Ligat Ha’al is a men’s league competition in Israel, formed in 1999. This page brings together live scores, upcoming fixtures, completed results, standings, and player and team statistics across multiple seasons. Visitors can check the schedule and match outcomes, compare league positions, and explore performance data for teams and players.
Upcoming matches, Ligat Ha'al
Regular Season - 5
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- Regular Season - 5
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Bloomfield Stadium -
- Regular Season - 5
Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Haifa
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- Regular Season - 5
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
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- Regular Season - 5
Maccabi Haifa
Ironi Tiberias
Sammy Ofer Stadium -
- Regular Season - 5
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Hapoel Katamon
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- Regular Season - 5
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Netanya Stadium -
- Regular Season - 5
Bnei Sakhnin
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Doha Stadium
Regular Season - 6
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- Regular Season - 6
Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Sammy Ofer Stadium
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- Regular Season - 6
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Bnei Sakhnin
Bloomfield Stadium
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- Regular Season - 6
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium
Latest played matches, Ligat Ha'al
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season - 3
Ligat Ha'al Standings
Ligat Al
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 12 | WWWW |
| 2 |
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Maccabi Haifa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | WWLW |
| 3 |
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Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | LWWD |
| 4 |
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Hapoel Beer Sheva | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | WLDW |
| 5 |
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Hapoel Haifa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | WDDD |
| 6 |
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Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | LLWW |
| 7 |
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Beitar Jerusalem | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 | WWLL |
| 8 |
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Maccabi Netanya | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | LDWD |
| 9 |
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Hapoel Katamon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 | DWLL |
| 10 |
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Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | LLWL |
| 11 |
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Hapoel Ramat Gan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 | WLLL |
| 12 |
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Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 | LLWL |
| 13 |
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Ironi Tiberias | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | DWLW |
| 14 |
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Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | LLLD |
Ligat Ha'al Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dor Peretz
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
4 |
| 2 |
A. Idoko
Hapoel Katamon |
3 |
| 3 |
E. Sokler
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2 |
| 4 |
D. Owusu
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2 |
| 5 |
E. Azoulay
Maccabi Haifa |
2 |
| 6 |
O. Davida
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2 |
| 7 |
A. Turgeman
Hapoel Haifa |
2 |
| 8 |
J. East
Hapoel Beer Sheva |
1 |
| 9 |
S. Weissman
Beitar Jerusalem |
1 |
| 10 |
E. Ansah
Beitar Jerusalem |
1 |
Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Yosefi
Beitar Jerusalem |
3 |
| 2 |
A. Mendy
Hapoel Haifa |
2 |
| 3 |
L. Rotman
Hapoel Haifa |
2 |
| 4 |
N. Lonwijk
Maccabi Haifa |
2 |
| 5 |
E. Boateng
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2 |
| 6 |
O. Nadir
Hapoel Katamon |
1 |
| 7 |
A. Idoko
Hapoel Katamon |
1 |
| 8 |
C. Kouakou
Ironi Tiberias |
1 |
| 9 |
J. Cortés
Maccabi Petah Tikva |
1 |
| 10 |
Hélio Varela
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
1 |
Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
- Abuhav 2
- Mordechai 2
- Leonardo Vítor 2
- Oli 2
- Kouakou 2
- Yosefi 2
- Azoulay 2
- Atzili 2
- Yehoshua 2
- de Oliveira Teodoro Falcão 2
Ligat Ha'al teams participation since 2016
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Hapoel Beer Sheva | 10 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 10 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 10 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 10 |
| Ashdod | 10 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 9 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 9 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 8 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 7 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 7 |
| Hapoel Katamon | 5 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 5 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 4 |
| Maccabi Bnei Raina | 4 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2 |
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | 2 |
| Ironi Tiberias | 2 |
| Hapoel Acre | 1 |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 1 |
Ligat Ha'al top scorer teams
Goals scored vs. conversion rate
| Team | Goals scored | Total shots | Conversion % |
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 55 |
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| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 8 | 64 |
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| Maccabi Haifa | 7 | 54 |
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| Hapoel Haifa | 6 | 45 |
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| Hapoel Katamon | 6 | 33 |
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| Beitar Jerusalem | 5 | 59 |
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| Maccabi Netanya | 5 | 48 |
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| Hapoel Beer Sheva | 5 | 34 |
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| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4 | 55 |
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| Ironi Tiberias | 4 | 20 |
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| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2 | 19 |
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| Bnei Sakhnin | 2 | 37 |
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| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2 | 24 |
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| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1 | 19 |
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Ligat Ha'al About
Ligat Ha’al is the Israeli Premier League, Israel’s top-tier professional men’s association football competition and the highest level of the national league pyramid. Known in Hebrew as Ligat HaAl and also referred to as the Super League, it brings together the leading clubs in the country to determine the national champion and allocate places in UEFA club competitions.
Identity and purpose
Established in 1999, the competition replaced Liga Leumit as Israel’s first division. Its creation marked the beginning of the modern Premier League era, although organised league football in the region dates back to 1932. The league’s central sporting purpose is straightforward: to crown Israel’s champion, provide a sustained programme of elite domestic football and create a performance-based route to European competition.
The competition is part of the UEFA football system. Israel has been a full UEFA member since 1994, enabling its clubs to compete in European tournaments despite the country’s geographical location in Asia. The league has also carried sponsorship-based names during different periods, including Ligat Toto and the TASE League, but its football identity remains that of Israel’s premier national division.
Governance and access
The Israel Football Association defines the competition’s regulatory, disciplinary and sporting framework in accordance with FIFA and UEFA principles. Commercial and operational responsibilities are associated with the Israeli Professional Football Leagues, established in 2014 to manage professional league interests, commercial rights and branding.
Access to the league is determined principally by sporting performance. Clubs reach the division through promotion from Liga Leumit, Israel’s second tier, while the lowest-placed Premier League teams are relegated. In the established promotion-and-relegation arrangement, the leading Liga Leumit sides move up to replace the clubs demoted from the top flight. This gives the competition a direct connection with the wider Israeli football pyramid and ensures that league membership is contested on the field.
Competition format
The league uses a hybrid format combining a regular season with post-season groups. Fourteen clubs begin the campaign and play a double round-robin schedule, meeting each opponent once at home and once away. This produces 26 regular-season matches for every team.
After the regular season, the table is divided into two groups. The top six enter the championship playoff, where they play one another in a further double round-robin programme. Ten additional matches follow for each club, and the final standings in this group determine the champion and the principal European qualification positions. Points earned during the regular season are carried into the playoff, so the opening phase remains decisive rather than serving merely as a qualifying stage.
The remaining eight clubs enter the relegation playoff. They play a single round-robin schedule, adding seven matches to their season. The purpose of this group is to determine which teams remain in the Premier League and which two are relegated to Liga Leumit. The split therefore keeps both the title race and the battle for survival competitive beyond the initial 26-match programme.
Points, matches and tie-breakers
Standard league scoring applies: a win earns three points, a draw one point and a defeat no points. Ordinary league matches do not use extra time or penalty shoot-outs. Those procedures belong primarily to knockout competitions such as the Israel State Cup and the Toto Cup, where a winner must be produced.
When teams finish level on points, league ordering is determined through a sequence of sporting criteria. Goal difference and goals scored are among the principal measures, followed by further criteria such as matches won and head-to-head results under the applicable regulations. A one-off playoff may be used only in exceptional circumstances, principally when a title or relegation decision cannot otherwise be separated. The precise application of tie-breakers is subject to the regulations governing the relevant season.
Calendar and sporting stakes
The competition generally follows the European autumn-to-spring football calendar, beginning around August and concluding around May, although fixtures can be adjusted by the domestic and international schedule. Across the recorded Xtra-Stats coverage, seasons from 2016 through 2025 are represented.
Winning the league is the highest domestic achievement available to an Israeli club. The champion normally enters the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, while other leading finishers can gain access to UEFA’s secondary club competitions. European places may also be affected by the outcome of the State Cup, whose winner receives its own route into continental competition under the allocation applying to the relevant season. Consequently, finishing position has significance beyond the domestic table: it can determine a club’s route to European football, financial opportunities and international profile.
Ligat Ha’al is therefore more than a conventional league competition. Its 14-team opening phase, split championship and relegation groups, promotion-and-relegation link with Liga Leumit and connection to UEFA qualification create a structure in which clubs compete simultaneously for the title, continental access and top-flight survival.