2016–17 Israeli Premier League
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The 2016–17 Israeli Premier League is the eighteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 75th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 20 August 2016 and will end in May 2017.
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Teams
A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre were relegated to the 2016–17 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Ashkelon were promoted after finishing the 2015–16 Liga Leumit in the top two places.
Stadia and locations
| Beitar Jerusalem [1] | Bnei Yehuda [2] | Bnei Sakhnin [3] | F.C. Ashdod [4] |
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| Teddy Stadium | Haberfeld Stadium | Doha Stadium | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 8,500 | Capacity: 8,200 |
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| Hapoel Ashkelon [5] | Hapoel Be'er Sheva [6] |
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| Sala Stadium | Turner Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 16,100 | ||
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| Hapoel Haifa [7] | Hapoel Kfar Saba [8] | ||
| Sammy Ofer Stadium | Levita Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,820 | Capacity: 5,800 | ||
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| Hapoel Ra'anana [9] | Hapoel Tel Aviv [10] | ||
| Netanya Stadium | HaMoshava Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 13,800 | Capacity: 11,500 | ||
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| Ironi Kiryat Shmona [11] | Maccabi Haifa [12] | Maccabi Petah Tikva [13] | Maccabi Tel Aviv [14] |
| Ironi Stadium | Sammy Ofer Stadium | HaMoshava Stadium | Netanya Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,300 | Capacity: 30,820 | Capacity: 11,500 | Capacity: 13,800 |
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Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per team.[citation needed]
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 |
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| Bnei Sakhnin | ||||||
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| Hapoel Ashkelon | ||||||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Hapoel Haifa | ||||||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||||||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | ||||||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona |  Shlomi Dora |
End of contract | 16 May 2016 | Pre-season | Motti Ivanir |
18 May 2016 |
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | Yossi Mizrahi |
Arik Benado |
24 May 2016 |
Regular season
Regular season table
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Regular season results
Updated to games played on 1 June 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.
References
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- ↑ Beitar Jerusalem Vanue
- ↑ Bnei Yehuda Vanue
- ↑ Bnei Sakhnin Vanue
- ↑ F.C. Ashdod Vanue
- ↑ Hapoel Ashkelon Vanue
- ↑ Hapoel Be'er Sheva Vanue
- ↑ Hapoel Haifa Vanue
- ↑ Hapoel Kfar Saba Vanue
- ↑ Hapoel Ra'anana Vanue
- ↑ Hapoel Tel Aviv Vanue
- ↑ Ironi Kiryat Shmona Vanue
- ↑ Maccabi Haifa Vanue
- ↑ Maccabi Petah Tikva Vanue
- ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv Vanue
