| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Dates: | 21 August 2010 – 21 May 2011 |
| Winners: | Maccabi Haifa 7th Premier League title 12th Israel title overall |
| League Topscorer: | Toto Tamuz (21 goals) |
| Matches: | 276 |
| Total Goals: | 737 |
| Average Attendance: | 3,939[1] |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
The 2010–11 Israeli Premier League was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011.[2] Hapoel Tel Aviv were the defending champions.[3]
Maccabi Haifa secured the title with a 2–0 win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona on 16 May 2011. This was their twelfth Israeli league title, This win gave Maccabi Haifa a 6-point advantage over the second-place team Hapoel Tel Aviv with one more round to go.
A total of sixteen teams compete in the league, including fourteen sides from the 2009–10 season and two promoted teams from the 2009–10 Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Ra'anana were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2009–10 season in the two bottom places.
Two teams were directly promoted from the 2009–10 Liga Leumit. These were champions Ironi Kiryat Shmona and the runners-up Hapoel Ashkelon.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,600 | |||
| 8,500 | |||
| 15,700 | |||
| 7,800 | |||
| 4,000 | |||
| 5,250 | |||
| 13,000 | |||
| 14,002 | |||
| 41,583 | |||
| 8,000 | |||
| 15,700 | |||
| 5,300 | |||
| 14,002 | |||
| 7,500 | |||
| 41,583 | |||
| 15,700 |
The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium was demolished. Hapoel and Maccabi Petah Tikva are hosting their home games in alternative stadia until the new Petah Tikva Stadium will be fully constructed. Both Hapoel and Maccabi chose to host its games in Ramat Gan Stadium.[4]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.C. Ashdod |  Yossi Mizrahi | Resigned | 20 May 2010[5] | 6th (09–10) | John Gregory | 20 May 2010 | Pre-Season | |
| Hapoel Haifa | Shlomi Dora | Resigned | 25 May 2010[6] | Nitzan Shirazi | 5 June 2010[7] | Pre-Season | ||
| Hapoel Acre | Yaron Hochenboim | End of contract | 27 May 2010[8] | 12th (09–10) | Eli Cohen | 28 May 2010[9] | Pre-Season | |
| Bnei Yehuda | Guy Luzon | End of contract | 31 May 2010[10] | 4th (09–10) | Dror Kashtan | 31 May 2010[11] | Pre-Season | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Vico Haddad | End of contract | 31 May 2010[12] | 9th (09–10) | Nir Klinger | 31 May 2010[13] | Pre-Season | |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Uri Malmilian | End of contract | 31 May 2010[14] | Liga Leumit 2nd (09–10) | Guy Azouri | 14 June 2010[15] | Pre-Season | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Nir Levine | End of contract | 31 May 2010 | 3rd (09–10) | Yossi Mizrahi | 10 June 2010[16] | Pre-Season | |
| Beitar Jerusalem | David Amsalem | Stepped down to assistant manager | 11 June 2010[17] | 5th (09–10) | Uri Malmilian | 11 June 2010 | Pre-Season | |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Yuval Naim | Resigned | 29 June 2010[18] | 14th (09–10) | Shlomi Dora | 1 July 2010[19] | Pre-Season | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Marco Balbul | Resigned | 29 June 2010[20] | 7th (09–10) | Yuval Naim | 1 July 2010[21] | Pre-Season | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Yuval Naim | Sacked | 11 August 2010[22] | Pre-Season | Haim Levy | 14 August 2010[23] | Pre-Season | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | Haim Levy | Sacked | 27 September 2010[24] | 16th | Slobodan Drapić | 27 September 2010 | 16th | |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Eli Mahpud | Sacked | 16 October 2010[25] | 14th | Yuval Naim | 16 October 2010 | 14th | |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Shlomi Dora | Sacked | 15 November 2010[26] | 16th | Tzvika Tzemah | 15 November 2010 | 16th | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Yossi Mizrahi | Resigned | 4 January 2011[27] | 3rd | Itzik Ovadia (caretaker) | 4 January 2011 | 3rd | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Itzik Ovadia (caretaker) | Resigned | 10 January 2011[28] | 3rd | Motti Ivanir | 10 January 2011[29] | 3rd | |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tzvika Tzemah | Resigned | 15 January 2011[30] | 16th | Itzik Baruch (caretaker) | 15 January 2011[31] | 16th | |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Uri Malmilian | Resigned | 17 January 2011[32] | 12th | Ronny Levy | 17 January 2011[33] | 12th | |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Itzik Baruch (caretaker) | End of tenure as caretaker | 3 February 2011[34] | 16th | Yaron Hochenboim | 3 February 2011 | 16th | |
| Sacked | 15 March 2011[35] | 15th | 15 March 2011 | 15th | ||||
| Bnei Sakhnin | Slobodan Drapić | Resigned | 4 April 2011[36] | 15th | Shlomi Dora | 4 April 2011 | 15th | |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Yuval Naim | Sacked | 13 April 2011[37] [38] | 13th | Itzik Shaki (caretaker) | 13 April 2011 | 13th | |
| F.C. Ashdod | John Gregory | Resigned | 18 April 2011[39] | 13th | Yossi Mizrahi | 18 April 2011 | 13th | |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Itzik Shaki (caretaker) | End of tenure as caretaker | 1 May 2011[40] | 13th | Gili Landau | 1 May 2011 | 13th |
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):
| Rounds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | |
| 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 | |
| 7 – 10 8 – 9 | 7 – 8 10 – 9 | 8 – 10 9 – 7 | |||
| 11 – 16 12 – 15 13 – 14 | 11 – 12 15 – 13 16 – 14 | 12 – 16 13 – 11 14 – 15 | 11 – 14 12 – 13 16 – 15 | 13 – 16 14 – 12 15 – 11 | |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Maccabi Haifa started with 35 points, Hapoel Tel Aviv with 33, Maccabi Tel Aviv with 25, Ironi Kiryat Shmona with 24, Bnei Yehuda with 24 and Maccabi Netanya started with 22.
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Haifa started with 22 points, Maccabi Petah Tikva with 21, Hapoel Acre with 21 and Hapoel Be'er Sheva started with 19.
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Beitar Jerusalem started with 19 points, Hapoel Petah Tikva with 17, F.C. Ashdod with 17, Hapoel Ashkelon with 13, Bnei Sakhnin with 13 and Hapoel Ramat Gan started with 4.
The 14th-placed team, Hapoel Petah Tikva faced the 3rd-placed Liga Leumit team Hapoel Kfar Saba. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League. The matches took place on 24 and 27 May 2011.
----Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | ||
| 2 | Hapoel Haifa | 18 | ||
| Eliran Atar | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18 | ||
| 4 | F.C. Ashdod | 17 | ||
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | |||
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 15 | ||
| 8 | Roei Dayan | Hapoel Acre | 14 | |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 14 | |||
| 10 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | ||
| Total | 737 | |||
| Average per game | ||||
Mahmoud Abbas for Hapoel Ashkelon against Hapoel Petah Tikva, 37th minute (21 August 2010)[41] Wiyam Amashe for Ironi Kiryat Shmona against Hapoel Tel Aviv (25 September 2010)[46] Ohad Kadousi for Hapoel Petah Tikva against Maccabi Netanya (22 January 2011)[47] Dovev Gabay for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against F.C. Ashdod (5 February 2011) Adir Tubul for Hapoel Ashkelon against Hapoel Petah Tikva, 31st minute (21 August 2010) Rubil Sarsour for Maccabi Petah Tikva against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, 74th minute (23 August 2010)[48]