| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2010 – 21 May 2011 |
| Champions | Maccabi Haifa 7th Premier League title 12thIsrael title overall |
| Relegated | Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Champions League | Maccabi Haifa |
| Europa League | Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda |
| Matches | 276 |
| Goals | 737 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Toto Tamuz (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | H. Tel Aviv 5–0H. Haifa H. Be'er Sheva 5–0Ashdod |
| Biggest away win | H. Petah Tikva 1–5H. Tel Aviv H. Ashkelon 0–4M. Netanya H. Ramat Gan 0–4H. Ashkelon M. Netanya 0–4Bnei Yehuda |
| Highest scoring | H. Ashkelon 3–4H. Be'er Sheva |
| Average attendance | 3,939[1] |
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The2010–11 Israeli Premier League was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of top-tier football inIsrael. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011.[2]Hapoel Tel Aviv were the defending champions.[3]
Maccabi Haifa secured the title with a 2–0 win againstIroni Kiryat Shmona on 16 May 2011. This was their twelfth Israeli league title, This win gave Maccabi Haifa a 6-point advantage over the second-place team Hapoel Tel Aviv with one more round to go.
A total of sixteen teams compete in the league, including fourteen sides from the2009–10 season and two promoted teams from the2009–10 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth andHapoel Ra'anana were directly relegated to the2010–11 Liga Leumit after finishing the2009–10 season in the two bottom places.
Two teams were directly promoted from the2009–10 Liga Leumit. These were championsIroni Kiryat Shmona and the runners-upHapoel Ashkelon.
^A The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
^B ThePetah Tikva Municipal Stadium was demolished.Hapoel andMaccabi Petah Tikva are hosting their home games in alternative stadia until the newPetah Tikva Stadium will be fully constructed. Both Hapoel and Maccabi chose to host its games inRamat Gan Stadium.[4]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.C. Ashdod | Resigned | 20 May 2010[5] | 6th (09–10) | 20 May 2010[5] | Pre-Season | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | Resigned | 25 May 2010[6] | 11th (09–10) | 5 June 2010[7] | Pre-Season | ||
| Hapoel Acre | End of contract | 27 May 2010[8] | 12th (09–10) | 28 May 2010[9] | Pre-Season | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | End of contract | 31 May 2010[10] | 4th (09–10) | 31 May 2010[11] | Pre-Season | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | End of contract | 31 May 2010[12] | 9th (09–10) | 31 May 2010[13] | Pre-Season | ||
| Hapoel Ashkelon | End of contract | 31 May 2010[14] | Liga Leumit 2nd (09–10) | 14 June 2010[15] | Pre-Season | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | End of contract | 31 May 2010 | 3rd (09–10) | 10 June 2010[16] | Pre-Season | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | Stepped down to assistant manager | 11 June 2010[17] | 5th (09–10) | 11 June 2010[17] | Pre-Season | ||
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Resigned | 29 June 2010[18] | 14th (09–10) | 1 July 2010[19] | Pre-Season | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Resigned | 29 June 2010[20] | 7th (09–10) | 1 July 2010[21] | Pre-Season | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sacked | 11 August 2010[22] | Pre-Season | 14 August 2010[23] | Pre-Season | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sacked | 27 September 2010[24] | 16th | 27 September 2010[24] | 16th | ||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Sacked | 16 October 2010[25] | 14th | 16 October 2010[25] | 14th | ||
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Sacked | 15 November 2010[26] | 16th | 15 November 2010[26] | 16th | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Resigned | 4 January 2011[27] | 3rd | 4 January 2011[27] | 3rd | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Resigned | 10 January 2011[28] | 3rd | 10 January 2011[29] | 3rd | ||
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Resigned | 15 January 2011[30] | 16th | 15 January 2011[31] | 16th | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | Resigned | 17 January 2011[32] | 12th | 17 January 2011[33] | 12th | ||
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | End of tenure as caretaker | 3 February 2011[34] | 16th | 3 February 2011[34] | 16th | ||
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Sacked | 15 March 2011[35] | 15th | 15 March 2011[35] | 15th | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Resigned | 4 April 2011[36] | 15th | 4 April 2011[36] | 15th | ||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Sacked | 13 April 2011[37][38] | 13th | (caretaker) | 13 April 2011[37][38] | 13th | |
| F.C. Ashdod | Resigned | 18 April 2011[39] | 13th | 18 April 2011[39] | 13th | ||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | (caretaker) | End of tenure as caretaker | 1 May 2011[40] | 13th | 1 May 2011[40] | 13th |
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 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 70 | Qualification for thechampionship round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 27 | +38 | 65 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 50 | |
| 4 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 48 | |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 44 | Qualification for themiddle round |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 42 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 38 | Qualification for therelegation round |
| 12 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 33 | |
| 13 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 33 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 26 | |
| 15 | Bnei Sakhnin | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 25 | |
| 16 | Hapoel Ramat Gan[a] | 30 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 56 | −38 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnY | BnS | ASH | HAC | HAS | HBS | HHA | HPT | HRG | HTA | IKS | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–2[a] | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0[b] | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 3–0[c] | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–3[d] | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Acre | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1[e] | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1[f] | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
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 with35 points,Hapoel Tel Aviv with33,Maccabi Tel Aviv with25,Ironi Kiryat Shmona with24,Bnei Yehuda with24 andMaccabi Netanya started with22.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa(C) | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 45 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 38 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 28 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | BnY | HTA | IKS | MHA | MNE | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Yehuda | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Haifa | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–4 | — | 3–3 | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus,Hapoel Haifa started with22 points,Maccabi Petah Tikva with21,Hapoel Acre with21 andHapoel Be'er Sheva started with19.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 28 |
| 8 | Hapoel Acre | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 27 |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 23 |
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | HAC | HBS | HHA | MPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Acre | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–3 | — | — | — |
| Hapoel Haifa | — | 1–2 | — | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | — |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus,Beitar Jerusalem started with19 points,Hapoel Petah Tikva with17,F.C. Ashdod with17,Hapoel Ashkelon with13,Bnei Sakhnin with13 andHapoel Ramat Gan started with4.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 26 | |
| 12 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | Bnei Sakhnin | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 23 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva(O) | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 22 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Hapoel Ashkelon(R) | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 19 | Relegation toLiga Leumit |
| 16 | Hapoel Ramat Gan(R) | 35 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | ASH | HAS | HPT | HRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | — | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 0–0 | — | — | 4–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–3 | — |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | — | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | — | — |
The 14th-placed team, Hapoel Petah Tikva faced the 3rd-placedLiga Leumit team Hapoel Kfar Saba. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the2011–12 Israeli Premier League. The matches took place on 24 and 27 May 2011.
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
|---|---|---|
| Luzon Exbard Tzarfati | Report |
Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | |
| 2 | Hapoel Haifa | 18 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18 | ||
| 4 | F.C. Ashdod | 17 | |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | ||
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 15 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Acre | 14 | |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 14 | ||
| 10 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | |
| Total | 737 | ||
| Average per game | 2.67 | ||
Source:Israel Football Association
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