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| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Haifa 9th title |
| Relegated | Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Top goalscorer | Roberto Colautti (19) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
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.
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.
Twelve teams took part in the 2004-05 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2003-04 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2003-04 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Haifa were promoted as champions of the 2003-04 Liga Leumit. Hapoel Nazareth Illit were promoted as runners up. Hapoel Haifa returned to the top flight after an absence of two seasons, while Hapoel Nazareth Illit made their debut in the top flight.
Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2003-04 season.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 021,600 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Bloomfield Stadium | 015,700 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | 014,002 |
| Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin[A] | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Vasermil Stadium | 013,000 |
| F.C. Ashdod | Yud-Alef Stadium | 07,800 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium | 06,800 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Green Stadium | 04,000 |
^ The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
| 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[a] |
| 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 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HBS | HHA | HNI | HPT | HTA | MHA | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnS | BnY | ASH | HBS | HHA | HNI | HPT | HTA | MHA | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | — | — | — | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | — | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | — |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | — |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Hapoel Haifa | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | — | 6–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | — | — | 1–3 | — |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–2 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–4 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–3 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Roberto Colautti
|
Maccabi Haifa | 19 |
| 2 |  Lior Asulin
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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
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Bnei Yehuda | 10 |
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