2004–05 Israeli Premier League

The 2004–05 Israeli Premier League season saw Maccabi Haifa win their second consecutive title and ninth overall. It took place from the first match on 21 August 2004 to the final match on 28 May 2005.

Israeli Premier League
Season2004–05
ChampionsMaccabi Haifa
9th title
RelegatedHapoel Haifa
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Top goalscorerRoberto Colautti (19)

Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Nazareth Illit. The two teams relegated were Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Haifa (C) 33 21 8 4 66 27 +39 71 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 33 16 12 5 47 24 +23 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 F.C. Ashdod 33 15 5 13 48 44 +4 50
4 Beitar Jerusalem 33 13 8 12 46 44 +2 47 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
5 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 33 12 10 11 46 46 0 46
6 Bnei Yehuda 33 12 8 13 40 46 −6 44
7 Hapoel Petah Tikva 33 11 9 13 41 46 −5 42
8 Maccabi Tel Aviv 33 10 10 13 32 42 −10 40 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 10 9 14 30 34 −4 39
10 Bnei Sakhnin 33 10 6 17 40 51 −11 36
11 Hapoel Haifa (R) 33 9 8 16 36 44 −8 35 Relegation to Liga Leumit
12 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (R) 33 7 11 15 33 57 −24 32
Source: Table
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup.

Top goal scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Roberto Colautti Maccabi Haifa 19
2 Lior Asulin Beitar Jerusalem 15
3 Shay Holtzman F.C. Ashdod 14
4 José Duarte Hapoel Nazareth Illit 13
Idan Tal Maccabi Haifa 13
6 Shlomi Arbeitman Hapoel Petah Tikva 12
Avi Nimni Beitar Jerusalem 12
8 Ngoy Alumeida Bnei Sakhnin 10
Gustavo Boccoli Maccabi Haifa 10
Stanislav Dubrovin Maccabi Petah Tikva 10
Moshe Biton Bnei Yehuda 10

See also
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