title: 2007–08 in Israeli football
text: # 2007–08 in Israeli football
  
  The 2007–08 season was the 76th season of competitive football in Israel.
  
  ## 2007–08 Israeli Premier League
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
  | 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 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
  
  * ↑ 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
  
  List of Israeli football transfers 2007–08
  
  ## 2007–08 Liga Leumit
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promoted to Premier League |
  | 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 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
  
  ## 2007–08 State Cup
  
  2007–08 Israel State Cup Final:
  
  Beitar Jerusalem wins the 2007–08 Israeli State Cup
  
  ## 2007–08 Toto Cup Al
  
  Maccabi Haifa wins the 2007–08 Toto Cup Al.
  
  ## European Competitions
  
  ### 2007–08 UEFA Champions League
  
  Second Qualifying Round
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | F.C. Copenhagen | 2 – 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 |
  
  ### 2007–08 UEFA Cup
  
  First Qualifying Round
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | FC Santa Coloma | 1 – 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 – 0 | 0 – 4 |
  
  Second Qualifying Round
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 – 0 | AIK | 0 – 0 | 1 – 0 |
  
  Group Stage
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | — | 3–2 | — |
  | 3 | Anderlecht | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 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 | — |
  | 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
  
  Second Round
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Maccabi Haifa | 2 – 2 (p) | CF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa | 0 – 2 | 2 – 0 |
  
  ## National team
  
  | 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
  
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