2010–11 Israeli Premier League
Introduction 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.Maccabi Haifa secured the title with a 2–0 win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 16 May 2011.This was their twelfth Israeli league title, This win gave Maccabi Haifa a 6-point advantage over the second-place team Hapoel Tel Aviv with one more round to go.
Teams A total of sixteen teams compete in the league, including fourteen sides from the 2009–10 season and two promoted teams from the 2009–10 Liga Leumit.Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Ra'anana were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2009–10 season in the two bottom places.Two teams were directly promoted from the 2009–10 Liga Leumit. These were champions Ironi Kiryat Shmona and the runners-up Hapoel Ashkelon. Club Stadium Capacity Beitar Jerusalem  Teddy Stadium 21,600 Bnei Sakhnin  Doha Stadium 8,500 Bnei Yehuda  Bloomfield Stadium 15,700 F.C. Ashdod  Yud-Alef Stadium 7,800 Hapoel Acre  Green Stadium 4,000 Hapoel Ashkelon  Sala Stadium 5,250 Hapoel Be'er Sheva  Vasermil Stadium 13,000 Hapoel Haifa  Kiryat Eliezer Stadium 14,002 Hapoel Petah Tikva  Ramat Gan Stadium 41,583 Hapoel Ramat Gan  Winter Stadium 8,000 Hapoel Tel Aviv  Bloomfield Stadium 15,700 Ironi Kiryat Shmona  Ironi Stadium 5,300 Maccabi Haifa  Kiryat Eliezer Stadium 14,002 Maccabi Netanya  Sar-Tov Stadium 7,500 Maccabi Petah Tikva  Ramat Gan Stadium 41,583 Maccabi Tel Aviv  Bloomfield Stadium 15,700'''''' The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.'''''' The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium was demolished. Hapoel and Maccabi Petah Tikva are hosting their home games in alternative stadia until the new Petah Tikva Stadium will be fully constructed. Both Hapoel and Maccabi chose to host its games in Ramat Gan Stadium.Beitar JerusalemBnei Yehuda Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel AvivIroni Kiryat ShmonaHapoel AcreTeddy Stadium Bloomfield StadiumKiryat Shmona StadiumGreen Stadium200px200px200px200pxMaccabi NetanyaHapoel Haifa Maccabi HaifaHapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah TikvaHapoel AshkelonSar-Tov Stadium Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Ramat Gan StadiumSala Stadium200px200px200px200pxF.C. AshdodBnei SakhninHapoel Be'er ShevaHapoel Ramat GanYud-Alef StadiumDoha StadiumVasermil StadiumWinter Stadium200pxcenter200px200px===Managerial changes===TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTableF.C. Ashdod Yossi MizrahiResigned20 May 20106th (09–10) John Gregory20 May 2010''Pre-Season''Hapoel Haifa Shlomi DoraResigned25 May 2010 Nitzan Shirazi5 June 2010''Pre-Season''Hapoel Acre Yaron HochenboimEnd of contract27 May 201012th (09–10) Eli Cohen28 May 2010''Pre-Season''Bnei Yehuda Guy LuzonEnd of contract31 May 20104th (09–10) Dror Kashtan31 May 2010''Pre-Season''Hapoel Be'er Sheva Vico HaddadEnd of contract31 May 20109th (09–10) Nir Klinger31 May 2010''Pre-Season''Hapoel Ashkelon Uri MalmilianEnd of contract31 May 2010Liga Leumit2nd (09–10) Guy Azouri14 June 2010''Pre-Season''Maccabi Tel Aviv Nir LevineEnd of contract31 May 20103rd (09–10) Yossi Mizrahi10 June 2010''Pre-Season''Beitar Jerusalem David AmsalemStepped down toassistant manager11 June 20105th (09–10) Uri Malmilian11 June 2010''Pre-Season''Hapoel Ramat Gan Yuval NaimResigned29 June 201014th (09–10) Shlomi Dora1 July 2010''Pre-Season''Bnei Sakhnin Marco BalbulResigned29 June 20107th (09–10) Yuval Naim1 July 2010''Pre-Season''Bnei Sakhnin Yuval NaimSacked11 August 2010''Pre-Season'' Haim Levy14 August 2010''Pre-Season''Bnei Sakhnin Haim LevySacked27 September 201016th Slobodan Drapić27 September 201016thHapoel Petah Tikva Eli MahpudSacked16 October 201014th Yuval Naim16 October 201014thHapoel Ramat Gan Shlomi DoraSacked15 November 201016th Tzvika Tzemah15 November 2010 16thMaccabi Tel Aviv Yossi MizrahiResigned4 January 20113rd Itzik Ovadia (caretaker)4 January 20113rdMaccabi Tel Aviv Itzik Ovadia (caretaker)Resigned10 January 20113rd Motti Ivanir10 January 20113rdHapoel Ramat Gan Tzvika TzemahResigned15 January 201116th Itzik Baruch (caretaker)15 January 201116thBeitar Jerusalem Uri MalmilianResigned17 January 201112th Ronny Levy17 January 201112thHapoel Ramat Gan Itzik Baruch (caretaker)End of tenureas caretaker3 February 201116th Yaron Hochenboim3 February 201116thHapoel Ashkelon  Guy Azouri Sacked 15 March 2011 15th  Eli Mahpud 15 March 2011 15thBnei Sakhnin Slobodan DrapićResigned4 April 201115th Shlomi Dora4 April 201115thHapoel Petah Tikva Yuval NaimSacked13 April 201113th Itzik Shaki(caretaker)13 April 201113thF.C. Ashdod John GregoryResigned18 April 201113th Yossi Mizrahi18 April 201113thHapoel Petah Tikva Itzik Shaki(caretaker)End of tenureas caretaker1 May 201113th Gili Landau1 May 201113th
Regular season ===Table======Results===
Playoffs Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):Rounds 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th1 – 62 – 53 – 41 – 25 – 36 – 42 – 63 – 14 – 51 – 42 – 36 – 53 – 64 – 25 – 17 – 108 – 97 – 810 – 98 – 109 – 711 – 1612 – 1513 – 1411 – 1215 – 1316 – 1412 – 1613 – 1114 – 1511 – 1412 – 1316 – 1513 – 1614 – 1215 – 11===Top playoff===The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, '''Maccabi Haifa''' started with '''35''' points, '''Hapoel Tel Aviv''' with '''33''', '''Maccabi Tel Aviv''' with '''25''', '''Ironi Kiryat Shmona''' with '''24''', '''Bnei Yehuda''' with '''24''' and '''Maccabi Netanya''' started with '''22'''.====Table========Results=======Middle playoff===The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, '''Hapoel Haifa''' started with '''22''' points, '''Maccabi Petah Tikva''' with '''21''', '''Hapoel Acre''' with '''21''' and '''Hapoel Be'er Sheva''' started with '''19'''.====Table========Results=======Bottom playoff===The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, '''Beitar Jerusalem''' started with '''19''' points, '''Hapoel Petah Tikva''' with '''17''', '''F.C. Ashdod''' with '''17''', '''Hapoel Ashkelon''' with '''13''', '''Bnei Sakhnin''' with '''13''' and '''Hapoel Ramat Gan''' started with '''4'''.====Table========Results====
Relegation playoff The 14th-placed team, Hapoel Petah Tikva faced the 3rd-placed Liga Leumit team Hapoel Kfar Saba. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League. The matches took place on 24 and 27 May 2011.----''Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate.''
Top goalscorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Toto Tamuz Hapoel Tel Aviv212 Eden Ben Basat Hapoel Haifa18 Eliran AtarMaccabi Tel Aviv184 Moshe Ohayon F.C. Ashdod175 Pedro Galván Bnei Yehuda16 Ben Sahar Hapoel Tel Aviv167 Omer Damari Maccabi Petah Tikva158 Roei DayanHapoel Acre14 Wiyam Amashe Ironi Kiryat Shmona1410 Tomer Hemed Maccabi Haifa13'''Total'''737'''Average per game'''Source:  Israel Football Association
Season statistics ===Scoring===*First goal of the season:  Mahmoud Abbas for Hapoel Ashkelon against Hapoel Petah Tikva, 37th minute (21 August 2010)*Widest winning margin: '''5 goals''' –**Hapoel Tel Aviv 5–0 Hapoel Haifa (1 January 2011)**Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–0 F.C. Ashdod (5 February 2011)*Most goals in a match: '''7 goals''' – Hapoel Ashkelon 3–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (12 March 2011)*Most goals in a half: '''5 goals''' – Hapoel Ramat Gan 3–2 Hapoel Acre, 0–0 at half-time (26 September 2010)*Most goals in a match by one player: '''3 goals''' –** Wiyam Amashe for Ironi Kiryat Shmona against Hapoel Tel Aviv (25 September 2010)** Ohad Kadousi for Hapoel Petah Tikva against Maccabi Netanya (22 January 2011)** Dovev Gabay for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against F.C. Ashdod (5 February 2011)===Discipline===*First yellow card of the season:  Adir Tubul for Hapoel Ashkelon against Hapoel Petah Tikva, 31st minute (21 August 2010)*First red card of the season:  Rubil Sarsour for Maccabi Petah Tikva against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, 74th minute (23 August 2010)
See also * 2010–11 Israel State Cup* 2010–11 Toto Cup Al* List of 2010–11 Israeli football transfers
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