Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli professional football club, based in the city of Haifa, Israel, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club plays in the Israeli Premier League. Maccabi Haifa home games are played at Sammy Ofer Stadium. The stadium, which is shared with rivals Hapoel Haifa, is the second largest in Israeli football, with a capacity of 30,858.
The Israel national football team represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
Ramat Gan Stadium is a football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. It served as the national stadium of Israel until 2014.
Itzhak Shum is a retired Israeli football player and manager, and currently the owner of Hapoel Kfar Saba.
The Israeli Premier League, is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with its second division Liga Leumit. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing between 33 and 36 matches each, totalling 240 matches in every season.
Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef North, the third division of the Israeli Football League.
Ligat Nashim is the Israeli women's football league. It has been run by the Israel Football Association since 1998.
The Israel women's national football team represents Israel in international women's football. The Israel women's national football team was established in 1997. Women's Football in Israel was developed as an upside down pyramid by first opening the national team and then after 2 years opening the first women's football league in Israel. Women's Football in Israel is struggling to develop because it is lacking investment.
Sport in Israel plays an important role in Israeli culture and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport. The most popular sports in Israel have traditionally been Association football (mainly) and basketball (secondly) – with the first being considered the national sport – in both of which Israeli professional teams have been competitive internationally. Israel is an international center for Jewish sport around the world and since 1932 the Maccabiah Games, an Olympic-style event for Jewish athletes, is held in the country. Despite Israel's location in the Asian continent, the Israeli sports associations in various sports belong to the European associations due to the refusal of many Arab Asian countries to compete with Israeli athletes.
Hapoel Acre Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit.
Moadon Sport Ashdod, commonly referred to as MS Ashdod, is an Israeli professional football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unusual name of the team is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod in 1999. The club currently plays in the Israeli Premier League.
The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round.
The 2009–10 Liga Leumit was the 11th season since it became the second-tier in 1999 and the 68th season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010.
The 2009–10 Israel State Cup was the 71st season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 56th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. It started on 4 September 2009, while the final was held in Ramat Gan Stadium on 11 May 2010.
Eran Zahavi is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv, which he also captains.
The 2010–11 Liga Leumit was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011.
The 2010–11 Israeli Premier League was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. Hapoel Tel Aviv were the defending champions.
Ironi Nesher is an Israeli football club based in Nesher. They are currently in Liga Alef and play home matches at the Nesher Stadium.
Hapoel Ramla is an Israeli football club based in Ramla. They are currently in Liga Gimel Central division, and play home matches at the Ofer Park in Ramla.
Roi Reinshreiber is an Israeli football referee who officiates in the Israeli Premier League. He has been a FIFA referee since 2014, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.
