Ligat ha'Al 2019/20

Ligat ha'Al 2019/20
master	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Champions League qualification	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Europa League qualification	Maccabi Haifa Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Be'er Scheva
Cup winners	Hapoel Beer Sheva
Relegated	Sekzia Nes Ziona Hapoel Ra'anana
Teams	14th
Games	182 + 58 play-off games
Gates	565  (ø 2.35 per game)
← Ligat ha'Al 2018/19 Ligat ha'Al 2020/21 →
Liga Leumit 2019/20 ↓

The Ligat ha'Al 2019/20 was the 21st season since it was launched under that name in 1999 and the 78th season of the Israeli top division in men's football . It began on August 24, 2019 and ended on July 7, 2020 after a two-and-a-half-month break triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic .

The defending champion was Maccabi Tel Aviv .

Teams

MS Ashdod Hapoel Beer Sheva Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Haifa Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba Sekzia Nes Ziona Maccabi Netanja Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona Maccabi Tel Aviv Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv

Location of the venues for the clubs of the Ligat ha'Al 2019/20

The teams Hapoel Kfar Saba and Sekzia Nes Ziona were promoted ; Last season's relegated FC Bnei Sachnin and Maccabi Petach Tikwa 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	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
Hapoel Kfar Saba	Kfar Saba	HaMoshava Stadium	11,500
Sekzia Nes Ziona	Nes Ziona	HaMoshava Stadium	11,500
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 (M)	26th	19th	7th	0	048: 700	+41	64
2.	Maccabi Haifa	26th	18th	4th	4th	058:200	+38	58
3.	Beitar Jerusalem	26th	15th	4th	7th	042:250	+17	49
4th	Hapoel Beer Sheva	26th	13	5	8th	033:230	+10	44
5.	Hapoel Tel Aviv	26th	11	5	10	024:360	−12	38
6th	Hapoel Haifa	26th	10	7th	9	026:300	−4	37
7th	Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv (P)	26th	9	7th	10	023:260	−3	34
8th.	Hapoel Hadera	26th	9	7th	10	024:280	−4	34
9.	Maccabi Netanya	26th	8th	7th	11	023:320	−9	31
10.	MS Ashdod	26th	6th	10	10	030:330	−3	28
11.	Hapoel Kfar Saba (N)	26th	7th	5	14th	022:350	−13	26th
12.	Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona	26th	6th	4th	16	024:350	−11	22nd
13.	Sekzia Nes Ziona (N)	26th	5	6th	15th	017:400	−23	21st
14th	Hapoel Ra'anana	26th	2	10	14th	020:440	−24	16
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 (M)	36	26th	9	1	063:100	+53	87
2.	Maccabi Haifa	36	22nd	7th	7th	073:320	+41	73
3.	Beitar Jerusalem	36	16	11	9	051:350	+16	59
4th	Hapoel Beer Sheva	36	15th	10	11	044:330	+11	55
5.	Hapoel Tel Aviv	36	14th	6th	16	031:550	−24	48
6th	Hapoel Haifa	36	12	11	13	049:460	+3	47

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 2020/21 UEFA Champions League

Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League

Israeli Cup winner and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League

(M)	reigning Israeli champion

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	Bne Jehuda Tel Aviv (P)	33	13	10	10	037:270	+10	49
8th.	MS Ashdod	33	10	11	12	045:440	+1	41
9.	Hapoel Hadera	33	10	10	13	033:420	−9	40
10.	Maccabi Netanya	33	11	7th	15th	035:460	−11	40
11.	Hapoel Kfar Saba (N)	33	10	8th	15th	028:380	−10	38
12.	Hapoel Ironi Kirjat Schmona	33	9	5	19th	030:430	−13	32
13.	Sekzia Nes Ziona (N)	33	8th	8th	17th	023:460	−23	32
14th	Hapoel Ra'anana	33	2	11	20th	027:620	−35	17th

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