2016 �17 In Israeli Football

Football in Israel
Season	2016–17
Men's football
Premier League; Women's Premier	Hapoel Be'er Sheva ; F.C. Kiryat Gat
Liga Leumit; Women's Leumit	Maccabi Netanya ; Hapoel Ra'anana
State Cup ; Women's Cup	Bnei Yehuda; ASA Tel Aviv University
Toto Cup Al	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Super Cup	Hapoel Be'er Sheva

The 2016–17 season was the 69th season of competitive football in Israel, and the 91st season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Promotion and relegation

Pre–season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Premier League	F.C. Ironi Ashdod Hapoel Ashkelon	Hapoel Acre Maccabi Netanya
Liga Leumit	Ironi Nesher Maccabi Sha'arayim	Maccabi Yavne Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Liga Alef	Tzeirei Kafr Kanna Hapoel Robi Shapira Haifa F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Dimona F.C. Tira	Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva Bnei Eilat Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon
Liga Bet	F.C. Julis Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Shimshon Tel Aviv Nordia Jerusalem Maccabi Ashdod Hapoel Kiryat Yam ^{[nb 1]} Maccabi Ironi Sderot ^{[nb 2]}	Ahi Bir al-Maksur Hapoel Bnei Maghar Ihud Bnei Baqa F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Ironi Beit Dagan Hapoel Merhavim Hapoel Rahat
Ligat Nashim (women)	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	Bnot Netanya

IFA competitions

League competitions

2016–17 Israeli Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Be'er Sheva (C, Q)	36	26	7	3	73	18	+55	85	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q)	36	22	6	8	61	28	+33	72	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Beitar Jerusalem (Q)	36	16	12	8	53	36	+17	60	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Maccabi Petah Tikva	36	15	11	10	42	34	+8	56
5	Bnei Sakhnin	36	13	9	14	32	46	−14	48
6	Maccabi Haifa	36	12	9	15	34	41	−7	45

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.^[3]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	33	10	9	14	44	48	−4	39
8	Hapoel Haifa	33	10	7	16	39	46	−7	37
9	F.C. Ashdod	33	7	15	11	22	32	−10	36
10	Hapoel Ra'anana	33	9	9	15	22	40	−18	36
11	Bnei Yehuda (Q)	33	8	11	14	26	39	−13	35	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
12	Hapoel Ashkelon	33	7	11	15	24	42	−18	32
13	Hapoel Kfar Saba (R)	33	7	10	16	23	40	−17	31	Relegation to Liga Leumit
14	Hapoel Tel Aviv^[b] (R)	33	8	14	11	29	34	−5	29	Relegation to Liga Leumit

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.^[3]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Bnei Yehuda qualified for the Europa League Second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Israel State Cup
^ Hapoel Tel Aviv were deducted nine points for entering administration.^[4]

2016–17 Ligat Nashim

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	F.C. Kiryat Gat (C)	24	18	3	3	74	17	+57	57	Qualification for the Champions League
2	F.C. Ramat HaSharon	24	15	2	7	51	18	+33	47
3	ASA Tel Aviv University	24	14	3	7	56	38	+18	45
4	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	24	14	2	8	54	32	+22	44
5	Hapoel Petah Tikva	24	10	3	11	41	26	+15	33

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Play-off.^[5]
(C) Champions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Maccabi Holon	22	10	3	9	42	52	−10	33
7	Youth Academy	22	10	2	10	43	23	+20	32
8	Bnot Netanya	22	2	1	19	13	62	−49	7
9	Bnot Sakhnin (R)	22	1	1	20	9	115	−106	4	Relegation to Liga Leumit

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Play-off.^[6]
(R) Relegated

Cup competitions

2016–17 Israel State Cup

25 May 2017

21:00

Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–0 ( a.e.t.)	Bnei Yehuda

Penalties
Alberman Rikan Kjartansson Scarione Benayoun Ben Haim I	3–4	Valskis Jovanović Buzaglo Gordana Cohen Finish

Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem

Attendance: 27,800

Referee: Eli Hachmon

2016–17 Israeli Women's Cup

18 May 2017

19:40

ASA Tel Aviv University	2–1	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
Lavi 5', 30' ( pen.)	Report	85' Twil

Municipal Stadium, Lod

Referee: Rachel Shakuri-Cohen

2016–17 Toto Cup Al

28 December 2016

20:00

Hapoel Be'er Sheva	4–1	Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
Sahar 34' ( pen.), 36' Radi 73' Barda 90'	Report	70' ( o.g.) Turjeman

Netanya Stadium, Netanya

Referee: Ziv Adler

2016 Israel Super Cup

11 August 2016

Hapoel Be'er Sheva	4–2	Maccabi Haifa
Maor Buzaglo 54', 69' Anthony Nwakaeme 84' Ben Sahar 90+4'		Nikita Rukavytsya 7' Shoval Gozlan 22'

Netanya Stadium, Netanya

International Club Competitions

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	3–2	Sheriff Tiraspol	3–2	0–0

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Olympiacos	0–1	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	0–0	0–1

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Celtic	5–4	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	5–2	0–2

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sloboda Tuzla	0–1	Beitar Jerusalem	0–0	0–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv	4–0	Gorica	3–0	1–0

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Haifa	2–2 (3–5 p)	Nõmme Kalju	1–1	1–1 ( a.e.t.)
Kairat	2–3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–1	1–2
Beitar Jerusalem	3–3 ( a)	Omonia	1–0	2–3

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2–5	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–3	1–2
Jelgava	1–4	Beitar Jerusalem	1–1	0–3

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Beitar Jerusalem	1–2	Saint-Étienne	1–2	0–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv	3–3 (4–3 p)	Hajduk Split	2–1	1–2 ( a.e.t.)

Group stage

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ZEN	AZ	MTA	DUN
1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	5	0	1	17	8	+9	15	Advance to knockout phase	—	5–0	2–0	2–1
2	AZ	6	2	2	2	6	10	−4	8	Advance to knockout phase	3–2	—	1–2	1–1
3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7		3–4	0–0	—	2–1
4	Dundalk	6	1	1	4	5	8	−3	4		1–2	0–1	1–0	—

Source: UEFA

Group K

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPP	HBS	SOU	INT
1	Sparta Prague	6	4	0	2	8	6	+2	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–0	1–0	3–1
2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8	Advance to knockout phase	0–1	—	0–0	3–2
3	Southampton	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	8		3–0	1–1	—	2–1
4	Internazionale	6	2	0	4	7	11	−4	6		2–1	0–2	1–0	—

Source: UEFA

Round of 32

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2–5	Beşiktaş	1–3	1–2

UEFA Women's Champions League

Group 6

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SFK	HaS	KHA	RIG
1	SFK 2000 (H)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Knockout phase	—	1–0	—	3–0
2	Ramat HaSharon	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6		—	—	1–0	—
3	Zhytlobud Kharkiv	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4		2–2	—	—	2–0
4	Rīgas FS	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0		—	0–4	—	—

Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

UEFA Youth League

First round (Champions Path)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Haifa	8–2	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	5–0	3–2

Second round (Champions Path)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Haifa	1–1 ( a)	Dynamo Moscow	0–0	1–1

Play-offs

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Maccabi Haifa	0–1	Borussia Dortmund

National Teams

National team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	6	5	1	0	21	3	+18	16	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2	Italy	6	5	1	0	18	4	+14	16	Possible second round^[a]
3	Albania	6	3	0	3	7	8	−1	9
4	Israel	6	3	0	3	9	12	−3	9
5	North Macedonia (E)	6	1	0	5	8	13	−5	3
6	Liechtenstein (E)	6	0	0	6	1	24	−23	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2017. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Notes:

^ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

2016–17 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
5 September 2016	2018 World Cup Qual.	Italy	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa	1–3	Ben Haim II
6 October 2016	2018 World Cup Qual.	North Macedonia	Philip II Arena, Skopje	2–1	Hemed, Ben Haim II
9 October 2016	2018 World Cup Qual.	Liechtenstein	Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem	2–1	Hemed (2)
12 November 2016	2018 World Cup Qual.	Albania	Elbasan Arena, Elbasan	3–0	Zahavi, Einbinder, Atar
24 March 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Spain	El Molinón, Gijón	1–4	Refaelov
6 June 2017	Friendly	Moldova	Netanya Stadium, Netanya	1–1	Sahar
11 June 2017	2018 World Cup Qual.	Albania	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa	0–3

Women's National Team

2017 Women's Euro qualification (group 8)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	8	7	1	0	29	2	+27	22	Final tournament
2	Austria	8	5	2	1	18	4	+14	17	Final tournament
3	Wales	8	3	2	3	13	11	+2	11
4	Kazakhstan	8	1	1	6	2	30	−28	4
5	Israel	8	0	2	6	2	17	−15	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2019 Women's World Cup qualification (preliminary round)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	3	2	1	0	9	0	+9	7	Qualifying group stage
2	Moldova	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	7	Qualifying group stage
3	Lithuania (H)	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Andorra	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

2016–17 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
15 September 2016	2017 Women's Euro qual.	Wales	Rodney Parade, Newport	0–3
19 September 2016	2017 Women's Euro qual.	Norway	Høddvoll Stadion, Ulsteinvik	0–5
6 April 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Lithuania	LFF Stadium, Vilnius	2–0	Awad, Falkon
8 April 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Andorra	LFF Stadium, Vilnius	7–0	Shahaf (2), Sofer (2), Tizón (o.g.), Rogers, Sendel
11 April 2017	2019 Women's World Cup qual.	Moldova	LFF Stadium, Vilnius	0–0

U-21 National team

2017 European U-21 qualifying round (Group 4)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	10	8	2	0	34	5	+29	26	Final tournament
2	Israel	10	6	3	1	21	4	+17	21
3	Greece	10	4	1	5	13	14	−1	13
4	Albania	10	3	3	4	11	20	−9	12
5	Hungary	10	3	3	4	19	16	+3	12
6	Liechtenstein	10	0	0	10	1	40	−39	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2016–17 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
2 September 2016	2017 U-21 Euro qual.	Portugal	Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira	0–0
6 September 2016	2017 U-21 Euro qual.	Liechtenstein	HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva	4–0	E. Peretz, M. Ohana (2), Barshazki
6 October 2016	2017 U-21 Euro qual.	Greece	Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva	4–0	Altman (2), Gozlan, D. Peretz
10 October 2016	2017 U-21 Euro qual.	Albania	Hamoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva	4–0	Gozlan, Altman, Biton, Hugi
23 March 2017	Friendly	Cyprus	AEK Arena, Larnaca	0–1^[8]^[9]
5 June 2017	Friendly	Serbia	Municipal Stadium, Lod	0–0^[10]

U-19 National team

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Qualifying round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	3	3	0	9	2	+7	9	Elite round
2	Scotland	3	2	1	2	1	+1	6	Elite round
3	Andorra (H)	3	1	2	6	6	0	3
4	Liechtenstein	3	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Elite round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Final tournament
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Israel	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
4	France (H)	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

2016–17 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
9 August 2016	Friendly	Romania	Centrul National De Fotbal, Buftea	4–0^[11]	Mahamid (2), Y. Levi, Abu Fani
11 August 2016	Friendly	Romania	Centrul National De Fotbal, Buftea	2–1^[12]^[13]	Mahamid (2)
1 September 2016	Tournament Cele	Ukraine	Stadion na Somborskoj kapiji, Subotica	1–2^[14]	Almog
2 September 2016	Tournament Cele	Hungary	Gradski Stadion, Bačka Topola	3–0^[14]	Aharon, Almog (2)
5 September 2016	Tournament Cele	Serbia	Stadion na Somborskoj kapiji, Subotica	1–3^[15]^[16]	Abu Fani
25 October 2016	2017 U-19 Euro qual. round	Andorra	Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella	3–2	Khalaila, Asefa, Mahamid
27 October 2016	2017 U-19 Euro qual. round	Liechtenstein	Centre d'Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella	5–0	Mahamid (2), Altman, Khalaila, Najjar
30 October 2016	2017 U-19 Euro qual. round	Scotland	Centre d'Entrenament FAF, Andorra la Vella	1–0	Abu Fani
14 February 2017	Friendly	Cyprus	Ketzef Stadium, Haifa	3–0	Abu Ktifan, Almog, Anas Mahamid
16 February 2017	Friendly	Cyprus	Ketzef Stadium, Haifa	2–0	Baribo, Anas Mahamid
28 February 2017	Friendly	Ukraine	National Team Complex, Shefayim	3–1	Anas Mahamid (2), Y. Levi
2 March 2017	Friendly	Ukraine	National Team Complex, Shefayim	1–0	Abu Fani
22 March 2017	2017 U-19 Euro elite round	Bulgaria	Stade municipal des Allées Jean Leroi, Blois	1–1	Abu Fani
24 March 2017	2017 U-19 Euro elite round	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Romorantin-Lanthenay	1–1	Abu Fani
27 March 2017	2017 U-19 Euro elite round	France	Stade municipal des Allées Jean Leroi, Blois	0–0

U-19 Women's National team

2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia (H)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Elite round
2	Russia	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4	Possible qualification based on ranking
3	Greece	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Israel	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

2016–17 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
8 September 2016	2017 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Russia	Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci	1–1	Cabrera
10 September 2016	2017 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Slovenia	Lendava Sports Park, Lendava	0–0
13 September 2016	2017 U-19 Women's Euro qual. round	Greece	Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci	0–1

In addition to these matches, the national team competed in the Women's League, finishing 7th, with 10 victories, 2 draws and 10 losses, scoring 43 goals and conceding 23 goals.

U-18 National team

2016–17 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
3 September 2016	Friendly	Italy	Edgeley Park, Stockport	1–4^[17]	Goldberg
5 September 2016	Friendly	England	Globe Arena, Morecambe	1–5^[18]	Nadir
8 December 2016	Friendly	South Korea	National Team Complex, Shefayim	3–0	Zamir, Almog, Ohana
13 December 2016	Winter Tournament	Germany	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	0–4
15 December 2016	Winter Tournament	South Korea	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	2–2 (4–3 p)	Shlomo, Karzev
21 March 2017	Friendly	Romania	National Team Complex, Shefayim	2–5	Shua (2)
23 March 2017	Friendly	Romania	National Team Complex, Shefayim	3–2	Hadad (3)

U-17 National team

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel (H)	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Elite round
2	Poland	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Armenia	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	Iceland	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Elite round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6	Final tournament
2	Norway	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4	Final tournament
3	Israel	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2	4
4	Russia	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

2016–17 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
17 August 2016	Friendly	Bulgaria	National Team Complex, Shefayim	1–0^[19]	Berkovic
18 August 2016	Friendly	Bulgaria	National Team Complex, Shefayim	3–0^[20]	G. Dahan, Kanaan, Kartsev
9 September 2016	Four Nations, Germany	Italy	Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt	1–1^[21]	Hen
11 September 2016	Four Nations, Germany	Netherlands	bluechip-Arena, Meuselwitz	0–2^[22]
13 November 2016	Four Nations, Germany	Germany	Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena	1–3^[23]	G. Dahan
1 November 2016	2017 U-17 Euro qual. round	Iceland	Herzliya Municipal Stadium, Herzliya	2–0	G. Dahan, Brami
3 November 2016	2017 U-17 Euro qual. round	Armenia	Herzliya Municipal Stadium, Herzliya	2–0	Strosberg, Kanaan
6 November 2016	2017 U-17 Euro qual. round	Poland	Herzliya Municipal Stadium, Herzliya	3–1	Hen (2), Kanaan
16 January 2017	Belarus Development Cup	Georgia	Football Manege, Minsk	4–0	Karzev (2), G. Dahan, Majdub
17 January 2017	Belarus Development Cup	Ukraine	Football Manege, Minsk	2–0	M. Levi, G. Dahan
19 January 2017	Belarus Development Cup	Lithuania	Football Manege, Minsk	0–0
21 January 2017	Belarus Development Cup	Belarus	Football Manege, Minsk	1–1 (4–2 p)	Karzev
22 January 2017	Belarus Development Cup	Russia	Football Manege, Minsk	0–1
21 March 2017	2017 U-17 Euro elite round	Hungary	Globall Football Park, Telki	1–0	Hen
23 March 2017	2017 U-17 Euro elite round	Norway	Városi Stadion, Dabas	0–3
26 March 2017	2017 U-17 Euro elite round	Russia	Városi Stadion, Dabas	0–0

U-17 Women's National team

2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	12	2	+10	9	Elite round
2	Switzerland	3	2	1	5	4	+1	6	Elite round
3	Slovakia	3	1	2	2	9	−7	3
4	Israel (H)	3	0	3	0	4	−4	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

2016–17 results

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]
20 September 2016	2017 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Switzerland	National Team Complex, Shefayim	0–1
22 September 2016	2017 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Denmark	National Team Complex, Shefayim	0–2
25 September 2016	2017 U-17 Women's Euro qual. round	Slovakia	National Team Complex, Shefayim	0–1

U-16 National team

2016–17 results

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
16 August 2016	Valentin Ivanov Tournament	Lithuania	Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow	2–0^[24]^[25]	Joabra, Nathaniel
18 August 2016	Valentin Ivanov Tournament	Moldova	Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow	2–1^[26]	Ovadia (2)
20 August 2016	Valentin Ivanov Tournament	Russia	Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow	2–2	Nathaniel, Ovadia
13 February 2017	Winter Tournament	Czech Republic	National Team Complex, Shefayim	5–3	Mordechai (2), Abeda, Hantsis, Ovadia
14 February 2017	Winter Tournament	Bulgaria	National Team Complex, Shefayim	6–0	Ovadia, Joabra, Balinov (o.g.), I. Dahan, Mordechai, Mawasi
16 February 2017	Winter Tournament	Russia	National Team Complex, Shefayim	1–1	Ovadia
19 April 2017	UEFA Development Tournament, Macedonia	Romania	Training Centre Petar Miloševski, Skopje	0–1
21 April 2017	UEFA Development Tournament, Macedonia	Liechtenstein	Training Centre Petar Miloševski, Skopje	4–1	Ovadia, Lugasi, Joabra, Ram
23 April 2017	UEFA Development Tournament, Macedonia	North Macedonia	Training Centre Petar Miloševski, Skopje	1–0	O. Levi

U-16 Women's National team

2016–17 results

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Result^[7]	Scorers
26 April 2017	UEFA Development Tournament, Macedonia	Romania	Training Centre Petar Miloševski, Skopje	1–0	Michaeli
28 April 2017	UEFA Development Tournament, Macedonia	Liechtenstein	Training Centre Petar Miloševski, Skopje	3–0	Porat, Rotenberg, al-Rahmi
30 April 2017	UEFA Development Tournament, Macedonia	North Macedonia	Training Centre Petar Miloševski, Skopje	3–0	E. Levi (3)

Notes

^ Hapoel Kiryat Yam (From Liga Gimel) merged with Maccabi Ironi Acre (from Liga Bet), and as consequence was promoted to Liga Bet.^[1]
^ Maccabi Ironi Sderot was promoted to fill a vacancy after Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon folded.^[2]

References

^ Hapoel Kiryat Yam Will Play in Liga Bet Issar Ravitz, 30 June 2016, Blinker (in Hebrew)
^ I Have No Idea Where the Talk Thak Jacky Ben-Zaken Helped Us Comes from 6 November 2016, Betar Nordia (in Hebrew)
^ ^a ^b "Ligat ha'AL 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer club heading for bankruptcy". The Times of Israel. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ "Championship Regulations" (PDF) (in Hebrew). IFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^ "Championship Regulations" (PDF) (in Hebrew). IFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Israel's score written first
^ The Junior Team Lost 0–1 in Cyprus 24 March 2017, IFA (in Hebrew)
^ Cyprus – Israel 1-0 (U21) 23 March 2017, CFA
^ The Junior Team Finished Its Friendly Match Against Serbia With 0:0 5 June 2017, Walla! (in Hebrew)
^ Romania-Israel 9/8/2016 IFA (in Hebrew)
^ Romania-Israel 11/8/2016 IFA (in Hebrew)
^ Israel câștigă și al doilea meci împotriva României FRF (in Romanian)
^ ^a ^b Youth A Team in Cele Tournament 2 September 2016, IFA (in Hebrew)
^ Fudbaleri Srbije (U19) osvojili 23. memorijal "Stevan Ćele Vilotić 6 September 2016, Subotica.com (in Serbian)
^ Youth Team Lost in the Tournament Cele Final 6 September 2016, IFA (in Hebrew)
^ Under-18s: Azzurrini beat Israel with Gabbia and Gori netting braces Vivo Azzuro, 4 September 2016
^ Globe-trotting display from five-star England Under-18s The FA, 5 September 2016
^ Wins for U-17 and U-16 National Teams IFA, 17 August 2016 (in Hebrew)
^ U-17 National Team Won 3:0 Against Bulgaria IFA, 18 August 2016 (in Hebrew)
^ Israel U17 – Italy U17 DFB, 9 September 2016 (in German)
^ Netherlands U17 – Israel U17 DFB, 11 September 2016 (in German)
^ Germany U17 – Israel U17 DFB, 13 September 2016 (in German)
^ Lithuania-Israel 16/8/2016 IFA (in Hebrew)
^ Израиль победил Литву RFU (in Russian)
^ U16 Team Beat Moldova 2:1 IFA, 19 August 2016 (in Hebrew)

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.53619506700719-6] Bnei Yehuda qualified for the Europa League Second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Israel State Cup

[table_note_HTA0.53619506700719-8] Hapoel Tel Aviv were deducted nine points for entering administration.^[4]

[table_note_res_WCPO0.94981855803627-11] The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

[hky-2] Hapoel Kiryat Yam (From Liga Gimel) merged with Maccabi Ironi Acre (from Liga Bet), and as consequence was promoted to Liga Bet.^[1]

[mis-4] Maccabi Ironi Sderot was promoted to fill a vacancy after Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon folded.^[2]

[1] Hapoel Kiryat Yam Will Play in Liga Bet Issar Ravitz, 30 June 2016, Blinker (in Hebrew)

[3] I Have No Idea Where the Talk Thak Jacky Ben-Zaken Helped Us Comes from 6 November 2016, Betar Nordia (in Hebrew)

[scoresway12753-5] "Ligat ha'AL 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

[7] "Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer club heading for bankruptcy". The Times of Israel. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[9] "Championship Regulations" (PDF) (in Hebrew). IFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[10] "Championship Regulations" (PDF) (in Hebrew). IFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[score-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Israel's score written first

[13] The Junior Team Lost 0–1 in Cyprus 24 March 2017, IFA (in Hebrew)

[14] Cyprus – Israel 1-0 (U21) 23 March 2017, CFA

[15] The Junior Team Finished Its Friendly Match Against Serbia With 0:0 5 June 2017, Walla! (in Hebrew)

[16] Romania-Israel 9/8/2016 IFA (in Hebrew)

[17] Romania-Israel 11/8/2016 IFA (in Hebrew)

[18] Israel câștigă și al doilea meci împotriva României FRF (in Romanian)

[celeifa-19] Youth A Team in Cele Tournament 2 September 2016, IFA (in Hebrew)

[20] Fudbaleri Srbije (U19) osvojili 23. memorijal "Stevan Ćele Vilotić 6 September 2016, Subotica.com (in Serbian)

[21] Youth Team Lost in the Tournament Cele Final 6 September 2016, IFA (in Hebrew)

[22] Under-18s: Azzurrini beat Israel with Gabbia and Gori netting braces Vivo Azzuro, 4 September 2016

[23] Globe-trotting display from five-star England Under-18s The FA, 5 September 2016

[24] Wins for U-17 and U-16 National Teams IFA, 17 August 2016 (in Hebrew)

[25] U-17 National Team Won 3:0 Against Bulgaria IFA, 18 August 2016 (in Hebrew)

[26] Israel U17 – Italy U17 DFB, 9 September 2016 (in German)

[27] Netherlands U17 – Israel U17 DFB, 11 September 2016 (in German)

[28] Germany U17 – Israel U17 DFB, 13 September 2016 (in German)

[29] Lithuania-Israel 16/8/2016 IFA (in Hebrew)

[30] Израиль победил Литву RFU (in Russian)

[31] U16 Team Beat Moldova 2:1 IFA, 19 August 2016 (in Hebrew)

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