2014–15 Israeli Premier League

Football season November 2014 Israeli Premier League 2014–15 13 September 2014 – 1 June 2015 Maccabi Tel Aviv (21st title) F.C. AshdodHapoel Petah Tikva 240 604 Champions League Maccabi Tel Aviv(2nd qualifying round) Europa League Ironi Kiryat Shmona(3rd qualifying round)Hapoel Be'er Sheva(2nd qualifying round)Beitar Jerusalem(1st qualifying round) Eran Zahavi (27 goals) Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Ashdod(14 February 2015) Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (25 October 2014)Maccabi Netanya 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (3 December 2014)Hapoel Haifa 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (14 December 2014) Maccabi Netanya 4–4 Maccabi Petah Tikva (20 September 2014) 5 gamesIroni Kiryat Shmona 16 gamesIroni Kiryat Shmona 15 gamesF.C. Ashdod 4 gamesF.C. AshdodHapoel Tel AvivMaccabi HaifaIroni Kiryat Shmona 29,300 - Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Beitar Jerusalem (27 December 2014)http://www.one.co.il/Article/14-15/1,1,0,0/252513.html?ref=hp שיא חדש לכמות הצופים במגרשי ליגת העל 6,451 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Israeli Premier League is the sixteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 73rd season of top-tier football in Israel. It began in the end of August 2014 and ended in May 2015. Maccabi Tel Aviv are the defending champions, having won their third Premier League title, and 20th championship last season. Maccabi Tel Aviv became champions for the 21st time and 3rd consecutive time, and completed the first-ever treble in Israeli football, after winning the Cup and Toto Cup as well. Teams Israel Locations of the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League teams right 400 Hapoel Acre left F.C. Ashdod left Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Haifa left Maccabi Haifa 0.9em left Beitar Jerusalem #fefeea Ironi Kiryat Shmona #fefeea Maccabi Netanya left Hapoel Petah Tikva #fefeea Maccabi Petah Tikva 0.9em #fefeea Hapoel Ra'anana left Bnei Sakhnin bottom Hapoel Tel Aviv left Maccabi Tel Aviv 0.9em left A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted team from the 2013–14 Liga Leumit. Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and Bnei Yehuda were relegated to the 2014–15 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2013–14 season in the bottom two places. Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva were promoted after finishing the 2013–14 Liga Leumit in the top two places. Stadia and locations Club Home City 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 Acre Acre Acre Stadium 5,000 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Vasermil Stadium 13,000Hapoel Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,950Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500 Hapoel Ra'anana Ra'anana Netanya StadiumThe club play their home games at a neutral venue due to their own ground not meeting the league's requirements. 13,610 Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 14,413 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Stadium 5,300 Maccabi Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,950Maccabi Netanya Netanya Netanya Stadium 13,610 Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium 14,413 Beitar JerusalemHapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel AvivIroni Kiryat ShmonaTeddy Stadium Bloomfield StadiumKiryat Shmona Stadium200px200px200pxMaccabi NetanyaHapoel Haifa Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah TikvaNetanya Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium HaMoshava Stadium200px200px200pxF.C. AshdodBnei SakhninHapoel Be'er ShevaHapoel AcreYud-Alef StadiumDoha StadiumVasermil StadiumAcre Stadium200px200px|center200px200px Personnel and sponsorship Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsorBeitar Jerusalem ISR Eli Tabib y ISR Guy Levy ISR Ofir Kriaf Puma itraderBnei Sakhnin ISR Mohammed Abu Yunes y ISR Eli Cohen footballer, born 1961 ISR Khaled Khalaila Umbro ToygaF.C. Ashdod ISR Jacky Ben-Zaken ISR Nir Klinger ISR Ofir Martziano Nike Hapoel Acre ISR Yehuda Barshishat y ISR Shlomi Dora ISR David Goresh Macron Azrieli GroupHapoel Be'er Sheva ISR Alona Barkat y ISR Elisha Levy ISR Elyaniv Barda Kappa MobliHapoel Haifa ISR Yoav Katz y ISR Tal Banin ISR Oshri Roash Diadora HatamaHapoel Petah Tikva ISR Doron Ben Dakon y ISR Meni Koretski ISR Kobi Musa Lotto Hapoel Ra'anana ISR Asher Alon y ISR Haim Silvas ISR Snir Shuker y Umbro ME Tel AvivHapoel Tel Aviv ISR The Red Fans y ISR Eli Cohen Eli Cohen (footballer, born 1951) ISR Shay Abutbul Umbro FujicomIroni Kiryat Shmona ISR Izzy Sheratzky y ISR Barak Bakhar ISR Shir Tzedek Puma IturanMaccabi Haifa ISR Ya'akov Shahar ISR Marco Balbul ISR Yossi Benayoun Nike HondaMaccabi Netanya ISR Eli Segev y ISR Ronny Levy ISR Eran Levy Joma Burgus Burger BarMaccabi Petah Tikva ISR Amos Luzon y ISR Ran Ben Shimon ISR Naor Peser Macron Panorama NorthMaccabi Tel Aviv CAN Mitchell Goldhar ESP Pako Ayestarán ISR Sheran Yeini Adidas Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentMaccabi HaifaIsrael Arik BenadoSacked14 April 2014 Pre-seasonSRB Aleksandar Stanojević1 May 2014Beitar JerusalemIsrael Ronny LevySacked10 May 2014Israel Meni Koretski10 May 2014Hapoel HaifaIsrael Shlomi DoraEnd of contract14 May 2014Israel Reuven Atar14 May 2014Hapoel AcreISR Yuval NaimSacked ISR Alon HaraziHapoel Tel AvivIsrael Ran Ben ShimonSacked26 May 2014Israel Asi Domb27 May 2014Hapoel Ra'ananaIsrael Meni KoretskiResignedIsrael Haim SilvasMaccabi Tel AvivPOR Paulo SousaSigned by Basel28 May 2014 ESP Óscar García2 June 2014Maccabi Petah TikvaIsrael Yetav LuzonResigned11 June 2014Israel Ran Ben Shimon12 June 2014Bnei SakhninIsrael Marco BalbulEnd of contract19 June 2014Israel Guy Levy19 June 2014Maccabi Tel AvivESP Óscar GarcíaResigned26 August 2014ESP Pako Ayestarán26 August 2014Bnei SakhninIsrael Guy LevySacked5 December 2014 13thIsrael Eli Cohen 5 December 2014 Maccabi HaifaSRB Aleksandar StanojevićResigned28 December 20144thIsrael Marco Balbul28 December 2014Hapoel AcreISR Alon HaraziResigned5 January 201514thISR Shlomi Dora8 January 2015Maccabi NetanyaIsrael Yossi MizrahiResigned14 January 201512thIsrael Ronny Levy14 January 2015Beitar JerusalemIsrael Meni KoretskiSacked30 January 201510thIsrael Guy Levy30 January 2015Hapoel Tel AvivIsrael Asi DombSacked30 January 20158thIsrael Eli Cohen30 January 2015Hapoel Petah TikvaIsrael Ido Bar-OnSacked7 February 201513thIsrael Meni Koretski7 February 2015Hapoel HaifaIsrael Reuven AtarSacked16 February 201512thIsrael Tal Banin16 February 2015 Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Non-visa Foreign Former Players Beitar Jerusalem Brazil Claudemir Romania Liviu Antal Serbia Dušan Matović Spain César Arzo Montenegro Žarko Korać Bnie Sakhnin Brazil Diogo Kachuba Croatia Igor Jovanović Slovenia Miha Mevlja Palestine Ahmad Abu Nahyeh3 Greece Giannis Papadopoulos Serbia Milan Bojović Spain Abraham Paz F.C. Ashdod Democratic Republic of the Congo Paty Yeye Lenkebe Nigeria Aliyu Abubakar Nigeria Juwon Oshaniwa Nigeria Yero Bello Serbia Aleksandar Davidov Argentina Nicolás Falczuk2 Argentina David Solari Hapoel Acre Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Hadžić Brazil Juliano Spadacio Greece Giannis Papadopoulos Serbia Branislav Jovanović Albania Hamdi Salihi Hapoel Be'er Sheva Brazil William Soares Nigeria Austin Ejide Nigeria John Ogu Romania Ovidiu Hoban Serbia Tomislav Pajović Sweden Joakim Askling2 Hapoel Haifa Albania Hamdi Salihi Canada Tosaint Ricketts Czech Republic Přemysl Kovář Lithuania Tadas Kijanskas Montenegro Žarko Korać France Steven Cohen2 Argentina Darío Fernández Ghana Osei Mawuli2 Lithuania Mindaugas Kalonas Hapoel Petah Tikva Cameroon Gaël Etock Croatia Mirko Oremuš Guinea Sékou Condé Nigeria Chimezie Mbah Nigeria Michael Tukura Croatia Tvrtko Kale2 Georgia Akaki Khubutia Hapoel Ra'anana Nigeria Anthony Nwakaeme Senegal Mamadou Thiam Zambia Emmanuel Mbola Zambia Evans Kangwa Brazil Pedro Sass Hapoel Tel Aviv Armenia Apoula Edel Brazil Lucas Sasha Guinea-Bissau Amido Baldé Netherlands Jürgen Colin Nigeria Abonime Izogbu Cameroon Gaël Etock Nigeria Francis Benjamin Nigeria Harmony Ikande Ironi Kiryat Shmona Brazil Kassio Central African Republic David Manga Lithuania Mindaugas Panka Suriname Touvarno Pinas Zambia Rodgers Kola Maccabi Haifa Serbia Vladimir Stojković Sierra Leone Medo Spain Abraham Paz Spain Míchel Spain Rubén Rayos Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Cocalić Cameroon Mohamadou Idrissou Maccabi Netanya Brazil Romário Pires Nigeria Olarenwaju Kayode Romania Cristian Sîrghi Romania Gabriel Giurgiu Brazil Dudu Cearense Maccabi Petah Tikva Argentina David Solari Bulgaria Daniel Dimov Bulgaria Kostadin Hazurov Croatia Ivan Herceg Democratic Republic of the Congo Joachim Mununga United States Bryan Gerzicich1 Argentina Nicolás Falczuk2 Russia Alan Gatagov Maccabi Tel Aviv Nigeria Nosa Igiebor Serbia Nikola Mitrović Spain Carlos García Spain Juan Pablo Sweden Rade Prica In bold: Players that join the club mid-season In Italic: Players that left the club mid-season The following do not fill a Visa position: 1Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained an Israeli passport or permanent residency, allowing them to play with Israeli status; 2Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but are eligible for Israeli citizenship due to Jewish ancestry; 3Israeli citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; Regular season Table main WDL Regular season 5 Q MTA Maccabi Tel Aviv HBS Hapoel Be'er Sheva IKS Ironi Kiryat Shmona BEI Beitar Jerusalem MPT Maccabi Petah Tikva MHA Maccabi Haifa HRA Hapoel Ra'anana MNE Maccabi Netanya BNS Bnei Sakhnin HTA Hapoel Tel Aviv ASH F.C. Ashdod HHA Hapoel Haifa HPT Hapoel Petah Tikva HAC Hapoel Acre 17 5 4 53 20 -2 14 7 5 47 24 13 8 5 40 27 10 10 6 38 29 10 9 7 28 30 11 4 11 38 29 9 7 10 24 23 9 6 11 37 45 7 9 10 32 37 8 7 11 27 33 -2 6 9 11 29 41 7 5 14 20 41 5 8 13 28 43 4 10 12 20 39 Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv each deducted one point.Shirly Bar Dayan Hapoel, Maccabi each deducted one point for TA derby debacle http://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=179607 Sport5 24 November 2014 24 November 2014 MTA green1 Qualification for the championship round CHR CHR CHR CHR CHR CHR red1 Qualification for the relegation round RER RER RER RER RER RER RER RER 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. complete Israel Football Association Results main FBR BEI BnS ASH HAC HBS HHA IKS HPT HRA HTA MHA MNE MPT MTA Beitar Jerusalem 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–3 0–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 Bnei Sakhnin 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 F.C. Ashdod 3–3 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 Hapoel Acre 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 Hapoel Haifa 3–4 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–4 3–2 0–1 2–0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–1 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–3 Hapoel Ra'anana 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 Maccabi Haifa 1–3 4–2 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 Maccabi Netanya 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–4 4–4 3–3 Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–4 0–0 3–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 2–0 5–2 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 The match originally was abandoned after supporter violence while the score was 1–1.Allon Sinai Maccabi, Hapoel Tel Aviv await repercussions of derby violence https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Maccabi-Hapoel-Tel-Aviv-await-repercussions-of-derby-violence-381407 Jerusalem Post 11 November 2014 11 November 2014 The Israel Football Association declared the match a 0–0 draw, with neither team receiving any points and closing the stands for four matches. complete Israel Football Association Playoffs Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):The full fixture list for the Top and Bottom playoffs http://football.org.il/SiteCollectionDocuments/FTP/leer/%D7%A1%D7%93%D7%A8%20%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D%20%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%92%D7%94%202014/Playoffs_Winner.pdf he Rounds 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th1 – 62 – 53 – 41 – 25 – 36 – 42 – 63 – 14 – 51 – 42 – 36 – 53 – 64 – 25 – 16 – 15 – 24 – 32 – 13 – 54 – 66 – 21 – 35 – 43 – 24 – 15 – 66 – 32 – 41 – 57 – 118 – 139 – 1210 – 147 – 813 – 912 – 1011 – 148 – 119 – 710 – 1314 – 128 – 97 – 1013 – 1411 – 129 – 1110 – 814 – 712 – 139 – 108 – 147 – 1211 – 1310 – 1114 – 912 – 813 – 7  Top playoff Table main WDL Top playoff Q MTA Maccabi Tel Aviv IKS Ironi Kiryat Shmona HBS Hapoel Be'er Sheva BEI Beitar Jerusalem MHA Maccabi Haifa MPT Maccabi Petah Tikva 21 9 6 67 32 -2 C 18 10 8 53 38 17 11 8 63 40 13 13 10 48 43 -1 14 8 14 51 37 12 12 12 34 41 Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem each deducted one point.Israel's football association decision regarding Beitar Jerusalem he http://football.org.il/SiteCollectionDocuments/FTP/leer/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%20%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9F/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99%2015/%D7%94%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%94%20%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%A8%20%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf The Israel Football Association 18 May 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150519064750/http://football.org.il/SiteCollectionDocuments/FTP/leer/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%20%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9F/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99%2015/%D7%94%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%94%20%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%A8%20%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf 19 May 2015 dead MTA green1 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round CL2Q blue1 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round Since Maccabi Tel Aviv won the 2014–15 Israel State Cup, then the 2nd-positioned team will be awarded with entry to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. EL3Q blue2 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round EL3Q EL2Q blue3 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round EL3Q EL1Q 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. complete Israel Football Association Results main FBR BEI HBS IKS MHA MPT MTA Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 Maccabi Haifa 1–0 4–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 complete Israel Football Association Bottom playoff Table main WDL R Bottom playoff 7 BNS Bnei Sakhnin HTA Hapoel Tel Aviv MNE Maccabi Netanya HRA Hapoel Ra'anana HAC Hapoel Acre HHA Hapoel Haifa HPT Hapoel Petah Tikva ASH F.C. Ashdod 11 11 11 43 44 12 8 13 36 40 -2 11 8 14 46 54 10 9 14 35 36 9 11 13 28 42 9 7 17 25 47 8 8 17 43 59 R 6 13 14 32 51 R Hapoel Tel Aviv deducted one point. red1 Relegation to Liga Leumit REL REL 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. complete Israel Football Association Results main FBR ASH BnS HAC HHA HPT HRA HTA MNE F.C. Ashdod null 0–0 0–0 2–4 null null null Bnei Sakhnin 1–1 null 1–0 null 1–1 2–0 null Hapoel Acre null 1–0 1–0 null 2–0 null null Hapoel Haifa null null null 3–2 null 0–1 0–0 Hapoel Petah Tikva null 2–3 0–2 null 4–2 null null Hapoel Ra'anana 4–0 null null 1–2 null 2–2 1–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 null 2–0 null 1–2 null 2–1 Maccabi Netanya 0–0 2–3 1–2 null 3–1 null null complete Israel Football Association Season statistics Top scorers matches played on 1 June 2015. RankScorerClubGoals1ISR Eran ZahaviMaccabi Tel Aviv272ISR Mohammad GhadirBnei Sakhnin163ISR Maor BuzagloHapoel Be'er Sheva13NGA Olarenwaju KayodeMaccabi Netanya5ISR Roi KahatIroni Kiryat Shmona126ISR Shlomi ArbeitmanHapoel Be'er Sheva11ALB Hamdi SalihiHapoel HaifaZAM Rodgers KolaIroni Kiryat ShmonaISR Eran LevyMaccabi Netanya Source: Israel Football Association Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/isr/aveisr15.htm Attendances Georgia average European-football-statistics.co.uk July 15, 2026 No. Club Average attendance Change Highest 1 Maccabi Haifa 23,439 155,7% 30,200 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 12,958 7,7% 28,000 3 Beitar Jerusalem 9,922 25,1% 23,000 4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 8,200 -17,4% 15,000 5 Hapoel Be'er-Sheva 7,711 9,3% 27,000 6 Maccabi Netanya 5,062 62,7% 11,000 7 Hapoel Haifa 4,853 35,9% 23,000 8 Hapoel Petah Tikva 4,576 110,4% 11,000 9 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3,318 23,7% 9,000 10 Hapoel Acre 2,726 10,1% 6,120 11 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2,617 11,7% 5,000 12 Bnei Sakhnin 2,565 -21,4% 7,000 13 Ashdod 2,447 22,6% 5,000 14 Hapoel Ra'anana 1,894 9,0% 5,800 See also 2014–15 Israel State Cup 2014–15 Israel Super Cup 2014–15 Israel Toto Cup References Category:Israeli Premier League seasons 1 Isr