# 2005–06 Israeli Premier League

The 2005–06 Israeli Premier League season saw Maccabi Haifa win their third consecutive title. It took place from the first match on 26 August 2005 to the final match on 14 May 2006.
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Netanya. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

## Teams and Locations

Twelve teams took part in the 2005-06 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2004-05 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2004-05 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted as champions of the 2004-05 Liga Leumit. Maccabi Netanya were promoted as runners up. Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Netanya returned to the top flight after an absence of two and one seasons respectively.
Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2004-05 season.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 021,600 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Bloomfield Stadium | 015,700 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 015,700 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 015,700 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 014,002 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 07,800 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium | 07,500 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 06,800 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 06,800 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 05,800 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 05,000 |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Green Stadium | 04,000 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Bnei Yehuda Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Teddy Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium | Levita Stadium |
| Maccabi Netanya | Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Sar-Tov Stadium | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium |
| F.C. Ashdod | Bnei Sakhnin | Hapoel Nazareth Illit |
| Yud-Alef Stadium | Doha Stadium | Green Stadium |

## Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa (C) | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 25 | +40 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 44 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 44 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 41 | |
| 8 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 34 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit (R) | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 34 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Bnei Sakhnin (R) | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 25 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
* ↑ Since Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup and finished in the 2nd place, then the 4th-positioned team awarded with entry to the 2006–2007 UEFA Cup and the 5th-positioned team being awarded entry to the Intertoto Cup.

## Results
### First and second round

| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HKS | HNI | HPT | HTA | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Third round

| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HKS | HNI | HPT | HTA | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | — | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–0 | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | 1–4 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | — | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–2 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | — | — | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Maccabi Netanya | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — |

## Top goal scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Shay Holtzman | F.C. Ashdod | 18 |
| 2 | Roberto Colautti | Maccabi Haifa | 13 |
| 3 | Gustavo Boccoli | Maccabi Haifa | 12 |
| 3 | Lior Asulin | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 |
| 5 | Toto Tammuz | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 11 |
| 5 | Omer Golan | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 |
| 5 | Yossi Shivhon | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 11 |
| 8 | Papi Kimoto | Maccabi Netanya | 10 |
| 8 | Avi Nimni | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 |
| 10 | Ibezito Ogbonna | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9 |
| 10 | Alain Masudi | Maccabi Netanya | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Zandberg | Maccabi Haifa | 9 |