Season | 2013–14 |
---|---|
Dates | 24 August 2013 – 17 May 2014 |
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
[edit]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 | 31,733 |
Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 8,500 |
Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium[A] | 14,413 |
F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,800 |
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] | 13,610 |
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
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Final position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beitar Jerusalem | ![]() |
End of contract | 4 May 2013 | 10th (12–13) | ![]() |
23 June 2013[2] | 10th |
Hapoel Haifa | ![]() |
End of contract | 4 May 2013 | 9th (12–13) | ![]() |
23 May 2013[3] | |
F.C. Ashdod | ![]() |
End of contract | 4 May 2013 | 7th (12–13) | ![]() |
19 May 2013[4] | |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ![]() |
End of contract | 18 May 2013[5] | 3rd (12–13) | ![]() |
20 May 2013[6] | |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | ![]() |
Sacked | 21 May 2013[7] | 6th (12–13) | ![]() |
21 May 2013[7] | 14th |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ![]() |
Resigned | 22 May 2013[8] | 1st (12–13) | ![]() |
12 June 2013[9] | |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 September 2013[10] | 14th | ![]() (caretaker) |
22 September 2013[10] | |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | ![]() |
Resigned | 24 November 2013[11] | 12th | ![]() |
24 November 2013[11] | |
13th | ![]() |
19 December 2013[12] | |||||
Bnei Yehuda | ![]() |
Resigned | 1 December 2013[13] | 14th | ![]() |
1 December 2013[13] | 14th |
Beitar Jerusalem | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 December 2013[14] | 10th | ![]() |
3 December 2013[14] | 11th |
Beitar Jerusalem | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 9 December 2013[15] | 11th | ![]() |
9 December 2013[15] | |
Bnei Yehuda | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 22 December 2013[16] | 14th | ![]() |
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.
Foreign Players
[edit]In Italic: Players that left the club mid-season
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained an Israeli passport or permanent residency, allowing them to play with Israeli status;
2Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but are eligible for Israeli citizenship due to Jewish ancestry;
Regular season
[edit]Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 66 | Qualification for the championship round |
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. Ironi Ashdod | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation round |
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 |
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.
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):[17]
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 |
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
[edit]Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
5 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 53 | |
6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 47 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b c Since 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.
Results
[edit]Bottom playoff
[edit]Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 42 | |
8 | F.C. Ironi 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 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 |
2 | ![]() |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 |
3 | ![]() |
Maccabi Haifa | 15 |
4 | ![]() |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 11 |
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Hapoel Haifa | ||
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Bnei Sakhnin | ||
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Maccabi Haifa | ||
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
10 | ![]() |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 |
Total | 606 | ||
Average per game | 2.53 |
Updated: 17 May 2014
Source: Israel Football Association
Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season:
Barak Yitzhaki for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Hapoel Ironi Acre, 1st minute (24 August 2013)[18]
- Biggest winning margin: 5 goals –
- Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 0–5 Hapoel Tel Aviv (26 October 2013)[19]
- Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 Hapoel Ironi Acre (21 December 2013)[20]
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 goals – F.C. Ashdod 4–5 Hapoel Tel Aviv (8 March 2014)[21]
- Most goals in a match by one player: 3 goals -
Itay Shechter for Hapoel Tel Aviv against Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (26 October 2013)[19]
Žarko Korać for Hapoel Haifa against Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (21 December 2013)[22]
Dovev Gabay for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against Hapoel Tel Aviv (30 December 2013)[23]
Eran Zahavi for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Hapoel Tel Aviv (17 March 2014)[24]
Eran Zahavi for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Bnei Sakhnin (17 May 2014) [25]
Discipline
[edit]- First yellow card of the season:
Amiya Taga for Hapoel Ironi Acre against Maccabi Tel Aviv, 7th minute (24 August 2013)[18]
- Most yellow cards by a player: 10[26]
- First red card of the season:
Asrat Megersa for Hapoel Ramat HaSharon against Hapoel Haifa, 41st minute (24 August 2013)[27]
- Most red cards by a player: 2[28]
Clean sheets
[edit]- Most clean sheets: 18
- Fewest clean sheets: 1
Attendance
[edit]- Highest Attendance: 30,000
- Round 6 - Beitar Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv (22 October 2013) at Teddy Stadium. This is the highest attendance of an Israeli Premier League regular season game since 1993. This game is also the highest attendance of a regular Premier League game outside of Ramat Gan Stadium.[29]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "וואלה! ספורט | כל המידע העדכני באתר הספורט המוביל בישראל".
- ^ "Eli Cohen signed in Beitar Jerusalem for one season" (in Hebrew). ONE. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Shlomi Dora signed in Hapoel Haifa for one season" (in Hebrew). Walla!. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Nir Klinger signed a 3-years contract with F.C. Ashdod" (in Hebrew). Walla!. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Freddy David signed until the end of the season in Hapoel Tel Aviv" (in Hebrew). ONE. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Ran Ben Shimon signed in Hapoel Tel Aviv" (in Hebrew). Walla!. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Rafi Cohen signed in Hapoel Ramat HaSharon" (in Hebrew). ONE. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Óscar García resigned from Maccabi Tel Aviv" (in Hebrew). ONE. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Paulo Sousa signed in Maccabi Tel Aviv" (in Hebrew). ONE. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Rafi Cohen was sacked: Budgetary problems caused unrest" (in Hebrew). ONE. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Sinai resigned from Maccabi Petah Tikva, Yitav Luzon will replace him" (in Hebrew). ONE. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Maccabi Petah Tikva new staff: Kobi Refua and Yitav Luzon" (in Hebrew). ONE. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Due to the team failures: Kasten resigned from Bnei Yehuda" (in Hebrew). ONE. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Eli Tabib sacked Eli Cohen from Beitar Jerusalem" (in Hebrew). ONE. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Ronny Levy signed in Beitar Jerusalem until the end of the season" (in Hebrew). ONE. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ a b "There is a new manager: Yossi Abukasis signed in Bnei Yehuda for a one and a half seasons" (in Hebrew). ONE. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "The full fixture list for the Top and Bottom playoffs" (in Hebrew). ONE. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Hapoel Ironi Acre 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv". Israel Football Association. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 0-5 Hapoel Tel Aviv". Israel Football Association. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-0 Hapoel Ironi Acre". Israel Football Association. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "F.C. Ashdod 4-5 Hapoel Ironi Acre". Israel Football Association. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Hapoel Haifa 3-0 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon". Israel Football Association. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-3 Hapoel Beer Sheva". Israel Football Association. 30 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-3 Maccabi Tel Aviv". Israel Football Association. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Maccabi Tel aviv 4-1 Bnei Sakhnin". Israel Football Association. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Yellow cards tally". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 0–2 Hapoel Haifa". Israel Football Association. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Red cards tally". Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Housewarming: 1:0 for Beitar Jerusalem over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the renovated Teddy" (in Hebrew). Sport 5. 21 October 2013.