| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Haifa 7th title |
| Relegated | Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
| Top goalscorer | Kobi Refua (18) |
2002–03 → | |
The2001–02 Israeli Premier League season sawMaccabi Haifa win their second consecutive title. It took place from the first match on 25 August 2001 to the final match on 18 May 2002.
Two teams fromLiga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season:Hapoel Be'er Sheva andMaccabi Kiryat Gat. The two teams relegated wereBnei Yehuda andTzafririm Holon.
Twelve teams took part in the 2001-02 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the2000-01 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the2000-01 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva were promoted as champions of the2000-01 Liga Leumit.Maccabi Kiryat Gat were promoted as runners up.Hapoel Be'er Sheva returned to the top flight after an absence of four seasons whileMaccabi Kiryat Gat made their debut in the top flight.
Bnei Yehuda andTzafririm Holon were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the2000-01 season.
^^ The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa(C) | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 75 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 48 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 47 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 36 | |
| 9 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 35 | |
| 10 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 33 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa(R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | Relegation toLiga Leumit |
| 12 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat(R) | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | ASH | HBS | HHA | HPT | HTA | IRZ | MHA | MKG | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Ironi Rishon LeZion | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | BEI | ASH | HBS | HHA | HPT | HTA | IRZ | MHA | MKG | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | — | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–0 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | — | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | — |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | — |
| Hapoel Haifa | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Ironi Rishon LeZion | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Haifa | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | — |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 3–3 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Maccabi Netanya | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–6 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 18 | |
| 2 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 17 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 14 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | ||
| Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 13 | ||
| 7 | F.C. Ashdod | 12 | |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 11 | |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 11 | ||
| 10 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 10 |