2020–21 Israeli Premier League
The 2020–21 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange for sponsorship reasons, is the twenty one season since its introduction in 1999 and the 79th season of top-tier football in Israel. The season began on 8 August 2020 and will conclude on 22 May 2021.
Teams
A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2019–20 season and two promoted teams from the 2019–20 Liga Leumit.Maccabi Petah Tikva were promoted as the winners of the 2019–20 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as the Runner-ups of the 2019–20 Liga Leumit. the two teams comes back just one year after their relegation.
Hapoel Ra'anana and Sektzia Nes Tziona were relegated to the 2020–21 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2019–20 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | |
Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | |
Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | |
F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium | |
Hapoel Hadera | Hadera | Netanya Stadium | |
Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Stadium | |
Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | |
Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium | |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium |
Beitar Jerusalem | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Teddy Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium | Turner Stadium |
Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Hadera | Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
Netanya Stadium | Sammy Ofer Stadium | HaMoshava Stadium |
F.C. Ashdod | Bnei Sakhnin | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
Yud-Alef Stadium | Doha Stadium | Kiryat Shmona Stadium |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | - | - |
Levita Stadium | - | - |
- | - |
Personnel and sponsorship
Foreign players
The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Non-visa player |
Beitar Jerusalem | Ali Mohamed | Diogo Verdasca | |||||
Bnei Sakhnin | Ikouwem Utin | ||||||
Bnei Yehuda | Gaira Joof | Yussif Moussa | Pedro Campos | ||||
F.C. Ashdod | Montari Kamaheni | Samuel Alabi | Timothy Awany | Nenad Cvetković | Fahad Bayo | ||
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||||||
Hapoel Haifa | Jasmin Burić | William Agade | |||||
Hapoel Kfar Saba | George Fochive | ||||||
Hapoel Hadera | Yaya Meledje | Gustavo Marmentini | Rodrigue Bongongui | ||||
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Emmanuel Boateng | Ernestas Šetkus | Levan Kutalia | Armando Cooper | Omar Browne | ||
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Lúcio Maranhão | ||||||
Maccabi Haifa | Ernest Mabouka | Saikou Touray | Yanic Wildschut | Tjaronn Chery | Trent Sainsbury | Nikita Rukavytsya1 Josh Cohen 2 | |
Maccabi Netanya | Kevaughn Frater | ||||||
Maccabi Petah Tikva | Marcus Diniz | ||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Enric Saborit | Eduardo Guerrero | Andreas Gianniotis | Nick Blackman2 |
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained an Israeli passport or permanent residency, allowing them to play with Israeli status;
2Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but are eligible for Israeli citizenship due to Jewish ancestry;
3Israeli citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;