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| Dates | 22 August 2015 – 21 May 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Hapoel Acre Maccabi Netanya |
| Champions League | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Europa League | Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa |
| Top goalscorer | Eran Zahavi (35 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0Maccabi Haifa |
| Biggest away win | Hapoel Tel Aviv 0-4Bnei Sakhnin |
| Highest scoring | Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5-2Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Average attendance | 6,953[2] |
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The2015–16 Israeli Premier League was the seventeenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 74th season of top-tier football inIsrael. 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 ofMaccabi Tel Aviv.
A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the2014–15 season and two promoted teams from the2014–15 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Petah Tikva andF.C. Ashdod were relegated to the2015–16 Liga Leumit after finishing the2014–15 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv andHapoel Kfar Saba were promoted after finishing the2014–15 Liga Leumit in the top two places.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 31,733 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 8,500 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 14,413 |
| Hapoel Acre | Acre | Acre Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium | 16,126 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,940 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Netanya Stadium, Netanya | 13,610 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 14,413 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Stadium | 5,300 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,950 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium | 13,610 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 14,413 |
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Puma | itrader | |||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Umbro | Toyga | |||
| Bnei Yehuda | Macron | Azrieli Group | |||
| Hapoel Acre | Macron | Azrieli Group | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Kappa | Mobli | |||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Lotto | ||||
| Hapoel Haifa | Diadora | Hatama | |||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Umbro | ME Tel Aviv | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Puma | Fujicom | |||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Puma | Ituran | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | Nike | Honda | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | Joma | Burgus Burger Bar | |||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Macron | Panorama North | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Adidas |
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team.[citation needed]
In bold: Players that join the club mid-seasonIn Italic: Players that left the club mid-season
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Sacked | 14 May 2015 | Pre-season | 30 May 2015 | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | End of contract | 30 May 2015 | 30 May 2015 | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | End of contract | 30 May 2015 | 30 May 2015 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | End of contract | 30 May 2015 | 30 May 2015 | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | End of contract | 30 May 2015 | 15 June 2015 | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | End of contract | 30 May 2015 | 21 June 2015 | |||
| Beitar Jerusalem | End of contract | 7 June 2015 | 7 June 2015 | |||
| Hapoel Acre | Sacked | 21 June 2015 | 28 June 2015 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Sacked | 3 September 2015 | 12th | 3 September 2015 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | Sacked | 2 November 2015 | 14th | 6 November 2015 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | End of caretaker time | 5 November 2015 | 13th | 5 November 2015 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | Sacked | 8 December 2015 | 9th | 9 December 2015 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sacked | 18 December 2015 | 12th | 19 December 2015 | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | Sacked | 21 December 2015 | 10th | 21 December 2015 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Signed ByFulham | 27 December 2015 | 2nd | 27 December 2015 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Sacked | 3 January 2016 | 13th | 11 January 2016 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | End of caretaker time | 4 January 2016 | 2nd | 4 January 2016 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | Sacked | 10 January 2016 | 14th | 20 January 2016 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Sacked | 19 January 2016 | 11th | 19 January 2016 | ||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Sacked | 13 February 2016 | 10th | 14 February 2016 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 64 | Qualification for thechampionship round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 61 | |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 51 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 38 | |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 36 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33 | Qualification for therelegation round |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 30 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 29 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Acre | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 29 | |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 27 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 25 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 37 | −27 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | HAC | HBS | HHA | HKS | HRA | HTA | IKS | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Acre | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — |
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marksposition after 26 games):[4]
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva(C) | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 83 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 81 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem[a] | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 58 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42 |
| 2015–16 Israeli Premier League champions |
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| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | HBS | HRA | MHA | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | — |
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marksposition after 26 games):[4]
| Rounds | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | |||
| 7 – 11 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 14 | 7 – 8 13 – 9 12 – 10 11 – 14 | 8 – 11 9 – 7 10 – 13 14 – 12 | 8 – 9 7 – 10 13 – 14 11 – 12 | 9 – 11 10 – 8 14 – 7 12 – 13 | 9 – 10 8 – 14 7 – 12 11 – 13 | 10 – 11 14 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7 | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 46 | |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 42 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 38 | |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 36 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 34 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Acre(R) | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 34 | Relegation toLiga Leumit |
| 14 | Maccabi Netanya(R) | 33 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 50 | −36 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | BnY | HAC | HHA | HKS | HTA | IKS | MNE | MPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Yehuda | — | 3–1 | — | — | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Acre | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | — |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | — | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | — | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — |
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.
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Bnei Yehuda | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |||
| Hapoel Acre | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Source:Israel Football Association
| 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| Relegation to 2016–17 Liga Leumit |
Source:Israel Football Association
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 20,826 | n/a† | |||
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15,941 | n/a† | |||
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11,915 | n/a† | |||
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10,416 | n/a† | |||
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9,375 | n/a† | |||
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 4,572 | n/a† | |||
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 4,241 | n/a† | |||
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 3,642 | n/a† | |||
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3,462 | n/a† | |||
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2,968 | n/a† | |||
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 2,805 | n/a† | |||
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 2,305 | n/a† | |||
| 13 | Hapoel Acre | 1,958 | n/a† | |||
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1,800 | n/a† | |||
| League total | 7,479 | n/a† |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016
Source: Official club websites and[1]