The 2025–26 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat TOTO Winner for sponsorship reasons, is the 27th season since the introduction of the Israeli Premier League in 1999 and the 84th season of top-tier football in Israel. Due to the risk of missile strikes stemming from the 2026 Iran war, the league was suspended between 28 February and 4 April 2026.
Teams The league consists of fourteen teams; twelve sides from the previous season and two promoted teams from the 2024–25 Liga Leumit Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Tel Aviv. Both teams returned to the top flight after a single season. They replaced the 2024–25 Israeli Premier League bottom two teams, Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Petah Tikva who were relegated to the 2025–26 Liga Leumit.
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Beitar Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium Bnei Sakhnin Sakhnin Doha Stadium F.C. Ashdod Ashdod Yud-Alef Stadium Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Turner Stadium Hapoel Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Netanya StadiumTemporarily, Due the Gaza war the team play their home games at a neutral venue Ironi Tiberias Tiberias Green Stadium Maccabi Bnei Reineh Reineh Green Stadium Maccabi Haifa Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium Maccabi Netanya Netanya Netanya Stadium Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium
Beitar JerusalemHapoel Jerusalem Hapoel HaifaMaccabi Haifa Hapoel Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv Maccabi NetanyaIroni Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Petah Tikva Bnei Sakhnin Netanya Stadium, Netanya HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva Doha Stadium, Sakhnin F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Ironi TiberiasMaccabi Bnei Reineh Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva Green Stadium, Nof HaGalil
Personnel and sponsorship
Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Beitar Jerusalem Umbro Geshem Holdings Bnei Sakhnin Diadora White-Sakhnin Dairies F.C. Ashdod Umbro Hapoel Be'er Sheva Umbro Victory Hapoel Haifa Reebok Panorama North Hapoel Jerusalem Legea Allon Ventures Hapoel Petah Tikva Lotto Mivne Group Hapoel Tel Aviv Nike IBI Investment Ironi Kiryat Shmona Le Coq Sportif Ituran Ironi Tiberias and Le Coq Sportif Yochelman Group Maccabi Bnei Reineh Zeus Sport Maccabi Haifa Adidas Volvo Maccabi Netanya Lotto Sea Breeze Maccabi Tel Aviv Puma Pelephone
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Maccabi Bnei Reineh End of Contract 28 May 2025 Pre-season 28 May 2025 Maccabi Haifa End Caretaker Period 4 June 2025 Diego Flores 4 June 2025 Hapoel Haifa End of contract 6 June 2025 6 June 2025Bnei Sakhnin Sacked15 June 2025 15 June 2025 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 13 October 2025 13th 25 October 2025 Maccabi Haifa Diego Flores 20 October 2025 8th Barak Bakhar 21 October 2025 Maccabi Netanya 11 January 2026 7th 14 January 2026 F.C. Ashdod Haim Silvas 12 January 2026 11th Nir Bitton (interim) 12 January 2026 Maccabi Tel Aviv 27 January 2026 3rd Ronny Deila 31 January 2026 Bnei Sakhnin Left13 February 2026 8th (interim)13 February 2026Maccabi Bnei Reineh Sacked14 February 2026 14th 16 February 2026Bnei Sakhnin End Caretaker Period17 February 2026 8th 17 February 2026Hapoel Jerusalem Left20 April 2026 12th 20 April 2026 F.C. Ashdod Nir Bitton 26 April 2026 11th 26 April 2026 Maccabi Tel Aviv Ronny Deila 4 May 2026 3rd Kenny Miller 4 May 2026
Foreign players
The number of foreign players were restricted to eight per team.In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8Non-visa player Beitar Jerusalem Brayan Carabalí Boris Enow Luka Gadrani Jasond González Johnbosco Kalu Miguel Silva Aílson Tavares Nana Antwi Grigori Morozov Bnei Sakhnin Durel Avounou Karlo Bručić Mathew Cudjoe Ibrahima Dramé Artur Miranyan Johan Nzi Maicom David James Adeniyi F.C. Ashdod Eugene Ansah Timothy Awany Hayford Boahen Ibrahim Diakité Karim Kimvuidi Karol Niemczycki Arial Mendy Victor Ochayi Hapoel Be'er Sheva Djibril Diop Kings Kangwa Hélder Lopes Lucas Ventura Igor Zlatanović Javon East Yoni Stoyanov Hapoel Haifa Sandro Altunashvili Saná Gomes Ivan Kričak Régis N'do Bruno Ramires Dario Župarić Andrija Radulović Benjamin Machini Hapoel Jerusalem David Domgjoni Andrew Idoko John Otomewo Marko Rakonjac Ruel Sotiriou Ibeh RansomHapoel Petah Tikva Boni Amian Clé Mamady Diarra Márk Koszta Chipyoka Songa Alex Moucketou-MoussoundaHapoel Tel Aviv Emmanuel Boateng Chico Marcus Coco Falcão Andrian Kraev Loizos Loizou Fernand Mayembo Xande Silva Ironi Kiryat Shmona Yaw Ackah Wale Musa Alli Nemanja Ljubisavljević Cristian Martínez Adrián Ugarriza Fernando Pacheco Daniel Tenenbaum Ironi Tiberias Ondřej Bačo Stanislav Bilenkyi Peter Michael Rogério Sambinha Muhammed Usman Daniel Joulani Maccabi Bnei Reineh Emmanuel Banda Vitalie Damașcan Junior Pius Antonio Sefer Miladin Stevanović Zé Turbo Christ Tiéhi Virgile Pinson Maccabi Haifa Peter Agba Jelle Bataille Manuel Benson Cédric Franck Don Đorđe Jovanović Pedrão Abdoulaye Seck Trivante Stewart Pierre Cornud Kenji Gorré Ali Mohamed Heorhiy Yermakov Kenny Saief Lisav Eissat Maccabi Netanya Matheus Davó Gontie Junior Diomandé Saba Khvadagiani Aziz Mohammed Heriberto Tavares Bakary Konaté Wylan Cyprien Pedrinho Wilson Harris Maccabi Tel Aviv Kervin Andrade Tyrese Asante Kristijan Belić Mohamed Ali Camara Heitor Emir Sahiti Issouf Sissokho Hélio Varela Ben Lederman
Regular season Regular season table
Regular season results
Championship round Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games) Rounds 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 2 – 53 – 4 5 – 36 – 4 3 – 14 – 52 – 36 – 5 4 – 25 – 1 5 – 24 – 3 3 – 54 – 6 4 – 15 – 6 1 – 35 – 4 2 – 41 – 5
Championship round table
Relegation round Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games) Rounds 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 8 – 139 – 1210 – 14 12 – 1013 – 97 – 8 9 – 710 – 1314 – 12 7 – 128 – 149 – 10 14 – 912 – 813 – 7 13 – 147 – 108 – 9 10 – 814 – 712 – 13
Relegation round table
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Dor PeretzMaccabi Tel Aviv192 Adrián UgarrizaIroni Kiryat Shmona 183 Dan BitonHapoel Be'er Sheva15 Yarden ShuaBeitar Jerusalem Omer AtziliBeitar Jerusalem Guy MelamedMaccabi Haifa7 Igor ZlatanovićHapoel Be'er Sheva148 Ido ShaharMaccabi Tel Aviv13 Javon EastHapoel Haifa / Hapoel Be'er Sheva10 Stav TurielHapoel Tel Aviv12 Guy HadidaIroni Tiberias Kings KangwaHapoel Be'er Sheva
See also 2025–26 Liga Leumit 2025–26 Liga Alef 2025–26 Israel State Cup
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