| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 August 2016 – 20 May 2017 |
| Champions | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Relegated | Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Champions League | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Europa League | Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 524 (2.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Viðar Örn Kjartansson (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–0Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–0Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Haifa 5–0Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–0F.C. Ashdod |
| Biggest away win | Hapoel Ashkelon 1–5Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Ra'anana 0–4Beitar Jerusalem |
| Highest scoring | Bnei Sakhnin 5–2Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Highest attendance | 27,819[1] Maccabi Haifa 1–0Hapoel Tel Aviv (22 August 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 600[2] Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–0Hapoel Ra'anana (20 August 2016) |
| Average attendance | 6,194[3] |
2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 11 February 2017. | |
The2016–17 Israeli Premier League was the eighteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 75th season of top-tier football inIsrael. It began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won a back-to-back title, finishing 13 points ahead ofMaccabi Tel Aviv.
A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the2015–16 season and two promoted teams from the2015–16 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Netanya andHapoel Acre were relegated to the2016–17 Liga Leumit after finishing the2015–16 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
F.C. Ashdod andHapoel Ashkelon were promoted after finishing the2015–16 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 | HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva | 11,500 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,800 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Sala Stadium | 5,250 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium | 16,126 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,950 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Netanya Stadium, Netanya | 13,610 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva | 11,500 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Stadium | 5,300 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,950 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium, Netanya | 13,610 |
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Givova | ||||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Givova | Scania | |||
| Bnei Yehuda | Kappa | Landora Group | |||
| F.C. Ashdod | Jartazi | SeeMe | |||
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Joma | Albar | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Puma | Tadiran | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | Diadora | Citrus | |||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Macron | Trigo | |||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Umbro | ME Tel Aviv | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Nike | GETDRIVE | |||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Umbro | Ituran | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | Nike | Honda | |||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Macron | Panorama North | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Adidas | UNICEF |
The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.[4]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.All Hapoel Tel Aviv foreign players were released due to budget cuts.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | End of contract | 16 May 2016 | Pre-season | 18 May 2016 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 24 May 2016 | |||||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 31 May 2016 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Signed byAjax | 24 May 2016 | 16 June 2016 | |||
| Beitar Jerusalem | End of contract | 1 June 2016 | 4 June 2016 | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | Sacked | 27 July 2016 | 9 August 2016 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Became a sports director | 20 September 2016 | 12th | 20 September 2016 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | Sacked | 24 October 2016 | 13th | 24 October 2016 | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | Sacked | 11 December 2016 | 11th | 11 December 2016 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sacked | 2 January 2017 | 2nd | 11 February 2017 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Resign | 11 January 2017 | 14th | 11 January 2017 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Sacked | 23 January 2017 | 12th | 25 January 2017 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | Sacked | 13 February 2017 | 7th | 13 February 2017 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | Sacked | 5 February 2017 | 5th | 6 February 2017 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | Became assistant coach | 14 February 2017 | 10th | 14 February 2017 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 59 | Qualification for theChampionship round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 56 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 48 | |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 39 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 35 | Qualification for theRelegation round |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 28 | |
| 9 | F.C. Ashdod | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 28 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 28 | |
| 11 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 25 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 21 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 18 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv[a] | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | ASH | BEI | BnS | BnY | HAS | HBS | HHA | HKS | HRA | HTA | IKS | MHA | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.C. Ashdod | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marksposition after 26 games)
| 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, Q) | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 18 | +55 | 85 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv(Q) | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 72 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem(Q) | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 60 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 56 | |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 48 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 45 |
| 2016–17 Israeli Premier League champions |
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| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | HBS | MHA | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–5 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — |
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marksposition after 26 games)
| Rounds | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd |
| 7 – 14 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 11 | 7 – 8 13 – 9 12 – 10 14 – 11 | 8 – 14 9 – 7 10 – 13 11 – 12 | 8 – 9 7 – 10 13 – 11 14 – 12 | 9 – 14 10 – 8 11 – 7 12 – 13 | 9 – 10 8 – 11 7 – 12 14 – 13 | 10 – 14 11 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 39 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 37 | |
| 9 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 36 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 36 | |
| 11 | Bnei Yehuda(Q) | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 12 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 32 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba(R) | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 31 | Relegation toLiga Leumit |
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv[b](R) | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | ASH | BnY | HAS | HHA | HKS | HRA | HTA | IKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.C. Ashdod | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | — | — | 3–3 | — |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | — | — |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | — | — | — | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — |
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 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 8 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| F.C. Ashdod | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Bnei Yehuda | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Source:[1][permanent dead link]
| 2017–18 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| Relegation to 2017–18 Liga Leumit |
Source:[2]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Hapoel Haifa | 3–2 | 20 August 2016 | [8] | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 5–2 | 16 January 2017 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–0 | 18 February 2017 | [9] |
Maccabi Haifa drew the highest average home attendance in the 2016-17 edition of the Israeli top-flight football league.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa FC | 13 | 21,891 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 13 | 14,467 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | 13 | 9,529 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 13 | 8,192 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv FC | 13 | 7,900 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 13 | 5,133 |
| 7 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | 13 | 3,450 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. | 13 | 3,312 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin FC | 13 | 3,231 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. | 13 | 2,785 |
| 11 | FC Ashdod | 13 | 2,462 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. | 13 | 2,302 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 13 | 1,713 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 1,492 |