Summary
The Ligat ha'Al (ISR1) is the top football league in Israel's football system. At completion of the 2026-2027 Championship Round the following teams qualify for non-league play:
- 2027-2028 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2026-2027 ISR1 Championship Round team
- 2027-2028 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2026-2027 ISR1 Championship Round teams
The winner of the 2026-2027 Israel State Cup, typically a ISR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2027-2028 UEFA Europa 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 22 Aug 2026 - 6 Mar 2027 | Champ/Releg Rounds 13 Mar 2027 - 25 May 2027 | 14: ISR1 (12), ISR2 (2) | |
Season Format
The ISR1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each ISR1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 13 ISR1 teams in for a total of 26 league matches per teaqm. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top six teams play Home/Away matches each other twice (10 more matches per team) to determine final rankings for 2027-2028 UEFA Champions League and 2027-2028 UEFA Europa Conference League placements. In the Relegation Round, the bottom eight teams play each other a 3rd time (7 more matches per team) 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 2026-2027 ISR1 Regulation Round, the 7th and 8th place ISR1 Relegation Round teams will be relegated directly to the ISR2.
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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 Tel Aviv | 5 | 5 -0-0 | 15 | - | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | - | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | - | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | - | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | - | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | - | 8 | 11 | -3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | - | 4 | 9 | -5 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | - | 5 | 11 | -6 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | - | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| 14 | Ironi Tiberias FC | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 1 | -6 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
 | Maccabi Haifa | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
 | Maccabi Netanya FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Ramat Gan Stadium |
 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium |
 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Green Stadium |
| Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| Maccabi Haifa | HaMoshava Stadium |
| Ironi Tiberias FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Netanya Stadium |
| Hapoel Haifa FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| Beitar Jerusalem FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | Ramat Gan Stadium |
| Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Netanya Stadium |
Results
| 21 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 10 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 12 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium |
| 32 | Ironi Tiberias FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 24 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| 30 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 31 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 22 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Green Stadium |
| 41 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 04 | Maccabi Haifa | Netanya Stadium |
| 20 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Ramat Gan Stadium |
| 31 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 02 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| 14 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 01 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| 40 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Netanya Stadium |
| 21 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 12 | Ironi Tiberias FC | HaMoshava Stadium |