2025–26 Israeli Premier League

2025–26 Israeli Premier League

The 2025–26 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat TOTO Winner 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. Due to the risk of missile strikes stemming from the 2026 Iran conflict, the league has been suspended.

Teams

2025–26 Israeli Premier League

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 and Hapoel Tel Aviv. Both teams returned to the top flight after a single season. They replaced the 2024–25 Israeli Premier League bottom two teams, Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Petah Tikva who were relegated to the 2025–26 Liga Leumit.

Stadiums and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td><td>Jerusalem</td><td>Teddy Stadium</td><td>31,733</td></tr><tr><td>Bnei Sakhnin</td><td>Sakhnin</td><td>Doha Stadium</td><td>8,500</td></tr><tr><td>F.C. Ashdod</td><td>Ashdod</td><td>Yud-Alef Stadium</td><td>7,800</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td><td>Be'er Sheva</td><td>Turner Stadium</td><td>16,126</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Haifa</td><td>Haifa</td><td>Sammy Ofer Stadium</td><td>30,950</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Jerusalem</td><td>Jerusalem</td><td>Teddy Stadium</td><td>31,733</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Petah Tikva</td><td>Petah Tikva</td><td>HaMoshava Stadium</td><td>11,500</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Tel Aviv</td><td>Tel Aviv</td><td>Bloomfield Stadium</td><td>29,400</td></tr><tr><td>Ironi Kiryat Shmona</td><td>Kiryat Shmona</td><td>Netanya Stadium</td><td>13,610</td></tr><tr><td>Ironi Tiberias</td><td>Tiberias</td><td>Green Stadium</td><td>5,200</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Bnei Reineh</td><td>Reineh</td><td>Green Stadium</td><td>5,200</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Haifa</td><td>Haifa</td><td>Sammy Ofer Stadium</td><td>30,950</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Netanya</td><td>Netanya</td><td>Netanya Stadium</td><td>13,610</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv</td><td>Tel Aviv</td><td>Bloomfield Stadium</td><td>29,400</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem</th><th>Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Haifa</th><th>Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem</td><td>Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa</td><td>Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Netanya Ironi Kiryat Shmona</td><td>Hapoel Petah Tikva</td><td>Bnei Sakhnin</td></tr><tr><td>Netanya Stadium, Netanya</td><td>HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva</td><td>Doha Stadium, Sakhnin</td></tr><tr><td>F.C. Ashdod</td><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td><td>Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Bnei Reineh</td></tr><tr><td>Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod</td><td>Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva</td><td>Green Stadium, Nof HaGalil</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and sponsorship

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>President</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kitmaker</th><th>Shirt sponsor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td><td>Barak Abramov</td><td>Barak Yitzhaki</td><td>Yarden Shua</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Geshem Holdings</td></tr><tr><td>Bnei Sakhnin</td><td>Mohammed Abu Younes</td><td>Yossi Abukasis</td><td>Maroun Gantous</td><td>Diadora</td><td>White-Sakhnin Dairies</td></tr><tr><td>F.C. Ashdod</td><td>Rafi Niddam</td><td>Nir Bitton</td><td>Tom Ben Zaken</td><td>Umbro</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td><td>Alona Barkat</td><td>Ran Kojok</td><td>Miguel Vítor</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Victory</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Haifa</td><td>Yoav Katz</td><td>Haim Silvas</td><td>Dor Malul</td><td>Reebok</td><td>Panorama North</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Jerusalem</td><td>Yotam Karmon</td><td>Ziv Arie</td><td>Awaka Ashta</td><td>Legea</td><td>Allon Ventures</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Petah Tikva</td><td>Almog Portman</td><td>Omer Peretz</td><td>Omer Katz</td><td>Lotto</td><td>Mivne Group</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Tel Aviv</td><td>Edmond M. Safra</td><td>Elyaniv Barda</td><td>Fernand Mayembo</td><td>Nike</td><td>IBI Investment</td></tr><tr><td>Ironi Kiryat Shmona</td><td>Izzy Sheratzky</td><td>Shay Barda</td><td>Ariel Sheratzky</td><td>Le Coq Sportif</td><td>Ituran</td></tr><tr><td>Ironi Tiberias</td><td>Arie Kalmanzon and Mickey Bitan</td><td>Eliran Hudeda</td><td>Guy Hadida</td><td>Le Coq Sportif</td><td>Yochelman Group</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Bnei Reineh</td><td>Saeed Basoul</td><td>Lior Reuven</td><td>Eyad Hutba</td><td>Zeus Sport</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Haifa</td><td>Ya'akov Shahar</td><td>Barak Bakhar</td><td>Dolev Haziza</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Volvo</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Netanya</td><td>Ross Kestin</td><td>Ronny Levy</td><td>Karem Jaber</td><td>Lotto</td><td>Sea Breeze</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv</td><td>Mitchell Goldhar</td><td>Ronny Deila</td><td>Dor Peretz</td><td>Puma</td><td>Pelephone</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Ref.
Maccabi Bnei Reineh	Sharon Mimer	End of Contract	28 May 2025	Pre-season	Slobodan Drapić	28 May 2025
Maccabi Haifa	Itay Mordechai	End Caretaker Period	4 June 2025	Diego Flores	4 June 2025
Hapoel Haifa	Ronny Levy	End of contract	6 June 2025	Gal Arel	6 June 2025
Bnei Sakhnin	Meni Koretski	Sacked	15 June 2025	Sharon Mimer	15 June 2025
Maccabi Bnei Reineh	Slobodan Drapić	13 October 2025	13th	Adham Hadiya	25 October 2025
Maccabi Haifa	Diego Flores	20 October 2025	8th	Barak Bakhar	21 October 2025
Maccabi Netanya	Yossi Abukasis	11 January 2026	7th	Ronny Levy	14 January 2026
F.C. Ashdod	Haim Silvas	12 January 2026	11th	Nir Bitton (interim)	12 January 2026
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Žarko Lazetić	27 January 2026	3rd	Ronny Deila	31 January 2026
Bnei Sakhnin	Sharon Mimer	Left	13 February 2026	8th	Ayman Abu Younes (intrim)	13 February 2026
Maccabi Bnei Reineh	Adham Hadiya	Sacked	14 February 2026	14th	Lior Reuven	16 February 2026
Bnei Sakhnin	Ayman Abu Younes	End Caretaker Period	17 February 2026	8th	Yossi Abukasis	17 February 2026

Foreign players

2025–26 Israeli Premier League

The number of foreign players were restricted to eight per team. In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Player 1</th><th>Player 2</th><th>Player 3</th><th>Player 4</th><th>Player 5</th><th>Player 6</th><th>Player 7</th><th>Player 8</th><th>Non-visa player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td><td>Brayan Carabalí</td><td>Boris Enow</td><td>Luka Gadrani</td><td>Jasond González</td><td>Johnbosco Kalu</td><td>Miguel Silva</td><td>Aílson Tavares</td><td>Nana Antwi</td><td>Grigori Morozov</td></tr><tr><td>Bnei Sakhnin</td><td>Durel Avounou</td><td>Karlo Bručić</td><td>Mathew Cudjoe</td><td>Ibrahima Dramé</td><td>Artur Miranyan</td><td>Johan Nzi</td><td>Maicom David</td><td>James Adeniyi</td></tr><tr><td>F.C. Ashdod</td><td>Eugene Ansah</td><td>Timothy Awany</td><td>Hayford Boahen</td><td>Ibrahim Diakité</td><td>Karim Kimvuidi</td><td>Karol Niemczycki</td><td>Arial Mendy</td><td>Victor Ochayi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td><td>Djibril Diop</td><td>Kings Kangwa</td><td>Hélder Lopes</td><td>Lucas Ventura</td><td>Igor Zlatanović</td><td>Javon East</td><td></td><td></td><td>Yoni Stoyanov</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Haifa</td><td>Sandro Altunashvili</td><td>Saná Gomes</td><td>Ivan Kričak</td><td>Régis N'do</td><td>Bruno Ramires</td><td>Dario Župarić</td><td>Andrija Radulović</td><td></td><td>Benjamin Machini</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Jerusalem</td><td>David Domgjoni</td><td>Andrew Idoko</td><td>John Otomewo</td><td>Marko Rakonjac</td><td>Ruel Sotiriou</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ibeh Ransom</td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Petah Tikva</td><td>Boni Amian</td><td>Clé</td><td>Mamady Diarra</td><td>Márk Koszta</td><td>Chipyoka Songa</td><td>Alex Moucketou-Moussounda</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hapoel Tel Aviv</td><td>Emmanuel Boateng</td><td>Chico</td><td>Marcus Coco</td><td>Falcão</td><td>Andrian Kraev</td><td>Loizos Loizou</td><td>Fernand Mayembo</td><td>Xande Silva</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ironi Kiryat Shmona</td><td>Yaw Ackah</td><td>Wale Musa Alli</td><td>Nemanja Ljubisavljević</td><td>Cristian Martínez</td><td>Adrián Ugarriza</td><td>Fernando Pacheco</td><td></td><td></td><td>Daniel Tenenbaum</td></tr><tr><td>Ironi Tiberias</td><td>Ondřej Bačo</td><td>Stanislav Bilenkyi</td><td>Peter Michael</td><td>Rogério</td><td>Sambinha</td><td>Muhammed Usman</td><td></td><td></td><td>Daniel Joulani</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Bnei Reineh</td><td>Emmanuel Banda</td><td>Vitalie Damașcan</td><td>Junior Pius</td><td>Antonio Sefer</td><td>Miladin Stevanović</td><td>Zé Turbo</td><td>Christ Tiéhi</td><td>Virgile Pinson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Haifa</td><td>Peter Agba</td><td>Jelle Bataille</td><td>Manuel Benson</td><td>Cédric Franck Don</td><td>Đorđe Jovanović</td><td>Pedrão</td><td>Abdoulaye Seck</td><td>Trivante Stewart</td><td>Pierre Cornud Kenji Gorré Ali Mohamed Heorhiy Yermakov Kenny Saief Lisav Eissat</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Netanya</td><td>Matheus Davó</td><td>Gontie Junior Diomandé</td><td>Saba Khvadagiani</td><td>Aziz Mohammed</td><td>Heriberto Tavares</td><td>Bakary Konaté</td><td>Wylan Cyprien</td><td>Pedrinho</td><td>Wilson Harris</td></tr><tr><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv</td><td>Kervin Andrade</td><td>Tyrese Asante</td><td>Kristijan Belić</td><td>Mohamed Ali Camara</td><td>Heitor</td><td>Emir Sahiti</td><td>Issouf Sissokho</td><td>Hélio Varela</td><td>Ben Lederman</td></tr></tbody></table>

Regular season

Regular season table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>17</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>54</td><td>23</td><td>+31</td><td>55</td><td>Qualification for the Championship round</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Beitar Jerusalem (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>15</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>56</td><td>27</td><td>+29</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>50</td><td>28</td><td>+22</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hapoel Tel Aviv (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>14</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>44</td><td>26</td><td>+18</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Maccabi Haifa (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>46</td><td>25</td><td>+21</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Hapoel Petah Tikva</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>40</td><td>35</td><td>+5</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Maccabi Netanya</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>42</td><td>53</td><td>−11</td><td>31</td><td>Qualification for the Relegation round</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Bnei Sakhnin</td><td>24</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>25</td><td>33</td><td>−8</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Ironi Kiryat Shmona (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td>34</td><td>42</td><td>−8</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Hapoel Haifa (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td>30</td><td>40</td><td>−10</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>F.C. Ashdod (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>11</td><td>30</td><td>47</td><td>−17</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Hapoel Jerusalem (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>22</td><td>35</td><td>−13</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Ironi Tiberias (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>30</td><td>49</td><td>−19</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Maccabi Bnei Reineh (Q)</td><td>24</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>19</td><td>17</td><td>57</td><td>−40</td><td>11</td></tr></tbody></table>

Championship round

2025–26 Israeli Premier League

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Rounds
27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd	33rd	34th	35th	36th
1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4	1 – 2 5 – 3 6 – 4	2 – 6 3 – 1 4 – 5	1 – 4 2 – 3 6 – 5	3 – 6 4 – 2 5 – 1	6 – 1 5 – 2 4 – 3	2 – 1 3 – 5 4 – 6	6 – 2 1 – 3 5 – 4	3 – 2 4 – 1 5 – 6	6 – 3 2 – 4 1 – 5

Championship round table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td><td>24</td><td>17</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>54</td><td>23</td><td>+31</td><td>55</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td><td>24</td><td>15</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>56</td><td>27</td><td>+29</td><td>51</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv</td><td>24</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>50</td><td>28</td><td>+22</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hapoel Tel Aviv</td><td>24</td><td>14</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>44</td><td>26</td><td>+18</td><td>45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Maccabi Haifa</td><td>24</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>46</td><td>25</td><td>+21</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>TBD</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Rounds
27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd	33rd
7 – 11 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 14	11 – 14 12 – 10 13 – 9 7 – 8	8 – 11 9 – 7 10 – 13 14 – 12	11 – 12 13 – 14 7 – 10 8 – 9	9 – 11 10 – 8 14 – 7 12 – 13	11 – 13 7 – 12 8 – 14 9 – 10	10 – 11 14 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Ironi Tiberias	24	7	5	12	30	49	−19	26
10	Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona	24	6	6	12	34	42	−8	24
11	Hapoel Haifa	24	6	6	12	30	40	−10	24
12	F.C. Ashdod	24	5	8	11	30	47	−17	23
13	Hapoel Jerusalem	24	4	8	12	22	35	−13	20	Relegation to Liga Leumit
14	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	24	3	2	19	17	57	−40	11

Season statistics

Top scorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Dan Biton</td><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Yarden Shua</td><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Stav Turiel</td><td>Hapoel Tel Aviv</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Dor Peretz</td><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Adrián Ugarriza</td><td>Ironi Kiryat Shmona</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Ido Shahar</td><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Javon East</td><td>Hapoel Haifa</td></tr><tr><td>Trivante Stewart</td><td>Maccabi Haifa</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Omer Atzili</td><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Márk Koszta</td><td>Hapoel Petah Tikva</td></tr><tr><td>Igor Zlatanović</td><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td></tr><tr><td>Yair Mordechai</td><td>Ironi Kiryat Shmona</td></tr><tr><td>Matheus Davó</td><td>Maccabi Netanya</td></tr><tr><td>Eugene Ansah</td><td>F.C. Ashdod</td></tr><tr><td>Kings Kangwa</td><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td></tr><tr><td>Adi Yona</td><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td></tr><tr><td>Oz Bilu</td><td>Maccabi Netanya</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top Assist

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Roy Revivo</td><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kenji Gorré</td><td>Maccabi Haifa</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Guy Hadida</td><td>Ironi Tiberias</td></tr><tr><td>Matheus Davó</td><td>Maccabi Netanya</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Eugene Ansah</td><td>F.C. Ashdod</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Nadav Nidam</td><td>Hapoel Petah Tikva</td></tr><tr><td>Omer Atzili</td><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td></tr><tr><td>Ofek Biton</td><td>Hapoel Haifa</td></tr><tr><td>Timothy Muzie</td><td>Beitar Jerusalem</td></tr><tr><td>Maor Levi</td><td>Maccabi Netanya</td></tr><tr><td>Kings Kangwa</td><td>Hapoel Be'er Sheva</td></tr><tr><td>Yair Mordechai</td><td>Ironi Kiryat Shmona</td></tr><tr><td>Heriberto Tavares</td><td>Maccabi Netanya</td></tr><tr><td>Clé</td><td>Hapoel Petah Tikva</td></tr></tbody></table>