Following the departure of Dani Golan at the end of the previous season, the club signed the team's former player and manager Kobi Refua.

[1] The club started the season in the Toto Cup, but failed to progress beyond the group stage.

In the League, the club went off to a good start, reaching second place after 5 rounds and losing only 4 matches in the regular season, including remaining unbeaten for 10 matches, securing its place in the championship playoffs.

However, a run of 7 losses meant the club lost the third place to Beitar Jerusalem by the end of the season, and with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv winning the cup (with a penalty victory over second-placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, the club failed to reach the Europa League.

Two players, Gidi Kanyuk and Guy Melamed placed in the league's top ten scorers.