Ligat ha'Al 2017/18

Ligat ha'Al 2017/18
master	Hapoel Beer Sheva
Champions League qualification	Hapoel Beer Sheva
Europa League qualification	Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem
Cup winners	Hapoel Haifa
Relegated	Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Akko
Teams	14th
Games	182 + 58 play-off games
Gates	620  (ø 2.58 per game)
← Ligat ha'Al 2016/17 Ligat ha'Al 2018/19 →
Liga Leumit 2017/18 ↓

The Ligat ha'Al 2017/18 was the 19th season since it was launched under that name in 1999 and the 76th season of the highest Israeli division in men's football . It started on August 19, 2017 and ended on May 21, 2018.

The defending champion was Hapoel Be'er Scheva .

Teams

Hapoel Akko MS Ashdod Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Beer Sheva Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Haifa Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona Maccabi Petach Tikwa Bnei Sachnin Maccabi Tel Aviv Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv

Location of the venues for the clubs of the Ligat ha'Al 2017/18

The teams Maccabi Netanja and Hapoel Akko were promoted ; Last season's relegated teams, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Tel Aviv , were no longer there .

society	city	Stadion	capacity
Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv-Jaffa	HaMoshava Stadium	11,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv-Jaffa	Netanya Stadium	13,610
Maccabi Netanya	Netanya	Netanya Stadium	13,610
Hapoel Ra'anana	Ra'anana	Netanya Stadium	13,610
Hapoel Haifa	Haifa	Sammy Ofer Stadium	0030,780
Maccabi Haifa	Haifa	Sammy Ofer Stadium	30,780
MS Ashdod	Ashdod	HaYud Alef Stadium	07,800
Hapoel Ashkelon	Ashkelon	Sala stadium	5,250
Hapoel Beer Sheva	Beer Sheva	Turner Stadium	16,126
Beitar Jerusalem	Jerusalem	Teddy stadium	0031,733
Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona	Kirjat Schmona	Kirjat Shmona Municipal Stadium	05,300
Maccabi Petach Tikwa	Petach Tikva	HaMoshava Stadium	11,500
FC Bnei Sachnin	Sachnin	Doha Stadium	08,500
Hapoel Akko	Acre	Akko Municipal Stadium	05,000

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, a double round is played between all 14 teams. The six best-placed clubs then qualify for the championship round, in which , in addition to the Israeli championship, the international starting positions are played out. The other eight clubs play in the relegation round against relegation to the second-rate league Leumit .

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Hapoel Beer Sheva (M)	26th	17th	6th	3	043:180	+25	57
2.	Beitar Jerusalem	26th	17th	5	4th	060:300	+30	56
3.	Maccabi Tel Aviv	26th	16	7th	3	044:200	+24	55
4th	Hapoel Haifa	26th	15th	7th	4th	036:210	+15	52
5.	Maccabi Netanya (N)	26th	12	9	5	043:290	+14	45
6th	Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv (P)	26th	11	7th	8th	032:260	+6	40
7th	Maccabi Petach Tikwa	26th	9	6th	11	030:350	−5	33
8th.	Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona	26th	9	5	12	028:300	−2	32
9.	FC Bnei Sachnin	26th	8th	6th	12	024:350	−11	30th
10.	Maccabi Haifa	26th	6th	7th	13	026:330	−7	25th
11.	Hapoel Ra'anana	26th	6th	6th	14th	023:400	−17	24
12.	MS Ashdod	26th	4th	9	13	022:390	−17	21st
13.	Hapoel Ashkelon	26th	3	8th	15th	019:390	−20	17th
14th	Hapoel Akko (N) 1	26th	4th	2	20th	019:540	−35	12
Status: end of the preliminary round

Placement criteria: 1. Points - 2. Goal difference - 3. Wins - 4. Goals scored - 5. Direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 6. Play-off game

Participation in the championship round

Participation in the relegation round

(M)	reigning Israeli champion
(P)	reigning Israeli cup winner
(N)	Newcomers last season

¹ Two points were deducted from Hapoel Akko.

Second round

Championship round

The clubs in places 1-6 after the preliminary round then play for the championship. The results of all 26 preliminary round matches are broadcast and another double round is played between the six teams.

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Hapoel Beer Sheva	36	24	8th	4th	070:270	+43	80
2.	Maccabi Tel Aviv (M)	36	21st	8th	7th	060:330	+27	71
3.	Beitar Jerusalem	36	20th	8th	8th	075:510	+24	68
4th	Hapoel Haifa	36	17th	11	8th	048:390	+9	62
5.	Maccabi Netanya (N)	36	16	10	10	059:540	+5	58
6th	Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv (P)	36	13	10	13	047:410	+6	49

Placement criteria: 1. Points - 2. Goal difference - 3. Wins - 4. Goals scored - 5. Direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 6. Play-off game

Israeli champions and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League

Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League

Israeli Cup winner and participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League

(M)	reigning Israeli champion
(P)	reigning Israeli cup winner

Relegation round

The clubs in places 7-14 after the preliminary round then play against relegation. The results of all 26 preliminary round games were broadcast and only a single round was played between the eight teams. The four best-placed clubs in the preliminary round will receive one more home game than the other four. After the end of the round, the teams were relegated to ranks 13 and 14 in the second-class Leumit league .

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
7th	Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona	33	13	6th	14th	039:360	+3	45
8th.	Maccabi Petach Tikwa	33	12	7th	14th	040:440	−4	43
9.	Hapoel Ra'anana	33	11	7th	15th	036:450	−9	40
10.	Maccabi Haifa	33	10	8th	15th	038:390	−1	38
11.	FC Bnei Sachnin	33	10	8th	15th	032:470	−15	38
12.	MS Ashdod	33	6th	10	17th	029:480	−19	28
13.	Hapoel Ashkelon	33	4th	9	20th	023:510	−28	21st
14th	Hapoel Akko (N) 1	33	6th	4th	23	026:670	−41	20th

Placement criteria: 1. Points - 2. Goal difference - 3. Wins - 4. Goals scored - 5. Direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 6. Play-off game

Relegation to the Leumit league

(N)	Newcomers last season

Web links

• Table on soccerway.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ stadiumdb.com: Sammy Ofer Stadium (English)
2. ↑ ynet.co.il: טדי החדש נחנך, ברקת: "רגע היסטורי" Article dated June 3, 2013 (Hebrew)
3. ↑ Ligat ha'Al - table; FIFA.com
4. ↑ Point deduction for Hapoel Acre. In: sport5.co.il. July 23, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017 . 
5. ↑ sentence reduction for Hapoel Acre. In: sport5.co.il. August 6, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017 .