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2014-15 Israeli Premier League

Israeli Premier League
Season 2014-15
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv (21st title)
Relegated F.C. Ashdod
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Champions League Maccabi Tel Aviv
(2nd qualifying round)
Europa League Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
(3rd qualifying round)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
(2nd qualifying round)
Beitar Jerusalem
(1st qualifying round)
Matches played 240
Goals scored 604 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer Eran Zahavi (27 goals)
Biggest home win Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Ashdod
(14 February 2015)
Biggest away win Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (25 October 2014)
Maccabi Netanya 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (3 December 2014)
Hapoel Haifa 0–4 Maccabi Haifa (14 December 2014)
Highest scoring Maccabi Netanya 4–4 Maccabi Petah Tikva (20 September 2014)
Longest winning run 5 games
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Longest unbeaten run 16 games
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Longest winless run 15 games
Ashdod
Longest losing run 4 games
Ashdod
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Highest attendance 29,300 - Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Beitar Jerusalem (27 December 2014)
Average attendance 6,451

The 2014–15 Israeli Premier League is the sixteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 73nd season of top-tier football in Israel. It began in the end of August 2014 and will end in May 2015. Maccabi Tel Aviv are the defending champions, having won their third Premier League title, and 20th championship last season.

A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted team from the 2013–14 Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. were relegated to the 2014–15 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2013–14 season in the bottom two places.

Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva were promoted after finishing the 2013–14 Liga Leumit in the top two places.

Updated to games played on 7 March 2015.
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
Winners of 2014–15 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
1Maccabi Tel Aviv deducted one point.
2Hapoel Tel Aviv deducted one point.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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