The 2022–23 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat ONE ZERO for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 81st season of top-tier football in Israel.
Teams A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2021–22 season and two promoted teams from the 2021–22 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Bnei Reineh and Sektzia Ness Ziona were promoted from the 2021–22 Liga Leumit. Maccabi Bnei Reineh was promoted for the first time in its history, Sektzia Ness Ziona returned after two seasons in the second league.
Hapoel Nof HaGalil and Maccabi Petah Tikva were relegated to the 2022–23 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2021–22 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Members of the 2022–23 season
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Beitar Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium Bnei Sakhnin Sakhnin Doha Stadium 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 Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Bloomfield Stadium Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona 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 Sektzia Ness Ziona Ness Ziona Hamoshava Stadium Beitar JerusalemHapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona Maccabi NetanyaHapoel Hadera Maccabi Bnei Reineh Teddy Stadium Bloomfield Stadium Kiryat Shmona Stadium Netanya StadiumGreen Stadium Hapoel HaifaMaccabi Haifa F.C. Ashdod Bnei Sakhnin Hapoel Be'er Sheva Sektzia Ness Ziona Sammy Ofer Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium Doha Stadium Turner Stadium Hamoshava Stadium
Personnel and sponsorship Team President Manager Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Beitar Jerusalem Umbro Geshem Holdings Bnei Sakhnin Jako Xentra Ashdod Nike Radio Jerusalem Hapoel Be'er Sheva Kelme Victory Hapoel Hadera Lotto Printer Center Hapoel Haifa Diadora Leos Hapoel Jerusalem Katamon - fans club Macron Advice Hapoel Tel Aviv Nisanov Group Adidas Hcsra Insurance Ironi Kiryat Shmona Kelme IturanMaccabi Bnei Reineh Zeus Sport Boneh RenihMaccabi Haifa Nike VolvoMaccabi Netanya Lotto Panorama North Maccabi Tel Aviv Fila Israel Canada Sektzia Ness Ziona Lotto Almog
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Hapoel Hadera End of contract 10 May 2022 Pre-season 10 May 2022 Hapoel Hadera Left 16 May 2022 19 May 2022 Ironi Kiryat Shmona End of contract 30 May 2022 11 April 2022 Hapoel Haifa 14 May 2022 Maccabi Tel Aviv 19 May 2022 Maccabi Bnei Reineh Sacked 7 September 2022 13th 7 September 2022 Hapoel Tel Aviv 18 September 2022 11th 19 September 2022 Hapoel Haifa 23 October 2022 11th 23 October 2022 Bnei Sakhnin 23 October 2022 11th 23 October 2022 Maccabi Netanya Left 23 December 2022 10th 23 December 2022 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 23 December 2022 11th 23 December 2022 Sektzia Ness Ziona 23 December 2022 13th 3 January 2023 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 January 2023 2nd 3 January 2023 Hapoel Tel Aviv 9 January 2023 11th 9 January 2023 Hapoel Hadera Sacked 9 January 2023 10th 9 January 2023 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 11 February 2023 13th 12 February 2023
Foreign players The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Non-visa player Beitar Jerusalem Danilo Asprilla Sergei Borodin Miguel Silva Ion Nicolaescu Trazié Thomas Fred Friday Grigori Morozov Bnei Sakhnin Ante Puljić Ange-Freddy Plumain Nicolao Dumitru Fabian Sporkslede Ashdod Abdul Zakaria Mugees Nenad Cvetković Timothy Awany Montari Kamaheni Ebenezer Mamatah Elton Acolatse David Cuperman Jordan Sebban Hapoel Be'er Sheva Eugene Ansah Hélder Lopes André Martins Patryk Klimala Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov Adrian Păun Mariano Bareiro Tom Amos Hapoel Hadera Steven Alfred Klemen Šturm Philip Ipole Samy Bourard Jonathan Cissé Albert Ejupi Hapoel Haifa Mohammed Kamara Aleksandar Šćekić Carnejy Antoine Denis Polyakov Constantinos Soteriou Arvydas Novikovas Ironi Kiryat Shmona Senin Sebai Džiugas Bartkus Ivan Bakhar Marlon Gian Hapoel Jerusalem Adebayo Adeleye Ondřej Bačo Yao Eloge Koffi William Togui Jordan Botaka Cédric Franck Don Awaka Ashta Hapoel Tel Aviv Godfried Roemeratoe Aleksandar Boljević Pablo González Alen Ožbolt Emilijus Zubas Hrvoje Ilić Antoine Conte Maccabi Bnei Reineh Márk Koszta Gustavo Marmentini Lukas Spendlhofer Sambinha Richard Boateng Anicet Abel Maccabi Haifa Tjaronn Chery Dylan Batubinsika Daniel Sundgren Pierre Cornud Frantzdy Pierrot Abdoulaye Seck Josh Cohen Mavis Tchibota Nikita Rukavytsya Ali Mohamed Maccabi Netanya Boris Enow Plamen Galabov Patrick Twumasi Nassim Ouammou Stanislav Bilenkyi Igor Zlatanović Maccabi Tel Aviv Enric Saborit André Geraldes Đorđe Jovanović Parfait Guiagon Derrick Luckassen Rareș Ilie Daniel Tenenbaum Joris van Overeem Sektzia Ness Ziona Ari Moura Cristian Battocchio Levan Kutalia Muhammed Usman Edu Stephane Acka Yoni Stoyanov
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 1 – 62 – 53 – 4 1 – 25 – 36 – 4 2 – 63 – 14 – 5 1 – 42 – 36 – 5 3 – 64 – 25 – 1 6 – 15 – 24 – 3 2 – 13 – 54 – 6 6 – 21 – 35 – 4 3 – 24 – 15 – 6 6 – 32 – 41 – 5
Championship round table
Results by round The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Positions by round
Relegation round Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games) Rounds 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 7 – 11 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 14 11 – 14 12 – 10 13 – 9 7 – 8 8 – 11 9 – 7 10 – 13 14 – 12 11 – 12 13 – 14 7 – 10 8 – 9 9 – 11 10 – 8 14 – 7 12 – 13 11 – 13 7 – 12 8 – 14 9 – 10 10 – 11 14 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7
Relegation round table
Results by round
Season statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Omer Atzili Maccabi Haifa 21 2 Eran Zahavi Maccabi Tel Aviv 20 3 Danilo Asprilla Beitar Jerusalem 17 4 Đorđe Jovanović Maccabi Tel Aviv 15 Ion Nicolaescu Beitar Jerusalem Igor Zlatanović Maccabi Netanya 7 Guy Melamed Bnei Sakhnin 12 Itamar Shviro Ironi Kiryat Shmona 9 Rotem Hatuel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 11 Alen Ožbolt Hapoel Tel Aviv Guy Badash Hapoel Jerusalem
Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Igor Zlatanović Maccabi Netanya Beitar Jerusalem 4–1 (H) Omer Atzili Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya 4–1 (H) Ion Nicolaescu (4) Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Netanya 6–3 (H) Márk Koszta Maccabi Bnei Reineh Sektzia Ness Ziona 3–2 (H) Omer Atzili Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Haifa 4–1 (H) (4) - Scored 4 goals
Discipline
Player Most yellow cards: 12 Hélder Lopes (Hapoel Be'er Sheva) Diya Lababidi (Hapoel Hadera)
Most red cards: 3 Beram Kayal (Bnei Sakhnin)
Club Most yellow cards: 90 Maccabi Netanya
Most red cards: 8 Sektzia Ness Ziona Bnei Sakhnin
Average attendances
Notes
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