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The 2003–04 Israeli Premier League season was held between 13 September 2003 and 22 May 2004, continuing a continuation of the top division football competition that started in 1931 and continues to the present day (as at 2025).[1] In the 2003-04 season there were two Israeli Arab clubs in the top division for the first time; being Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Bnei Sakhnin.[2]

Season2003–04
ChampionsMaccabi Haifa
8th title
RelegatedMaccabi Ahi Nazareth
Maccabi Netanya
Top goalscorerShay Holtzman / Ofir Haim (16 goals)
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Israeli Premier League
Season2003–04
ChampionsMaccabi Haifa
8th title
RelegatedMaccabi Ahi Nazareth
Maccabi Netanya
Top goalscorerShay Holtzman / Ofir Haim (16 goals)
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Maccabi Haifa won the title, whilst Nazareth and Maccabi Netanya were relegated. Bnei Sakhnin (who qualified for Europe by winning the State Cup) became the first Arab club to spend more than a single season in the top flight.

Teams and Locations

Locations of the 2003–04 Israeli Premier League teams

Twelve teams took part in the 2003–04 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2002-03 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2002-03 Liga Leumit.[2]

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth were promoted as champions of the 2002-03 Liga Leumit. Bnei Sakhnin were promoted as runners up. Both made their debut in the top flight.

Hapoel Kfar Saba and Ironi Rishon LeZion were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2002-03 season.

More information Club, Stadium ...
Club Stadium Capacity
Beitar JerusalemTeddy Stadium21,600
Bnei YehudaBloomfield Stadium15,700
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi HaifaKiryat Eliezer Stadium14,002
Bnei Sakhnin[A]
Hapoel Be'er ShevaVasermil Stadium13,000
F.C. AshdodYud-Alef Stadium7,800
Maccabi NetanyaSar-Tov Stadium7,500
Maccabi Petah TikvaPetah Tikva Municipal Stadium6,800
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth[A]Beit She'an Municipal Stadium3,000
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^^ The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.

More information Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Be'er Sheva ...
Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv		 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Teddy Stadium
 Bloomfield Stadium
 Vasermil Stadium
Maccabi Haifa
Bnei Sakhnin		 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Hapoel Petah Tikva		 F.C. Ashdod
Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
 Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium
Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
Sar-Tov Stadium Beit She'an Municipal Stadium
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Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Haifa (C) 33 19 6 8 54 25 +29 63 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 33 16 9 8 35 22 +13 57 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Maccabi Petah Tikva 33 16 8 9 49 35 +14 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 33 16 7 10 48 36 +12 55 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
5 Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 13 10 10 48 37 +11 49
6 Bnei Yehuda 33 12 9 12 34 42 −8 45
7 F.C. Ashdod 33 11 9 13 47 49 −2 42
8 Hapoel Petah Tikva 33 11 9 13 46 52 −6 42
9 Beitar Jerusalem 33 10 9 14 32 42 −10 39
10 Bnei Sakhnin 33 8 11 14 31 38 −7 35 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
11 Maccabi Netanya (R) 33 8 7 18 28 52 −24 31 Relegated to Liga Leumit
12 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth[a] (R) 33 8 6 19 40 62 −22 27
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Source: futbol24.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Deducted 3 points

Results

First and second round

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Home \ Away BEI BnS BnY ASH HBS HPT HTA MAN MHA MNE MPT MTA
Beitar Jerusalem — 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0
Bnei Sakhnin 0–2 — 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Bnei Yehuda 1–1 0–1 — 2–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0
F.C. Ashdod 2–1 1–0 1–2 — 1–2 2–0 3–3 3–5 1–1 4–0 3–2 0–2
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 — 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–0
Hapoel Petah Tikva 3–3 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–1 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 — 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–2
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 2–1 0–4 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–3 0–2 — 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–1
Maccabi Haifa 4–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 4–1 — 4–0 0–0 0–1
Maccabi Netanya 1–0 0–1 3–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–3 — 3–0 0–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 — 2–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–2 —
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

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Home \ Away BEI BnS BnY ASH HBS HPT HTA MAN MHA MNE MPT MTA
Beitar Jerusalem — — — 0–3 — 1–0 3–2 — 0–1 — 2–4 —
Bnei Sakhnin 0–0 — 1–1 — 0–1 — — — — 0–1 — 0–0
Bnei Yehuda 2–0 — — — 1–6 — — 0–2 — 1–0 0–1 1–0
F.C. Ashdod — 4–1 3–0 — 1–1 — — — — 2–1 — 1–1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–1 — — — — 0–0 3–2 2–1 — 2–1 1–3 —
Hapoel Petah Tikva — 1–3 1–2 0–3 — — 2–2 4–1 0–2 — — —
Hapoel Tel Aviv — 2–2 2–1 1–0 — — — 3–2 1–0 — — 0–1
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 0–0 1–0 — 3–0 — — — — — 2–2 2–3 —
Maccabi Haifa — 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 — — 3–1 — — — 0–1
Maccabi Netanya 1–1 — — — — 1–3 2–0 — 1–0 — 0–3 —
Maccabi Petah Tikva — 2–1 — 2–2 — 2–1 2–1 — 0–1 — — —
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 — — — 1–0 3–0 — 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 —
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goal scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Israel Shay Holtzman F.C. Ashdod 16
Israel Ofir Haim Hapoel Be'er Sheva 16
3 Israel Assi Tubi Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 13
Israel Manor Hassan Hapoel Petah Tikva 13
Israel Omer Golan Maccabi Petah Tikva 13
6 Croatia Tomislav Erceg Hapoel Petah Tikva 12
7 Croatia Mate Baturina Bnei Yehuda 11
Nigeria Ibezito Ogbonna Hapoel Tel Aviv 11
9 Israel Lior Asulin Bnei Sakhnin 10
Brazil Gustavo Boccoli Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 10
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