2017–18 Israeli Premier League
The 2017–18 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Winner for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 76th season of top-tier football in Israel. It begins on 19 August 2017 and ended on 21 May 2018.
Season | 2017–18 |
---|---|
Dates | 19 August 2017 – 21 May 2018 |
Champions | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Champions League | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Europa League | Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Haifa |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 622 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dia Saba (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6–1 Maccabi Netanya (21 May 2018) |
Biggest away win | Maccabi Netanya 1–5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (22 April 2018) |
Highest scoring | Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–2 Hapoel Acre (29 October 2017) Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6–1 Maccabi Netanya (21 May 2018) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Hapoel Ashkelon |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Hapoel Ashkelon |
Highest attendance | 27,180 Maccabi Haifa 1–2 Beitar Jerusalem (21 October 2017) |
Total attendance | 1,296,236 |
Average attendance | 6,114 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
Teams
A total of fourteen teams are competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2016–17 season and two promoted teams from the 2016–17 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba were relegated to the 2017–18 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre were promoted after finishing the 2016–17 Liga Leumit in the top two places. Both returned to league after one-year absence.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 31,733 |
Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium | 8,500 |
Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva | 11,500 |
F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 7,800 |
Hapoel Acre | Acre | Acre Stadium | 5,000 |
Hapoel Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Sala Stadium | 5,250 |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium | 16,126 |
Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,942 |
Hapoel Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Netanya Stadium, Netanya | 13,610 |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Stadium | 5,300 |
Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | 30,942 |
Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium | 13,610 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium, Netanya | 13,610 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.[1]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Tomer Kashtan | End of contract | 1 June 2017 | Pre-season | Haim Silvas | 1 June 2017 |
Hapoel Ra'anana | Haim Silvas | Released | Dudu Avraham | |||
Bnei Yehuda | Kfir Edri | Signing of permanent manager | Yossi Abukasis | |||
Bnei Sakhnin | Yossi Abukasis | End of contract | Jairo Swirsky | 8 June 2017 | ||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Lito Vidigal | Sacked | 14 June 2017 | Jordi Cruyff | 14 June 2017 | |
F.C. Ashdod | Ran Ben Shimon | Released | 5 July 2017 | Yossi Mizrahi (temporary) | 16 July 2017 | |
Bnei Sakhnin | Jairo Swirsky | Sacked | 1 August 2017 | Ayman Khalaila (temporary) | 1 August 2017 | |
F.C. Ashdod | Yossi Mizrahi (temporary) | Signing of permanent manager | 3 August 2017 | Reuven Atar | 3 August 2017 | |
Bnei Sakhnin | Ayman Khalaila (temporary) | Signing of permanent manager | 9 August 2017 | Felix Naim | 9 August 2017 | |
Beitar Jerusalem | Sharon Mimer | Sacked | 16 August 2017 | Gili Lavanda (caretaker) | 16 August 2017 | |
Hapoel Ra'anana | Dudu Avraham | Sacked | 16 September 2017 | 13th | Guy Levy | 18 September 2017 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | Kobi Refua | Resign | 17 September 2017 | 11th | Sharon Mimer | 17 September 2017 |
Beitar Jerusalem | Gili Lavanda (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 1 October 2017 | 1st | Benny Ben Zaken | 1 October 2017 |
F.C. Ashdod | Reuven Atar | Sacked | 3 October 2017 | 14th | Amir Turgeman | 10 October 2017 |
Hapoel Ra'anana | Guy Levy | Sacked | 15 October 2017 | 14th | Meni Koretski | 30 October 2017 |
Hapoel Acre | Shlomi Dora | Sacked | 23 October 2017 | 14th | Eldad Shavit | 25 October 2017 |
Maccabi Haifa | Guy Luzon | Mutual contract termination | 9 December 2017 | 8th | Rob Maas (caretaker) | 9 December 2017 |
Bnei Sakhnin | Felix Naim | Sacked | 5 January 2018 | 8th | Tal Banin | 18 January 2018 |
Hapoel Acre | Eldad Shavit | Resign | 16 January 2018 | 14th | Itzik Twizer | 16 January 2018 |
Maccabi Haifa | Rob Maas (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 24 January 2018 | 10th | Fred Rutten | 24 January 2018 |
Hapoel Ashkelon | Yuval Naim | Sacked | 12 February 2018 | 13th | Messay Dego | 14 February 2018 |
F.C. Ashdod | Amir Turgeman | Sacked | 24 April 2018 | 12th | Yossi Mizrahi (temporary) | 24 April 2018 |
Regular season
Regular season table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 57 | Qualification for the Championship round |
2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 56 | |
3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 55 | |
4 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 52 | |
5 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 45 | |
6 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 40 | |
7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 33 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
8 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 32 | |
9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 30 | |
10 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 25 | |
11 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 24 | |
12 | F.C. Ashdod | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 21 | |
13 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 17 | |
14 | Hapoel Acre[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 54 | −35 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[5]
Notes:
- 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).[2][3][4]
Regular season results
Positions by round
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Beitar Jerusalem | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Hapoel Haifa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Maccabi Netanya | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Bnei Yehuda | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Bnei Sakhnin | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Hapoel Ra'anana | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
F.C. Ashdod | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Hapoel Ashkelon | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Hapoel Acre | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Championship round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)
Rounds | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th |
1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 |
1 – 2 5 – 3 6 – 4 |
2 – 6 3 – 1 4 – 5 |
1 – 4 2 – 3 6 – 5 |
3 – 6 4 – 2 5 – 1 |
6 – 1 5 – 2 4 – 3 |
2 – 1 3 – 5 4 – 6 |
6 – 2 1 – 3 5 – 4 |
3 – 2 4 – 1 5 – 6 |
6 – 3 2 – 4 1 – 5 |
Championship round table
Pos | Team | 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 | |
4 | Hapoel Haifa | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Maccabi Netanya | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 58 | |
6 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 49 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Hapoel Haifa qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Israel State Cup.
2017–18 Israeli Premier League champions |
---|
|
Championship round results
Positions by round
Team/ Round |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Hapoel Haifa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Maccabi Netanya | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Bnei Yehuda | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
2018–19 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round | |
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round | |
2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
Relegation round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)
Rounds | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd |
7 – 11 8 – 13 9 – 12 10 – 14 |
11 - 14 12 - 10 13 - 9 7 - 8 |
8 - 11 9 - 7 10 – 13 14 - 12 |
11 - 12 13 - 14 7 - 10 8 - 9 |
9 - 11 10 - 8 14 - 7 12 - 13 |
11 - 13 7 - 12 8 - 14 9 -10 |
10 - 11 14 - 9 12 - 8 13 - 7 |
Relegation round table
Pos | Team | 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[lower-alpha 1] (R) | 33 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.[10]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- 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).[7][8][9]
Relegation round results
Positions by round
Team/ Round |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Hapoel Ra'anana | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Bnei Sakhnin | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
F.C. Ashdod | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Hapoel Ashkelon | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Hapoel Acre | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Relegation to 2018–19 Liga Leumit |
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dia Saba | Maccabi Netanya | 24 |
2 | Viðar Kjartansson | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 |
3 | Eden Ben Basat | Hapoel Haifa | 12 |
Hanan Maman | Hapoel Haifa/Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
Alon Turgeman | Hapoel Haifa | ||
6 | Ben Sahar | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 |
7 | Nikita Rukavytsya | Maccabi Haifa | 10 |
Tomáš Pekhart | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
Shimon Abuhatzira | Hapoel Raanana | ||
Nick Blackman | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Anthony Nwakaeme | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
Lidor Cohen | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
Omer Atzili | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Eran Levy | Maccabi Netanya | ||
Jordan Faucher | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
17 | 3 different players | 2 different teams | 9 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eden Ben Basat | Hapoel Haifa | Beitar Jerusalem | 3–3 (A) | 16 September 2017 | 4 | [11] |
Dia Saba | Maccabi Netanya | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–0 | 2 October 2017 | 6 | [12] |
Alon Turgeman | Hapoel Haifa | Hapoel Acre | 4–0 | 14 October 2017 | 7 | [13] |
Eliran Atar | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Acre | 5–2 | 29 October 2017 | 9 | [14] |
Dia Saba | Maccabi Netanya | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–1 | 3 April 2018 | 28 | [15] |
Guy Melamed | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Maccabi Netanya | 6–1 | 21 May 2018 | 36 | [16] |
Top Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eran Levy | Maccabi Netanya | 11 |
2 | Nigel Hasselbaink | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 |
Maor Melikson | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
4 | Sintayehu Sallallich | Maccabi Haifa | 8 |
Firas Mugrabi | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
Oren Biton | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
Idan Vered | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
8 | 3 different players | 3 different teams | 5 |
References
- Tuchman, Yaniv. "Moving to six foreigners in the Premier League" (in Hebrew). Walla! Sports.
- Goldstein, Yigal (23 July 2017). "עכו ספגה עונש של הפחתת 3 נקודות בשל חוזים כפולים" [Acre has been punished with a 3 point deduction due to double contracts] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
- Weisserman, Michael (6 August 2017). "הפועל עכו קיבלה נקודה בחזרה מבית הדין, רוזנפלד עדיין מושעה" [Hapoel Acre received a point back from the court, Rosenfeld is still suspended]. Maariv (in Hebrew).
- "בשל שיתוף הזר השישי: שתי נקודות הופחתו לעכו" [2 points deducted due to 6th foreigner] (in Hebrew). One. 29 November 2017.
- "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- Goldstein, Yigal (23 July 2017). "עכו ספגה עונש של הפחתת 3 נקודות בשל חוזים כפולים" [Acre has been punished with a 3 point deduction due to double contracts] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
- Weisserman, Michael (6 August 2017). "הפועל עכו קיבלה נקודה בחזרה מבית הדין, רוזנפלד עדיין מושעה" [Hapoel Acre received a point back from the court, Rosenfeld is still suspended]. Maariv (in Hebrew).
- "בשל שיתוף הזר השישי: שתי נקודות הופחתו לעכו" [2 points deducted due to 6th foreigner] (in Hebrew). One. 29 November 2017.
- "Ligat ha'AL 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- Ben Ziv, Guy (16 September 2017). "בדקה ה-94: הפועל חיפה חילצה 3:3 מול בית"ר" [In the 94th minute: Hapoel Haifa salvaged 3:3 against Beitar]. ONE (in Hebrew).
- "שלושער לסבע, 0:4 למכבי נתניה על מכבי פתח תקווה" [Hat-trick for Saba, 4:0 for Maccabi Netanya over Maccabi Petah Tikva]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 2 October 2017.
- "הפועל חיפה הביסה 0:4 את הפועל עכו, שלושער לאלון תורג'מן" [Hapoel Haifa defeated Hapoel Acre 4:0, hat-trick for Alon Turgeman]. Walla! (in Hebrew). 14 October 2017.
- "מכבי תל אביב חזרה לנצח עם 2:5 מוחץ על הפועל עכו, שלושער לעטר" [Maccabi Tel Aviv won 5:2 against Hapoel Acre, hat-trick for Eliran Atar]. Walla! (in Hebrew). 29 October 2017.
- "דיא והותר: מכבי ת"א הושפלה עם 4:1 לנתניה" [Dia and enough, Maccabi Tel Aviv was humiliated 4:1 by Netanya]. ONE (in Hebrew). 3 April 2018.
- "בסטייל: ב"ש נפרדה מברדה עם 1:6 על נתניה" [in style: Be'er Sheva farewell from Barda with 6:1 on Netanya]. ONE (in Hebrew). 21 May 2018.