Ligat ha'Al 2018/19

Ligat ha'Al 2018/19
master	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Champions League qualification	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Europa League qualification	Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Be'er Scheva Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv
Cup winners	Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv
Relegated	Maccabi Petach Tikwa FC Bnei Sachnin
Teams	14th
Games	182 + 58 play-off games
Gates	599  (ø 2.5 per game)
← Ligat ha'Al 2017/18 Ligat ha'Al 2019/20 →
Liga Leumit 2018/19 ↓

The Ligat ha'Al 2018/19 was the 20th season since it was launched under that name in 1999 and the 77th season of the highest Israeli division in men's football . It started on August 25, 2018 and ended on May 25, 2019.

The defending champion was Hapoel Be'er Scheva .

Teams

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

Location of the venues for the clubs of the Ligat ha'Al 2018/19

The teams Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Hadera were promoted ; no longer there were the relegated last season Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Akko .

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	Ramat Gan Stadium	13,370
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 Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv-Jaffa	HaMoshava Stadium	11,500
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 Hadera	Netanya	Netanya Stadium	13,610

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.	Maccabi Tel Aviv	26th	20th	6th	0	057:120	+45	66
2.	Maccabi Haifa	26th	12	8th	6th	034:270	+7	44
3.	Maccabi Netanya	26th	12	7th	7th	034:290	+5	43
4th	Hapoel Beer Sheva (M)	26th	10	9	7th	036:320	+4	39
5.	Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv	26th	10	7th	9	039:250	+14	37
6th	Hapoel Hadera (N)	26th	9	6th	11	030:410	−11	33
7th	Hapoel Haifa (P)	26th	7th	11	8th	042:370	+5	32
8th.	Hapoel Tel Aviv (N)	26th	6th	13	7th	026:230	+3	31
9.	Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona	26th	7th	9	10	025:280	−3	30th
10.	Hapoel Ra'anana	26th	6th	12	8th	020:300	−10	30th
11.	Beitar Jerusalem	26th	7th	8th	11	032:370	−5	29
12.	Maccabi Petach Tikwa	26th	6th	10	10	026:400	−14	28
13.	MS Ashdod	26th	5	7th	14th	020:420	−22	22nd
14th	FC Bnei Sachnin	26th	4th	9	13	021:390	−18	21st
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

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.	Maccabi Tel Aviv	36	27	8th	1	077:170	+60	89
2.	Maccabi Haifa	36	16	10	10	046:410	+5	58
3.	Hapoel Beer Sheva (M)	36	15th	10	11	048:460	+2	55
4th	Maccabi Netanya	36	15th	8th	13	045:470	−2	53
5.	Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv	36	14th	9	13	056:410	+15	51
6th	Hapoel Hadera (N)	36	12	6th	18th	043:590	−16	42

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 first qualifying round for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League

Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League

Israeli Cup winner and participation in the third qualifying round for the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League

(M)	reigning Israeli champion
(N)	Newcomers last season

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	Beitar Jerusalem	33	11	10	12	043:430	± 0	43
8th.	Hapoel Tel Aviv (N)	33	9	15th	9	040:300	+10	42
9.	Hapoel Ra'anana	33	8th	15th	10	029:380	−9	39
10.	Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona	33	9	11	13	034:350	−1	38
11.	Hapoel Haifa (P)	33	8th	13	12	044:470	−3	37
12.	MS Ashdod	33	10	7th	16	034:540	−20	37
13.	Maccabi Petach Tikwa	33	8th	12	13	033:510	−18	36
14th	FC Bnei Sachnin	33	5	12	16	027:500	−23	27

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
(P)	reigning Israeli cup winner

Web links

• Table on soccerway.com
• Tables and results on kicker.de

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