2007–08 Israeli Premier League
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| Season | 2007–08 |
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| Champions | Beitar Jerusalem 2nd Premier League title 6th top-flight title |
| Relegated | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Champions League | Beitar Jerusalem (second qualifying round) |
| Europa Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv (group stage) Maccabi Netanya (second qualifying round) Maccabi Tel Aviv (second qualifying round) |
| Goals scored | 459 |
| Average goals/game | 2.318 |
| Top goalscorer |  Samuel Yeboah (15) |
| Biggest home win | Beitar Jerusalem 5-0 F.C. Ashdod (7 October 2007) |
| Biggest away win | F.C. Ashdod 1-6 Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| Highest scoring | F.C. Ashdod 1-6 Maccabi Netanya (29 September 2007) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Beitar Jerusalem (16 games) |
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2008–09 →
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The 2007–08 Israeli Premier League season began on 18 August 2007 and ended on 1 June 2008, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Bnei Sakhnin. The two teams relegated were Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva.
League table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ± | Pts | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem (C) | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 67 | UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round |
| 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 58 | UEFA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round |
| 3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 56 | UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 55 | UEFA Intertoto Cup 2nd Round |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 47 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 41 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 41 | UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round1 |
| 8 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 39 | |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 38 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 37 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Maccabi Herzliya (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 30 |
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
Source: The Israel Football Association
1. Since Beitar Jerusalem won both Israeli State Cup and the Israeli Premier League championship, then the cup-runner-up, Hapoel Tel Aviv, awarded with entry to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
Results
First round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Round 2 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 3 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 4 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–6 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 5 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 5–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 6 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 7 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 8 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 9 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 10 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 11 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
Second round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 12 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 13 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 14 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 15 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 16 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 17 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 18 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 19 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–01 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 20 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 21 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–4 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Round 22 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Third round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 23 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–3 | F.C. Ahsdod |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 24 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 25 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–4 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–3 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 26 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 27 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–4 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 28 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–12 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 29 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Round 30 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 31 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 32 | ||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 33 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–2 | Bnei Sakhnin |
1. Postponed due to a failure of the electricity system in Teddy Stadium.
2. Postponed due to a pitch invasion of Beitar Jerusalem's crowd.
Goals
Top Goalscorers
| Position | Player's name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Yeboah | Ghana |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 |
| 2 | Rômulo |  Brazil |
Beitar Jerusalem | 12 |
| - | Yannick Kamanan |  France |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 |
| - | Moshe Biton |  Israel |
Bnei Yehuda | 12 |
| 5 | Dimitar Makriev |  Bulgaria |
F.C. Ashdod | 11 |
| 6 | Yero Bello |  Nigeria |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 |
| - | Yeghia Yavruyan |  Armenia |
Bnei Sakhnin | 10 |
| 8 | Yossi Shivhon | Israel |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 |
| - | Maor Buzaglo | Israel |
Bnei Sakhnin | 9 |
| - | Yuval Avidor | Israel |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 |
Source: The Israel Football Association
