;Key
Palestine League (1931–1947) (light shirts) took on the
American Soccer League's all-star team at
Ebbets Field,
New York in 1947.|alt=A black-and-white photograph taken in the midst of a soccer match. A dark-haired player in a dark uniform marked "ASL" runs towards an old-fashioned leather ball in the foreground. Behind him two players in light-coloured kits can be seen. The inaugural
Palestine League title was won by
British Police, who finished the season unbeaten and also won the People's Cup to complete the country's first
double. Except for
Jerusalem-based British Police's initial victory, only clubs from
Tel Aviv won the title during the Mandate period;
Hapoel and
Maccabi Tel Aviv won five and four championships respectively. Because of
violent conflicts involving the Yishuv, the competition's scheduling was inconsistent and in some seasons no national championship was held or league competitions were abandoned. During the 1970s and 1980s, six teams won their first championships;
Maccabi Netanya took four titles between 1970 and 1980 while
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won two back-to-back in
1974–75 and
1975–76.
Hapoel Kfar Saba,
Maccabi Haifa,
Beitar Jerusalem and
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv all won their first titles during the 1980s. After Bnei Yehuda's victory in
1989–90, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem dominated the remainder of the top-flight Liga Leumit era, winning every title except the last; the
1998–99 championship was won by first-time victors
Hapoel Haifa.
Israeli Premier League (1999–present) celebrate winning the title at the end of the
2012–13 season|alt=A stand full of football supporters clad in yellow and blue, beside a pitch. When the
Israeli Premier League became the top division of Israeli football in
1999–2000, Liga Leumit became the second division. Since then, only six clubs have won the title; Hapoel Tel Aviv,
Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem. Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem are sometimes referred to as the "Big Four" of Israeli football. Having won seven titles in the league's 20 seasons, the most successful club during this period is Maccabi Haifa; during the same period Maccabi Tel Aviv have added six to their total, Hapoel Be'er Sheva added three championships, while Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv have won two championships each. Although Hapoel Tel Aviv have only finished top of the league twice since 1999—in 1999–2000 and ten years later in
2009–10—they have won the double on both occasions. This achievement was matched by Beitar Jerusalem in
2007–08. Ironi Kiryat Shmona won their first championship during the
2011–12 season, thereby becoming the first
northern title-winners. Both Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won three titles in a row. ==Performances==