Summary
The Ligat ha'Al (ISR1), or Ligat Winner, or officially the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange League, is the top football league in Israel's football system. At completion of the 2020-2021 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:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2020-2021 ISR1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2020-2021 ISR1 teams
The winner of the 2020-2021 Israel State Cup, typically a ISR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference 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 | 128 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 28 Aug 2020 - 22 Mar 2021 | Champ/Releg Rounds 2 Apr 2021 - 30 May 2021 | 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 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League and 2021-2022 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 2020-2021 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 2021-2022 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 Haifa | 36 | 24 -7-5 | 79 | - | 72 | 29 | 43 | 18 | 14 -3-1 | 45 | 39 | 12 | 27 | 18 | 10 -4-4 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 16 |
2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 36 | 21 -12-3 | 75 | - | 65 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 10 -7-1 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 11 -5-2 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 16 |
3 | FC Ashdod | 36 | 15 -9-12 | 54 | - | 48 | 39 | 9 | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 6 -4-8 | 22 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 36 | 11 -15-10 | 48 | - | 45 | 43 | 2 | 18 | 6 -7-5 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 5 -8-5 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 36 | 13 -7-16 | 46 | - | 32 | 38 | -6 | 18 | 6 -4-8 | 22 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 18 | 7 -3-8 | 24 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
6 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 36 | 12 -10-14 | 46 | - | 37 | 45 | -8 | 18 | 6 -6-6 | 24 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 18 | 6 -4-8 | 22 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 33 | 13 -9-11 | 48 | - | 43 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 5 -7-4 | 22 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
2 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 33 | 13 -9-11 | 48 | - | 40 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 7 -3-6 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
3 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 33 | 11 -9-13 | 42 | - | 40 | 48 | -8 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
4 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 33 | 10 -10-13 | 40 | - | 40 | 43 | -3 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 9 -11-13 | 38 | - | 24 | 35 | -11 | 16 | 1 -9-6 | 12 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
6 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 33 | 9 -7-17 | 34 | - | 22 | 45 | -23 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 12 | 25 | -13 |
7 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 33 | 8 -9-16 | 33 | - | 27 | 46 | -19 | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba FC | 33 | 6 -6-21 | 24 | - | 26 | 49 | -23 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -19 |
2021-2022 UEFACL 2021-2022 UEFAECL Relegation to ISR2 |
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 Haifa | 26 | 19 -2-5 | 59 | - | 52 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 11 -1-1 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 -7-2 | 58 | - | 48 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
3 | FC Ashdod | 26 | 13 -4-9 | 43 | - | 37 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
4 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 11 -5-10 | 38 | - | 26 | 28 | -2 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 26 | 9 -10-7 | 37 | - | 31 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 26 | 11 -4-11 | 37 | - | 24 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 6 -1-6 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
7 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 26 | 9 -7-10 | 34 | - | 35 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 6 -1-6 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 -6-4 | 15 | 14 | 17 | -3 |
8 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 26 | 8 -8-10 | 32 | - | 31 | 32 | -1 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
9 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 26 | 8 -8-10 | 32 | - | 26 | 28 | -2 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
10 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 26 | 7 -9-10 | 30 | - | 30 | 37 | -7 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
11 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 26 | 8 -5-13 | 29 | - | 15 | 36 | -21 | 13 | 3 -1-9 | 10 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 11 | 20 | -9 |
12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 -9-11 | 27 | - | 17 | 28 | -11 | 13 | 1 -7-5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba FC | 26 | 6 -5-15 | 23 | - | 19 | 33 | -14 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -13 |
14 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 26 | 5 -7-14 | 22 | - | 15 | 36 | -21 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -13 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Maccabi Haifa | 32 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Bloomfield Stadium |
Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 13 | FC Ashdod | HaMoshava Stadium |
FC Ashdod | 12 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Yud-Alef Stadium |
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 11 | Maccabi Haifa | Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 20 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 23 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 32 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
Maccabi Haifa | 20 | FC Ashdod | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 03 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | HaMoshava Stadium |
Hapoel Kfar Saba FC | 12 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
Maccabi Netanya FC | 20 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
FC Ashdod | 22 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
Beitar Jerusalem FC | 03 | Hapoel Hadera FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | Maccabi Haifa | Bloomfield Stadium |
Hapoel Hadera FC | 22 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Netanya Stadium |
Beitar Jerusalem FC | 31 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
Hapoel Haifa FC | 32 | Hapoel Kfar Saba FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium |
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium |