“The league will also be played without an audience”

The Premier League will end on a pre-determined date. That’s how the chief executive officer, Erez Khalfon, officially announced on Thursday, after the lengthy discussion with team leaders about the season’s premier league season, about the outbreak of the Corona virus. He added that the games would take place, even if they had to be held without an audience.

“We want to have the league as a series,” said Chalfon after the meeting. “We will conclude the league in time, so we can determine the champion, the relegation, etc. The lower playoffs and the national league in each case will be held as determined. Even if, in the event of an escalation, it is decided to hold games without an audience, we will play the league without an audience.”
Remember, the top playoffs, which were scheduled to open this Saturday, will be postponed for one week, starting with the lower playoffs next Saturday, March 14. This is due to the desire to have the games in the best possible way.

In the meantime, within the executive session held today, a number of officials feared that Israeli football would not return to play this season, due to the various restrictions. In addition, the Ministry of Health may authorize Maccabi and Tel Aviv to host more than 5,000 people at their home games, due to the large crowd capacity that can be hosted in Bloomfield and the ability to generate segregation.