 15 February 2026[17]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Israel Dan Biton Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15
2 Israel Stav Turiel Hapoel Tel Aviv 11
3 Israel Yarden Shua Beitar Jerusalem 10
Israel Dor Peretz Maccabi Tel Aviv
Peru Adrián Ugarriza Ironi Kiryat Shmona
6 Israel Ido Shahar Maccabi Tel Aviv 9
Jamaica Javon East Hapoel Haifa
Jamaica Trivante Stewart Maccabi Haifa
9 Israel Omer Atzili Beitar Jerusalem 8
Hungary Márk Koszta Hapoel Petah Tikva
Serbia Igor Zlatanović Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Israel Yair Mordechai Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Brazil Matheus Davó Maccabi Netanya
Ghana Eugene Ansah F.C. Ashdod

Top Assist

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Curaçao Kenji Gorré Maccabi Haifa 6
2 Ghana Eugene Ansah F.C. Ashdod 5
Israel Guy Hadida Ironi Tiberias
Israel Nadav Nidam Hapoel Petah Tikva
Israel Omer Atzili Beitar Jerusalem
Brazil Matheus Davó Maccabi Netanya
Israel Ofek Biton Hapoel Haifa
Israel Timothy Muzie Beitar Jerusalem
Israel Maor Levi Maccabi Netanya
Israel Roy Revivo Maccabi Tel Aviv
Zambia Kings Kangwa Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Israel Yair Mordechai Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Cape Verde Heriberto Tavares Maccabi Netanya

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The team play their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet league requirements.
  2. ^ Ion Nicolaescu as Suspended registration

References

  1. ^ Lipkin, Gidi (3 July 2024). "Toto Winner - the sponsor of the Premier League in football". One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Welcome back: Hapoel Petah Tikva was promoted to the Premier League". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv returned to the Premier League with 1-0 over Ramat Gan". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ^ "After 7 years: Hapoel Hadera was relegated to the National League". israelhayom.co.il (in Hebrew). 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  5. ^ "After two season: Maccabi Petah Tikva was relegated to the National League". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. ^ Temporarily, Due the Gaza war the team play their home games at a neutral venue
  7. ^ "Bnei Reineh breaks part with Sharon Mimer, Slobodan Drapić is appointed". sports.walla (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ^ "The Argentinian coach Diego Flores signed with Maccabi Haifa". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Roni Levy is leaving, Gal Aral is expected to be the coach". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Officially: Gal Arel was appointed a new coach of Hapoel Haifa". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. ^ "After 3 months: Menachem Koretsky leaves Bnei Sakhnin". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Officially: Sharon Mimar was appointed a new coach of Bnei Sakhnin". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Bnei Reineh breaks part with Sharon Mimer, Slobodan Drapić is appointed". sports.walla (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  14. ^ "After 7 matchs: Diego Flores sacked from maccabi haifa". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  15. ^ "The Association confirmed: to share 8 foreigners in the Premier League". Sport 5 sports (in Hebrew). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  16. ^ a b Psheatski, Moti (3 November 2025). "Hapoel Tel Aviv's punishment: a two-point deduction and a 3:0 technical loss by w/o due attendance riot loss in the derby". SPORT 5. Archived from the original on 4 December 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Winner League stats". football.co.il.
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