Summary
The Ligat ha'Al (ISR1), or officially the Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, is the top football league in Israel's football system. At completion of the 2022-2023 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:
- 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2022-2023 ISR1 team
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2022-2023 ISR1 teams
The winner of the 2022-2023 Israel State Cup, typically a ISR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Israel
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 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 19 Aug 2022 - 10 Mar 2023 | Champ/Releg Rounds 17 Mar 2023 - 21 May 2023 | 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 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League and 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference 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 2022-2023 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 2023-2024 ISR1.
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2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27 -3-6 | 81 | -3 | 76 | 34 | 42 | 18 | 17 -1-0 | 52 | 48 | 12 | 36 | 18 | 10 -2-6 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 36 | 24 -5-7 | 74 | -3 | 65 | 29 | 36 | 18 | 11 -4-3 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 13 -1-4 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 36 | 21 -10-5 | 73 | -1 | 69 | 23 | 46 | 18 | 13 -4-1 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 35 | 18 | 8 -6-4 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 36 | 12 -9-15 | 45 | - | 38 | 44 | -6 | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 18 | 8 -4-6 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 36 | 12 -9-15 | 45 | - | 44 | 58 | -14 | 18 | 8 -3-7 | 27 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | 25 | 37 | -12 |
| 6 | FC Ashdod | 36 | 11 -10-15 | 43 | - | 41 | 46 | -5 | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 5 -5-8 | 20 | 18 | 27 | -9 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 33 | 9 -14-10 | 41 | - | 35 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 5 -7-5 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | 21 | 24 | -3 |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 33 | 13 -4-16 | 40 | -3 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 17 | 8 -2-7 | 26 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | 25 | 28 | -3 |
| 3 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 33 | 8 -13-12 | 37 | - | 39 | 44 | -5 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 16 | 4 -8-4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 9 -10-14 | 36 | -1 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 17 | 28 | -11 |
| 5 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | 33 | 8 -11-14 | 35 | - | 32 | 54 | -22 | 16 | 3 -4-9 | 13 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 17 | 5 -7-5 | 22 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 33 | 7 -13-13 | 34 | - | 35 | 53 | -18 | 17 | 2 -8-7 | 14 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
| 7 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 5 -17-11 | 32 | - | 40 | 49 | -9 | 16 | 1 -11-4 | 14 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | 19 | 22 | -3 |
| 8 | Sektzia Nes Tziona FC | 33 | 5 -10-18 | 25 | - | 31 | 56 | -25 | 16 | 2 -4-10 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
2023-2024 UEFACL 2023-2024 UEFAECL Relegation to ISR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20 -2-4 | 62 | - | 51 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 12 -1-0 | 37 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 26 | 18 -4-4 | 58 | - | 52 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 -0-2 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 15 -7-4 | 52 | - | 53 | 15 | 38 | 13 | 10 -2-1 | 32 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 26 | 10 -7-9 | 37 | - | 33 | 38 | -5 | 13 | 7 -1-5 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 3 -6-4 | 15 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
| 5 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 26 | 9 -9-8 | 36 | - | 30 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | FC Ashdod | 26 | 9 -9-8 | 36 | - | 32 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
| 7 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 26 | 9 -4-13 | 31 | - | 38 | 47 | -9 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 26 | 6 -12-8 | 30 | - | 25 | 28 | -3 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 15 | 21 | -6 |
| 9 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 26 | 7 -9-10 | 30 | - | 26 | 30 | -4 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 26 | 6 -11-9 | 29 | - | 26 | 41 | -15 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 -9-11 | 27 | - | 28 | 42 | -14 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 13 | 24 | -11 |
| 12 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | 26 | 5 -9-12 | 24 | - | 23 | 42 | -19 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 13 | 2 -6-5 | 12 | 12 | 23 | -11 |
| 13 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 3 -12-11 | 21 | - | 27 | 39 | -12 | 13 | 0 -9-4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona FC | 26 | 3 -8-15 | 17 | - | 23 | 46 | -23 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 13 | 1 -5-7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 50 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
 | 20 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
 | 12 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 30 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 15 | Maccabi Haifa | Netanya Stadium |
| 01 | FC Ashdod | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
 | 32 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium |
 | 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium |
 | 04 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Municipal Stadium (Reine) |
 | 11 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| 31 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 01 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 14 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 01 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 23 | Hapoel Hadera FC | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| 22 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 01 | Sektzia Nes Tziona FC | Sammy Ofer Stadium |
| 21 | Maccabi Haifa | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 01 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Netanya Stadium |