2006–07 Israeli Premier League
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.
| 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 → | |
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.
Final table
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 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[lower-alpha 3] (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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Deducted 2 points.
- 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.
Results
First round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Round 2 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 3-2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 3 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4-1 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2-3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Round 4 | ||
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2-2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 5 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 6 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3-3 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-3 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 7 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-4 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2-2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 8 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 1-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 9 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-3 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 10 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2-1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 11 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3-3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0-2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Second round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 12 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3-1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 13 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Round 14 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2-3 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 3-4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Round 15 | ||
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Round 16 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 3-2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2-2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-2 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Round 17 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1-0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-3 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 18 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2-1 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-4 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Round 19 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2-1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Round 20 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-3 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 21 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 22 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| F.C. Ashdod | 3-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
Third round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Round 23 | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | 1-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0-2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1-2 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Round 24 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1-3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Round 25 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 4-0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0-1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-4 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Round 26 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2-1 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2-3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 2-2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2-2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Round 27 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 1-3 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Ashdod | 4-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 5-0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Round 28 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0-0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3-2 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2-2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 29 | ||
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 4-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2-0 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0-0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Haifa | 6-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Round 30 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3-0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1-2 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Round 31 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2-1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0-2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3-2 | F.C. Ashdod |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2-3 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1-0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Round 32 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0-2 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2-1 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0-0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2-0 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Round 33 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3-0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0-1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2-2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0-1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0-2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 4-4 | F.C. Ashdod |
Breakdown of goals scored during the 2006–07 season
Goals
Top goal scorers
| 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 |
Goals in a Game
- 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
Other Statistics
Attendance
- Seasons highest
- around 20,000, 3 times:
Streaks
- Longest unbeaten run, Maccabi Tel Aviv, 20 matches
- Longest losing run, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, 13 matches
See also
References
- 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)
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