2008–09 Israeli Premier League
Third round
### Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

|Rounds

|  |
| 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd |
|3 – 12  
4 – 2  
5 – 1  
6 – 11  
7 – 10  
8 – 912 – 9  
10 – 8  
11 – 7  
1 – 6  
2 – 5  
3 – 44 – 12  
5 – 3  
6 – 2  
7 – 1  
8 – 11  
9 – 1012 – 10  
11 – 9  
1 – 8  
2 – 7  
3 – 6  
4 – 55 – 12  
6 – 4  
7 – 3  
8 – 2  
9 – 1  
10 – 1112 – 11  
1 – 10  
2 – 9  
3 – 8  
4 – 7  
5 – 66 – 12  
7 – 5  
8 – 4  
9 – 3  
10 – 2  
11 – 11 – 12  
2 – 11  
3 – 10  
4 – 9  
5 – 8  
6 – 712 – 7  
8 – 6  
9 – 5  
10 – 4  
11 – 3  
1 – 22 – 12  
3 – 1  
4 – 11  
5 – 10  
6 – 9  
7 – 812 – 8  
9 – 7  
10 – 6  
11 – 5  
1 – 4  
2 – 3


How is the ranking of teams with the same record determined?