| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beitar Jerusalem 2nd Premier League title 6th top-flight title |
| Runner up | Maccabi Netanya |
| Relegated | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan andHapoel Petah Tikva |
| Champions League | Beitar Jerusalem (second qualifying round) |
| Europa Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv (group stage) Maccabi Netanya (second qualifying round) Maccabi Tel Aviv (second qualifying round) |
| Goals | 459 |
| Average goals/game | 2.318 |
| Top goalscorer |  Samuel Yeboah (15) |
| Biggest home win | Beitar Jerusalem 5-0F.C. Ashdod (7 October 2007) |
| Biggest away win | F.C. Ashdod 1-6Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| Highest scoring | F.C. Ashdod 1-6Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Beitar Jerusalem (16 games) |
2008–09 → | |
The2007–08 Israeli Premier League season began on 18 August 2007 and ended on 1 June 2008, withBeitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.
Two teams fromLiga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season:Ironi Kiryat Shmona andBnei Sakhnin. The two teams relegated wereHakoah Amidar Ramat Gan andHapoel Petah Tikva.
Twelve teams took part in the 2007-08 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the2006-07 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the2006-07 Liga Leumit.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona were promoted as champions of the2006-07 Liga Leumit.Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as runners up.Bnei Sakhnin returned after an absence of one season, whileIroni Kiryat Shmona made their debut in the top flight.
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan andHapoel Petah Tikva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the2006-07 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem(C) | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 67 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 56 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 55 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 47 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 41 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 41 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 8 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 39 | |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 38 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba(R) | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 37 | Relegation toLiga Leumit |
| 12 | Maccabi Herzliya(R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 30 |
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HKS | HTA | IKS | MHA | MHE | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HKS | HTA | IKS | MHA | MHE | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | — | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Bnei Yehuda | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | — | 2–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | — | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | — | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | — | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Yeboah | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 |
| 2 |  Rômulo | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 |
 Yannick Kamanan | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | |
 Moshe Biton | Bnei Yehuda | 12 | |
| 5 |  Dimitar Makriev | F.C. Ashdod | 11 |
| 6 |  Yero Bello | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 |
 Yeghia Yavruyan | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | |
| 8 | Yossi Shivhon | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 |
| Maor Buzaglo | Bnei Sakhnin | 9 | |
| Yuval Avidor | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 |
Source:The Israel Football Association
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