2014–15 in Israeli football
# 2014–15 in Israeli football

The 2014–15 season was the 67th season of competitive football in Israel, and the 89th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

The season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv winning all three major trophies, the league, the State Cup and the Toto Cup, the first time all three trophies are won by one club during a season.

At the end of the season, Israel hosted the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, the fourth official tournament hosted by Israel (following the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Championship and the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship), and the first ever women's football tournament was hosted by Israel.

## IFA Competitions

### League Competitions

**Men's senior competitions**

| Competition | Competition | Winner | Promotion | Relegated |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Israeli Premier League | Israeli Premier League | Maccabi Tel Aviv | | Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. Ashdod |
| Liga Leumit | Liga Leumit | Bnei Yehuda | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Ironi Tiberias Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Liga Alef | North | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | | Hapoel Asi Gilboa Beitar Nahariya Maccabi Umm al-Fahm |
| Liga Alef | South | Hapoel Ashkelon | | Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi |
| Liga Bet | North A | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | | Ahva Arraba Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin |
| Liga Bet | North B | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | Hapoel Iksal | Hapoel Bnei Nujeidat Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein |
| Liga Bet | South A | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | | Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia Otzma F.C. Holon |
| Liga Bet | South B | Bnei Eilat | | F.C. Bnei Ra'anana Hapoel Arad |
| Liga Gimel | Upper Galilee | Beitar Kafr Kanna | Maccabi Bnei Nahf | |
| Liga Gimel | Lower Galilee | F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | Ahi Bir al-Maksur | |
| Liga Gimel | Jezreel | Ihud Bnei Baqa | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa | |
| Liga Gimel | Samaria | F.C. Haifa Ruby Shapira | | |
| Liga Gimel | Sharon | Hapoel Pardesiya | | |
| Liga Gimel | Tel Aviv | Ironi Beit Dagan | | |
| Liga Gimel | Center | F.C. Holon Yaniv | | |
| Liga Gimel | South | Maccabi Segev Shalom | | |

**Women's senior competitions**

| Competition | Winner | Relegated |
| - | - | - |
| Ligat Nashim Rishona | ASA Tel Aviv University | Maccabi Tzur Shalom Bialik |
| Ligat Nashim Shniya | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | |

**Youth competitions**

| Competition | Competition | Winner | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Noar Premier (U-19) | Noar Premier (U-19) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi Haifa |
| Ne'arim A (U-18) | Ne'arim A (U-18) | Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Ne'arim B (U-17) | North | Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Netanya |
| Ne'arim B (U-17) | South | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Ne'arot (women's U-19) | Ne'arot (women's U-19) | Bnot Sakhnin | ASA Tel Aviv University |

### Cup Competitions

| Competition | Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2014–15 Israel State Cup | 2014–15 Israel State Cup | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Toto Cup | Al | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi Haifa |
| Toto Cup | Leumit | Hapoel Bnei Lod | Bnei Yehuda |
| Israeli Women's Cup | Israeli Women's Cup | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | ASA Tel Aviv University |
| Israel Youth State Cup | Israel Youth State Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |

## International Club Competitions

### Champions League

**Second qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Santa Coloma | 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–1 | 0–2 |

**Third qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Maribor | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 2–2 |

### Europa League

**Second qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| RNK Split | 2–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Astana | 3–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 | 0–1 |

**Third qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3–2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–1 | 2–1 |

**Play-off round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asteras Tripoli | 3–3 (a) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | 1–3 |

### Women's Champions League

**Qualifying round (Group 8)**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlético Ouriense (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Standard Liège | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | |
| 3 | ASA Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cardiff Met. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | |

## National teams

### National team

**UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belgium | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 23 | Qualify for final tournament |
| 2 | Wales | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | Advance to play-offs |
| 4 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 13 | |
| 5 | Cyprus | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 | |

### Women's national team

**2015 Women's World Cup qualification (group 3)**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Switzerland | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | +52 | 28 | Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Iceland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 19 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 18 | |
| 4 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 12 | |
| 5 | Serbia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 10 | |
| 6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 55 | −55 | 0 | |

### U-21 National team

**2015 European U-21 qualifying round (Group 8)**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Portugal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 24 | Play-offs | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Israel | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 15 | | 3–4 | — | 4–1 | 7–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Norway | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 9 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 5 | Macedonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |

### U-19 National team

**2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Elite round |
| 3 | Israel (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |

### U-19 Women's National team

**2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Israel (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |

**2014–15 matches**

* In addition to these matches, the national team competed in the Women's League, finishing 5th, with 8 victories, 4 draws and 12 losses, scoring 69 goals and conceding 36 goals.

### U-17 National team

**2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship**

**Qualifying round (Group 7)**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Elite round |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

**2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship**

**Elite round (Group 1)**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

### U-17 Women's national team

**2015 European U-17 qualifying round (Group 10)**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovenia (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
