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2003–04 Israeli Premier League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Israeli Premier League |
| season | 2003–04 |
| winners | Maccabi Haifa |
| 8th title | |
| relegated | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| Maccabi Netanya | |
| league topscorer | Shay Holtzman / Ofir Haim (16 goals) |
| prevseason | 2002–03 |
| nextseason | 2004–05 |
8th title Maccabi Netanya The 2003–04 Israeli Premier League season was held between 13 September 2003 and 22 May 2004, continuing a continuation of the top division football competition that started in 1931 and continues to the present day (as at 2025). In the 2003-04 season there were two Israeli Arab clubs in the top division for the first time; being Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Bnei Sakhnin.
Maccabi Haifa won the title, whilst Nazareth and Maccabi Netanya were relegated. Bnei Sakhnin (who qualified for Europe by winning the State Cup) became the first Arab club to spend more than a single season in the top flight.
Teams and Locations
Twelve teams took part in the 2003–04 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2002-03 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2002-03 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth were promoted as champions of the 2002-03 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as runners up. Both made their debut in the top flight.
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Ironi Rishon LeZion were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2002-03 season.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 21,600 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Vasermil Stadium | 13,000 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,800 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium | 7,500 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 6,800 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Beit She'an Municipal Stadium | 3,000 |
**** The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
| Beitar Jerusalem | Bnei Yehuda | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Maccabi Petah Tikva | |||||||||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | F.C. Ashdod | Maccabi Netanya | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | |||||||
| Teddy Stadium | ||||||||||
| Bloomfield Stadium | ||||||||||
| Vasermil Stadium | ||||||||||
| [[File:Teddy stadium, Jerusalem.JPG | 200px]] | [[File:Bloomfield_stadium.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Vasermil Stadium24.jpg | 200px]] | |||||
| Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | ||||||||||
| Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | Yud-Alef Stadium | |||||||||
| [[File:Haifa-WM01 - Kiryat Eliezer Stadium during a local derby.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium04.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Yod alef1.JPG | 200px]] | |||||
| Sar-Tov Stadium | Beit She'an Municipal Stadium | |||||||||
| [[File:Sar-Tov Stadium (21).jpg | 200px]] |
Final table
Results
First and second round
Third round
Top goal scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISR Shay Holtzman | F.C. Ashdod | 16 |
| ISR Ofir Haim | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 16 | |
| 3 | ISR Assi Tubi | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 13 |
| ISR Manor Hassan | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 13 | |
| ISR Omer Golan | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 13 | |
| 6 | CRO Tomislav Erceg | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 12 |
| 7 | CRO Mate Baturina | Bnei Yehuda | 11 |
| NGR Ibezito Ogbonna | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 11 | |
| 9 | ISR Lior Asulin | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 |
| BRA Gustavo Boccoli | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 10 |
References
References
- "Ligat ha'Al - Champions".
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Leagues of Israel (2003/04)".
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