Football records and statistics in Israel

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This page details football records in Israel.

National team

See Israel national football team records.

League

Records in this section refer to Palestine League from its founding in 1931 to 1947, Israeli League from 1949 to 1950, Liga Alef from 1951 to 1955, Liga Leumit from 1955 to 1999 and to the Premier League since the 1999 season.

Contents

Titles

Top-flight Appearances

Unbeaten runs

Points

Team

Promotion and change in position

Goals

Individual

Premier League – Since 1999–2000 season

Titles

Wins

Draws

Losses

Premier League Appearances

Points

Promotion and change in position

Goals

Individual

State Cup

Toto Cup

Most successful clubs overall

TeamDomesticContinentalTotal
Israeli Championships Israel State Cup Toto Cup
(Top division only)
Israel Super Cup Total Asian Champion
Club Tournament
Maccabi Tel Aviv 23247761263
Hapoel Tel Aviv 13151534135
Maccabi Haifa 126432525
Beitar Jerusalem 67321818
Hapoel Petah Tikva 62411313
Maccabi Netanya 5151111
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 41331111
Bnei Yehuda 142188
Maccabi Petah Tikva 24177
Hapoel Haifa 132-66
Hakoah Ramat Gan 22155
Hapoel Kfar Saba 13155
Hapoel Ramat Gan 1233
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 112155
British Police 1122
Beitar Tel Aviv 222
Hapoel Lod 1122
Shimshon Tel Aviv 222
Bnei Sakhnin 111
Hapoel Yehud 111
Hapoel Jerusalem 111
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem 111
Maccabi Herzliya 111
Maccabi Yavne 111

Managers

Player records

Top scorers

As of matches played 29 April 2018
RankNatNameClubYearsGoalsAppsRatio
1 Flag of Israel.svg Alon Mizrahi Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Ironi Ashdod, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Kfar Saba, Ahi Nazareth, Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1989–20052064040.51
2 Flag of Israel.svg Oded Machnes Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1974–19901963850.51
3 Flag of Israel.svg Avi Nimni Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem 1989–20081944290.45
4 Flag of Israel.svg Moshe Romano Shimshon Tel Aviv, Beitar Tel Aviv 1965–19821924020.48
5 Flag of Israel.svg Shay Holtzman Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Haifa, Tzafririm Holon, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, F.C. Ashdod 1990–20091694740.36
6 Flag of Israel.svg Mordechai Spiegler Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Haifa 1963–19811683620.63
7 Flag of Israel.svg Uri Malmilian Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Kfar Saba 1973–19931594800.33
8 Flag of Israel.svg David Lavi Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Tel Aviv 1973–19881583600.44
9 Flag of Israel.svg Nahum Stelmach Hapoel Petah Tikva, Bnei Yehuda 1952–19701553670.42
10 Flag of Israel.svg Yehoshua Feigenbaum Hapoel Tel Aviv, Shimshon Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Haifa 1964–19831484300.34

Most appearances

RankNatNameYearsAppsGoals
1 Flag of Israel.svg Arik Benado 1991–201157312
2 Flag of Israel.svg Rafi Cohen 1988–20105460
3 Flag of Israel.svg Walid Badir 1992–201353171
4 Flag of Israel.svg Alon Harazi 1990–200952634
5 Flag of Israel.svg Gidi Damti 1968–1989519143
6 Flag of Israel.svg Liran Strauber 1992–20125130
7 Flag of Israel.svg Shlomo Iluz 1978–19965090
8 Flag of Israel.svg Menachem Bello 1964–19824981
9 Flag of Israel.svg Yigal Antebi 1993–201449414
10 Flag of Israel.svg Alon Hazan 1984–200448366

Notes

  1. Even though Mordechai Spiegler scored 38 goals in the 1966–68 season its counted as two seasons, he scored 15 during the 1966–67 season and 23 in the 1967–68 season.
  2. The team winning the cup was registered as Maccabi Tel Aviv B, but fielded the first team squad.

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