2011–12 Israeli Premier League

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The 2011–12 Israeli Premier League was the thirteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 70th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 20 August 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012.[2] Maccabi Haifa were the defending champions.

Season2011–12
Dates20 August 2011 – 12 May 2012
ChampionsIroni Kiryat Shmona
1st Premier League title
1st Israel title overall
RelegatedMaccabi Petah Tikva
Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Israeli Premier League
Season2011–12
Dates20 August 2011 – 12 May 2012
ChampionsIroni Kiryat Shmona
1st Premier League title
1st Israel title overall
RelegatedMaccabi Petah Tikva
Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Champions LeagueIroni Kiryat Shmona
Europa LeagueHapoel Tel Aviv
Bnei Yehuda
Maccabi Netanya
Matches296
Goals749 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerAchmad Saba'a (20)
Average attendance3,667[1]
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Ironi Kiryat Shmona secured the title with a 0–0 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv on 2 April 2012. This was their first Israeli league title, This draw gave Ironi Kiryat Shmona a 16-point advantage over the second-place team Hapoel Tel Aviv with five more rounds to go.

Structural changes

There was three structural changes:[3][4]

  • The middle playoff was cancelled, with only top and bottom playoff to be contested by eight teams each, according to their regular season placement. with each team plays 37 matches.
  • The points were no longer halved after the regular season.
  • There will be three relegated teams, and only one promoted team from Liga Leumit.

Teams

Locations of the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League teams

A total of sixteen teams are competing in the league, including fourteen sides from the 2010–11 season and two promoted teams from the 2010–11 Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Ramat Gan were directly relegated to the 2011–12 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places.

Two teams were directly promoted from the 2010–11 Liga Leumit. These were champions Ironi Ramat HaSharon and the runners-up Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

More information Club, Stadium ...
Club Stadium Capacity
Beitar JerusalemTeddy Stadium[A]21,600
Bnei SakhninDoha Stadium8,500
Bnei YehudaBloomfield Stadium15,700
F.C. AshdodYud-Alef Stadium7,800
Hapoel AcreAcre Municipal Stadium[B]5,000
Hapoel Be'er ShevaVasermil Stadium13,000
Hapoel HaifaKiryat Eliezer Stadium14,002
Hapoel Petah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium[C]11,500
Hapoel Rishon LeZionHaberfeld Stadium6,000
Hapoel Tel AvivBloomfield Stadium15,700
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaIroni Stadium5,300
Ironi Ramat HaSharonGrundman Stadium[D]4,300
Maccabi HaifaKiryat Eliezer Stadium14,002
Maccabi NetanyaSar-Tov Stadium7,500
Maccabi Petah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium[C]11,500
Maccabi Tel AvivBloomfield Stadium15,700
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^A While Teddy Stadium was in renovation. Beitar Jerusalem hosted their home games in alternative stadia until the stadium was completed on 20 November 2011. Beitar chose to host its games in Ramat Gan Stadium.[5]
^B Hapoel Acre played their first home game at the Ilut Stadium while their stadium was under construction.
^C The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium was demolished. Hapoel and Maccabi Petah Tikva hosted their home games in alternative stadia until the new Petah Tikva Stadium was fully constructed in December 2011. Both Hapoel and Maccabi hosted its games in Ramat Gan Stadium.[6]
^D Ironi Ramat HaSharon played their home games at the Winter Stadium until March 2012 while their stadium was under construction.

More information Beitar Jerusalem, Ironi Kiryat Shmona ...
Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv		 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Acre
Teddy Stadium
 Bloomfield Stadium
 Kiryat Shmona Stadium Acre Stadium
Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa		 Hapoel Petah Tikva
Maccabi Petah Tikva		 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
Sar-Tov Stadium
 Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
 HaMoshava Stadium Grundman Stadium
F.C. Ashdod Bnei Sakhnin Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Yud-Alef Stadium Doha Stadium Vasermil Stadium Haberfeld Stadium
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel Freddy David End of contract 8 May 2011[7] 7th (10–11) Israel Marco Balbul 28 May 2011[8] Pre-Season
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Eli Guttman End of contract 25 May 2011[9] 2nd (10–11) Israel Dror Kashtan 4 June 2011[10] Pre-Season
Bnei Yehuda Israel Dror Kashtan End of contract 4 June 2011[10] 4th (10–11) Israel Yossi Abukasis 14 June 2011[11] Pre-Season
Beitar Jerusalem Israel Ronny Levy Resigned 10 June 2011[12] 11th (10–11) Israel David Amsalem 10 June 2011[12] Pre-Season
Beitar Jerusalem Israel David Amsalem Resigned 15 August 2011[13] Pre-Season Israel Yuval Naim 17 August 2011[14] Pre-Season
Hapoel Petah Tikva Israel Gili Landau Resigned 16 August 2011[15] 14th (10–11) Israel Gili Landau[E] 17 August 2011[16] Pre-Season
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Nir Klinger Resigned 1 October 2011[17] 14th Israel Guy Levy 3 October 2011[18] 14th
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel Marco Balbul Resigned 15 October 2011[19] 9th Israel Eyal Lahman 18 October 2011[20] 11th
Ironi Ramat HaSharon Israel Momi Zafran Sacked 13 November 2011[21] 9th Israel Meni Koretski (caretaker) 13 November 2011[21] 9th
Hapoel Haifa Israel Nitzan Shirazi Resigned 26 November 2011[22] 14th Israel Tal Banin 27 November 2011[23] 14th
Ironi Ramat HaSharon Israel Meni Koretski (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 5 December 2011[24] 4th Israel Yehoshua Feigenbaum 5 December 2011[24] 4th
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Motti Ivanir Sacked 5 December 2011[25] 9th Israel Nir Levine[F] 6 December 2011[26][27] 9th
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Dror Kashtan Sacked 9 January 2012[28] 3rd Israel Ron Tziblin (caretaker)[G] 9 January 2012[28] 3rd
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Ron Tziblin (caretaker)[G] End of caretaker spell 11 January 2012[29] 3rd Israel Nitzan Shirazi 11 January 2012[29] 3rd
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel Eyal Lahman Resigned 21 January 2012[30] 12th Israel Moshe Sinai 22 January 2012[31] 12th
Hapoel Rishon LeZion Israel Nissan Yehezkel Sacked 29 January 2012[32] 15th Israel Eyal Lahman 30 January 2012[33] 15th
Beitar Jerusalem Israel Yuval Naim Resigned 8 February 2012[34] 12th Israel Hanan Azulay (caretaker) 9 February 2012[35] 12th
Beitar Jerusalem Israel Hanan Azulay (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 13 February 2012[36] 12th Israel Eli Cohen 13 February 2012[36] 12th
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^E Gili Landau refused to reduce his salary and was resigned, he was appointed the following day after his salary was intact.
^F Nir Levine was acted as caretaker manager for a month until his appointment as manager on 9 January 2012.
^G Ron Tziblin acted as caretaker manager only once, in the club Toto Cup Al semi-finals against Maccabi Petah Tikva.

Foreign players

More information Club, Player 1 ...
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Non-visa Foreign Former Players
Beitar Jerusalem Argentina Darío Fernández Brazil Leo Nigeria Harmony Ikande Ukraine Andriy Pylyavskyi France Steven Cohen2 Argentina Miguel Portillo
Bnei Sakhnin Bulgaria Kostadin Hazurov Democratic Republic of the Congo Pieter Mbemba Ghana Eric Gawu Ivory Coast Joël Damahou Namibia Miguel Hamutenya
Bnei Yehuda Argentina Pedro Galván Lithuania Kęstutis Ivaškevičius Nigeria Dele Aiyenugba Serbia Nenad Marinković South Africa Dino Ndlovu
F.C. Ashdod Democratic Republic of the Congo Paty Yeye Lenkebe Nigeria Efe Ambrose Zambia Rodgers Kola Bulgaria Georgi Hristov
Ghana Samuel Yeboah
Hapoel Acre Cameroon Zome Louis Serbia Aleksandar Davidov Serbia Nebojša Marinković Serbia Nikola Trujić Serbia Stefan Šćepović Argentina Nicolás Falczuk2 Senegal Mamadou Thiam
Serbia Nikola Simić
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Kiso Brazil William Soares Colombia Iván Garrido Montenegro Draško Božović Montenegro Petar Grbić United States Ryan Adeleye2 Ghana Laryea Kingston
Poland Marcin Cabaj
Portugal Luís Torres
Hapoel Haifa Croatia Marko Kartelo Montenegro Stefan Denković Montenegro Vladimir Gluščević Serbia Dragan Ćeran Croatia Tvrtko Kale2
Palestine Ali El-Khatib3		 Brazil Zambi
Liberia Amos Kollie
Slovenia Dejan Kelhar
Hapoel Petah Tikva Brazil André Caldeira Cameroon Dominique Wassi Ghana Daniel Addo Nigeria Austin Ejide Switzerland Fabian Stoller France Jonathan Assous2
France Kevin Parienté2
Hapoel Rishon LeZion Ghana Imoro Lukman Ivory Coast Sindou Dosso Moldova Gheorghe Ovseanicov Serbia Stefan Deak Zambia Justine Zulu Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvis Mešić
Hungary Marcell Illés
Hapoel Tel Aviv Armenia Apoula Edel Croatia Mirko Oremuš Nigeria Nosa Igiebor Slovenia Marko Šuler South Africa Bevan Fransman Slovakia Mário Pečalka
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Argentina David Solari Serbia Dušan Matović United States Bryan Gerzicich Zambia William Njobvu
Ironi Ramat HaSharon Democratic Republic of the Congo Alain Masudi Democratic Republic of the Congo Savity Lipenia Serbia Ognjen Damnjanović Brazil Rômulo
Colombia Óscar Guerrero
Maccabi Haifa Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Cocalić Croatia Danijel Cesarec Croatia Jurica Buljat Ghana Seidu Yahaya Serbia Bojan Šaranov Brazil Gustavo Boccoli1 Ecuador Marlon de Jesús
Georgia (country) Vladimir Dvalishvili
Maccabi Netanya Croatia Ivan Ćosić Moldova Serghei Alexeev Suriname Touvarno Pinas Ukraine Leonid Krupnik2 Argentina Mariano Caporale
France Alexandre Martinović
Ukraine Serhiy Tretyak
Maccabi Petah Tikva Cameroon Justice Wamfor Croatia Mario Carević France Sébastien Sansoni Slovenia Nastja Čeh Ukraine Ihor Malysh Russia Murad Magomedov3
Maccabi Tel Aviv Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Medunjanin Brazil Nivaldo Croatia Roberto Punčec Montenegro Savo Pavićević Senegal Moussa Konaté
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In bold: Players that join the club mid-season

In Italic: Players that left the club mid-season

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained an Israeli passport or permanent residency, allowing them to play with Israeli status;
2Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but are eligible for Israeli citizenship due to Jewish ancestry;

3Israeli citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;

Regular season

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 30 19 9 2 42 15 +27 66 Qualification for the championship round
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv[a] 30 14 10 6 53 27 +26 49
3 Bnei Sakhnin[b] 30 14 7 9 49 35 +14 47
4 F.C. Ironi Ashdod 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 47
5 Maccabi Netanya 30 13 8 9 44 40 +4 47
6 Maccabi Haifa 30 12 9 9 46 39 +7 45
7 Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 13 5 12 41 32 +9 44
8 Bnei Yehuda 30 11 10 9 38 27 +11 43
9 Hapoel Acre 30 10 8 12 41 37 +4 38 Qualification for the relegation round
10 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 30 9 10 11 29 38 −9 37
11 Beitar Jerusalem[c] 30 10 6 14 22 39 −17 34
12 Hapoel Haifa 30 8 8 14 33 38 −5 32
13 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 30 9 5 16 33 54 −21 32
14 Maccabi Petah Tikva 30 7 9 14 31 50 −19 30
15 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 30 6 9 15 34 54 −20 27
16 Hapoel Petah Tikva[d] 30 6 10 14 28 45 −17 19
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Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Hapoel Tel Aviv were deducted three points due to crowd riots in the match against Maccabi Tel Aviv.[37]
  2. [b]
    Bnei Sakhnin were deducted two points due to double contracts with players and staff.[38]
  3. [c]
    Beitar Jerusalem were deducted two points for racist taunts from the crowd.[39]
  4. [d]
    Hapoel Petah Tikva were deducted nine points for entering administration.[40]

Results

More information Home \ Away, BEI ...
Home \ Away BEI BnY BnS ASH HAC HBS HHA HPT HRL HTA IKS IRH MHA MNE MPT MTA
Beitar Jerusalem — 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 0–0 0–0
Bnei Yehuda 3–0 — 1–1 1–0 4–1 5–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–0
Bnei Sakhnin 3–0 2–2 — 1–2 2–1 4–3 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–3
F.C. Ironi Ashdod 3–0 0–0 3–3 — 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–1
Hapoel Acre 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 — 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 — 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–4
Hapoel Haifa 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–4 0–2 — 2–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 — 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–3
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2–0 0–1 4–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 2–2 0–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 5–0 6–0 — 2–2 0–0 3–0 7–3 4–1 0–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 — 4–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1
Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–1
Maccabi Haifa 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–4 0–3 5–0 — 2–1 4–1 2–1
Maccabi Netanya 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 6–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–4 — 0–1 3–0
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–3 1–0 1–3 2–3 0–4 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–3 1–4 0–1 — 2–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 —
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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):

More information Rounds ...
Rounds
31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th
1 – 8
2 – 7
3 – 6
4 – 5		 1 – 2
6 – 4
7 – 3
8 – 5		 2 – 8
3 – 1
4 – 7
5 – 6		 1 – 4
2 – 3
7 – 5
8 – 6		 3 – 8
4 – 2
5 – 1
6 – 7		 1 – 6
2 – 5
3 – 4
8 – 7		 4 – 8
5 – 3
6 – 2
7 – 1
9 – 16
10 – 15
11 – 14
12 – 13		 9 – 10
14 – 12
15 – 11
16 – 13		 10 – 16
11 – 9
12 – 15
13 – 14		 9 – 12
10 – 11
15 – 13
16 – 14		 11 – 16
12 – 10
13 – 9
14 – 15		 9 – 14
10 – 13
11 – 12
16 – 15		 12 – 16
13 – 11
14 – 10
15 – 9
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Top playoff

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona (C) 37 21 10 6 48 26 +22 73 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv[a] 37 16 14 7 63 35 +28 59 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
3 Bnei Yehuda 37 16 11 10 53 36 +17 59 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4 Maccabi Netanya 37 17 8 12 54 48 +6 59
5 Maccabi Haifa 37 16 10 11 56 44 +12 58
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 37 16 7 14 55 43 +12 55
7 F.C. Ironi Ashdod 37 14 12 11 44 44 0 54
8 Bnei Sakhnin[c] 37 15 7 15 60 53 +7 50
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Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Hapoel Tel Aviv were deducted three points due to crowd riots in the match against Maccabi Tel Aviv.[37]
  2. [b]
    Hapoel Tel Aviv qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2011–12 Israel State Cup. As they finished second, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League.
  3. [c]
    Bnei Sakhnin were deducted two points due to double contracts with players and staff.[38]

Results

More information Home \ Away, BnY ...
Home \ Away BnY BnS ASH HTA IKS MHA MNE MTA
Bnei Yehuda — — — — — 2–1 1–0 4–3
Bnei Sakhnin 0–3 — 1–2 — 5–0 0–2 — —
F.C. Ironi Ashdod 2–1 — — 0–2 — — 0–2 1–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–3 3–1 — — — — 1–3 0–0
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–1 — 1–0 0–0 — 0–1 — —
Maccabi Haifa — — 3–0 1–1 — — — 2–1
Maccabi Netanya — 3–2 — — 1–3 1–0 — —
Maccabi Tel Aviv — 5–2 — — 3–2 — 1–0 —
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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom playoff

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
9 Beitar Jerusalem[a] 37 15 7 15 32 44 −12 50
10 Hapoel Acre 37 13 9 15 51 45 +6 48
11 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 37 11 13 13 37 45 −8 46
12 Hapoel Haifa 37 11 11 15 41 43 −2 44
13 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 37 12 7 18 41 61 −20 43
14 Maccabi Petah Tikva[b] (R) 37 11 10 16 39 57 −18 40 Relegation to Liga Leumit
15 Hapoel Rishon LeZion (R) 37 6 9 22 39 70 −31 27
16 Hapoel Petah Tikva[c] (R) 37 8 11 18 36 55 −19 26
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Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Beitar Jerusalem were deducted two points for racist taunts from the crowd.[39]
  2. [b]
    Maccabi Petah Tikva were deducted three points after the team staff headbutted and kicked Hapoel Haifa player Ali El-Khatib after the match.[41]
  3. [c]
    Hapoel Petah Tikva were deducted nine points for entering administration.[40]

Results

More information Home \ Away, BEI ...
Home \ Away BEI HAC HBS HHA HPT HRL IRH MPT
Beitar Jerusalem — 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 — — 3–1
Hapoel Acre — — — 0–0 2–3 — 2–0 1–2
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–1 1–3 — — — — — 1–0
Hapoel Haifa — — 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 1–1 —
Hapoel Petah Tikva — — 1–1 — — 2–0 — 0–1
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 1–2 1–2 0–1 — — — — —
Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 0–1 — 0–0 — 2–1 5–2 — —
Maccabi Petah Tikva — — — 2–1 — 2–1 0–0 —
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Source: Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Scorer ...
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Israel Achmad Saba'a Maccabi Netanya 20
2 Israel Omer Damari Hapoel Tel Aviv 17
3 Argentina Pedro Galván Bnei Yehuda 16
4 Bulgaria Kostadin Hazurov Bnei Sakhnin 14
Israel Wiyam Amashe Maccabi Haifa 14
6 Israel Yuval Avidor Ironi Kiryat Shmona / Hapoel Haifa 13
Israel Shimon Abuhatzira Ironi Kiryat Shmona 13
Israel Toto Tamuz Hapoel Tel Aviv 13
Israel Maharan Radi Bnei Sakhnin 13
Israel Eliran Atar Maccabi Tel Aviv 13
Total 749
Average per game 2.53
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Source: Israel Football Association
  • ^1 Yuval Avidor was loaned to Hapoel Haifa from Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 20 September 2011. Avidor played three games for Kiryat Shmona and did not score.

Season statistics

Scoring

Discipline

See also

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