2013–14 Israeli Premier League
Season | 2013–14 |
---|---|
Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Relegated |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Bnei Yehuda |
Champions League |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Second qualifying round) |
Europa League |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona (Third qualifying round) Hapoel Be'er Sheva & Hapoel Tel Aviv (Second qualifying round) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 606 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Eran Zahavi (29) |
Biggest home win | Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 Hapoel Ironi Acre |
Biggest away win | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 0–5 Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Highest scoring | F.C. Ashdod 4–5 Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Longest winning run |
7 games Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Longest losing run |
7 games Hapoel Ramat HaSharon |
Average attendance | 5,065[1] |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
The 2013–14 Israeli Premier League was the fifteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 71st season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 24 August 2013 and ended on 17 May 2014. Maccabi Tel Aviv were the defending champions, having won their second Premier League title, and 19th championship last season. They successfully defended their title this season.
Teams
A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2012–13 season and two promoted team from the 2012–13 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Ramat Gan were relegated to the 2013–14 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2012–13 season in the bottom two places.
Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ra'anana were promoted after finishing the 2012–13 Liga Leumit in the top two places.
Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 34,000 |
Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 8,500 |
Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium[A] | 14,413 |
F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,420 |
Hapoel Ironi Acre | Acre | Acre Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Vasermil Stadium | 13,000 |
Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
Hapoel Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Netanya Stadium[A] | 13,800 |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | Ramat HaSharon | Grundman Stadium | 4,300 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 14,413 |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Ironi Stadium | 5,300 |
Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 14,413 |
^ A: The club will play their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beitar Jerusalem | Tabib, EliEli Tabib | Levy, RonnyRonny Levy | Harush, ArielAriel Harush | Diadora | Eldad Perry Group |
Bnei Sakhnin | Abu Yunes, MohammedMohammed Abu Yunes | Balbul, MarcoMarco Balbul | Khalaila, KhaledKhaled Khalaila | Lotto | Toyga |
Bnei Yehuda | Damaio, MosheMoshe Damaio | Abukasis, YossiYossi Abukasis | Edri, KfirKfir Edri | Macron | Super Ceramic |
F.C. Ashdod | Ben-Zaken, JackyJacky Ben-Zaken | Klinger, NirNir Klinger | Tzarfati, GuyGuy Tzarfati | Legea | Radio Jerusalem |
Hapoel Ironi Acre | Barshishat, YehudaYehuda Barshishat | Naim, YuvalYuval Naim | Goresh, DavidDavid Goresh | Nike | Azrieli Group |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Barkat, AlonaAlona Barkat | Levy, ElishaElisha Levy | Barda, ElyanivElyaniv Barda | Kappa | Mobli |
Hapoel Haifa | Katz, YoavYoav Katz | Dora, ShlomiShlomi Dora | Dora, YossiYossi Dora | Diadora | Hatama |
Hapoel Ra'anana | Katz, IlanIlan Katz | Koretski, MeniMeni Koretski | Cohen, TamirTamir Cohen | Joma | ME Tel Aviv |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | Moldavsky, BoazBoaz Moldavsky | Shabo, HaimHaim Shabo | Musa, KobiKobi Musa | Lotto | Trade Mobile |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Ramon, HaimHaim Ramon | Ben Shimon, RanRan Ben Shimon | Abutbul, ShayShay Abutbul | Kappa | Fujicom |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Sheratzky, IzzyIzzy Sheratzky | Bakhar, BarakBarak Bakhar | Tzedek, ShirShir Tzedek | Puma | Ituran |
Maccabi Haifa | Shahar, Ya'akovYa'akov Shahar | Benado, ArikArik Benado | Katan, YanivYaniv Katan | Nike | Honda |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | Luzon, AmosAmos Luzon | Luzon, YitavYitav Luzon Refua, KobiKobi Refua |
Golan, OmerOmer Golan | Lotto | Panorama North |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Goldhar, MitchellMitchell Goldhar | Sousa, PauloPaulo Sousa | Yeini, SheranSheran Yeini | Macron |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Final position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beitar Jerusalem | Eli Cohen (b. 1951) | End of contract | 4 May 2013 | 10th (12–13) | Eli Cohen (b. 1961) | 23 June 2013[2] | 10th |
Hapoel Haifa | Nir Klinger | End of contract | 4 May 2013 | 9th (12–13) | Shlomi Dora | 23 May 2013[3] | |
F.C. Ashdod | Yossi Mizrahi | End of contract | 4 May 2013 | 7th (12–13) | Nir Klinger | 19 May 2013[4] | |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Freddy David | End of contract | 18 May 2013[5] | 3rd (12–13) | Ran Ben Shimon | 20 May 2013[6] | |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | Benny Tabak | Sacked | 21 May 2013[7] | 6th (12–13) | Rafi Cohen | 21 May 2013[7] | 14th |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Óscar García | Resigned | 22 May 2013[8] | 1st (12–13) | Paulo Sousa | 12 June 2013[9] | |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | Rafi Cohen | Sacked | 22 September 2013[10] | 14th | Haim Shabo (caretaker) |
22 September 2013[10] | |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | Moshe Sinai | Resigned | 24 November 2013[11] | 12th | Yitav Luzon[C] | 24 November 2013[11] | |
13th | Kobi Refua | 19 December 2013[12] | |||||
Bnei Yehuda | Dror Kashtan | Resigned | 1 December 2013[13] | 14th | Yaakov Asayag (caretaker) | 1 December 2013[13] | 14th |
Beitar Jerusalem | Eli Cohen (b. 1961) | Sacked | 3 December 2013[14] | 10th | David Amsalem (caretaker) | 3 December 2013[14] | 11th |
Beitar Jerusalem | David Amsalem (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 9 December 2013[15] | 11th | Ronny Levy | 9 December 2013[15] | |
Bnei Yehuda | Yaakov Asayag (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 22 December 2013[16] | 14th | Yossi Abukasis | 22 December 2013[16] |
^C Yitav Luzon was Maccabi Petah Tikva sole manager until 19 December 2013, when Kobi Refua was appointed as joint-manager alongside him.
Regular season
Regular season table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 66 | Top Playoff |
2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 59 | |
3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 44 | |
4 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 44 | |
5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 40 | |
6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 39 | |
7 | F.C. Ashdod | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 31 | Bottom Playoff |
8 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 31 | |
9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 30 | |
10 | Hapoel Acre | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 27 | |
11 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 26 | |
12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 23 | |
13 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 20 | |
14 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 20 |
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
Winners of 2013–14 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Regular season results
Home ╲ Away | BEI | BnY | BnS | FCA | HAC | HBS | HHA | HRA | HRH | HTA | IKS | MHA | MPT | MTA |
Beitar Jerusalem | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Bnei Yehuda | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
Hapoel Acre | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
Hapoel Haifa | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
Hapoel Ra'anana | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
Maccabi Haifa | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[17]
Rounds | |||||||||
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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 |
7 – 14 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 11 |
7 – 8 13 – 9 12 – 10 14 – 11 |
8 – 14 9 – 7 10 – 13 11 – 12 |
8 – 9 7 – 10 13 – 11 14 – 12 |
9 – 14 10 – 8 11 – 7 12 – 13 |
9 – 10 8 – 11 7 – 12 14 – 13 |
10 – 14 11 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7 |
Top Playoff
Top Playoff table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 84 | 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 68 | 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round |
3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 64 | 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1 |
4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 58 | 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
5 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 53 | |
6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 47 |
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
1Since Ironi Kiryat Shmona won the 2013–14 Israel State Cup, then the 4th-positioned team will be awarded with entry to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Top Playoff results
Home ╲ Away | BnS | HBS | HTA | IKS | MHA | MTA |
Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
Maccabi Haifa | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Bottom Playoff
Bottom Playoff table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 42 | |
8 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 39 | |
9 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 38 | |
10 | Hapoel Acre | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 36 | |
11 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 | |
12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 33 | |
13 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (R) | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 33 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
14 | Bnei Yehuda (R) | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 31 |
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
Winners of 2013–14 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Bottom Playoff results
Home ╲ Away | BEI | BnY | FCA | HAC | HHA | HRA | HRH | MPT |
Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||||
Bnei Yehuda | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |||||
F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | ||||
Hapoel Acre | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||
Hapoel Haifa | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||
Hapoel Ra'anana | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |||||
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |||||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.