May 17 - Israeli Premier League champions and
runners-up since the formation of the State of Israel in 1948:
Season Champions Runners-up
1949-50 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv
1951-52 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Petah Tikva
1953-54 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Petah Tikva
1954-55 - Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv
1955-56 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Petah Tikva
1956-57 - Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Petah Tikva
1957-58 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Petah Tikva
1958-59 - Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Haifa
1959-60 - Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv
1960-61 - Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Tel Aviv
1961-62 - Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Jaffa
1962-63 - Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Tel Aviv
1963-64 - Hapoel Ramat Gan Maccabi Jaffa
1964-65 - Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Petah Tikva
1965-66 - Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv
1966-68 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Petah Tikva
(Note: The 1966-67 and 67-68 seasons were combined and
played as one over 60 matches)
1968-69 - Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv
1969-70 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv
1970-71 - Maccabi Netanya Shimshon Tel Aviv
1971-72 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem
1972-73 - Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Tel Aviv
1973-74 - Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Tel Aviv
1974-75 - Hapoel Beer Sheva Hapoel Haifa
1975-76 - Hapoel Beer Sheva Beitar Jerusalem
1976-77 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Jaffa
1977-78 - Maccabi Netanya Beitar Jerusalem
1978-79 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem
1979-80 - Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Tel Aviv
1980-81 - Hapoel Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
1981-82 - Hapoel Kfar Saba Maccabi Netanya
1982-83 - Maccabi Netanya Shimshon Tel Aviv
1983-84 - Maccabi Haifa Beitar Jerusalem
1984-85 - Maccabi Haifa Beitar Jerusalem
1985-86 - Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa
1986-87 - Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
1987-88 - Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Netanya
1988-89 - Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Petah Tikva
1989-90 - Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Hapoel Petah Tikva
1990-91 - Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Petah Tikva
1991-92 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
1992-93 - Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Tel Aviv
1993-94 - Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Tel Aviv
1994-95 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa
1995-96 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa
1996-97 - Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Petah Tikva
1997-98 - Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Tel Aviv
1998-99 - Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Tel Aviv
1999-00 - Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa
2000-01 - Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Tel Aviv
2001-02 - Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Tel Aviv
2002-03 - Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa
2003-04 - Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Tel Aviv
2004-05 - Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Petah Tikva
2005-06 - Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Tel Aviv
2006-07 - Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Netanya
2007-08 - Beitar Jerusalem to be decided
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Championship titles since the formation of the league in
1932:
18-Maccabi Tel Aviv
13-Hapoel Tel Aviv
10-Maccabi Haifa
6-Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Petah Tikva
5-Maccabi Netanya
2-Hakoah Ramat Gan, Hapoel Beer Sheva
1-Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, British Police, Hapoel Haifa,
Hapoel Kfar Saba, Hapoel Ramat Gan
(Compiled by Ori Lewis; Editing by Tom Pilcher)