2006–07 Israeli Premier League (original) (raw)
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Football league season
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beitar Jerusalem 5th title |
| Relegated | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Top goalscorer | Yaniv Azran (15) |
| ← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
The 2006–07 Israeli Premier League season began on 26 August 2006. It was scheduled to begin a week before, but was then postponed due to the 2006 Lebanon War.[1] Beitar Jerusalem, under businessman Arcadi Gaydamak, became the league champions.
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Maccabi Herzliya and Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Bnei Sakhnin.
Teams and Locations
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Locations of the 2006–07 Israeli Premier League teams
Twelve teams took part in the 2006-07 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2005-06 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2005-06 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Herzliya were promoted as champions of the 2005-06 Liga Leumit. Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan were promoted as runners up. Maccabi Herzliya and Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan returned to the top flight after an absence of six and twenty seven seasons respectively.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Bnei Sakhnin were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2005-06 season.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 21,600 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Bloomfield Stadium | 15,700 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 14,002 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | 08,100 |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 08,000 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 07,800 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium | 07,500 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 6,800 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 05,800 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem (C) | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv[a] | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round[b] |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 50 | |
| 7 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 42 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 33 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 35 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Herzliya | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (R) | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 28 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Hapoel Petah Tikva[c] (R) | 33 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 16 |
Source: futbol24.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Deducted 2 points.
- ^ a b Since Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup, then the 5th-positioned team awarded with entry to the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
- ^ Deducted 3 points.
First and second round
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Source: [_citation needed_]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Source: [_citation needed_]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Breakdown of goals scored during the 2006–07 season
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yaniv Azran |
F.C. Ashdod | 15 |
| 2 | Lior Asulin |
Bnei Yehuda | 13 |
| 3 | Shay Holtzman |
F.C. Ashdod | 12 |
| Omer Buchsenbaum |
Maccabi Herzliya | 12 | |
| 5 |  Samuel Yeboah |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 11 |
| Idan Shriki |
F.C. Ashdod | 11 | |
| 7 | Toto Tamuz |
Beitar Jerusalem | 10 |
 Ibezito Ogbonna |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | |
| Avi Nimni |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | |
| Elyaniv Barda |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | |
| Isaac Awudu |
Maccabi Netanya | 10 |
Individual
4, joint record:
- Elyaniv Barda, Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-3 over Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
- Shlomi Arbeitman, Maccabi Haifa 6-1 over Hapoel Petah Tikva
Game
8, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 4-4 F.C. Ashdod
Seasons highest
around 20,000, 3 times:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
- Hapoel Tel Aviv versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
- Maccabi Haifa versus Beitar Jerusalem, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Longest unbeaten run, Maccabi Tel Aviv, 20 matches
Longest losing run, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, 13 matches
- 2006–07 Toto Cup Al
- 2006–07 Israeli Premier League, The Israel Football Association
- Israel 2006/07 RSSSF
- ^ Memories from Lebanon: Impact of the war on sports in the country Yair Ronen, NRG, 4.1.2009 (in Hebrew)