2011–12 Israeli Premier League
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Maccabi Petah Tikva Freddy David End of contract 8 May 2011 7th ( 10-11 ) Marco Balbul 28 May 2011 Pre-Season
Hapoel Tel Aviv Eli Guttman End of contract 25 May 2011 2nd ( 10-11 ) Dror Kashtan 4 June 2011 Pre-Season
Bnei Yehuda Dror Kashtan End of contract 4 June 2011 4th ( 10-11 ) Yossi Abukasis 14 June 2011 Pre-Season
Beitar Jerusalem Ronny Levy Resigned 10 June 2011 11th ( 10-11 ) David Amsalem 10 June 2011 Pre-Season
Beitar Jerusalem David Amsalem Resigned 15 August 2011 Pre-Season Yuval Naim 17 August 2011 Pre-Season
Hapoel Petah Tikva Gili Landau Resigned 16 August 2011 14th ( 10-11 ) Gili Landau 17 August 2011 Pre-Season
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Nir Klinger Resigned 1 October 2011 14th Guy Levy 3 October 2011 14th
Maccabi Petah Tikva Marco Balbul Resigned 15 October 2011 9th Eyal Lahman 18 October 2011 11th
Ironi Ramat HaSharon Momi Zafran Sacked 13 November 2011 9th Meni Koretski ( caretaker ) 13 November 2011 9th
Hapoel Haifa Nitzan Shirazi Resigned 26 November 2011 14th Tal Banin 27 November 2011 14th
Ironi Ramat HaSharon Meni Koretski ( caretaker ) End of caretaker spell 5 December 2011 4th Yehoshua Feigenbaum 5 December 2011 4th
Maccabi Tel Aviv Motti Ivanir Sacked 5 December 2011 9th Nir Levine 6 December 2011 9th
Hapoel Tel Aviv Dror Kashtan Sacked 9 January 2012 3rd Ron Tziblin ( caretaker ) 9 January 2012 3rd
Hapoel Tel Aviv Ron Tziblin ( caretaker ) End of caretaker spell 11 January 2012 3rd Nitzan Shirazi 11 January 2012 3rd
Maccabi Petah Tikva Eyal Lahman Resigned 21 January 2012 12th Moshe Sinai 22 January 2012 12th
Hapoel Rishon LeZion Nissan Yehezkel Sacked 29 January 2012 15th Eyal Lahman 30 January 2012 15th
Beitar Jerusalem Yuval Naim Resigned 8 February 2012 12th Hanan Azulay ( caretaker ) 9 February 2012 12th
Beitar Jerusalem Hanan Azulay ( caretaker ) End of caretaker spell 13 February 2012 12th Eli Cohen 13 February 2012 12th
Teams -- Managerial changes
The 2011-12 Israeli Premier League was the thirteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 70th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 20 August 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012. Maccabi Haifa were the defending champions. Ironi Kiryat Shmona secured the title with a 0-0 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv on 2 April 2012. This was their first Israeli league title, This draw gave Ironi Kiryat Shmona a 16-point advantage over the second-place team Hapoel Tel Aviv with five more rounds to go.