| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Dates: | 24 August 2019 – 7 July 2020 |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 565 |
| League Topscorer: |  Nikita Rukavytsya (22 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | 7 goals |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,071 |
| Attendance: | 1,326,615 [1] |
| Average Attendance: | 7,453 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange[2] for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season since its introduction in 1999 and the 78th season of top-tier football in Israel. The season began in August 2019 and concluded in July 2020 after a suspension of 75 days due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2018–19 season and two promoted teams from the 2018–19 Liga Leumit.
Bnei Sakhnin and Maccabi Petah Tikva were relegated to the 2019–20 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.
Sektzia Ness Ziona were promoted as the winners of the 2018–19 Liga Leumit. This marked the return of Ness Ziona to the top division after 51 years of absence.
Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted as the Runner-ups of the 2018–19 Liga Leumit. This ends the team's three years absence from the top division.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium[4] | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | ||
| F.C. Ashdod | Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium[5] | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Turner Stadium[6] | ||
| Hapoel Hadera | Hadera | Netanya Stadium[7] | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium[8] | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | HaMoshava Stadium[9] | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Ra'anana | HaMoshava Stadium | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | ||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona | Kiryat Shmona Stadium[10] | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium[11] | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Netanya Stadium[12] | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | ||
| Sektzia Ness Ziona | Ness Ziona | HaMoshava Stadium[13] |
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem |  | | | Umbro | Milenium Group | |
| Bnei Yehuda | | | | Kappa | —— | |
| F.C. Ashdod | | | | Nike | —— | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | | | Kelme | Tadiran | ||
| Hapoel Hadera | | | | Lotto | Printer Center | |
| Hapoel Haifa | | | | Diadora | Moked Hat'ama | |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Itzhak Shum | | | Macron | Advice | |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | | | | Givova | ME Group | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | | | | Macron | Arkia | |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | | | | Kappa | Ituran | |
| Maccabi Haifa | | | | Nike | Volvo | |
| Maccabi Netanya | | | | Lotto | Panorama North | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |  |  | | Fila | PenguinPickUp | |
| Sektzia Ness Ziona | | | | Diadora | Alhom |
The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.[14]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Kobi Refua | Sacked | 14 May 2019 | Pre-season | Nisso Avitan | 15 May 2019 |
| Sektzia Ness Ziona | Ofer Talsesefa | End of contract | 20 May 2019 | Amir Turgeman | 27 May 2019 | |
| Hapoel Hadera | Ron Kelar | Caretaking spell over | 26 May 2019 | Ori Guttman | 26 May 2019 | |
| F.C. Ashdod | Avi Bohbot | End of contract | 27 May 2019 | Ronny Awat and Moshe Ohayon | 27 May 2019 | |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Nir Klinger | Sacked | 4 June 2019 | Ronny Levy | 6 June 2019 | |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Messay Dego | Sacked | 20 October 2019 | 13th | Kobi Refua | 20 October 2019 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Nisso Avitan | Sacked | 5 November 2019 | 11th | Nir Klinger | 5 November 2019 |
| Hapoel Hadera | Ori Guttman | Left | 29 November 2019 | 5th | Sharon Mimer | 10 December 2019 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Meni Koretski | Left | 10 December 2019 | 13th | Nisso Avitan | 10 December 2019 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Barak Bakhar | Left | 6 January 2020 | 4th | Yossi Abukasis | 8 January 2020 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Yossi Abukasis | Signed by Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 8 January 2020 | 6th | Elisha Levy | 8 January 2020 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Ronny Awat | Stepped down to the position of Assistant Manager | 21 January 2020 | 10th | Ran Ben Shimon | 21 January 2020 |
| Sektzia Ness Ziona | Amir Turgeman | Sacked | 5 February 2020 | 14th | Lior Zeda | 15 February 2020 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Nisso Avitan | Sacked | 17 February 2020 | 14th | Gal Cohen | 17 February 2020 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Ofir Haim | Sacked | 26 February 2020 | 11th | Amir Turgeman | 27 February 2020 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Gal Cohen | Stepped down to the position of Assistant Manager | 24 May 2020 | 14th | Eyal Lahman | 24 May 2020 |
Source: http://www.football.co.il/
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 2 teams that play in the Sammy Ofer Stadium qualified 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 | |
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 | |
Due to 2 teams that play in the HaMoshava Stadium qualified 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 31 and 33.
| Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | 32nd | 33rd | |
| 10 – 11 14 – 9 12 – 8 13 – 7 | 11 – 13 7 – 12 8 – 14 9 – 10 | 9 – 11 10 – 8 14 – 7 12 – 13 | |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Rukavytsya | Maccabi Haifa | 22 |
| 2 | Ben Sahar | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 |
| 3 | Yonatan Cohen | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 |
| 4 | Omri Altman | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 11 |
| Dean David | F.C. Ashdod | ||
| 6 |  Tjaronn Chery | Maccabi Haifa | 10 |
| Omer Fadida | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| Dor Jan | Bnei Yehuda | ||
| 9 | Shlomi Azulay | Beitar Jerusalem | 9 |
 Chikeluba Ofoedu | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Eliel Peretz | Hapoel Hadera | ||
| Raz Stein | Sektzia Ness Ziona | ||
Source: (Hebrew)http://www.football.co.il/stats
