Season 2014-15 Dates 22 Aug 2014 – 14 Mar 2015 Matches played 240 | Top goalscorer Eran Zahavi (27 goals) Goals scored 604 | |
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Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv (21st title) Champions League Maccabi Tel Aviv
(2nd qualifying round) Europa League Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
(3rd qualifying round)Hapoel Be'er Sheva
(2nd qualifying round)Beitar Jerusalem
(1st qualifying round) Biggest home win Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Ashdod
(14 February 2015) Relegated F.C. Ashdod, Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. People also search for 2013–14 Israeli Premier League | ||
The 2014–15 Israeli Premier League is the sixteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 73nd season of top-tier football in Israel. It began in the end of August 2014 and will end in May 2015. Maccabi Tel Aviv are the defending champions, having won their third Premier League title, and 20th championship last season.
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Teams
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 Tel Aviv F.C. 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.
Regular season table
Updated to games played on 7 March 2015.
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 2014–15 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv deducted one point.
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv deducted one point.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Regular season results
Updated to games played on 16 February 2015.
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2 The match originally was abandoned after supporter violence while the score was 1–1. The Israel Football Association declared the match a 0–0 draw, with neither teams receiving any points and closing the stands for four matches.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):
Top Playoff table
Updated to games played on 1 June 2015.
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
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv deducted one point.
2 Beitar Jerusalem deducted one point.
3 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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Top Playoff results
Updated to games played on 1 June 2015.
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 table
Updated to games played on 16 May 2015.
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 2014–15 Israel State Cup qualify for the Third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv deducted one point.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Bottom Playoff results
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.
Top scorers
As of matches played on 1 June 2015.Source: Israel Football Association