2007–08 in Israeli football
# 2007–08 in Israeli football

The 2007–08 season was the 76th season of competitive football in Israel.

## 2007–08 Israeli Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem (C) | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 55 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 47 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 41 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 8 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 39 | |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 38 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Maccabi Herzliya (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 30 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |

* ↑ Since Beitar Jerusalem won both Israeli State Cup and the Israeli Premier League championship, then the cup-runner-up, Hapoel Tel Aviv, awarded with entry to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

### Israeli Premier League Transfers 2007–08

List of Israeli football transfers 2007–08

## 2007–08 Liga Leumit

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 57 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 54 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 52 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 49 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 46 | |
| 8 | Ironi Ramat HaSharon | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 43 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Acre | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 37 | |
| 11 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 33 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 37 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
| 12 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |

## 2007–08 State Cup

2007–08 Israel State Cup Final:

Beitar Jerusalem wins the 2007–08 Israeli State Cup

## 2007–08 Toto Cup Al

Maccabi Haifa wins the 2007–08 Toto Cup Al.

## European Competitions

### 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Second Qualifying Round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| F.C. Copenhagen | 2 – 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 |

### 2007–08 UEFA Cup

First Qualifying Round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Santa Coloma | 1 – 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 – 0 | 0 – 4 |

Second Qualifying Round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| UD Leiria | 1 – 0 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 – 0 | 1 – 0 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 – 4 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 1 – 1 | 1 – 3 |
| NK Široki Brijeg | 0 – 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 – 3 | 0 – 3 |

First Round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 – 0 | AIK | 0 – 0 | 1 – 0 |

Group Stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GET | TOT | AND | AAB | HTA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Getafe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–2 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | — | 3–2 | — |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | AaB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | | — | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | — |
| 25 October 2007 |
| Anderlecht | 2 – 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 8 November 2007 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 29 November 2007 |
| Getafe | 1 – 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 19 December 2007 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 – 3 | Aalborg |

### 2007–08 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second Round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2 – 2 (p) | CF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa | 0 – 2 | 2 – 0 |

## National team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 August 2007 | Dinamo Stadium, Belarus (A) | Belarus | 1 – 2 | F | Shimon Gershon |
| 8 September 2007 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 0 – 3 | ECQ | -- |
| 13 October 2007 | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A) | Croatia | 0 – 1 | ECQ | -- |
| 17 October 2007 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H) | Belarus | 2 – 1 | F | Gal Alberman, Aviram Baruchyan |
| 17 November 2007 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H) | Russia | 2 – 1 | ECQ | Elyaniv Barda, Omer Golan |
| 21 November 2007 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H) | North Macedonia | 1 – 0 | ECQ | Elyaniv Barda |
| 6 February 2008 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H) | Romania | 1 – 0 | F | Yossi Benayoun |

### Key

* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* F = Friendly
* ECQ = European Championship qualifier

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