2012–13 West Bank Premier League

West Bank Premier League
Season 2012–13
Champions Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
1st title
Relegated Jenin
Hilal Areeha
Matches played 54
Goals scored 139 (2.57 per match)
Biggest home win Jabal Al Mukaber 5–0 Hilal Areeha
Jabal Al Mukaber 5–0 Ahli Al-Khaleel
Biggest away win Hilal Areeha 0–5 Hilal Al-Quds
Highest scoring Islami Qalqilya 3–5 Shabab Al-Khaleel
Shabab Al-Thahriyeh 6–2 Hilal Areeha

The 2012–13 West Bank Premier League was the 10th season of the top division in the West Bank, Palestine, and the 5th since the league became a yearly competition in 2008. It started on 31 August 2012 and finished on 4 May 2013.[1] The defending champions are Hilal Al-Quds, who won their first title last season.

Teams

This season, the league has expanded from 10 to 12 teams. As a result, 4 teams (Ahli Al-Khaleel, Hilal Areeha, Islami Qalqilya and Jenin) were promoted from the West Bank First League while only 2 teams (Thaqafi Tulkarem and Markaz Tulkarem) were relegated.

Final standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Shabab Al-Dhahiriya (C) (Q) 22 16 3 3 45 20 +25 51 2014 AFC Cup
2 Hilal Al-Quds 22 12 7 3 33 16 +17 43
3 Shabab Al-Khaleel 22 12 6 4 38 17 +21 42
4 Jabal Al Mukaber 22 9 8 5 31 18 +13 35
5 Merkaz Balata 22 9 5 8 35 34 +1 32
6 Ahli Al-Khaleel 22 6 10 6 35 38 3 28
7 Wadi Al-Nes 22 6 7 9 29 32 3 25
8 Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari 22 6 6 10 27 28 1 24
9 Islami Qalqilya 22 6 4 12 30 35 5 22
10 Al-Bireh Institute 22 4 9 9 25 36 11 21
11 Hilal Areeha (R) 22 5 5 12 27 56 29 20 2013-14 West Bank First League
12 Jenin (R) 22 4 4 14 25 50 25 16

Updated to games played on 19 February 2013.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

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