# 2017–18 Ligat Nashim

The 2017–18 Ligat Nashim was the 20th season of women's league football under the Israeli Football Association. League schedule began on 31 October 2017. The defending champions are F.C. Kiryat Gat, having won the title the previous season.
In the premier league, F.C. Kiryat Gat won its first championship while Hapoel Petah Tikva relegated. Hapoel Be'er Sheva won Women's Liga Leumit and was promoted to the top division.

## Premier League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 21 | +74 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | F.C. Ramat HaSharon | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 12 | +70 | 63 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 48 | |
| 4 | ASA Tel Aviv University | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 28 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Holon | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 21 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 31 | |
| 7 | Youth Academy | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 30 | |
| 8 | Bnot Netanya | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 60 | −44 | 12 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 81 | −72 | 5 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
* ↑ Teams play each other two times (18 rounds) before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom four).

### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Championship round teams will play in 28 matchdays, and the Relegation round teams will compete in only 24 matches.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| F.C. Kiryat Gat | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F.C. Ramat HaSharon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| ASA Tel Aviv University | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Maccabi Holon | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Youth Academy | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Bnot Netanya | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tabatha | F.C. Ramat HaSharon | 30 |
| 2 | Andreea Laiu | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 29 |
| 3 | Mor Efraim | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 16 |
| 4 | Amanza Mercy | Maccabi Holon | 15 |
| 5 | Danielle Schulmann | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 13 |

## Leumit League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 5 | +139 | 52 | Promotion |
| 2 | Bnot Eilat | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 43 | promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom Bialik | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 25 | |
| 4 | Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 16 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 24 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Bnot Pardesiya | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 15 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 115 | −102 | 3 | |
| 8 | Bnot Sakhnin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Folded |
* ↑ Teams play each other two times (14 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).
* ↑ Bnot Sakhnin registered to play in Liga Leumit, but withdrew before playing any matches.

### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Top Playoff teams will play in 20 matchdays, and the Bottom Playoff teams will compete in only 17 matches.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bnot Eilat | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Maccabi Tzur Shalom Bialik | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Bnot Pardesiya | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Bnot Sakhnin | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

## Test Match

Bnot Netanya remained in the Premier League; Bnot Eilat remained in Leumit League.