Summary
The Ligat ha'Al (ISR1), or Ligat Winner, is the top football league in Israel's football system. At completion of the 2019-2020 regular season, the top 6 teams participate in the ISR1 Championship Round. Championship Round results determine how the teams qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2019-2020 ISR1 team
- 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2019-2020 ISR1 teams
The winner of the 2019-2020 Israel State Cup, typically a ISR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Israel
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ISR1 | Ligat ha'Al | 14 |
| ISR2 | Liga Leumit | 16 |
| ISR3 | Liga Alef | 32 |
| ISR4 | Liga Bet | 64 |
| ISR5 | Liga Gimel | 128 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 23 Aug 2019 - 1 Mar 2020 | Champ/Releg Rounds 7 Mar 2020 - 7 Jul 2020 | 14: ISR1 (12), ISR2 (2) | |
Season Format
The ISR1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each ISR1 team plays the other 13 ISR1 teams in Home-Away matches for a total of 26 league matches. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top six teams play each other twice (10 more matches) to determine final rankings for 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League and 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League placements. In the Relegation Round, the bottom eight teams play each other a 3rd time (7 more matches) to determine the relegation placements. Total points are for all 33 matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) matches won, (3) goals scored, (4) head-to-head points, (5) head-to-head goal difference, (6) head-to-head goals scored, then (7) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2019-2020 ISR1 Regulation Round, the 7th and 8th place ISR1 Relegation Round teams will be relegated directly to the ISR2, and the 1st and 2nd place ISR2 teams will be promoted to the 2020-2021 ISR1.
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2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 36 | 26 -9-1 | 87 | - | 63 | 10 | 53 | 18 | 12 -6-0 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 14 -3-1 | 45 | 33 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 22 -7-7 | 73 | - | 72 | 32 | 40 | 17 | 10 -4-3 | 34 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 12 -3-4 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 36 | 16 -11-9 | 59 | - | 51 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 8 -6-4 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 36 | 15 -10-11 | 55 | - | 44 | 33 | 11 | 18 | 11 -3-4 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 4 -7-7 | 19 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 36 | 14 -6-16 | 48 | - | 31 | 55 | -24 | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 18 | 7 -2-9 | 23 | 13 | 35 | -22 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 36 | 12 -11-13 | 47 | - | 40 | 46 | -6 | 19 | 6 -5-8 | 23 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | 16 | 18 | -2 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 33 | 13 -10-10 | 49 | - | 40 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 16 | 9 -5-2 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | FC Ashdod | 33 | 10 -11-12 | 41 | - | 48 | 47 | 1 | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
| 3 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 33 | 10 -10-13 | 40 | - | 33 | 42 | -9 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 33 | 11 -7-15 | 40 | - | 35 | 46 | -11 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba FC | 33 | 10 -8-15 | 38 | - | 28 | 38 | -10 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 9 -5-19 | 32 | - | 30 | 43 | -13 | 16 | 7 -1-8 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
| 7 | Sektzia Nes Tziona FC | 33 | 8 -8-17 | 32 | - | 23 | 46 | -23 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 17 | 2 -6-9 | 12 | 10 | 26 | -16 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ra'anana AFC | 33 | 2 -11-20 | 17 | - | 27 | 62 | -35 | 16 | 2 -8-6 | 14 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 17 | 0 -3-14 | 3 | 14 | 40 | -26 |
UEFACL UEFAEL Relegation to ISR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 19 -7-0 | 64 | - | 48 | 7 | 41 | 13 | 8 -5-0 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 -2-0 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 18 -4-4 | 58 | - | 58 | 20 | 38 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 26 | 15 -4-7 | 49 | - | 42 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 8 -2-3 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 26 | 13 -5-8 | 44 | - | 33 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 9 -1-3 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 11 -5-10 | 38 | - | 24 | 36 | -12 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 -1-6 | 19 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 26 | 10 -7-9 | 37 | - | 26 | 30 | -4 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | 26 | 9 -7-10 | 34 | - | 23 | 26 | -3 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 26 | 9 -7-10 | 34 | - | 24 | 28 | -4 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 26 | 8 -7-11 | 31 | - | 23 | 32 | -9 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 8 | 16 | -8 |
| 10 | FC Ashdod | 26 | 6 -10-10 | 28 | - | 30 | 33 | -3 | 13 | 3 -6-4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba FC | 26 | 7 -5-14 | 26 | - | 22 | 35 | -13 | 13 | 2 -2-9 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 6 -4-16 | 22 | - | 24 | 35 | -11 | 13 | 5 -1-7 | 16 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona FC | 26 | 5 -6-15 | 21 | - | 17 | 40 | -23 | 13 | 4 -1-8 | 13 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 13 | 1 -5-7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana AFC | 26 | 2 -10-14 | 16 | - | 20 | 44 | -24 | 13 | 2 -8-3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 | 0 -2-11 | 2 | 9 | 31 | -22 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 22 | Maccabi Haifa | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
 | 20 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
 | 03 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 31 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 30 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 01 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
 | 10 | Sektzia Nes Tziona FC | Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium |
 | 31 | Hapoel Hadera FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
 | 01 | Hapoel Kfar Saba FC | Netanya Stadium |
| 10 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 14 | Maccabi Haifa | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
 | 04 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | Ramat Gan Stadium |
| 10 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 25 | FC Ashdod | Netanya Stadium |
| 20 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 01 | Sektzia Nes Tziona FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| 00 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 30 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 21 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 22 | Hapoel Ra'anana AFC | Netanya Stadium |