Ligat Toto Winner
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Israel
Abbreviation
ISR1
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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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 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 31 | 21 -7-3 | 70 | - | 74 | 34 | 40 | 16 | 10 -5-1 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 24 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 31 | 21 -6-4 | 69 | - | 66 | 28 | 38 | 16 | 11 -5-0 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 10 -1-4 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 31 | 18 -7-6 | 61 | - | 66 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 10 -3-3 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 31 | 17 -6-8 | 55 | -2 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 13 -0-2 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 31 | 12 -9-10 | 45 | - | 53 | 40 | 13 | 15 | 8 -1-6 | 25 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 4 -8-4 | 20 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | 31 | 9 -10-12 | 37 | - | 43 | 49 | -6 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | 25 | 30 | -5 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 30 | 13 -5-12 | 44 | - | 51 | 57 | -6 | 16 | 7 -5-4 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 6 -0-8 | 18 | 22 | 31 | -9 |
| 2 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 30 | 10 -6-14 | 36 | - | 43 | 49 | -6 | 16 | 7 -3-6 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 -3-8 | 12 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
| 3 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 30 | 8 -10-12 | 34 | - | 28 | 41 | -13 | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 14 | 4 -3-7 | 15 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| 4 | Ironi Tiberias FC | 30 | 9 -8-13 | 27 | -8 | 38 | 53 | -15 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | 19 | 32 | -13 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 30 | 6 -9-15 | 27 | - | 34 | 50 | -16 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 30 | 5 -10-15 | 25 | - | 24 | 41 | -17 | 14 | 2 -4-8 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 7 | FC Ashdod | 30 | 5 -10-15 | 25 | - | 35 | 58 | -23 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 8 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | 30 | 6 -3-21 | 21 | - | 24 | 63 | -39 | 14 | 1 -3-10 | 6 | 9 | 31 | -22 | 16 | 5 -0-11 | 15 | 15 | 32 | -17 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 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 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | 24 | 17 -4-3 | 55 | - | 54 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 9 -3-0 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 8 -1-3 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 24 | 15 -6-3 | 51 | - | 56 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 6 -5-1 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 -1-2 | 28 | 38 | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 14 -5-5 | 47 | - | 44 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 11 -0-1 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 13 -7-4 | 46 | - | 50 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 7 -3-2 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 24 | 10 -9-5 | 39 | - | 46 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 7 -1-4 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 -8-1 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | 24 | 9 -8-7 | 35 | - | 40 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 5 -4-3 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 24 | 9 -4-11 | 31 | - | 42 | 53 | -11 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 12 | 5 -0-7 | 15 | 19 | 28 | -9 |
| 8 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 24 | 7 -8-9 | 29 | - | 25 | 33 | -8 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 9 | Ironi Tiberias FC | 24 | 7 -5-12 | 26 | - | 30 | 49 | -19 | 12 | 5 -2-5 | 17 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -15 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 24 | 6 -6-12 | 24 | - | 34 | 42 | -8 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 18 | 23 | -5 |
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 24 | 6 -6-12 | 24 | - | 30 | 40 | -10 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 12 | 4 -2-6 | 14 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 12 | FC Ashdod | 24 | 5 -8-11 | 23 | - | 30 | 47 | -17 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -7 |
| 13 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 24 | 4 -8-12 | 20 | - | 22 | 35 | -13 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 12 | 2 -5-5 | 11 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 14 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | 24 | 3 -2-19 | 11 | - | 17 | 57 | -40 | 12 | 1 -2-9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | -21 | 12 | 2 -0-10 | 6 | 8 | 27 | -19 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 9 May 2026
 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Green Stadium |
 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium |
Sun - 10 May 2026
 | FC Ashdod | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Green Stadium |
Tue - 12 May 2026
| Maccabi Haifa | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
Wed - 13 May 2026
| Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| Hapoel Haifa FC | Netanya Stadium |
| Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Green Stadium |
Sat - 16 May 2026
| Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| Ironi Tiberias FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| FC Ashdod | Netanya Stadium |
| Maccabi Netanya FC | Green Stadium |
| Beitar Jerusalem FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
Results
Wed - 6 May 2026
| 01 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 01 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
Tue - 5 May 2026
| 40 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
Mon - 4 May 2026
| 10 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Netanya Stadium |
| 02 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
Sun - 3 May 2026
| 03 | Ironi Tiberias FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 20 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium |
Sat - 2 May 2026
| 42 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 20 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 12 | Maccabi Haifa | HaMoshava Stadium |
Wed - 29 Apr 2026
| 40 | Maccabi Haifa | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 01 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Green Stadium |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Netanya Stadium |
| 11 | Ironi Tiberias FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
Tue - 28 Apr 2026
| 31 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 10 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 11 | FC Ashdod | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
Sun - 26 Apr 2026
| 20 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Green Stadium |
| 00 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
Sat - 25 Apr 2026
| 22 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |