# 2017–18 in Israeli football

The 2017–18 season is the 70th season of competitive football in Israel, and the 92nd season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

## Promotion and relegation
### Pre–season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Premier League | Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Acre | Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Liga Leumit | Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Marmorek | Hapoel Jerusalem Maccabi Sha'arayim |
| Liga Alef | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Yaniv Nordia Jerusalem | Tzeirei Kafr Kanna Hapoel F.C. Karmiel Safed Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah |
| Liga Bet | Bnei HaGolan VeHaGalil Maccabi Nujeidat Maccabi Bnei Reineh Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Shimshon Kafr Qasim Ironi Beit Dagan AS Ashdod Hapoel Yeruham Tzeirei Tamra Maccabi Ironi Tamra | Beitar Haifa Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Ironi Yafa Beitar Kafr Kanna Beitar Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Beitar Yavne Maccabi Segev Shalom |
| Ligat Nashim (women) | Bnot Sakhnin | Hapoel Ra'anana |

## IFA competitions
### League competitions
#### 2017–18 Israeli Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (C) | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Hapoel Haifa | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 58 | |
| 6 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 49 | |
* ↑ Hapoel Haifa qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Israel State Cup.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 45 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 43 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 40 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 38 | |
| 12 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 28 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Ashkelon (R) | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 21 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 14 | Hapoel Akko (R) | 33 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 20 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
* ↑ Hapoel Acre were deducted 2 points; 2 were deducted points due to violations of contract rules (reduced from the original 3 point deduction) and another 2 points due fielding 6 foreigners in a match against Maccabi Petah Tikva on fixture 10(was returned on the 20th of December).

#### 2017–18 Ligat Nashim

| Pos | Teamvte | 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).

### Cup competitions
#### 2017 Israel Super Cup
## International Club Competitions
### UEFA Champions League
#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 5–3 | Honvéd | 2–1 | 3–2 |

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–3 (a) | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | 1–3 |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–2 (a) | Maribor | 2–1 | 0–1 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5–0 | Tirana | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 7–3 | Vasas | 4–3 | 3–0 |

#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–5 | Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5–1 | KR | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Trenčín | 1–3 | Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | 0–2 |

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Panionios | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0–2 | 1–0 |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rheindorf Altach | 2–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–1 | 2–2 |

#### Group stage
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | AST | SLP | MTA |
| 1 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Astana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 4 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

##### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PLZ | FCSB | LUG | HBS |
| 1 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | FCSB | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Lugano | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Group 9

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AVA | SUB | PLJ | KIR |
| 1 | Avaldsnes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Round of 32 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — |
| 2 | Spartak Subotica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | | — | — | 6–0 | 7–1 |
| 3 | Breznica Pljevlja (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | | — | — | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Kiryat Gat | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 | | 2–6 | — | — | — |

### UEFA Youth League
#### First round (Champions Path)

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Brodarac | 2–1 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | 1–0 |

## National Teams
### National team
#### 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 28 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 23 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Albania | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | |
| 4 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 12 | |
| 5 | Macedonia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 39 | −38 | 0 | |

#### 2017–18 matches

| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 2 September 2017 | 2018 World Cup Qual. | North Macedonia | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa | 0–1 | |
| 5 September 2017 | 2018 World Cup Qual. | Italy | Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia | 0–1 | |
| 6 October 2017 | 2018 World Cup Qual. | Liechtenstein | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz | 1–0 | Tibi |
| 9 October 2017 | 2018 World Cup Qual. | Spain | Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem | 0–1 | |
| 24 March 2018 | Friendly | Romania | Netanya Stadium, Netanya | 1–2 | Hemed |
| 7 September 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nat. League | Albania | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan | 0–1 | |
| 11 September 2018 | Friendly | Northern Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 0–3 | |
| 11 October 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nat. League | Scotland | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa | 2–1 | |
| 14 October 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nat. League | Albania | Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva | 2–0 | |
| 20 November 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nat. League | Scotland | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 2–3 | |

### Women's National Team
#### 2019 Women's World Cup qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 24 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Austria | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 | |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 7 | |
| 5 | Israel | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 1 | |

#### 2017–18 matches

| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 19 October 2017 | 2019 Women's World Cup qual. | Serbia | Čukarički Stadium, Belgrade | 0–2 |
| 23 October 2017 | 2019 Women's World Cup qual. | Spain | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | 0–6 |
| 23 November 2017 | 2019 Women's World Cup qual. | Austria | Bundesstadion Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf | 0–2 |
| 26 November 2017 | 2019 Women's World Cup qual. | Finland | Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki | 0–4 |
| 22 January 2018 | 2019 Women's World Cup qual. | Finland | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | 0–0 |
| 10 April 2018 | 2019 Women's World Cup qual. | Serbia | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | 0–1 |
| 7 June 2018 | 2019 Women's World Cup qual. | Spain | La Condomina, Murcia | 0–2 |
| 12 June 2018 | 2019 Women's World Cup qual. | Austria | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | 0–6 |

### U-21 National team
#### 2019 European U-21 qualifying round (Group 5)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 25 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Norway | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 15 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 14 | |
| 4 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 14 | |
| 5 | Kosovo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 12 | |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Republic of Ireland 4–0 Israel, Israel 3–1 Republic of Ireland.

#### 2017–18 matches

| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 31 August 2017 | 2019 U-21 Euro qual. | Azerbaijan | Acre Municipal Stadium, Acre | 3–1 | Barshazki, Peretz, Plakuschenko |
| 5 September 2017 | 2019 U-21 Euro qual. | Norway | Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen | 0–0 | |
| 9 October 2017 | 2019 U-21 Euro qual. | Republic of Ireland | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin | 0–4 | |
| 9 November 2017 | 2019 U-21 Euro qual. | Kosovo | Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari, Mitrovica | 4–0 | Nachmias, Weissman, Dasa, Cohen |
| 14 November 2017 | 2019 U-21 Euro qual. | Germany | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | 2–5 | Barshazki, Weissman |
| 22 March 2018 | 2019 U-21 Euro qual. | Germany | Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig | 0–3 | |
| 27 March 2018 | 2019 U-21 Euro qual. | Norway | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | 1–3 | Own goal |

### U-19 National team
#### 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
##### Qualifying round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Kosovo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

#### 2017–18 matches

| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 3 October 2017 | 2018 U-19 Euro qual. round | Lithuania | Sportplatz Bürgerau, Saalfelden | 1–0 | Shua |
| 6 October 2017 | 2018 U-19 Euro qual. round | Kosovo | Waldstadion Mittersill, Mittersill | 1–2 | Almog |
| 9 October 2017 | 2018 U-19 Euro qual. round | Austria | Steinbergstadion, Leogang | 0–2 | |

### U-19 Women's National team
#### 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
##### Qualifying round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Finland (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 5 | Elite round |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | |

#### 2017–18 matches

| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 12 September 2017 | 2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round | Finland | Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela | 1–1 | Winstok |
| 15 September 2017 | 2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round | Serbia | Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela | 0–3 | |
| 12 September 2017 | 2018 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Kaurialan kenttä, Hämeenlinna | 2–2 | Haj, Elinav |

### U-17 National team
#### 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
##### Qualifying round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Czech Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | Elite round |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Elite round if among four best third-placed teams |
| 4 | Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | |

##### Elite round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

#### 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
##### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head results: Italy 2–0 Switzerland, England 2–1 Italy, Switzerland 1–0 England. Head-to-head standings: Italy: 3 pts, +1 GD England: 3 pts, 0 GD Switzerland: 3 pts, −1 GD

#### 2017–18 matches

| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 13 October 2017 | 2018 U-17 Euro qual. round | Turkey | Svitavský stadion, Svitavy | 1–0 | Ovadia |
| 16 October 2017 | 2018 U-17 Euro qual. round | Czech Republic | Stadion FK Letohrad, Letohrad | 2–0 | Abada, Ovadia |
| 19 October 2017 | 2018 U-17 Euro qual. round | Armenia | Stadion FK Letohrad, Letohrad | 3–0 | Ram, Biton, Abada |
| 22 March 2018 | 2018 U-17 Euro elite round | Romania | Pancho Aréna, Felcsút | 5–1 | Jauabra (3), Ovadia, Davida |
| 25 March 2018 | 2018 U-17 Euro elite round | Slovenia | Üllői Városi Sporttelep, Üllő | 0–3 | |
| 28 March 2018 | 2018 U-17 Euro elite round | Hungary | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest | 1–0 | Own goal |
| 4 May 2018 | 2018 U-17 Euro | England | Proact Stadium, Chesterfield | 1–2 | Lugassy |
| 7 May 2018 | 2018 U-17 Euro | Switzerland | St George's Park, Burton | 0–3 | |
| 10 May 2018 | 2018 U-17 Euro | Italy | St George's Park, Burton | 0–2 | |

### U-17 Women's National team
#### 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification
##### Qualifying round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Elite round |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

##### Elite round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Israel (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | |

#### 2017–18 results

| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 19 October 2017 | 2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round | Sweden | Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla | 0–1 | |
| 22 October 2017 | 2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round | Russia | Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla | 0–1 | |
| 19 October 2017 | 2018 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round | Croatia | Uddevalla Arena, Ljungskile | 2–1 | Al Ramhe, Nelson-Levy |
| 8 March 2018 | 2018 U-17 Women's Euro elite round | Spain | Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim | 0–7 | |
| 11 March 2018 | 2018 U-17 Women's Euro elite round | Denmark | Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim | 0–1 | |
| 14 March 2018 | 2018 U-17 Women's Euro elite round | Russia | Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim | 1–1 | Kuznezov |