1986–87 Liga Alef

The 1986–87 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Hadera (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Bat Yam (champions of the South Division) win their regional divisions, and qualify for promotion play-offs against the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Artzit, Hapoel Marmorek and Hapoel Ramat Gan. Hapoel Bat Yam were the only promoted club from Liga Alef to Liga Artzit.

At the end of the season, Liga Alef expanded from 14 to 16 clubs in each division, due to the reduction from 16 to 14 clubs in both Liga Leumit and Liga Artzit.[1]

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Hadera 26 13 8 5 35 14 +21 34 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 11 10 5 29 20 +9 32
3 Maccabi Tamra 26 7 16 3 20 13 +7 30
4 Beitar Haifa 26 9 10 7 28 23 +5 28
5 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 26 8 12 6 21 21 0 28
6 Hapoel Kiryat Ata 26 8 11 7 28 24 +4 27
7 Hapoel Tira 26 8 11 7 27 26 +1 27
8 Hapoel Bnei Tamra 26 8 9 9 34 34 0 24[a]
9 Maccabi Afula 26 8 8 10 16 22 −6 24
10 Hapoel Tayibe 26 7 10 9 21 32 −11 24
11 Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel 26 5 14 7 30 32 −2 23[b]
12 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 26 4 14 8 19 22 −3 22
13 Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba 26 4 13 9 26 32 −6 21 Relegated to Liga Bet
14 Maccabi Or Akiva 26 3 11 12 16 35 −19 17
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted?
  2. ^ 1 point deducted?

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Bat Yam 26 12 12 2 23 11 +12 36 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 26 13 6 7 27 15 +12 32
3 Hapoel Azor 26 10 11 5 34 24 +10 31
4 Hapoel Ashkelon 26 10 10 6 21 15 +6 30
5 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 26 10 8 8 38 25 +13 28
6 Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi 26 7 14 5 18 19 −1 28
7 Hapoel Ramla 26 9 9 8 27 24 +3 27
8 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 26 7 13 6 18 16 +2 27
9 Hapoel Beit Shemesh 26 7 9 10 26 30 −4 23
10 Maccabi Lazarus Holon 26 7 9 10 24 29 −5 23
11 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 26 6 11 9 23 29 −6 23
12 Hapoel Or Yehuda 26 3 15 8 15 21 −6 21
13 Beitar Be'er Sheva 26 5 8 13 21 43 −22 17[a] Relegated to Liga Bet
14 Hapoel Yeruham 26 4 9 13 24 38 −14 16[b]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted?
  2. ^ 1 point deducted?

Promotion play-offs

A promotion-relegation play-off between the Liga Alef regional winners, Maccabi Hadera and Hapoel Bat Yam and the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Artzit, Hapoel Marmorek and Hapoel Ramat Gan. Each club played the other three once.

Hapoel Marmorek1 – 3Hapoel Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan Stadium
Maccabi Hadera1 – 3Hapoel Bat Yam
Ramat Gan Stadium
Hapoel Marmorek2 – 2Maccabi Hadera
Ramat Gan Stadium
Hapoel Ramat Gan0 – 0Hapoel Bat Yam
Ramat Gan Stadium
Hapoel Marmorek1 – 2Hapoel Bat Yam
Ramat Gan Stadium
Hapoel Ramat Gan0 – 1Maccabi Hadera
Ramat Gan Stadium
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Bat Yam 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Promoted to Liga Artzit
2 Hapoel Ramat Gan 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3 Remained in Liga Artzit
3 Maccabi Hadera 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3 Remained in Liga Alef
4 Hapoel Marmorek 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 Relegated to Liga Alef
Source: [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ 3 Teams Will Be Relegated from the Leumit and Only One Team Will Advance from the Artzit[permanent dead link‍] Ma'ariv, 2 September 1986, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)