The 1999–2000 Israeli Premier League season was the first in its history. The league had been formed to replace the former top division, Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...

, which became the country's second tier.

Before the season started Ironi Ashdod

Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.

Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. , commonly known as Ironi Ashdod, was an Israeli football club based in Ashdod. In 1999, it merged with local rivals Hapoel Ashdod to create F.C. Ashdod.-History:...

 and Liga Alef

Liga Alef

-History:League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef...

 side Hapoel Ashdod

Hapoel Ashdod F.C.

Hapoel Ashdod F.C. was an Israeli football club based in Ashdod. In 1999, it merged with local rivals Ironi Ashdod to create F.C. Ashdod.-History:...

 were merged into F.C. Ashdod

F.C. Ashdod

F.C. Ashdod is an Israeli football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unorthodox name of the team is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod...

.

The season took place from the first match on 14 August 1999 to the final match on 27 May 2000. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title, teams relegated were Hapoel Kfar Saba, Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Jerusalem.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	39	26	7	6	76	28	48	85	UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round
2	Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...	39	22	10	7	86	35	51	76	UEFA Cup Qualifying Round
3	Hapoel Petah Tikva	39	23	5	11	77	52	25	74	UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round
4	Maccabi Petah Tikva	39	18	6	15	50	47	3	60
5	Beitar Jerusalem	39	15	14	10	61	54	7	59	UEFA Cup Qualifying Round
6	Maccabi Tel Aviv	39	18	8	13	66	42	24	58	Four points deducted
7	Hapoel Haifa	39	13	18	8	53	36	17	57
8	F.C. Ashdod F.C. Ashdod F.C. Ashdod is an Israeli football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unorthodox name of the team is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod...	39	13	13	13	48	49	-1	52
9	Ironi Rishon LeZion	39	10	13	16	41	65	-24	43
10	Bnei Yehuda	39	10	11	18	53	71	-18	41
11	Maccabi Netanya	39	9	13	17	37	64	-27	40
12	Hapoel Kfar Saba	39	8	14	17	40	56	-16	38	Relegated to Liga Leumit
13	Maccabi Herzliya	39	9	8	22	33	73	-40	35
14	Hapoel Jerusalem	39	6	6	27	33	82	-49	24

Top scorers

Player	Club	Goals
Assi Tubi Assi Tubi Assi Tubi is an Israeli footballer. He was the Israeli Premier League top scorer in the 1999–2000 season with 27 goals.-External links: *...	Maccabi Petah Tikva	27
Serghei Cleşcenco Serghei Clescenco Serghei Cleşcenco is a retired Moldovan football player who holds the record for most international appearances for his country as well as the record for most goals scored in a single season by a foreigner in Israel....	Maccabi Haifa	22
Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...	Maccabi Haifa	19
Rafi Cohen Rafi Cohen (footballer) Rafi Cohen is an Israeli footballer currently playing for Beitar Haifa.-Honours:*Israeli Premier League :**2000-01, 2001–02*Toto Cup :**2002-03*Israel State Cup :**2004...	Maccabi Haifa	18
Ronen Harazi Ronen Harazi -Beitar:During his time at Beitar, Harazi attracted interest from English side Sunderland. The club was ready to place a £400,000 bid for Harazi, but the player failed a medical examination and the deal was terminated.-Loan to Haifa:...	Hapoel Tel Aviv	17
Kobi Refua Kobi Refua -External links:* at One...	Bnei Yehuda	17
Eli Abarbanel Eli Abarbanel -External links:*-References:...	Hapoel Petah Tikva	14
Amir Turgeman Amir Turgeman Amir Turgeman is a former Israeli international football player. He currently plays for Amidar/Ramat Gan. While playing for Ironi Ashdod during the 1994/95 season, Turgeman scored seventeen league goals and shared the golden boot award with Ashdod native and Maccabi Haifa striker, Haim...	Hapoel Haifa	14
Nissan Kapeta Nissan Kapeta Nissan Kapeta is a former Israeli football player.-Honours:*Israeli Second Division:**Winner : 1993–94*Israel State Cup:**Runner-up : 1996-References:...	Ironi Rishon LeZion	13
Victor Pacha	Beitar Jerusalem	13
Niv Tal	Hapoel Petah Tikva	13