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The 2005–06 Israeli Premier League season saw Maccabi Haifa win their third consecutive title. It took place from the first match on 26 August 2005 to the final match on 14 May 2006.
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Haifa 10th title |
| Relegated | Hapoel Nazareth Illit Bnei Sakhnin |
| Top goalscorer | Shay Holtzman (18) |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Netanya. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Locations of the 2005–06 Israeli Premier League teams
Twelve teams took part in the 2005-06 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2004-05 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2004-05 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted as champions of the 2004-05 Liga Leumit. Maccabi Netanya were promoted as runners up. Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Netanya returned to the top flight after an absence of two and one seasons respectively.
Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2004-05 season.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa (C) | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 25 | +40 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 58 | |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 49 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 44 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 44 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 41 | |
| 8 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 34 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit (R) | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 34 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
| 12 | Bnei Sakhnin (R) | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 25 |
Source: futbol24.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup and finished in the 2nd place, then the 4th-positioned team awarded with entry to the 2006–2007 UEFA Cup and the 5th-positioned team being awarded entry to the Intertoto Cup.
First and second round
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HKS | HNI | HPT | HTA | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
Third round
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HKS | HNI | HPT | HTA | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | — | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–0 | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | 1–4 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | — | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–2 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | — | — | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Maccabi Netanya | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shay Holtzman |
F.C. Ashdod | 18 |
| 2 |  Roberto Colautti |
Maccabi Haifa | 13 |
| 3 |  Gustavo Boccoli |
Maccabi Haifa | 12 |
| Lior Asulin |
Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | |
| 5 | Toto Tammuz |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | 11 |
| Omer Golan |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | |
| Yossi Shivhon |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | 11 | |
| 8 |  Papi Kimoto |
Maccabi Netanya | 10 |
| Avi Nimni |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | |
| 10 |  Ibezito Ogbonna |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9 |
| Alain Masudi |
Maccabi Netanya | 9 | |
| Michael Zandberg |
Maccabi Haifa | 9 |
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