2016–17 Israeli Premier League

The2016–17 Israeli Premier Leaguewas the eighteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 75th season of top-tier football inIsrael.It began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.

Israeli Premier League
Season2016–17
Dates20 August 2016 – 20 May 2017
ChampionsHapoel Be'er Sheva
RelegatedHapoel Kfar Saba
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Champions LeagueHapoel Be'er Sheva
Europa LeagueMaccabi Tel Aviv
Beitar Jerusalem
Bnei Yehuda
Matches played240
Goals scored524 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerViðar Örn Kjartansson
(19 goals)
Biggest home winMaccabi Tel Aviv5–0Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Be'er Sheva5–0Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Haifa5–0Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Be'er Sheva5–0F.C. Ashdod
Biggest away winHapoel Ashkelon1–5Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Ra'anana0–4Beitar Jerusalem
Highest scoringBnei Sakhnin5–2Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Highest attendance27,819[1]
Maccabi Haifa1–0Hapoel Tel Aviv
(22 August 2016)
Lowest attendance600[2]
Ironi Kiryat Shmona0–0Hapoel Ra'anana
(20 August 2016)
Average attendance6,194[3]
All statistics correct as of 11 February 2017.

Hapoel Be'er Shevawon a back-to-back title, finishing 13 points ahead ofMaccabi Tel Aviv.

Teams

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A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the2015–16 seasonand two promoted teams from the2015–16 Liga Leumit.

Maccabi NetanyaandHapoel Acrewere relegated to the2016–17 Liga Leumitafter finishing the2015–16 Israeli Premier Leaguein the bottom two places.

F.C. AshdodandHapoel Ashkelonwere promoted after finishing the2015–16 Liga Leumitin the top two places.

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Beitar Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Bnei Sakhnin Sakhnin Doha Stadium 8,500
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv HaMoshava Stadium,Petah Tikva 11,500
F.C. Ashdod Ashdod Yud-Alef Stadium 7,800
Hapoel Ashkelon Ashkelon Sala Stadium 5,250
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Turner Stadium 16,126
Hapoel Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,942
Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Saba Levita Stadium 5,800
Hapoel Ra'anana Ra'anana Netanya Stadium,Netanya 13,610
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva 11,500
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Stadium 5,300
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,942
Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Netanya Stadium, Netanya 13,610
HaMoshava Stadium Netanya Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium
Bnei Yehuda
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Hapoel Ra'anana
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Doha Stadium Kiryat Shmona Stadium Levita Stadium
Bnei Sakhnin Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Kfar Saba
Sala Stadium Teddy Stadium Turner Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium
Hapoel Ashkelon Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Ashdod

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Beitar Jerusalem Eli Tabib Sharon Mimer Dan Einbinder Givova
Bnei Sakhnin Mohammed Abu Yunes Yossi Abuksis Khaled Khalaila Givova Scania
Bnei Yehuda Barak Obramov Nissan Yehezkel Hasan Abu Zaid Kappa Landora Group
F.C. Ashdod Jacky Ben-Zaken Ran Ben Shimon Moshe Ohayon Jartazi SeeMe
Hapoel Ashkelon Municipality of Ashkelon Yuval Naim Kobi Ben Hemo Joma Albar
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Alona Barkat Barak Bakhar Elyaniv Barda Puma Tadiran
Hapoel Haifa Yoav Katz Dani Golan Oshri Roash Diadora Citrus
Hapoel Kfar Saba Stav Shaham Eli Cohen Hen Dilmoni Macron Trigo
Hapoel Ra'anana Asher Alon Haim Silvas Snir Shuker Umbro ME Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv Nisanov Group Meni Koretski Avihai Yadin Nike GETDRIVE
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Izzy Sheratzky Tomer Kashtan Ahmed Abed Umbro Ituran
Maccabi Haifa Ya'akov Shahar Guy Luzon Dekel Keinan Nike Honda
Maccabi Petah Tikva Amos Luzon Kobi Refua Naor Peser Macron Panorama North
Maccabi Tel Aviv Mitchell Goldhar Lito Vidigal Gal Alberman Adidas UNICEF

Foreign players

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The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.[4]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Beitar Jerusalem Claudemir Johan Audel Antoine Conte Marcel Heister Erik Sabo Jesús Rueda
Bnei Sakhnin Georginho Wanderson Lassina Dao Abraham Paz
Bnei Yehuda Pedro Galván Antonio Mršić Tijan Jaiteh Nerijus Valskis Emilijus Zubas Marko Jovanović
F.C. Ashdod Dolly Menga Sandro Gotal Karlo Bručić Lúcio Maranhão Alan Wigor Georgi Batyayev
Hapoel Ashkelon Issoumaila Lingane David Manga Josip Ivančić Mirko Oremuš Dele Aiyenugba Branislav Jovanović
Hapoel Be'er Sheva William Soares Mihály Korhut Anthony Nwakaeme John Ogu Miguel Vítor Ovidiu Hoban
Hapoel Haifa Adilson Bahia Júlio César Žarko Korać Piet Velthuizen Bruno Pinheiro
Hapoel Kfar Saba Bruno Andrade Diogo Kachuba Mavis Tchibota Sunny Omoregie Dušan Matović Slobodan Simović
Hapoel Ra'anana Rodgers Kola Conlyde Luchanga Emmanuel Mbola
Hapoel Tel Aviv Ezechiel N'Douassel Michael Seaton John Chibuike
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kassio Mauricio Didier Brossou Jacob Njoku
Maccabi Haifa Kamil Vacek Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson Enis Alushi Fitim Azemi Marc Valiente Gary Kagelmacher
Maccabi Petah Tikva Allyson Romário Mihai Roman Nenad Adamović Aitor Carlos Cuéllar
Maccabi Tel Aviv Óscar Scarione Marcelo Ramon Viðar Örn Kjartansson Rúben Micael Predrag Rajković

In bold:Players that have been capped for their national team. All Hapoel Tel Aviv foreign players were released due to budget cuts.

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Shlomi Dora End of contract 16 May 2016 Pre-season Motti Ivanir 18 May 2016
Bnei Yehuda Yossi Mizrahi Arik Benado 24 May 2016
Maccabi Petah Tikva Dani Golan Kobi Refua 31 May 2016
Maccabi Tel Aviv Peter Bosz Signed byAjax 24 May 2016 Shota Arveladze 16 June 2016
Beitar Jerusalem Slobodan Drapić End of contract 1 June 2016 Ran Ben Shimon 4 June 2016
Maccabi Haifa Ronny Levy Sacked 27 July 2016 René Meulensteen 9 August 2016
Hapoel Tel Aviv Eli Guttman Became a sports director 20 September 2016 12th Guy Luzon 20 September 2016
Bnei Yehuda Arik Benado Sacked 24 October 2016 13th Nissan Yehezkel 24 October 2016
Hapoel Haifa Eli Cohen Sacked 11 December 2016 11th Dani Golan 11 December 2016
Maccabi Tel Aviv Shota Arveladze Sacked 2 January 2017 2nd Lito Vidigal 11 February 2017
Hapoel Tel Aviv Guy Luzon Resign 11 January 2017 14th Meni Koretski 11 January 2017
Hapoel Kfar Saba Sharon Mimer Sacked 23 January 2017 12th Eli Cohen 25 January 2017
Maccabi Haifa René Meulensteen Sacked 13 February 2017 7th Guy Luzon 13 February 2017
Beitar Jerusalem Ran Ben Shimon Sacked 5 February 2017 5th Sharon Mimer 6 February 2017
F.C. Ashdod Ronny Awat Became assistant coach 14 February 2017 10th Ran Ben Shimon 14 February 2017

Regular season

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Regular season table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 18 5 3 54 13 +41 59 Qualification for theChampionship round
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 17 5 4 45 19 +26 56
3 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 13 9 4 36 23 +13 48
4 Beitar Jerusalem 26 10 10 6 34 27 +7 40
5 Bnei Sakhnin 26 10 9 7 26 26 0 39
6 Maccabi Haifa 26 10 8 8 30 25 +5 38
7 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 9 8 9 35 33 +2 35 Qualification for theRelegation round
8 Hapoel Haifa 26 8 4 14 29 36 −7 28
9 F.C. Ashdod 26 6 10 10 15 26 −11 28
10 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 7 7 12 14 29 −15 28
11 Bnei Yehuda 26 5 10 11 20 32 −12 25
12 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 4 9 13 17 34 −17 21
13 Hapoel Ashkelon 26 3 9 14 15 39 −24 18
14 Hapoel Tel Aviv[a] 26 5 11 10 18 26 −8 17
Source:Israel Football Association,Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[6]
Notes:
  1. ^Hapoel Tel Avivwere deducted nine points for entering administration.[5]


Regular season results

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Home \ Away ASH BEI BnS BnY HAS HBS HHA HKS HRA HTA IKS MHA MPT MTA
F.C. Ashdod 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2
Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0
Bnei Sakhnin 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–0 0–1 0–3
Bnei Yehuda 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–0
Hapoel Ashkelon 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–5 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0
Hapoel Haifa 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–4
Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
Hapoel Ra'anana 0–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–3
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 0–2 0–1 0–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–2
Maccabi Haifa 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 5–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–2
Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 5–0 3–0 0–2 0–0
Source:Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Championship round

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Key numbers for pairing determination (number marksposition after 26 games)

Rounds
27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th
1 – 6
2 – 5
3 – 4
1 – 2
5 – 3
6 – 4
2 – 6
3 – 1
4 – 5
1 – 4
2 – 3
6 – 5
3 – 6
4 – 2
5 – 1
6 – 1
5 – 2
4 – 3
2 – 1
3 – 5
4 – 6
6 – 2
1 – 3
5 – 4
3 – 2
4 – 1
5 – 6
6 – 3
2 – 4
1 – 5

Championship round table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva(C, Q) 36 26 7 3 73 18 +55 85 Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv(Q) 36 22 6 8 61 28 +33 72 Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round
3 Beitar Jerusalem(Q) 36 16 12 8 53 36 +17 60
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 36 15 11 10 42 34 +8 56
5 Bnei Sakhnin 36 13 9 14 32 46 −14 48
6 Maccabi Haifa 36 12 9 15 34 41 −7 45
Source:Israel Football Association,Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[6]
(C)Champions;(Q)Qualified for the phase indicated


2016–17 Israeli Premier League champions


Hapoel Be'er Sheva
4th title

Championship round results

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Home \ Away BEI BnS HBS MHA MPT MTA
Beitar Jerusalem 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
Bnei Sakhnin 1–5 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0
Maccabi Haifa 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2
Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0
Source:Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round

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Key numbers for pairing determination (number marksposition after 26 games)

Rounds
27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd
7 – 14
8 – 13
9 – 12
10 – 11
7 – 8
13 – 9
12 – 10
14 – 11
8 – 14
9 – 7
10 – 13
11 – 12
8 – 9
7 – 10
13 – 11
14 – 12
9 – 14
10 – 8
11 – 7
12 – 13
9 – 10
8 – 11
7 – 12
14 – 13
10 – 14
11 – 9
12 – 8
13 – 7

Relegation round table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 33 10 9 14 44 48 −4 39
8 Hapoel Haifa 33 10 7 16 39 46 −7 37
9 F.C. Ashdod 33 7 15 11 22 32 −10 36
10 Hapoel Ra'anana 33 9 9 15 22 40 −18 36
11 Bnei Yehuda(Q) 33 8 11 14 26 39 −13 35 Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a]
12 Hapoel Ashkelon 33 7 11 15 24 42 −18 32
13 Hapoel Kfar Saba(R) 33 7 10 16 23 40 −17 31 Relegation toLiga Leumit
14 Hapoel Tel Aviv[b](R) 33 8 14 11 29 34 −5 29
Source:Israel Football Association,Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[6]
(Q)Qualified for the phase indicated;(R)Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^Bnei Yehudaqualified for theEuropa League Second qualifying roundby winning the2016–17 Israel State Cup
  2. ^Hapoel Tel Avivwere deducted nine points for entering administration.[7]


Relegation round results

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Home \ Away ASH BnY HAS HHA HKS HRA HTA IKS
F.C. Ashdod 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Bnei Yehuda 2–1 1–0 0–2
Hapoel Ashkelon 0–0 1–0 2–1
Hapoel Haifa 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–3
Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–0 1–0 0–2
Hapoel Ra'anana 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 0–0 2–0
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–2 1–4 2–3 2–3
Source:Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Championship round teams will play in 36 matchdays, and the Relegation round teams will compete in only 33 matches.

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3 6 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Beitar Jerusalem 6 9 9 5 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Maccabi Petah Tikva 7 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Bnei Sakhnin 8 5 8 11 11 13 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Maccabi Haifa 5 8 6 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4 3 5 7 6 7 7 10 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Hapoel Haifa 10 7 10 6 4 4 6 7 9 11 9 10 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 8
F.C. Ashdod 12 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 12 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 10 10 10 9 9 9
Hapoel Ra'anana 11 13 12 14 12 11 8 8 10 6 8 8 8 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 9 11 8 10 10 10
Bnei Yehuda 9 10 11 8 10 9 13 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 13 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 9 11 11 11 11
Hapoel Ashkelon 2 2 4 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 12 12 12 12 12
Hapoel Kfar Saba 14 12 7 10 7 8 11 11 7 8 12 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13
Hapoel Tel Aviv 13 11 14 12 13 12 9 9 11 12 11 9 9 10 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 13 13 13 13 14

Source:[1][permanent dead link]

2017–18 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation to 2017–18 Liga Leumit

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 20 May 2017
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Viðar Örn Kjartansson Maccabi Tel Aviv 19
2 Tal Ben Haim Maccabi Tel Aviv 15
3 Anthony Nwakaeme Hapoel Be'er Sheva 14
Ben Sahar Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Itay Shechter Beitar Jerusalem
6 Idan Vered Beitar Jerusalem 11
7 Gidi Kanyuk Maccabi Petah Tikva 10
Eli Elbaz Hapoel Kfar Saba
9 Mahran Lala Hapoel Haifa 9
Guy Melamed Maccabi Petah Tikva

Source:[2]

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Issoumaila Lingane Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Haifa 3–2 20 August 2016 [8]
Yuval Avidor Bnei Sakhnin Ironi Kiryat Shmona 5–2 16 January 2017
Viðar Örn Kjartansson Maccabi Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3–0 18 February 2017 [9]

Attendances

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Football clubs with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:[10]

Team Home average
Maccabi Haifa 19,752
Hapoel Beer Sheva 14,082

References

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  1. ^"Premier League: Maccabi Haifa defeated Hapoel haifa 0: 3"(in Hebrew). walla.co.il. 22 August 2016.Retrieved14 February2017.
  2. ^"Premier League: Irony Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Raanana separated in 0: 0"(in Hebrew). walla.co.il.Retrieved20 August2016.
  3. ^"Average home attendance in 2016/2017 season".walla.co.il.Retrieved23 August2016.
  4. ^Tuchman, Yaniv (20 June 2016)."Moving to six foreigners in the Premier League"(in Hebrew). Walla! Sports.
  5. ^"Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer club heading for bankruptcy".The Times of Israel.6 December 2016.Retrieved25 April2017.
  6. ^abc"Ligat ha'AL 2016/2017 - Season rules".Scoresway.Retrieved15 August2016.
  7. ^"Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer club heading for bankruptcy".The Times of Israel.6 December 2016.Retrieved25 April2017.
  8. ^"Hapoel Ashkelon 3 – 2 Hapoel Haifa".20 August 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2016.Retrieved13 September2016.
  9. ^"Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 – 0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona".18 February 2017.
  10. ^"EFS Attendances".
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