2006–07 Israeli Premier League
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The 2006–07 Israeli Premier League season began on 26 August 2006. It was scheduled to begin a week before, but was then postponed due to the 2006 Lebanon War.[1] Beitar Jerusalem, under businessman Arcadi Gaydamak, became the league champions.
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Maccabi Herzliya and Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Bnei Sakhnin.
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Final table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ± | Pts | Comments |
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| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem (C) |
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| 2 | Maccabi Netanya |
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| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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| 5 | Maccabi Haifa |
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| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
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| 7 | F.C. Ashdod |
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| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
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| 9 | Bnei Yehuda |
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| 10 | Maccabi Herzliya |
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| 11 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (R) |
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| 12 | Hapoel Petah Tikva (R) |
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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. Deducted 3 points.
2. Deducted 2 points.
3. Since Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup, then the 5th-positioned team awarded with entry to the 2007–08 Intertoto Cup.
Results
First round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
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| Round 1 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Round 2 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 3-2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 3 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4-1 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2-3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Round 4 | ||
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2-2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 5 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 6 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3-3 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-3 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 7 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-4 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2-2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 8 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 9 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-3 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 10 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2-1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 11 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3-3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0-2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Second round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
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| Round 12 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3-1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 13 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 14 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2-3 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 3-4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 15 | ||
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 16 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3-2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2-2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-2 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Round 17 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1-0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-3 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 18 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2-1 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-4 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Round 19 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2-1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 20 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-3 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 21 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 22 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
Third round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
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| Round 23 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0-2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1-2 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 24 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 25 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 4-0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-4 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Round 26 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2-1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2-3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 2-2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 27 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Ashdod | 4-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 5-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Round 28 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3-2 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 29 | ||
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 4-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Haifa | 6-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Round 30 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-2 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Round 31 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3-2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2-3 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 32 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2-1 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Round 33 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3-0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2-2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 4-4 | F.C. Ashdod |
Goals
Top goal scorers
| Pos | Nat | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1st |  |
Yaniv Azran | F.C. Ashdod | 15 |
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Lior Asulin | Bnei Yehuda | 13 |
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Shay Holtzman | F.C. Ashdod | 12 |
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Omer Buchsenbaum | Maccabi Herzliya | 12 | |
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Samuel Yeboah | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 11 |
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Idan Shriki | F.C. Ashdod | 11 | |
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Toto Tamuz | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 |
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Ibezito Ogbonna | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | |
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Avi Nimni | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | |
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Elyaniv Barda | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | |
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Isaac Awudu | Maccabi Netanya | 10 |
Goals in a Game
- Individual
- 4, joint record:
- Elyaniv Barda, Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-3 over Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
- Shlomi Arbeitman, Maccabi Haifa 6-1 over Hapoel Petah Tikva
- Game
- 8, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 4-4 F.C. Ashdod
Other Statistics
Attendance
- Seasons highest
- around 20,000, 3 times:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
- Hapoel Tel Aviv versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
- Maccabi Haifa versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Streaks
- Longest unbeaten run, Maccabi Tel Aviv, 20 matches
- Longest losing run, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, 13 matches
See also
References
- 2006–07 Israeli Premier League, The Israel Football Association
- Israel 2006/07 RSSSF
- ↑ Memories from Lebanon: Impact of the war on sports in the country Yair Ronen, NRG, 4.1.2009 (Hebrew)
