2007–08 in Israeli football

The 2007–08 season was the 76th season of competitive football in Israel.

Football in Israel
Season2007–08
← 2006–07 Israel 2008–09 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beitar Jerusalem (C) 33 20 7 6 61 23 +38 67 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maccabi Netanya 33 16 10 7 40 24 +16 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 33 15 11 7 43 34 +9 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Bnei Sakhnin 33 15 10 8 35 29 +6 55 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
5 Maccabi Haifa 33 13 8 12 38 27 +11 47
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 33 11 8 14 43 43 0 41
7 Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 12 5 16 35 40 −5 41 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
8 F.C. Ashdod 33 11 6 16 36 52 −16 39
9 Bnei Yehuda 33 11 5 17 31 43 −12 38
10 Maccabi Petah Tikva 33 10 7 16 28 39 −11 37
11 Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) 33 9 10 14 37 54 −17 37 Relegation to Liga Leumit
12 Maccabi Herzliya (R) 33 7 9 17 32 51 −19 30
Source: The Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Beitar Jerusalem won both Israeli State Cup and the Israeli Premier League championship, then the cup-runner-up, Hapoel Tel Aviv, awarded with entry to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

Israeli Premier League Transfers 2007–08

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List of Israeli football transfers 2007–08

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 33 16 9 8 41 30 +11 57 Promoted to Premier League
2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 33 16 6 11 40 27 +13 54
3 Hapoel Haifa 33 15 7 11 36 29 +7 52
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 33 14 9 10 31 18 +13 51
5 Hapoel Bnei Lod 33 14 7 12 41 42 −1 49
6 Hapoel Ramat Gan 33 13 9 11 33 38 −5 48
7 Hapoel Ra'anana 33 11 13 9 34 31 +3 46
8 Ironi Ramat HaSharon 33 11 10 12 33 37 −4 43
9 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 33 10 11 12 37 39 −2 41
10 Hapoel Acre 33 9 10 14 29 32 −3 37
11 Ironi Rishon LeZion 33 7 16 10 31 38 −7 37 Relegated to Liga Artzit
12 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 33 5 7 21 28 53 −25 22
Source: [citation needed]

2007–08 Israel State Cup Final:

Hapoel Tel Aviv
4 – 5 (p)
0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
Beitar Jerusalem
Yigal Antebi   (pen.)
Walid Badir   (pen.)
Fábio Jr.   (pen.)
Shay Abutbul   (pen.)
Baruch Dego  
Reuven Oved  
Gal Alberman   (pen.)
Michael Zandberg   (pen.)
Idan Tal   (pen.)
Derek Boateng  
Toto Tamuz   (pen.)
Shimon Gershon   (pen.)
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Meir Levi

Beitar Jerusalem wins the 2007–08 Israeli State Cup

Maccabi Haifa wins the 2007–08 Toto Cup Al.

European Competitions

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2007–08 UEFA Champions League

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Second Qualifying Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
F.C. Copenhagen   2 – 1   Beitar Jerusalem 1 – 0 1 – 1

2007–08 UEFA Cup

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First Qualifying Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Santa Coloma   1 – 4   Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 – 0 0 – 4

Second Qualifying Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UD Leiria   1 – 0   Maccabi Netanya 0 – 0 1 – 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv   2 – 4   Kayseri Erciyesspor 1 – 1 1 – 3
NK Široki Brijeg   0 – 6   Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 – 3 0 – 3

First Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Tel Aviv   1 – 0   AIK 0 – 0 1 – 0

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GET TOT AND AAB HTA
1   Getafe 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 1–2
2   Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 1–2 3–2
3   Anderlecht 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 1–1 2–0
4   AaB 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4 1–2 1–1
5   Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3 0–2 1–3
Source: [citation needed]
25 October 2007
Anderlecht 2 – 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
8 November 2007
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur
29 November 2007
Getafe 1 – 2 Hapoel Tel Aviv
19 December 2007
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 – 3 Aalborg

2007–08 UEFA Intertoto Cup

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Second Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Haifa   2 – 2 (p)   CF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa 0 – 2 2 – 0

National team

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Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scorers
22 August 2007 Dinamo Stadium, Belarus (A)   Belarus 1 – 2 F Shimon Gershon
8 September 2007 Wembley Stadium, London (A)   England 0 – 3 ECQ --
13 October 2007 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (A)   Croatia 0 – 1 ECQ --
17 October 2007 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H)   Belarus 2 – 1 F Gal Alberman, Aviram Baruchyan
17 November 2007 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H)   Russia 2 – 1 ECQ Elyaniv Barda, Omer Golan
21 November 2007 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H)   North Macedonia 1 – 0 ECQ Elyaniv Barda
6 February 2008 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (H)   Romania 1 – 0 F Yossi Benayoun
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • ECQ = European Championship qualifier