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The 2015–16 Israeli Premier League was the seventeenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 74th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2015 and ended in May 2016. Hapoel Be'er Sheva became champion after 40 years without winning a main national competition, interrupting the sequence of three consecutive titles of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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Teams
A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Petah Tikva and F.C. Ashdod were relegated to the 2015–16 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted after finishing the 2014–15 Liga Leumit in the top two places.
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Regular season results
Updated to games played on 7 March 2016.
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.
Championship round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):
Championship round results
Updated to games played on 21 May 2016.
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.
Relegation round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):
Relegation round results
Updated to games played on 16 May 2016.
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.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Championship round teams will play in 36 matchdays, and the Relegation round teams will compete in only 33 matches.
Source: Israel Football Association
Top scorers
Source: Israel Football Association
Attendances
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016
Source: Official club websites and [1]