Summary
The Ligat ha'Al (ISR1) (aka Ligat TOTO Winner) is the top football league in Israel's football system. At completion of the 2025-2026 Championship Round the following teams qualify for non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 ISR1 Championship Round team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 ISR1 Championship Round team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd and 4th place 2025-2026 ISR1 Championship Round teams
The winner of the 2025-2026 Israel State Cup, typically a ISR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Israel
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ISR1 | Ligat ha'Al | 14 |
| ISR2 | Liga Leumit | 16 |
| ISR3 | Liga Alef | 34 |
| ISR4 | Liga Bet | 64 |
| ISR5 | Liga Gimel | 128 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 23 Aug 2025 - 7 Mar 2026 | Champ/Releg Rounds 15 Mar 2026 - 25 May 2026 | 14: ISR1 (12), ISR2 (2) | |
Season Format
The ISR1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each ISR1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 13 ISR1 teams in for a total of 26 league matches per teaqm. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top six teams play Home/Away matches each other twice (10 more matches) to determine final rankings for 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League and 2026-2027 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 2025-2026 ISR1 Regulation Round, the 7th and 8th place ISR1 Relegation Round teams will be relegated directly to the ISR2.
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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 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 8 | 7 -0-1 | 21 | - | 23 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | 6 -2-0 | 20 | - | 20 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | - | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | - | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 9 | 5 -0-4 | 15 | - | 18 | 19 | -1 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 6 | FC Ashdod | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | - | 15 | 17 | -2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 7 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | - | 10 | 11 | -1 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Maccabi Haifa | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | - | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 -4-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | - | 10 | 12 | -2 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 10 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | - | 14 | 16 | -2 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Ironi Tiberias FC | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | - | 8 | 21 | -13 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -12 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | - | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| 13 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | - | 7 | 16 | -9 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 14 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | 9 | 0 -1-8 | 1 | - | 6 | 25 | -19 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -9 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
 | Maccabi Haifa | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Green Stadium |
 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Netanya Stadium |
 | FC Ashdod | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| Ironi Tiberias FC | Green Stadium |
| Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Netanya Stadium |
| Maccabi Haifa | HaMoshava Stadium |
| Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| Maccabi Netanya FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| FC Ashdod | Netanya Stadium |
| Beitar Jerusalem FC | Green Stadium |
Results
| FT | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 12 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Netanya Stadium |
| 02 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Green Stadium |
| 41 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 22 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| 20 | Ironi Tiberias FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 22 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 31 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 10 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 20 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium |
| 11 | Maccabi Haifa | Green Stadium |
| 00 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 23 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 00 | FC Ashdod | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| PSPD | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 23 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 10 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Netanya Stadium |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Green Stadium |
| 00 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | HaMoshava Stadium |