Israeli Professional Football Leagues

What Israeli Professional Football Leagues does

The Israeli Professional Football Leagues (IPFL; מנהלת הליגות לכדורגל) is the central organizing body for professional football in Israel, established in August 2014 as a private not-for-profit company jointly owned by the country's professional football clubs. It manages two competitions — Ligat Winner (14-team top tier) and Leumit League (16-team second tier) — plus the Toto Cup domestic cup competition, operating under FIFA/UEFA authority via the Israel Football Association and holding full membership in EPFL (European Professional Football Leagues). Its digital platform at football.co.il provides match schedules, live scores, comprehensive player and team statistics (collected by third parties under Redwood International Sports supervision), video content streaming (powered by Bamboo Cloud's Panda OS infrastructure), and fan engagement tools including Google Calendar synchronization. Distribution channels span TV and streaming via the Charlton broadcasting partnership, radio franchise arrangements including Arabic-language coverage, and active social media presence across TikTok, Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

The organization does not generate conventional product revenue; instead, its business model centers on managing and commercializing four categories of rights on behalf of member clubs — broadcasting rights (headlined by the Charlton deal, valued at ~500M ILS over 4 years), advertising rights, Toto/sports betting rights, and sponsorship rights. These revenues flow primarily to member clubs, with IPFL retaining an operational budget funded through administrative arrangements. Governance is structured through an 18-member board of directors with voting rights reflecting club positions, and a 7-member executive committee. Leadership includes Chairman Erez Kalfon (concurrent Chairman of Shufersal) and an acting CEO, supported by heads of digital, marketing, media, content, finance, and operations. Record attendance exceeding 2 million fans in the 2025/26 season demonstrates substantial audience scale and a strengthening foundation for future commercial rights negotiations.

Name

Israeli Professional Football Leagues

Legal name

מנהלת הליגות לכדורגל

Website

https://football.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IPFL is a not-for-profit body that manages Israel's two professional football leagues — Ligat Winner (14 teams) and Leumit League (16 teams) — plus the Toto Cup, centralizing broadcasting, advertising, sponsorship, and Toto rights on behalf of its member clubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Football League Management

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAAAA

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Professional Sports Leagues (Domestic & International)

SECONDARYMPAKAFAD

Regional/Continental Confederations & Associations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

Keywords

• Professional football leagues
• Sports league broadcasting rights
• Football match statistics
• Sports league management
• Domestic football cup competition

Headquarters

HQ city

Barak

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Broadcasting Rights: Managing broadcasting rights for professional football leagues in Israel. In a landmark deal, Charlton group was selected to broadcast top league and national league games, described as bringing half a billion shekels to Israeli football over 4 years.
2. Advertising Rights: Managing advertising rights for the professional football leagues under its jurisdiction.
3. Toto Rights: Managing Toto (sports betting) rights and revenues associated with the leagues.
4. Sponsorship Rights: Managing sponsorship rights and commercial partnerships for league branding and marketing.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Israeli Professional Football Leagues operates the Ligat Winner top-tier professional football league (14 teams), the Leumit League second-tier (16 teams), and the Toto Cup domestic cup competition, providing scheduling, governance, and centralized commercialization of broadcasting, advertising, sponsorship, and Toto (sports betting) rights. The official football.co.il platform delivers real-time scores, comprehensive player and team statistics, video content, and calendar synchronization to Israeli football fans, broadcasters, and commercial partners.

Product overview

The Israeli Professional Football Leagues operates a platform managing two professional football leagues (Ligat Winner and Leumit League) plus the Toto Cup competition. The digital ecosystem consists of the football.co.il website providing real-time scores, comprehensive statistics, video content, and schedule management for all participating teams. The platform serves fans with match coverage, player statistics, and calendar synchronization features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ligat Winner: The top-tier professional football league in Israel (Premier League)
• Leumit League (ליגה לאומית)
• Gvia HaToto (גביע הטוטו)

Products and services

• Ligat Winner (ליגת Winner) The top-tier professional football league in Israel, featuring 14 teams competing across a regular season and upper/lower playoffs for the national championship. Managed centrally by IPFL with commercialization of broadcasting, advertising, sponsorship, and Toto rights.
• Leumit League (ליגה לאומית) Israel's second-tier professional football league (National League), featuring 16 clubs serving as the primary promotion-relegation pathway to Ligat Winner. Managed by IPFL alongside the top tier.
• Toto Cup (גביע הטוטו) Domestic cup competition featuring teams from both Ligat Winner and Leumit League, organized in separate top-tier and second-tier divisions under the state Toto (sports betting) brand.
• Official Digital Football Platform (football.co.il) The official multilingual (Hebrew/English) digital platform of Israeli professional football providing real-time match scores and round-by-round results, comprehensive player and team statistics, on-demand video highlights and goal-of-season content, news, accessibility modes, and Google Calendar / iCal synchronization of team schedules for fans.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2 million fans attended professional football matches in Israel during the 2025/26 season

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Charlton Group (קבוצת צ'רלטון)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Following a comprehensive international tender process, Charlton Group was selected to lead the broadcasting of Ligat Winner and Leumit League games. The deal, described as bringing half a billion shekels to Israeli football over 4 years, represents the largest broadcast rights agreement in Israeli football history.
• Israel Football Association (ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2014IPFL operates in close cooperation with the Israel Football Association. The organization was established by top Israeli football clubs in collaboration with the Israel Football Association in August 2014. IPFL is subordinate to FIFA and UEFA regulations through the Association and manages all professional football league activities within the framework of authorities delegated by the Association.
• EPFL (European Professional Football Leagues)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPFL is a full member of EPFL - the European body representing professional football leagues, providing international legitimacy, best practice sharing, and a network of European league peers.
• FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPFL operates under and is subordinate to the regulations and directives of FIFA as part of its governance structure through the Israel Football Association.
• UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPFL operates under and is subordinate to the regulations and directives of UEFA as part of its governance structure through the Israel Football Association.
• Toto Ltd. (Mifal HaToto)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPFL manages and distributes Toto (sports betting) revenues and rights associated with Israeli professional football leagues as part of its commercial operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• J.League: The J.League is Japan's professional football league organizer with centralized marketing, broadcasting rights, and a digital platform — comparable in league-management scope to IPFL.
• The Premier League: The English Premier League is the most directly comparable national professional football league organizing body, operating the top tier of English professional football with 20 clubs, centralized control of broadcasting and commercial rights, and selling league-level sponsorship and licensing.
• Lega Serie A: Lega Serie A organizes Italy's top professional football division with centralized broadcasting rights, sponsorship, and content distribution — the same model IPFL operates in Israel, just at a different market scale.
• Major League Soccer (MLS): MLS operates the top-tier professional soccer league in the US/Canada with a single-entity structure controlling broadcasting, sponsorship, and digital content — analogous to IPFL's centralized rights model.
• Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL): The SPFL organizes Scotland's four professional football divisions with centralized broadcasting and commercial rights — a closer-scale European peer to IPFL.
• La Liga: La Liga is the Spanish national professional football league organizer, managing top-tier Spanish football with centralized broadcasting rights sales, a sponsorship portfolio, and digital content distribution — a directly comparable league-management business model.
• K League: The K League operates South Korea's professional football divisions with a similar single governing body, centralized rights, and digital fan engagement platform — closely analogous to IPFL.
• Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL): The DFL is the organizing body of German professional football's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, with centralized rights sales and similar club-ownership governance structure to IPFL, making it a strong international parallel for a national league administration.
• Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP): The LFP runs France's top two professional football leagues, with centralized commercial rights management and digital content operations — directly comparable to IPFL's national-league administrative role.

Others

• European Leagues (EPFL): EPFL is the European umbrella body of which IPFL is a full member, representing professional football leagues to UEFA and other stakeholders — closely related as the institutional peer network for national league organizers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ipfl_football
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxjaVFauWASy0CuJfHKZeiw
• Facebookfacebook.com/IsraelProFootball
• Instagraminstagram.com/ipfl_football
• TikToktiktok.com/@israeliprofootball

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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