Liga Leumit 1959-60
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The 1959–60 Liga Leumit
season took place between September 1959 and June 1960. Hapoel Petah Tikva won their second consecutive title, whilst Hapoel Ramat Gan were relegated. Rafi Levi
of Maccabi Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 19 goals.
The league used two points for a win and one for a draw.
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 took place between September 1959 and June 1960. Hapoel Petah Tikva won their second consecutive title, whilst Hapoel Ramat Gan were relegated. Rafi Levi
Rafi Levi
Rafi Levi is an Israeli footballer, who played most of his career in Maccabi Tel Aviv.Levi won twice the Season Top Scorer award. First time in the 1957–58 season with 19 goals and for the second time during the 1959–60 season with 15 goals...
of Maccabi Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 19 goals.
The league used two points for a win and one for a draw.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 29 | 36 | 31 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 26 |
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 25 |
| 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 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 51 | ||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 47 | ||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 38 | ||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 10 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | ||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 11 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 36 | ||
| 16 | |||||||||
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 50 | ||
| 16 | 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... |