Summary
The Ligat ha'Al (ISR1), or officially the Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, is the top football league in Israel's football system. At completion of the 2023-2024 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:
- 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2023-2024 ISR1 team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2023-2024 ISR1 teams
The winner of the 2023-2024 Israel State Cup, typically a ISR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference 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 25 Aug 2023 - 17 Mar 2024 | Champ/Releg Rounds 30 Mar 2024 - 25 May 2024 | 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 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League and 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference 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 2023-2024 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 2024-2025 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 -7-3 | 85 | - | 75 | 25 | 50 | 18 | 13 -4-1 | 43 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 13 -3-2 | 42 | 37 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 23 -7-6 | 74 | - | 75 | 28 | 47 | 18 | 11 -4-3 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 12 -3-3 | 39 | 44 | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 36 | 19 -4-13 | 61 | - | 55 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 13 -2-3 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 6 -2-10 | 20 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| 4 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 36 | 18 -5-13 | 59 | - | 48 | 47 | 1 | 18 | 8 -2-8 | 26 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 18 | 10 -3-5 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| 5 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | 36 | 11 -11-14 | 44 | - | 38 | 44 | -6 | 18 | 5 -7-6 | 22 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 18 | 6 -4-8 | 22 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| 6 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 36 | 10 -15-11 | 44 | - | 39 | 46 | -7 | 18 | 4 -8-6 | 20 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 18 | 6 -7-5 | 25 | 20 | 23 | -3 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 33 | 12 -7-14 | 43 | - | 38 | 39 | -1 | 17 | 10 -3-4 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 2 -4-10 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -12 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 33 | 11 -7-15 | 40 | - | 44 | 57 | -13 | 17 | 9 -1-7 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 2 -6-8 | 12 | 16 | 33 | -17 |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 33 | 11 -5-17 | 38 | - | 36 | 48 | -12 | 17 | 6 -1-10 | 19 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
| 4 | FC Ashdod | 33 | 9 -10-14 | 37 | - | 29 | 45 | -16 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 | 3 -8-6 | 17 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 33 | 11 -8-14 | 36 | - | 45 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 3 -7-6 | 16 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 17 | 8 -1-8 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 33 | 10 -6-17 | 36 | - | 28 | 49 | -21 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 8 -10-15 | 33 | - | 35 | 51 | -16 | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 18 | 26 | -8 |
| 8 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | 33 | 4 -12-17 | 24 | - | 25 | 51 | -26 | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 17 | 0 -6-11 | 6 | 12 | 33 | -21 |
2024-2025 UEFACL 2024-2025 UEFAECL 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 -5-2 | 62 | - | 55 | 20 | 35 | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 10 -2-1 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 17 -6-3 | 55 | -2 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 9 -4-0 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 8 -2-3 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 26 | 15 -4-7 | 49 | - | 45 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 26 | 14 -5-7 | 47 | - | 38 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | 26 | 8 -10-8 | 34 | - | 27 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 6 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 26 | 7 -13-6 | 33 | -1 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 13 | 5 -6-2 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 26 | 8 -7-11 | 31 | - | 28 | 33 | -5 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | 26 | 8 -6-12 | 30 | - | 31 | 48 | -17 | 13 | 7 -1-5 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 1 -5-7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | -19 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 26 | 8 -4-14 | 28 | - | 29 | 41 | -12 | 13 | 5 -1-7 | 16 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 13 | 19 | -6 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera FC | 26 | 8 -4-14 | 28 | - | 21 | 38 | -17 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 -9-11 | 26 | -1 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 26 | 8 -6-12 | 25 | -5 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 13 | 5 -1-7 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 13 | FC Ashdod | 26 | 5 -7-14 | 22 | - | 20 | 42 | -22 | 13 | 4 -1-8 | 13 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 13 | 1 -6-6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
| 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | 26 | 3 -10-13 | 19 | - | 20 | 39 | -19 | 13 | 3 -6-4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 | 0 -4-9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | -17 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 41 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
 | 20 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
 | 02 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 14 | Maccabi Haifa | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 03 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 22 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Green Stadium |
 | 11 | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
 | 13 | Maccabi Netanya FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| 01 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Green Stadium |
| 30 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 12 | Maccabi Haifa | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
 | 31 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
 | 01 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium |
| 01 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 12 | Hapoel Hadera FC | Netanya Stadium |
| 41 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| 30 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 02 | FC Ashdod | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 21 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 12 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |