| Country: | Israel |
| Confed: | UEFA |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Relegation: | Israeli Noar Leumit League |
| Levels: | 1 (for youth leagues) |
| Domest Cup: | Israel Youth State Cup |
| Most Successful Club: | Maccabi Haifa (10 titles) |
| Champions: | Maccabi Petah Tikva (2) |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Website: | http://football.org.il |
| Current: | 2023–24 Israeli Noar Premier League |
The Israeli Noar Premier League (Hebrew: ליגת העל לנוער, Ligat Ha'al LeNoar, lit. Youth Super League) is the top division in the Israeli football league system for teenagers between the ages 18–20. From 1994 to 2011, it was called Israeli Noar Leumit League. The league is a continuation of the previous youth league system, established in 1941.
A youth football league was established during the British mandate in 1941, and was played for three seasons. The league resumed for the 1947–48 season, during which the state of Israel was established, and the league was partly finished afterwards.[1]
Following the establishment of Israel, the league was reorganized, and was divided into regional divisions, with the champions of each division playing a championship play-off to determine the nationwide champions. In 1982, the IFA decided to form a nationwide division, at the top of the league system, called Liga Leumit (similar to the seniors' top division).[2] In 1994, the IFA re-established the league as the Liga Illit (Hebrew: ליגה עילית, lit. Super League).
Teams are limited to two foreign players per team. Special circumstances such as Druze players from the Golan with no citizenship, such as Weaam Amasha. Another case includes that of Toto Tamuz, who did not have full Israeli citizenship, do not count against the foreign player limit.
| Season | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence | ||
| 1941–42 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1943–44 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1944–45 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| 1947–48 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| Regional Leagues | ||
| 1954–55 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1955–56 | Hapoel Haifa | |
| 1956–57 | Hapoel Jerusalem | |
| 1957–58 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1958–59 | Gadna Oded Gadna Yehuda Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 | |
| 1959–60 | Gadna Yehuda | |
| 1960–61 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1961–62 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1962–63 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1963–64 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1964–65 | Gadna Yehuda | |
| 1965–66 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| 1966–67 | Maccabi Netanya | |
| 1967–68 | Maccabi Netanya | |
| 1968–69 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| 1969–70 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | |
| 1970–71 | Maccabi Netanya | |
| 1971–72 | ||
| 1972–73 | Maccabi Netanya | |
| 1973–74 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| 1974–75 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| 1975–76 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| 1976–77 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | |
| 1977–78 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| 1978–79 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| 1979–80 | Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Petah Tikva Beitar Jerusalem 1 | |
| 1980–81 | Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem 1 | |
| 1981–82 | Hapoel Jerusalem | |
| Season | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Liga Illit | ||
| 1982–83 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1983–84 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| 1984–85 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| 1985–86 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
| 1986–87 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| 1987–88 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1988–89 | Bnei Yehuda | |
| 1989–90 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| 1990–91 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| 1991–92 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1992–93 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1993–94 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | |
| Israeli Leumit Noar League | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Gadna Tel Aviv Yehuda | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Israeli Premier Noar League | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2017–18 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Maccabi Haifa[3] | ||
1 No playoff was played.
| Rank | Club | Titles | Winning seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23 | ||
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 | 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014-15, 2017-18 | ||
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 2006–07, 2007–08 | ||
| align="center" | - | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2 | 2018-19, 2023-24 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 1 | 1994–95 | ||
| align="center" | - | 1 | 1997–98 | ||
| align="center" | - | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1 | 1999–2000 | |
| align="center" | - | Hapoel Haifa | 1 | 2005–06 | |
| align="center" | - | MS Ashdod | 1 | 2021-22 |