2004–05 Israeli Premier League

The 2004–05 Israeli Premier League season saw Maccabi Haifa win their second consecutive title. It took place from the first match on 21 August 2004 to the final match on 28 May 2005.

Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Nazareth Illit. The two teams relegated were Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.

Final table

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	±	Pts	Comments
1	Maccabi Haifa (C)	33	21	8	4	66	27	+39	71	UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round
2	Maccabi Petah Tikva	33	16	12	5	47	24	+23	60	UEFA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round
3	F.C. Ashdod	33	15	5	13	48	44	+4	50
4	Beitar Jerusalem	33	13	8	12	46	44	+2	47	UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round
5	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	33	12	10	11	46	46	0	46
6	Bnei Yehuda	33	12	8	13	40	46	-6	44
7	Hapoel Petah Tikva	33	11	9	13	41	46	-5	42
8	Maccabi Tel Aviv	33	10	10	13	32	42	-10	40	UEFA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round1
9	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	10	9	14	30	34	-4	39
10	Bnei Sakhnin	33	10	6	17	40	51	-11	36
11	Hapoel Haifa (R)	33	9	8	16	36	44	-8	35	Relegation to Liga Leumit
12	Hapoel Be'er Sheva (R)	33	7	11	15	33	57	-24	32

Source: Table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated
1. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup.

Top goal scorers

Pos	Nat	Player	Team	Goals
1st		Roberto Colautti	Maccabi Haifa	19
2nd		Lior Asulin	Beitar Jerusalem	15
3rd		Shay Holtzman	F.C. Ashdod	14
4th		José Duarte	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	13
		Idan Tal	Maccabi Haifa	13
6th		Shlomi Arbeitman	Hapoel Petah Tikva	12
		Avi Nimni	Beitar Jerusalem	12
8th		Ngoy Alumeida	Bnei Sakhnin	10
		Gustavo Boccoli	Maccabi Haifa	10
		Stanislav Dubrovin	Maccabi Petah Tikva	10
		Moshe Biton	Bnei Yehuda	10

See also

• 2004–05 Toto Cup Al