Summary
The Ligat ha'Al (ISR1), or Ligat Winner, is the top football league in Israel's football system. At completion of the 2018-2019 regular season, the top 6 teams participate in the ISR1 Championship Round. Championship Round results determine how the teams qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2018-2019 ISR1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2018-2019 ISR1 teams
The winner of the 2018-2019 Israel State Cup, typically a ISR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Israel
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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ISR1 | Ligat ha'Al | 14 |
ISR2 | Liga Leumit | 16 |
ISR3 | Liga Alef | 32 |
ISR4 | Liga Bet | 64 |
ISR5 | Liga Gimel | 108 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 24 Aug 2018 - 11 Mar 2019 | Champ/Releg Rounds 16 Mar 2019 - 25 May 2019 | 14: ISR1 (12), ISR2 (2) |
Season Format
The ISR1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each ISR1 team plays the other 13 ISR1 teams in Home-Away matches for a total of 26 league matches. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top six teams play each other twice (10 more matches) to determine final rankings for 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League and 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League placements. In the Relegation Round, the bottom eight teams play each other a 3rd time (7 more matches) to determine the relegation placements. Total points are for all 33 matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) matches won, (3) goals scored, (4) head-to-head points, (5) head-to-head goal difference, (6) head-to-head goals scored, then (7) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 ISR1 Regulation Round, the 7th and 8th place ISR1 Relegation Round teams will be relegated directly to the ISR2, and the 1st and 2nd place ISR2 teams will be promoted to the 2019-2020 ISR1.
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2nd Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 36 | 27 -8-1 | 89 | - | 77 | 17 | 60 | 18 | 14 -3-1 | 45 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 13 -5-0 | 44 | 36 | 10 | 26 |
2 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 16 -10-10 | 58 | - | 46 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 18 | 9 -6-3 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 36 | 15 -10-11 | 55 | - | 48 | 46 | 2 | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
4 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 36 | 15 -8-13 | 53 | - | 45 | 47 | -2 | 18 | 7 -3-8 | 24 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 2 |
5 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 36 | 14 -9-13 | 51 | - | 56 | 41 | 15 | 18 | 5 -6-7 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 9 -3-6 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 14 |
6 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 36 | 12 -6-18 | 42 | - | 43 | 59 | -16 | 18 | 7 -2-9 | 23 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | 20 | 30 | -10 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 33 | 11 -10-12 | 43 | - | 43 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 9 -15-9 | 42 | - | 40 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 7 -6-4 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 2 -9-5 | 15 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
3 | Hapoel Ra'anana AFC | 33 | 8 -15-10 | 39 | - | 29 | 38 | -9 | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 1 -10-5 | 13 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
4 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 9 -11-13 | 38 | - | 34 | 35 | -1 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 16 | 18 | -2 |
5 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 33 | 8 -13-12 | 37 | - | 44 | 47 | -3 | 17 | 2 -9-6 | 15 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
6 | FC Ashdod | 33 | 10 -7-16 | 37 | - | 34 | 54 | -20 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 33 | 8 -12-13 | 36 | - | 33 | 51 | -18 | 16 | 2 -8-6 | 14 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 18 | 29 | -11 |
8 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 33 | 5 -12-16 | 27 | - | 27 | 50 | -23 | 16 | 2 -6-8 | 12 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
UEFACL UEFAEL UEFAEL (Israel State Cup Winner) Relegation |
1st Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 20 -6-0 | 66 | - | 57 | 12 | 45 | 13 | 11 -2-0 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 9 -4-0 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 12 -8-6 | 44 | - | 34 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 7 -5-1 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
3 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 26 | 12 -7-7 | 43 | - | 34 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 26 | 10 -9-7 | 39 | - | 36 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 7 -5-1 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 15 | 21 | -6 |
5 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 26 | 10 -7-9 | 37 | - | 39 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
6 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 26 | 9 -6-11 | 33 | - | 30 | 41 | -11 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 13 | 22 | -9 |
7 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 26 | 7 -11-8 | 32 | - | 42 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 -13-7 | 31 | - | 26 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1 -8-4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
9 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 7 -9-10 | 30 | - | 25 | 28 | -3 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
10 | Hapoel Ra'anana AFC | 26 | 6 -12-8 | 30 | - | 20 | 30 | -10 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 -8-5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
11 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 26 | 7 -8-11 | 29 | - | 32 | 37 | -5 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 26 | 6 -10-10 | 28 | - | 26 | 40 | -14 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 12 | 24 | -12 |
13 | FC Ashdod | 26 | 5 -7-14 | 22 | - | 20 | 42 | -22 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -16 |
14 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 26 | 4 -9-13 | 21 | - | 21 | 39 | -18 | 13 | 2 -5-6 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 13 | 20 | -7 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Maccabi Netanya FC | 12 | Maccabi Haifa | Netanya Stadium |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 04 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 12 | Hapoel Hadera FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
Maccabi Haifa | 11 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
Maccabi Netanya FC | 02 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | Netanya Stadium |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 10 | Hapoel Hadera FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
Hapoel Hadera FC | 20 | Maccabi Haifa | Netanya Stadium |
FC Ashdod | 10 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 02 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | HaMoshava Stadium |
Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 02 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
Hapoel Ra'anana AFC | 12 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Ramat Gan Stadium |
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 23 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Netanya Stadium |
Maccabi Haifa | 31 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | Netanya Stadium |
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 00 | Hapoel Ra'anana AFC | Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
Hapoel Haifa FC | 03 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
Beitar Jerusalem FC | 23 | FC Ashdod | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
Hapoel Hadera FC | 12 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Netanya Stadium |