2012–13 Israeli Premier League
| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Champions |
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2nd Premier League title 19th Israeli title overall |
| Relegated |
Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Champions League |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Second qualifying round) |
| Europa League |
Hapoel Ramat Gan (Third qualifying round) Maccabi Haifa (Second qualifying round) Hapoel Tel Aviv (Second qualifying round) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 608 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Eliran Atar (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Haifa 6–0 Ironi Ramat HaSharon |
| Biggest away win | Bnei Sakhnin 0–4 Ironi Ramat HaSharon |
| Highest scoring |
Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–2 Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Acre 4–4 Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya 3–5 Bnei Yehuda |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Longest winless run | 16 games Hapoel Acre |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Hapoel Acre |
| Highest attendance | 33,000 - Ironi Ramat HaSharon 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv (22 April 2013) |
| Lowest attendance | 150 Ironi Ramat HaSharon 3–1 Hapoel Acre |
| Average attendance | 4,916 |
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The 2012–13 Israeli Premier League was the fourteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 71st season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 25 August 2012 and ended on 20 May 2013. Ironi Kiryat Shmona were the defending champions, having won their first Premier League title last season.
Maccabi Tel Aviv secured the title with a 2–0 win against Ironi Ramat HaSharon on 22 April 2012. This was their 19th Israeli league title, this win gave Maccabi Tel Aviv a 13-point advantage over the second-place team Maccabi Haifa with four more rounds to go.
There were three structural changes:
A total of fourteen teams competed in the league, including thirteen sides from the 2011–12 season and one promoted team from the 2011–12 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, and Maccabi Petah Tikva were relegated to the 2012–13 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2011–12 season in the bottom three places. Maccabi Petah Tikva were relegated after 21 straight seasons, Hapoel Petah Tikva after four years consecutively and Hapoel Rishon LeZion after just one year on the top division.
Hapoel Ramat Gan were promoted to the 2012–13 Israeli Premier League after beating Hapoel Bnei Lod in the 2011–12 Liga Leumit promotion playoff. They last played in the top division in the 2010–11 Season.
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