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 | 21 | 15 -3-3 | 48 | - | 49 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 8 -2-0 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | 21 | 14 -5-2 | 47 | - | 47 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 -1-1 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 21 | 11 -6-4 | 39 | - | 43 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | 12 -4-5 | 38 | -2 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 10 -0-1 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 21 | 9 -8-4 | 35 | - | 41 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 -7-1 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | 21 | 7 -8-6 | 29 | - | 37 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | 21 | 7 -7-7 | 28 | - | 24 | 27 | -3 | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya FC | 21 | 8 -3-10 | 27 | - | 35 | 44 | -9 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 4 -0-7 | 12 | 15 | 28 | -13 |
| 9 | Ironi Tiberias FC | 21 | 6 -4-11 | 22 | - | 26 | 44 | -18 | 10 | 4 -2-4 | 14 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa FC | 21 | 5 -5-11 | 20 | - | 28 | 37 | -9 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 10 | 3 -1-6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 11 | FC Ashdod | 21 | 4 -8-9 | 20 | - | 25 | 42 | -17 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 21 | 5 -4-12 | 19 | - | 30 | 39 | -9 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 13 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | 21 | 4 -7-10 | 19 | - | 20 | 30 | -10 | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 14 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | 21 | 3 -2-16 | 11 | - | 16 | 47 | -31 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 10 | 2 -0-8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Green Stadium |
 | Maccabi Haifa | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
 | FC Ashdod | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Netanya Stadium |
 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Hapoel Haifa FC | HaMoshava Stadium |
| Ironi Tiberias FC | Netanya Stadium |
| Maccabi Netanya FC | Green Stadium |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| FC Ashdod | Bloomfield Stadium |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Green Stadium |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| Hapoel Haifa FC | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
Results
| 14 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium |
| 20 | FC Ashdod | HaMoshava Stadium |
| 32 | Ironi Tiberias FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 22 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 00 | Hapoel Jerusalem FC | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| 02 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Green Stadium |
| 20 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem FC | Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 32 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium |
| 01 | Maccabi Bnei Raina FC | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 11 | Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC | Green Stadium |
| 41 | Maccabi Haifa | Netanya Stadium |
| 21 | Hapoel Petah Tikva FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |
| 21 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC | Bloomfield Stadium |
| 31 | Hapoel Haifa FC | Netanya Stadium |
| 41 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Sammey Ofer Stadium |
| 21 | Maccabi Netanya FC | Doha Stadium (Sakhnin) |
| 00 | FC Ashdod | Green Stadium |
| 20 | Ironi Tiberias FC | Teddi Malcha Stadium |