2006–07 Israeli Premier League
The 2006–07 Israeli Premier League season began on 26 August 2006.
It was scheduled to begin a week before, but was then postponed due to the 2006 Lebanon War. Beitar Jerusalem, under businessman Arcadi Gaydamak, became the league champions.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beitar Jerusalem 5th title |
| Relegated | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Top goalscorer | Yaniv Azran (15) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Maccabi Herzliya and Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Bnei Sakhnin.
Teams and Locations
Twelve teams took part in the 2006-07 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2005-06 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2005-06 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Herzliya were promoted as champions of the 2005-06 Liga Leumit. Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan were promoted as runners up. Maccabi Herzliya and Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan returned to the top flight after an absence of six and twenty seven seasons respectively.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Bnei Sakhnin were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2005-06 season.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 21,600 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | 8,100 |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,800 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium | 7,500 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 6,800 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
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Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem (C) | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 50 | |
| 7 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 42 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 33 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 35 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Herzliya | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (R) | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 28 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Hapoel Petah Tikva (R) | 33 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
First and second round
Third round
Goals
Top goal scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yaniv Azran | F.C. Ashdod | 15 |
| 2 | Lior Asulin | Bnei Yehuda | 13 |
| 3 | Shay Holtzman | F.C. Ashdod | 12 |
| Omer Buchsenbaum | Maccabi Herzliya | 12 | |
| 5 |  Samuel Yeboah | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 11 |
| Idan Shriki | F.C. Ashdod | 11 | |
| 7 | Toto Tamuz | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 |
 Ibezito Ogbonna | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | |
| Avi Nimni | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | |
| Elyaniv Barda | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | |
| Isaac Awudu | Maccabi Netanya | 10 |
Goals in a Game
- Individual
- 4, joint record:
- Elyaniv Barda, Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-3 over Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
- Shlomi Arbeitman, Maccabi Haifa 6-1 over Hapoel Petah Tikva
- Game
- 8, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 4-4 F.C. Ashdod
Other Statistics
Attendance
- Seasons highest
- around 20,000, 3 times:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
- Hapoel Tel Aviv versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
- Maccabi Haifa versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Streaks
- Longest unbeaten run, Maccabi Tel Aviv, 20 matches
- Longest losing run, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, 13 matches
See also
References
- 2006–07 Israeli Premier League, The Israel Football Association
- Israel 2006/07 RSSSF
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