Israeli Premier League

Israeli Premier League
Country	Israel
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1999
Number of teams	14 (since 2013–14)
Relegation to	Liga Leumit
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	State Cup Toto Cup Al
UEFA cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa Conference League
Current champions	Maccabi Haifa (15th title) (2022–23)
Most successful club	Maccabi Tel Aviv (23 titles)
TV	Charlton Sport, Sport5.co.il
Website	Official website
2023–24

The Israeli Premier League , Ligat Ha`Al, is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with its second division Liga Leumit. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing between 33 and 36 matches each, totalling 240 matches in every season.

The competition formed on 1999 following the decision of the Israeli Football Association to form a new league. It is also ranked nineteenth in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years, ahead of the Belarusian Premier League and Poland's Ekstraklasa.

External links

• Official website IPFL
• Israel Football Association
• Ligat Al Soccerway