2003–04 Israeli Premier League

The 2003–04 Israeli Premier League season was held between 13 September 2003 and 22 May 2004. For the first time, there were two Israeli Arab clubs in the top division; Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Bnei Sakhnin.

Maccabi Haifa won the title, whilst Nazareth and Maccabi Netanya were relegated. Bnei Sakhnin (who qualified for Europe by winning the State Cup) became the first Arab club to spend more than a single season in the top flight.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Haifa	33	19	6	8	54	25	29	63	UEFA Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	33	16	9	8	35	22	13	57	UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round
3	Maccabi Petah Tikva	33	16	8	9	49	35	14	56	UEFA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round
4	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	33	16	7	10	48	36	12	55	UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round
5	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	13	10	10	48	37	11	49
6	Bnei Yehuda	33	12	9	12	34	42	-8	45
7	F.C. Ashdod	33	11	9	13	47	49	-2	42
8	Hapoel Petah Tikva	33	11	9	13	46	52	-6	42
9	Beitar Jerusalem	33	10	9	14	32	42	-10	39
10	Bnei Sakhnin	33	8	11	14	31	38	-7	35	UEFA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round
11	Maccabi Netanya	33	8	7	18	28	52	-24	31	Relegated to Liga Leumit
12	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	33	8	6	19	40	62	-22	271

Source: Table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated
1. Deducted 3 points.

Top goal scorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Shay Holtzman	F.C. Ashdod	16
	Ofir Haim	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	16
3	Assi Tubi	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	13
	Manor Hassan	Hapoel Petah Tikva	13
	Omer Golan	Maccabi Petah Tikva	13
6	Tomislav Erceg	Hapoel Petah Tikva	12
7	Mate Baturina	Bnei Yehuda	11
	Ibezito Ogbonna	Hapoel Tel Aviv	11
9	Lior Asulin	Bnei Sakhnin	10
	Gustavo Boccoli	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	10

See also

• 2003–04 Toto Cup Al