2025–26 Israeli Premier League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August 2026 – 19/23 May 2026 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of May 2025. | |
The 2025–26 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat TOTO Winner[1] for sponsorship reasons is the 27th season since the introduction of the Israeli Premier League in 1999 and the 84th season of top-tier football in Israel.
Teams
The league consists of fourteen teams; twelve sides from the previous season and two promoted teams from the 2024–25 Liga Leumit Hapoel Petah Tikva[2] and Hapoel Tel Aviv.[3] Both teams returned to the top flight after a single season. They replaced the 2024–25 Israeli Premier League bottom two teams, Hapoel Hadera[4] and Maccabi Petah Tikva[5] who were relegated to the 2025–26 Liga Leumit.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | 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 Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium | 16,126 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,950 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 31,733 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Netanya Stadium[6] | 13,610 |
| Ironi Tiberias | Tiberias | Green Stadium[i] | 5,200 |
| Maccabi Bnei Reineh | Reineh | Green Stadium[i] | 5,200 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,950 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium | 13,610 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
Personnel and sponsorship
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Haifa |  Ronny Levy
|
End of contract | 25 May 2025 | Pre-season | Gal Arel
|
6 June 2025 | [7][8] |
| Maccabi Bnei Reineh | Sharon Mimer
|
End of Contract | 28 May 2025 |  Slobodan Drapić
|
28 May 2025 | [9] | |
| Maccabi Haifa | Itay Mordechai
|
End Caretaker Period | 1 June 2025 |  Diego Flores
|
3 June 2025 | [10] | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Meni Koretski
|
Sacked | 9 June 2025 | Sharon Mimer
|
15 June 2025 | [11][12] |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players were restricted to egiht per team.[13]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
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Regular season
Regular season table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F.C. Ashdod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Ironi Tiberias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 23 August 2025. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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.
Rules for classification: 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.
Regular season results
Notes
See also
References
- ^ Lipkin, Gidi (3 July 2024). "Toto Winner - the sponsor of the Premier League in football". One (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome back: Hapoel Petah Tikva was promoted to the Premier League". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv returned to the Premier League with 1-0 over Ramat Gan". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "After 7 years: Hapoel Hadera was relegated to the National League". israelhayom.co.il (in Hebrew). 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "After two season: Maccabi Petah Tikva was relegated to the National League". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Temporarily, Due the Gaza war the team play their home games at a neutral venue
- ^ "Roni Levy is leaving, Gal Aral is expected to be the coach". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Officially: Gal Arel was appointed a new coach of Hapoel Haifa". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Bnei Reineh breaks part with Sharon Mimer, Slobodan Drapić is appointed". sports.walla (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "The Argentinian coach Diego Flores signed with Maccabi Haifa". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "After 3 months: Menachem Koretsky leaves Bnei Sakhnin". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Officially: Sharon Mimar was appointed a new coach of Bnei Sakhnin". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "The Association confirmed: to share 8 foreigners in the Premier League". Sport 5 sports (in Hebrew). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.