# 2010–11 Israeli Premier League

The 2010–11 Israeli Premier League was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. Hapoel Tel Aviv were the defending champions.
Maccabi Haifa secured the title with a 2–0 win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 16 May 2011. This was their twelfth Israeli league title, This win gave Maccabi Haifa a 6-point advantage over the second-place team Hapoel Tel Aviv with one more round to go.

## Teams

A total of sixteen teams compete in the league, including fourteen sides from the 2009–10 season and two promoted teams from the 2009–10 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Ra'anana were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2009–10 season in the two bottom places.
Two teams were directly promoted from the 2009–10 Liga Leumit. These were champions Ironi Kiryat Shmona and the runners-up Hapoel Ashkelon.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 21,600 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 8,500 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,800 |
| Hapoel Acre | Green Stadium | 4,000 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Sala Stadium | 5,250 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Vasermil Stadium | 13,000 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Ramat Gan Stadium | 41,583 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Ironi Stadium | 5,300 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium | 7,500 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Ramat Gan Stadium | 41,583 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
^A The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements. ^B The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium was demolished. Hapoel and Maccabi Petah Tikva are hosting their home games in alternative stadia until the new Petah Tikva Stadium will be fully constructed. Both Hapoel and Maccabi chose to host its games in Ramat Gan Stadium.
| Beitar Jerusalem | Bnei Yehuda Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Hapoel Acre |
| Teddy Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium | Kiryat Shmona Stadium | Green Stadium |
| Maccabi Netanya | Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| Sar-Tov Stadium | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | Ramat Gan Stadium | Sala Stadium |
| F.C. Ashdod | Bnei Sakhnin | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Yud-Alef Stadium | Doha Stadium | Vasermil Stadium | Winter Stadium |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yossi Mizrahi | Resigned | 20 May 2010 | 6th (09–10) | John Gregory | 20 May 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Hapoel Haifa | Shlomi Dora | Resigned | 25 May 2010 | 11th (09–10) | Nitzan Shirazi | 5 June 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Hapoel Acre | Yaron Hochenboim | End of contract | 27 May 2010 | 12th (09–10) | Eli Cohen | 28 May 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Bnei Yehuda | Guy Luzon | End of contract | 31 May 2010 | 4th (09–10) | Dror Kashtan | 31 May 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Vico Haddad | End of contract | 31 May 2010 | 9th (09–10) | Nir Klinger | 31 May 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Uri Malmilian | End of contract | 31 May 2010 | Liga Leumit 2nd (09–10) | Guy Azouri | 14 June 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Nir Levine | End of contract | 31 May 2010 | 3rd (09–10) | Yossi Mizrahi | 10 June 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Beitar Jerusalem | David Amsalem | Stepped down to assistant manager | 11 June 2010 | 5th (09–10) | Uri Malmilian | 11 June 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Yuval Naim | Resigned | 29 June 2010 | 14th (09–10) | Shlomi Dora | 1 July 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Marco Balbul | Resigned | 29 June 2010 | 7th (09–10) | Yuval Naim | 1 July 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Yuval Naim | Sacked | 11 August 2010 | Pre-Season | Haim Levy | 14 August 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Haim Levy | Sacked | 27 September 2010 | 16th | Slobodan Drapić | 27 September 2010 | 16th |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Eli Mahpud | Sacked | 16 October 2010 | 14th | Yuval Naim | 16 October 2010 | 14th |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Shlomi Dora | Sacked | 15 November 2010 | 16th | Tzvika Tzemah | 15 November 2010 | 16th |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Yossi Mizrahi | Resigned | 4 January 2011 | 3rd | Itzik Ovadia (caretaker) | 4 January 2011 | 3rd |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Itzik Ovadia (caretaker) | Resigned | 10 January 2011 | 3rd | Motti Ivanir | 10 January 2011 | 3rd |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tzvika Tzemah | Resigned | 15 January 2011 | 16th | Itzik Baruch (caretaker) | 15 January 2011 | 16th |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Uri Malmilian | Resigned | 17 January 2011 | 12th | Ronny Levy | 17 January 2011 | 12th |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Itzik Baruch (caretaker) | End of tenure as caretaker | 3 February 2011 | 16th | Yaron Hochenboim | 3 February 2011 | 16th |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Guy Azouri | Sacked | 15 March 2011 | 15th | Eli Mahpud | 15 March 2011 | 15th |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Slobodan Drapić | Resigned | 4 April 2011 | 15th | Shlomi Dora | 4 April 2011 | 15th |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Yuval Naim | Sacked | 13 April 2011 | 13th | Itzik Shaki (caretaker) | 13 April 2011 | 13th |
| F.C. Ashdod | John Gregory | Resigned | 18 April 2011 | 13th | Yossi Mizrahi | 18 April 2011 | 13th |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Itzik Shaki (caretaker) | End of tenure as caretaker | 1 May 2011 | 13th | Gili Landau | 1 May 2011 | 13th |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Non-visa Foreign | Former Players |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Hervé Kage | Samuel Yeboah | Cristian González | | | Steven Cohen$^2$ | Darío Fernández Cristián Álvarez Serge Ayeli |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Atanas Bornosuzov | Danail Mitev | Kostadin Hazurov | Paty Yeye Lenkebe | Nastja Čeh | | Dario Zahora Cristian Dănălache Darijan Matić |
| Bnei Yehuda | Pedro Galván | Iván Garrido | Kęstutis Ivaškevičius | Dele Aiyenugba | Nenad Marinković | | Yeghia Yavruyan |
| F.C. Ashdod | Dragan Stojkić | Dimitar Makriev | Stéphane Mpondo | Emmanuel Sarki | Efe Ambrose | | Cristian González |
| Hapoel Acre | Zome Louis | Dimaku Fidelis | Arafat Djako | | | Nicolás Falczuk$^2$ | Ibrahim Abdul Razak Samed Abdul Awudu |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Eric Gawu | Stephen Ahorlu | Serge Ayeli | Darko Lovrić | Suad Fileković | Yeghia Yavruyan$^1$ | Zurab Menteshashvili Eric Nyarko |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | William Soares | Ibrahim Abdul Razak | Ibrahim Basit | James Bissue | | Ryan Adeleye$^2$ | Bernardo Vasconcelos Ricardo Fernandes |
| Hapoel Haifa | Savity Lipenia | Nikola Grubješić | Saša Stojanović | | | Tvrtko Kale$^2$ | |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Daniel Addo | Mirlan Murzayev | Austin Ejide | Fabian Stoller | Emmanuel Mathias | | Jonathan Assous$^2$ William Amamoo Junior Viza |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Carlos Chacana | Dimitar Telkiyski | Elin Topuzakov | Awudu Okocha | Aurelijus Staponka | Jonathan Assous$^2$ | Krum Bibishkov Vitaliy Sidorov Pablo Buendía Claudio Rivero |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Vincent Enyeama | Mário Pečalka | Bevan Fransman | | | | Douglas Silva Romain Rocchi William Owusu |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Bryan Gerzicich | William Njobvu | | | | | Caleb Ekwegwo Zoran Baldovaliev |
| Maccabi Haifa | Jhon Culma | Vladimir Dvalishvili | Seidu Yahaya | Tsepo Masilela | Andriy Pylyavskyi | Gustavo Boccoli$^1$ | Ignacio Canuto Adrien Silva |
| Maccabi Netanya | Carlos Arias | Leonid Krupnik | Serhiy Tretyak | | | | Gaga Chkhetiani |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Ivan Mance | Sébastien Sansoni | Manuel Bölstler | Nebojša Marinković | Joe Bizera | Murad Magomedov$^3$ | Steven Pelé |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Haris Medunjanin | Nivaldo | Dimitar Rangelov | Djibril Sidibé | Savo Pavićević | | Albert Baning |
In Italic: Players that left the club mid-season
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^1$Players 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; $^2$Players who were born and started their professional career abroad but are eligible for Israeli citizenship due to Jewish ancestry;

## Regular season
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 70 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 27 | +38 | 65 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 50 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 48 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 48 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 44 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 44 | Qualification for the middle round |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 42 | Qualification for the middle round |
| 9 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for the middle round |
| 10 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 38 | Qualification for the middle round |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 38 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 12 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 13 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 14 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 15 | Bnei Sakhnin | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 16 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 56 | −38 | 8 | Qualification for the relegation round |
* ↑ Hapoel Ramat Gan were docked four points due to double contracts with players and staff in the previous year.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BEI | BnY | BnS | ASH | HAC | HAS | HBS | HHA | HPT | HRG | HTA | IKS | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Acre | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
* ↑ Beitar Jerusalem hosted the match against Hapoel Petah Tikva without a crowd of both sides due to Beitar fans hooliganism.
* ↑ Beitar Jerusalem hosted the match against Ironi Kiryat Shmona without a crowd of both sides due to Beitar fans racist calls.
* ↑ F.C. Ashdod hosted the match against Beitar Jerusalem without a crowd of both sides due to Ashdod fans hooliganism.
* ↑ The match between F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Be'er Sheva was abandoned with a 3–3 draw in the 93rd minute after the linesman had been hit, allegedly by an iron sign thrown by Ashdod's crowd. Hapoel Be'er Sheva was awarded with a technical win.
* ↑ Hapoel Tel Aviv hosted the match against Hapoel Ashkelon without a crowd of both sides due to Hapoel fans hooliganism.
* ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted the match against Hapoel Petah Tikva without a crowd of both sides due to Maccabi fans racist calls against Abbas Suan in the match against Bnei Sakhnin.

## Playoffs

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):
Rounds :
| 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th |
| 1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 | 1 – 2 5 – 3 6 – 4 | 2 – 6 3 – 1 4 – 5 | 1 – 4 2 – 3 6 – 5 | 3 – 6 4 – 2 5 – 1 |
| 07 – 10 8 – 9 | 7 – 8 10 – 90 | 08 – 10 9 – 7 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 11 – 16 12 – 15 13 – 14 | 11 – 12 15 – 13 16 – 14 | 12 – 16 13 – 11 14 – 15 | 11 – 14 12 – 13 16 – 15 | 13 – 16 14 – 12 15 – 11 |

### Top playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Maccabi Haifa started with 35 points, Hapoel Tel Aviv with 33, Maccabi Tel Aviv with 25, Ironi Kiryat Shmona with 24, Bnei Yehuda with 24 and Maccabi Netanya started with 22.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa (C) | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 31 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 28 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 27 | |
* ↑ Hapoel Tel Aviv have qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2010–11 Israel State Cup.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BnY | HTA | IKS | MHA | MNE | MTA |
| Bnei Yehuda | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Haifa | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–4 | — | 3–3 | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — |

### Middle playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Haifa started with 22 points, Maccabi Petah Tikva with 21, Hapoel Acre with 21 and Hapoel Be'er Sheva started with 19.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 28 |
| 8 | Hapoel Acre | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 27 |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 23 |
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 22 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | HAC | HBS | HHA | MPT |
| Hapoel Acre | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–3 | — | — | — |
| Hapoel Haifa | — | 1–2 | — | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | — |

### Bottom playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Beitar Jerusalem started with 19 points, Hapoel Petah Tikva with 17, F.C. Ashdod with 17, Hapoel Ashkelon with 13, Bnei Sakhnin with 13 and Hapoel Ramat Gan started with 4.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 26 | |
| 12 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | Bnei Sakhnin | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 23 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva (O) | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Hapoel Ashkelon (R) | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 19 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 16 | Hapoel Ramat Gan (R) | 35 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 10 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | ASH | HAS | HPT | HRG |
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | — | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 0–0 | — | — | 4–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–3 | — |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | — | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | — | — |

## Relegation playoff

The 14th-placed team, Hapoel Petah Tikva faced the 3rd-placed Liga Leumit team Hapoel Kfar Saba. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League. The matches took place on 24 and 27 May 2011.
Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Toto Tamuz | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 |
| 2 | Eden Ben Basat | Hapoel Haifa | 18 |
| 2 | Eliran Atar | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18 |
| 4 | Moshe Ohayon | F.C. Ashdod | 17 |
| 5 | Pedro Galván | Bnei Yehuda | 16 |
| 5 | Ben Sahar | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 |
| 7 | Omer Damari | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 15 |
| 8 | Roei Dayan | Hapoel Acre | 14 |
| 8 | Wiyam Amashe | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 14 |
| 10 | Tomer Hemed | Maccabi Haifa | 13 |
| Total | Total | Total | 737 |
| Average per game | Average per game | Average per game | 2.67 |
Source: Israel Football Association

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Mahmoud Abbas for Hapoel Ashkelon against Hapoel Petah Tikva, 37th minute (21 August 2010)
* Widest winning margin: 5 goals –
** Hapoel Tel Aviv 5–0 Hapoel Haifa (1 January 2011)
** Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–0 F.C. Ashdod (5 February 2011)
* Most goals in a match: 7 goals – Hapoel Ashkelon 3–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (12 March 2011)
* Most goals in a half: 5 goals – Hapoel Ramat Gan 3–2 Hapoel Acre, 0–0 at half-time (26 September 2010)
* Most goals in a match by one player: 3 goals –
** Wiyam Amashe for Ironi Kiryat Shmona against Hapoel Tel Aviv (25 September 2010)
** Ohad Kadousi for Hapoel Petah Tikva against Maccabi Netanya (22 January 2011)
** Dovev Gabay for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against F.C. Ashdod (5 February 2011)

### Discipline

* First yellow card of the season: Adir Tubul for Hapoel Ashkelon against Hapoel Petah Tikva, 31st minute (21 August 2010)
* First red card of the season: Rubil Sarsour for Maccabi Petah Tikva against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, 74th minute (23 August 2010)