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2007–08 Israeli Premier League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Israeli Premier League |
| season | 2007–08 |
| winners | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 2nd Premier League title | |
| 6th top-flight title | |
| runners-up | Maccabi Netanya |
| relegated | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Beitar Jerusalem (second qualifying round) |
| continentalcup2 | Europa Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Hapoel Tel Aviv (group stage) |
| Maccabi Netanya (second qualifying round) | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (second qualifying round) | |
| league topscorer | GHA Samuel Yeboah (15) |
| biggest home win | Beitar Jerusalem 5-0 F.C. Ashdod (7 October 2007) |
| biggest away win | F.C. Ashdod 1-6 Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| highest scoring | F.C. Ashdod 1-6 Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| total goals | 459 |
| average goals | 2.318 |
| longest unbeaten | Beitar Jerusalem (16 games) |
| prevseason | 2006–07 |
| nextseason | 2008–09 |
2nd Premier League title 6th top-flight title | runners-up = Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya (second qualifying round) Maccabi Tel Aviv (second qualifying round) 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.
Teams and Locations
Twelve teams took part in the 2007-08 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2006-07 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2006-07 Liga Leumit.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona were promoted as champions of the 2006-07 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as runners up. Bnei Sakhnin returned after an absence of one season, while Ironi Kiryat Shmona made their debut in the top flight.
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2006-07 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 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | 8,100 |
| 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 Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium | 5,300 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 5,000 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Bnei Yehuda | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Maccabi Herzliya | Maccabi Netanya | Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Petah Tikva | F.C. Ashdod | Bnei Sakhnin | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | |||||
| Teddy Stadium | |||||||||||||
| Bloomfield Stadium | |||||||||||||
| Levita Stadium | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | ||||||||||||
| [[File:Teddy stadium, Jerusalem.JPG | 200px]] | [[File:Bloomfield_stadium.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Levita Stadium9.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Herzliya-Stadium.jpg | 200px]] | ||||||
| Sar-Tov Stadium | |||||||||||||
| Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | |||||||||||||
| Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Sar-Tov Stadium (21).jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Haifa-WM01 - Kiryat Eliezer Stadium during a local derby.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium04.jpg | 200px]] | ||||||||
| Yud-Alef Stadium | Doha Stadium | Kiryat Shmona Stadium | |||||||||||
| [[File:Yod alef1.JPG | 200px]] | [[File:Doha Stadium01.jpg | 200px | center]] | [[File:Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium1.jpg | 200px]] |
League table
Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
First and second round
Third round
Goals
Top Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHA Samuel Yeboah | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 |
| 2 | BRA Rômulo | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 |
| FRA Yannick Kamanan | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | |
| ISR Moshe Biton | Bnei Yehuda | 12 | |
| 5 | BUL Dimitar Makriev | F.C. Ashdod | 11 |
| 6 | NGR Yero Bello | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 |
| ARM Yeghia Yavruyan | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | |
| 8 | ISR Yossi Shivhon | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 |
| ISR Maor Buzaglo | Bnei Sakhnin | 9 | |
| ISR Yuval Avidor | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 |
Source: The Israel Football Association
IFPA Leading Players of Season 2007–08
Best Player of the Year
- Israel Gal Alberman - Beitar Jerusalem
Best Foreign Player of the Year
- Ghana Derek Boateng - Beitar Jerusalem
Best Manager of the Year
- Israel Itzhak Shum - Beitar Jerusalem
Discovery of the Year
- Israel Maor Buzaglo - Bnei Sakhnin
Best Goalkeeper of the Year
- Israel Liran Strauber - Maccabi Netanya
Best Defender of the Year
- Israel Arik Benado - Beitar Jerusalem
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