Ligat ha'Al 2007-08
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The 2007–08 Israeli Premier League season began on 18 August 2007 and ended on 1 June 2008, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.
Two teams from Liga Leumit
were promoted at the end of the previous season: Ironi Kiryat Shmona
and Bnei Sakhnin. The two teams relegated were Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva.
1. Postponed due to a failure of the electricity system in Teddy Stadium.
2. Postponed due to a pitch invasion of Beitar Jerusalem's crowd.
Source: The Israel Football Association
- Beitar Jerusalem
Two teams from Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...
were promoted at the end of the previous season: Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club are currently members of the Israeli Premier League and play at the Ironi Stadium...
and Bnei Sakhnin. The two teams relegated were Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva.
First round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Round 2 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 3 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 4 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–6 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 5 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 5–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 6 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 7 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 8 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 9 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 10 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 11 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
Second round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 12 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 13 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 14 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 15 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 16 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 17 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 18 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 19 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–01 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 20 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 21 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–4 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 22 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Third round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 23 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–3 | F.C. Ahsdod |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 24 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 25 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–4 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–3 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 26 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 27 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–4 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 28 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–12 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 29 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 30 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 31 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 32 | ||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 33 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
1. Postponed due to a failure of the electricity system in Teddy Stadium.
2. Postponed due to a pitch invasion of Beitar Jerusalem's crowd.
Top Goalscorers
| Position | Player's name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Yeboah Samuel Yeboah Samuel Yeboah is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for F.C. Ashdod.-Hapoel Kfar-Saba:Samuel Yeboah played in Hapoel Kfar-Saba and won the Israeli golden shoe award.- Hapoel Tel Aviv 2008/9 :... |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 | |
| 2 | Rômulo Rômulo Marques Antoneli Rômulo Marques Antoneli or simply Rômulo is a Brazilian striker who plays for Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon.- Career :... |
Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | |
| - | Yannick Kamanan Yannick Kamanan Yannick Étienne Stanislas Kamanan is a French football striker, currently playing for the Turkish club Mersin İdmanyurdu.- Career :... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | |
| - | Moshe Biton | Bnei Yehuda | 12 | |
| 5 | Dimitar Makriev | F.C. Ashdod | 11 | |
| 6 | Yero Bello Yero Bello Yero Bello is a Nigerian footballer, currently playing for FC Vaslui.- FC Vaslui :On 9 August 2010, Bello signed with the Romanian club FC Vaslui for three years..- Statistics :Statistics accurate as of match played ... |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 | |
| - | Yeghia Yavruyan | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | |
| 8 | Yossi Shivhon Yossi Shivhon Yossi Shivhon is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.-External links:*http://www.one.co.il/Article/159935.html*http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3903699,00.html*http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3514199,00.html... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 | |
| - | Maor Buzaglo Maor Buzaglo Maor Bar Buzaglo is an Israeli football player who currently plays for Belgian Standard Liège and Israel national football team.-Club career:... |
Bnei Sakhnin | 9 | |
| - | Yuval Avidor | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 |
Source: The Israel Football Association
Best Foreign Player of the Year
Derek BoatengDerek Boateng
Derek Owusu Boateng is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ghana national team....
- Beitar Jerusalem
See also
- List of Israeli football transfers 2007-08
- 2007–08 Toto Cup Al