| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 August 2009 – 22 May 2010 |
| Champions | Hapoel Tel Aviv 2nd Premier League title 13thIsraeli title overall |
| Relegated | Hapoel Ra'anana Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| Champions League | Hapoel Tel Aviv (second qualifying round) |
| Europa League | Maccabi Haifa (third qualifying round) Maccabi Tel Aviv (second qualifying round) Bnei Yehuda (first qualifying round) |
| Matches | 276 |
| Goals | 718 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shlomi Arbeitman (28) |
| Biggest home win | Hapoel Tel Aviv 7–1Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Biggest away win | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 0–7Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Highest scoring | Hapoel Tel Aviv 7–1Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Tel Aviv 5–3Hapoel Acre |
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The2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football inIsrael. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round.
On 15 May 2010,Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title in the last play-off round afterMaccabi Haifa failed to win againstBnei Yehuda and they won their game againstBeitar Jerusalem in a late goal at the 90+2' minute of extra time.
The league size has been increased from twelve to sixteen teams. Further, the competition has been split into two stages, a conventional season and playoffs.
The participating clubs were first play a conventionalround-robin schedule for a total of 30 matches.
The top six teams were first had to play in the Top playoff. Points earned during the regular season were halved with an odd number of points being rounded up. The round was played on a round-robin schedule. The winner after this round would win the Israeli championship and would participate in thesecond qualifying round of the2010–11 UEFA Champions League. The runners-up would play in thethird qualifying round of theUEFA Europa League, and the third-placed team would play in thesecond qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
If theIsrael State Cup winner finishes in the top three places than the fourth-placed would play in thefirst qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
In addition, clubs ranked seventh through tenth in the regular season would engage in a placement round, while the bottom six teams played out two relegation spots and one relegation play-off.
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona were directly relegated to the2009–10 Liga Leumit after finishing the2008–09 season in last place.
Due to the increase in the number of teams, five teams were directly promoted from the2008–09 Liga Leumit. These were championsHapoel Haifa, runners-upHapoel Acre, third-placedHapoel Be'er Sheva, fourth-placedHapoel Ramat Gan and fifth-placedHapoel Ra'anana.
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan as 11th-placed team of the Premier League andMaccabi Ahi Nazareth as sixth-placed team of Liga Leumit competed in a two-legged playoff for another spot. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won both matches by an aggregated score of 4–2 and were promoted to the Premier League. In turn, Hakoah Ramat Gan were relegated to Liga Leumit.
^^^ The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Sacked | 21 July 2009[1] | 3rd (08–09) | 21 July 2009[1] | Pre-Season | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | Stepped down to assistant position | 29 September 2009[2] | 16th | 29 September 2009[2] | 16th | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sacked | 19 October 2009[3] | 14th | 21 October 2009[4] | 14th | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Resigned | 21 October 2009[4] | 3rd | 21 October 2009 | 3rd | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Resigned | 21 November 2009[5] | 9th | 22 November 2009[6] | 9th | ||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Resigned | 21 November 2009[7] | 14th | 22 November 2009[8] | 15th | ||
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Sacked | 8 December 2009[9] | 16th | 8 December 2009[9] | 16th | ||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Stepped down to assistant position | 16 December 2009[10] | 15th | 16 December 2009[10] | 15th | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | Sacked | 20 February 2010[11] | 7th | 20 February 2010[11] | 7th | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Sacked | 28 February 2010[12] | 16th | 28 February 2010[12] | 16th | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Resigned | 28 February 2010[13] | 8th | 3 March 2010[14] | 8th | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | Stepped down to assistant position | 18 March 2010[15] | 5th | 18 March 2010[15] | 5th | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | End of contract | 28 March 2010[16] | 16th | 31 March 2010[17] | 16th | ||
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | End of contract | 20 May 2010[18] | 16th | 30 June 2010[19] | Post-Season | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | Resigned | 20 May 2010[18] | 6th | 20 May 2010[18] | Post-Season |
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;
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 12 | +52 | 77 | Qualification for thechampionship round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 79 | 25 | +54 | 71 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 52 | |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 46 | |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 45[a] | |
| 6 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 43[a] | |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 41 | Qualification for themiddle round |
| 8 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 40 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 35 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 33 | Qualification for therelegation round |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 32 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 31 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | |
| 15 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 24 | |
| 16 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnY | BnS | ASH | HAC | HBS | HHA | HPT | HRG | HRA | HTA | MAN | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 |
| F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 2–0 | 0–3[a] | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Hapoel Acre | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
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Key numbers for pairing determination (number marksposition after 30 games):
| Rounds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th |
| 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 |
| 7 – 10 8 – 9 | 7 – 8 10 – 9 | 8 – 10 9 – 7 | ||
| 11 – 16 12 – 15 13 – 14 | 11 – 12 15 – 13 16 – 14 | 12 – 16 13 – 11 14 – 15 | 11 – 14 12 – 13 16 – 15 | 13 – 16 14 – 12 15 – 11 |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus,Maccabi Haifa started with39 points,Hapoel Tel Aviv with36,Maccabi Tel Aviv with26,Beitar Jerusalem with23,Bnei Yehuda with23 andF.C. Ashdod started with22.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv(C) | 35 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 87 | 26 | +61 | 49 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 35 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 16 | +56 | 49 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 34 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 31 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnY | ASH | HTA | MHA | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Bnei Yehuda | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | — |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus,Bnei Sakhnin started with21 points,Hapoel Be'er Sheva with20,Maccabi Netanya with18 andMaccabi Petah Tikva started with18.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 24 |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 23 |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | BnS | HBS | MNE | MPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Sakhnin | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | — | — | 4–0 | 1–4 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | — | — | 3–1 | — |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus,Hapoel Ramat Gan started with17 points,Hapoel Haifa with16,Hapoel Petah Tikva with16,Hapoel Acre with13,Maccabi Ahi Nazareth with12 andHapoel Ra'anana started with10.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 23 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 23 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 35 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 23 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan(O) | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 22 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Hapoel Ra'anana(R) | 35 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 18 | Relegation toLiga Leumit |
| 16 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth(R) | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 81 | −48 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | HAC | HHA | HRA | HRG | MAN | HPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Acre | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — |
| Hapoel Haifa | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 4–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | — | — | — | 0–7 | — | 3–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — |
The 14th-placed team Hapoel Ramat Gan faced the 3rd-placedLiga Leumit team Hapoel Kfar Saba. The winner Hapoel Ramat Gan earned a spot in the2010–11 Israeli Premier League. The match took place on 22 May 2010.
^B TheIFA also recognizeDimitar Makrievs goal in favour ofF.C. Ashdod againstBnei Yehuda game which was later annulled becauseF.C. Ashdod fielded an ineligible player, for thatF.C. Ashdod received a technical loss of 3–0. The original game finished in a 1–1 draw.[20]