2015–16 Israeli Premier League
| Champions | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (3rd title) |
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| Relegated |
Hapoel Acre Maccabi Netanya |
| Champions League | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Europa League |
Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa |
| Top goalscorer | Eran Zahavi (35 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Maccabi Haifa |
| Biggest away win | Hapoel Tel Aviv 0-4 Bnei Sakhnin |
| Highest scoring | Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5-2 Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Average attendance | 6,953 |
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← 2014–15
2016–17 →
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| 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| Relegation to 2016–17 Liga Leumit |
The 2015–16 Israeli Premier League was the seventeenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 74th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2015 and ended in May 2016. Hapoel Be'er Sheva became champion after 40 years without winning a main national competition, interrupting the sequence of three consecutive titles of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Petah Tikva and F.C. Ashdod were relegated to the 2015–16 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted after finishing the 2014–15 Liga Leumit in the top two places.
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Updated to games played on 7 March 2016.
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):
Updated to games played on 21 May 2016.
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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