1997–98 Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit
Season1997 (1997)–98
ChampionsBeitar Jerusalem
4th title
RelegatedHapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Ashkelon
Champions LeagueBeitar Jerusalem
UEFA CupHapoel Tel Aviv
Intertoto CupHapoel Haifa
Cup Winners' CupMaccabi Haifa
Matches played240
Goals scored650 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerAlon Mizrahi (18)

The 1997–98 Liga Leumit season began on 2 August 1997 and ended on 9 May 1998, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.

That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The two teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit were: Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Two team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Ashkelon and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod. The two teams relegated were: Hapoel Tayibe and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beitar Jerusalem (C) 30 20 9 1 71 33 +38 69 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 30 21 5 4 44 16 +28 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Hapoel Haifa 30 17 9 4 59 27 +32 60 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
4 Maccabi Haifa 30 15 7 8 49 34 +15 52 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[a]
5 Hapoel Petah Tikva 30 12 6 12 41 41 0 42
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 10 9 11 42 35 +7 39
7 Hapoel Kfar Saba 30 10 8 12 39 39 0 38
8 Maccabi Herzliya 30 9 9 12 37 40 −3 36
9 Maccabi Petah Tikva 30 8 12 10 27 31 −4 36
10 Ironi Rishon LeZion 30 10 6 14 42 52 −10 36
11 Hapoel Jerusalem 30 8 10 12 35 45 −10 34
12 Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 30 8 9 13 39 57 −18 33
13 Hapoel Beit She'an 30 8 7 15 35 51 −16 31
14 Bnei Yehuda 30 8 7 15 26 42 −16 31
15 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (R) 30 7 9 14 38 57 −19 30 Relegation to Liga Artzit
16 Hapoel Ashkelon[b] (R) 30 5 6 19 26 50 −24 19
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Maccabi Haifa won the Israeli State Cup and was awarded with entry to the Cup Winner's Cup.
  2. ^ Deducted 2 points.

Results

Home \ Away BEI BnY HAS HBS BTS HHA HJE HKS HPT HTA IRZ MHA MHE MIA MPT MTA
Beitar Jerusalem — 3–1 5–1 7–2 5–2 0–0 2–1 4–3 4–2 2–1 4–2 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1
Bnei Yehuda 0–1 — 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–3 1–4 0–4 2–0
Hapoel Ashkelon 1–2 0–0 — 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–5 2–0 3–1 — 3–0 4–5 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–4 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Hapoel Beit She'an 2–3 2–0 1–3 2–0 — 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–1
Hapoel Haifa 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 5–2 — 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–1
Hapoel Jerusalem 1–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1
Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–2 — 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–2 0–2 3–2 1–0 — 0–1 2–2 1–4 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 — 6–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–0
Ironi Rishon LeZion 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 — 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–1
Maccabi Haifa 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 4–1 2–4 2–1 0–4 2–1 0–1 5–3 — 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–0
Maccabi Herzliya 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 — 0–1 1–0 2–1
Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 0–4 1–2 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 4–2 1–4 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 — 2–3 1–2
Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 0–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 7–1 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Israel Alon Mizrahi Maccabi Haifa 18
2 Israel Ofer Shitrit Hapoel Tel Aviv 17
3 Hungary István Sallói Beitar Jerusalem 16
4 Israel Yossi Benayoun Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15
Hungary István Pisont Beitar Jerusalem 15
6 Israel Eli Driks Maccabi Tel Aviv 14
7 Israel Assi Tubi Hapoel Jerusalem 13
8 Israel Motti Kakoun Hapoel Petah Tikva 12
Israel Nir Sevilia Beitar Jerusalem 12
10 Israel Liron Basis Hapoel Haifa 11

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