Liga Leumit 1955-56
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The 1955–56 Liga Leumit
season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title. Avraham Levi and Michael Michaelov, both of Beitar Tel Aviv were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each.
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Rehovot
were relegated automatically, whilst Maccabi Jaffa finished third from bottom and entered a promotion/relegatgion play-off with Liga Alef
champions Hakoah Tel Aviv. Jaffa won 4-1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit.
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...
season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title. Avraham Levi and Michael Michaelov, both of Beitar Tel Aviv were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each.
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Rehovot
Maccabi Rehovot F.C.
Maccabi Rehovot F.C. is an Israeli football club based in Rehovot. The club competed in the top division during the 1950s, but today plays in Liga Gimel, the sixth and lowest level of Israeli football.-History:...
were relegated automatically, whilst Maccabi Jaffa finished third from bottom and entered a promotion/relegatgion play-off with Liga Alef
Liga Alef
-History:League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef...
champions Hakoah Tel Aviv. Jaffa won 4-1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 32 |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 29 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 29 |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 25 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 39 | ||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 44 | ||
| 20 | |||||||||
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 44 | ||
| 20 | |||||||||
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 42 | ||
| 18 | |||||||||
| 10 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 48 | ||
| 17 | Promotion/relegation play-offs | ||||||||
| 11 | Maccabi Rehovot Maccabi Rehovot F.C. Maccabi Rehovot F.C. is an Israeli football club based in Rehovot. The club competed in the top division during the 1950s, but today plays in Liga Gimel, the sixth and lowest level of Israeli football.-History:... |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 64 | ||
| 13 | Relegated to Liga Alef Liga Alef -History:League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef... |
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| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 48 | ||
| 12 |