| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beitar Jerusalem 2nd Premier League title 6th top-flight title |
| Relegated | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Champions League | Beitar Jerusalem (second qualifying round) |
| Europa Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv (group stage) Maccabi Netanya (second qualifying round) Maccabi Tel Aviv (second qualifying round) |
| Goals scored | 459 |
| Average goals/game | 2.318 |
| Top goalscorer |  Samuel Yeboah (15) |
| Biggest home win | Beitar Jerusalem 5-0 F.C. Ashdod (7 October 2007) |
| Biggest away win | F.C. Ashdod 1-6 Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| Highest scoring | F.C. Ashdod 1-6 Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Beitar Jerusalem (16 games) |
| ← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The 2007–08 Israeli Premier League season began on 18 August 2007 and ended on 1 June 2008, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Bnei Sakhnin. The two teams relegated were Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva.
Teams and Locations
Beitar JerusalemBnei SakhninF.C. AshdodIroni Kiryat ShmonaMaccabi HaifaMaccabi NetanyaMaccabi Petah TikvaMaccabi HerzliyaBnei Yehuda Hapoel Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Kfar Sabaclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2007–08 Israeli Premier League teams
Twelve teams took part in the 2007-08 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2006-07 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2006-07 Liga Leumit.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona were promoted as champions of the 2006-07 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as runners up. Bnei Sakhnin returned after an absence of one season, while Ironi Kiryat Shmona made their debut in the top flight.
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2006-07 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 | 08,100 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 07,800 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium | 07,500 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 06,800 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 05,800 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium | 05,300 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 05,000 |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem (C) | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 55 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 47 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 41 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 8 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 39 | |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 38 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Maccabi Herzliya (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since Beitar Jerusalem won both Israeli State Cup and the Israeli Premier League championship, then the cup-runner-up, Hapoel Tel Aviv, awarded with entry to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
First and second round
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HKS | HTA | IKS | MHA | MHE | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Third round
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HKS | HTA | IKS | MHA | MHE | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | — | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Bnei Yehuda | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | — | 2–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | — | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | — | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | — | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Goals
Top Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Yeboah
|
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 |
| 2 |  Rômulo
|
Beitar Jerusalem | 12 |
 Yannick Kamanan
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | |
 Moshe Biton
|
Bnei Yehuda | 12 | |
| 5 |  Dimitar Makriev
|
F.C. Ashdod | 11 |
| 6 |  Yero Bello
|
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 |
 Yeghia Yavruyan
|
Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | |
| 8 | Yossi Shivhon
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 |
| Maor Buzaglo
|
Bnei Sakhnin | 9 | |
| Yuval Avidor
|
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 |
Source: The Israel Football Association
IFPA Leading Players of Season 2007–08
Best Player of the Year
Best Foreign Player of the Year
Best Manager of the Year
Discovery of the Year
Best Goalkeeper of the Year
Best Defender of the Year
See also
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