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The 2018–19 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Japanika for sponsorship reasons, was the twentieth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 77th season of top-tier football in Israel. The season began on 25 August 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019. Hapoel Be'er Sheva were the defending champions.
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2018 – 25 May 2019 |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Relegated | Maccabi Petah Tikva Bnei Sakhnin |
| Champions League | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Europa League | Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Be'er Sheva Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 599 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Ben Sahar (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Hapoel Tel Aviv 6–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva (3 March 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Beitar Jerusalem 1–5 Bnei Yehuda (27 October 2018) Bnei Sakhnin 0–4 Hapoel Haifa (19 January 2019) Hapoel Hadera 0–4 Bnei Yehuda (10 February 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Hapoel Haifa 4–4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (4 December 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Longest unbeaten run | 32 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Maccabi Petah Tikva Hapoel Hadera |
| Highest attendance | 29,988 Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Hapoel Haifa (1 December 2018) |
| Total attendance | 1,430,652 [1] |
| Average attendance | 5,925 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2017–18 season and two promoted teams from the 2017–18 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Akko and Hapoel Ashkelon were relegated to the 2018–19 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2017–18 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Hapoel Tel Aviv were promoted as the winners of the 2017–18 Liga Leumit. This ends the team's one-year absence from the top division.
Hapoel Hadera were promoted as the Runner-ups of the 2017–18 Liga Leumit. This marked the return of Hadera to the top division after 39 years of absence.
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium[2] | 31,733 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Sakhnin | Doha Stadium[3] | 8,500 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | HaMoshava Stadium,[4] Petah Tikva | 11,500 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium[5] | 7,800 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium[6] | 16,126 |
| Hapoel Hadera | Hadera | Netanya Stadium,[7] Netanya | 13,610 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium[8] | 30,942 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Ramat Gan Stadium,[9] Ramat Gan | 13,370 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | HaMoshava Stadium,[10] Petah Tikva | 11,500 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Stadium[11] | 5,300 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium[12] | 30,942 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium[13] | 13,610 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium[14] | 11,500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Netanya Stadium,[15] Netanya | 13,610 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Foreign players
The number of foreign players were restricted to six per team, while only five could have been registered to a game.[16]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Benny Ben Zaken | 1 June 2018 | Pre-season | Guy Luzon | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Tal Banin | Benny Ben Zaken | ||||
| F.C. Ashdod | Yossi Mizrahi |  Blagoja Milevski |
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| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Sharon Mimer | Elisha Levy | ||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |  Jordi Cruyff |
Left |  Vladimir Ivić |
1 June 2018 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | Guy Luzon | Sacked | 22 October 2018 | 13th | Nir Klinger | 30 October 2018 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Nir Klinger | Left | 25 October 2018 | 11th | Sharon Mimer | 31 October 2018 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Fred Rutten |
Left | 1 November 2018 | 8th | Eli Guttman | 8 November 2018 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Benny Ben Zaken | Sacked | 5 November 2018 | 14th | Amir Turgeman | 18 November 2018 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Blagoja Milevski |
Sacked | 13 November 2018 | 13th | Yuval Naim | 23 November 2018 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Kobi Refua | Sacked | 25 November 2018 | 12th | Ofir Haim | 26 November 2018 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Eli Guttman | Retired | 3 December 2018 | 11th | Itay Mordechai (caretaker) | 3 December 2018 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Itay Mordechai (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 19 December 2018 | 10th | Marco Balbul | 19 December 2018 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Haim Silvas | Sacked | 30 December 2018 | 10th | Tomer Kashtan | 30 December 2018 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Ofir Haim | Sacked | 6 January 2019 | 12th | Kobi Refua | 6 January 2019 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Elisha Levy | Sacked | 6 January 2019 | 9th |  Murad Magomedov (caretaker) |
6 January 2019 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Murad Magomedov (caretaker) |
Caretaking spell over | 20 January 2019 | 9th | Guy Luzon | 20 January 2019 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Benny Ben Zaken | Sacked | 20 January 2019 | 13th |  Giorgi Daraselia |
23 January 2019 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yuval Naim | Sacked | 26 January 2019 | 14th | Avi Bohbot | 19 February 2019 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Giorgi Daraselia |
Sacked | 5 March 2019 | 14th |  Juan Carlos (caretaker) |
5 March 2019 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Juan Carlos (caretaker) |
Caretaking spell over | 26 March 2019 | 14th | Eldad Shavit |
26 March 2019 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Sharon Mimer | Sacked | 14 April 2019 | 10th | Haim Silvas | 17 April 2019 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Tomer Kashtan | Sacked | 6 May 2019 | 12th | Shimon Hadri | 6 May 2019 |
Regular season table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 12 | +45 | 66 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 44 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 43 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 39 | |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 33 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 32 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 30 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 29 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 28 | |
| 13 | F.C. Ashdod | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 22 | |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 21 |
Regular season results
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HAH | HBS | HHA | HRA | HTA | MNE | IKS | MHA | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 3–2 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 |
Due to 3 teams that play in the Netanya stadium qualifying to this round, and in order to insure that all the last games of this round, can be played in the same time(for purity reasons), the order of the games, has been changed. Affecting fixtures 33,35 and 36.
| Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th |
| 6 – 3 2 – 4 1 – 5 |
6 – 2 1 – 3 5 – 4 |
2 – 1 3 – 5 4 – 6 |
3 – 2 4 – 1 5 – 6 |
Championship round table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (C) | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 77 | 17 | +60 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 55 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 53 | |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 42 |
Source: Israel Football Association, Soccerway
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.[17]
(C) Champions
Notes:
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.[17]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Israel State Cup.
| 2018–19 Israeli Premier League champions |
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Championship round results
| Home \ Away | BnY | HAH | HBS | MHA | MNE | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Yehuda | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 2–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–4 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
Positions by round
| Team ╲ Round | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018–19 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round | |
| 2018–19 UEFA Europa League First qualifying 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 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 37 | |
| 12 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 37 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Petah Tikva (R) | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 36 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin (R) | 33 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 27 |
Relegation round results
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | ASH | HHA | HRA | HTA | IKS | MPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | 4–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| F.C. Ashdod | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–2 | — |
| Hapoel Haifa | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | — | — | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | — |
Positions by round
| Team ╲ Round | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Relegation to 2019–20 Liga Leumit |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Sahar |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 |
| 2 |  Fatos Bećiraj |
Maccabi Netanya | 13 |
 Lúcio |
Hapoel Hadera | ||
| 4 | Yarden Shua |
Bnei Yehuda / Maccabi Haifa | 12 |
| Eliran Atar |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 6 |  Mavis Tchibota |
Bnei Yehuda | 11 |
| Omer Atzili |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 8 | Guy Melamed |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva / Maccabi Netanya | 10 |
| 9 |  Nikita Rukavytsya |
Maccabi Haifa | 9 |
 Ange-Freddy Plumain |
Hapoel Hadera / Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| Shlomi Azulay |
Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| 12 | 6 different players | 3 different teams | 8 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matan Hozez |
Hapoel Haifa | Bnei Sakhnin | 4–0 | 19 January 2019 | 19 |
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