2016–17 Israeli Premier League

Hapoel Be'er Sheva won a back-to-back title, finishing 13 points ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre were relegated to the 2016–17 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.

Ashdod and Hapoel Ashkelon were promoted after finishing the 2015–16 Liga Leumit in the top two places.

All Hapoel Tel Aviv foreign players were released due to budget cuts.

Source: [2] Maccabi Haifa drew the highest average home attendance in the 2016-17 edition of the Israeli top-flight football league.