2010–11 Liga Alef

The 2010–11 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Umm al-Fahm (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Jerusalem (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.

At the bottom, the bottom two clubs in each division, Maccabi Kafr Qara, Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo (from North division), Hapoel Tzafririm Holon and Shimshon Bnei Tayibe (from South division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst the two clubs ranked in 14th place in each division, Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm and Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, and both relegated to Liga Bet after losing the play-offs.

Changes from last season

Format changes

  • The clubs placed 2nd to 5th in each division would participate in a promotion play-offs, a knockout tournament. In the first round, in each division the 2nd placed club would play the 5th placed club and the 3rd placed club would play the 4th placed club. In the second round, the two first round winners would play each other. In the first two rounds the higher ranked club would have home advantage. In the third round both divisional play-off winner would play each other in a neutral venue for a place in a promotion/relegation play-off against the 14th placed club in Liga Leumit, which would be played over two home and away matches.

Team changes

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Umm al-Fahm 30 22 6 2 62 13 +49 72 Promoted to Liga Leumit
2 Hapoel Asi Gilboa 30 17 8 5 52 24 +28 59 Promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata 30 17 8 5 48 27 +21 59
4 Hapoel Afula 30 17 5 8 54 25 +29 56
5 Ironi Tiberias 30 13 12 5 41 26 +15 51
6 F.C. Karmiel Safed 30 12 7 11 37 34 +3 43
7 Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel 30 12 6 12 38 38 0 42
8 Hapoel Hadera 30 11 7 12 48 46 +2 40
9 Maccabi Tzur Shalom 30 11 7 12 36 41 −5 40
10 Maccabi Tamra 30 8 11 11 40 38 +2 35
11 Ahi Acre 30 8 6 16 30 38 −8 30
12 Maccabi Kafr Kanna 30 6 11 13 25 39 −14 29
13 Hapoel Kafr Kanna 30 5 14 11 25 47 −22 29
14 Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm 30 7 7 16 20 45 −25 28 Relegation play-offs
15 Maccabi Kafr Qara 30 6 5 19 24 67 −43 23 Relegated to Liga Bet
16 Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo 30 5 6 19 29 61 −32 21
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Jerusalem 30 21 6 3 56 18 +38 69 Promoted to Liga Leumit
2 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 30 18 4 8 39 29 +10 58 Promotion play-offs
3 Bnei Eilat 30 16 8 6 45 31 +14 56
4 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 30 13 11 6 36 21 +15 50
5 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 30 14 7 9 51 38 +13 49
6 Maccabi Ironi Netivot 30 14 7 9 44 34 +10 49
7 Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona 30 12 9 9 37 23 +14 45
8 Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva 30 9 12 9 27 30 −3 39
9 Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen 30 9 11 10 32 24 +8 38
10 Maccabi Yavne 30 9 9 12 45 47 −2 36
11 Hapoel Arad 30 8 10 12 31 43 −12 34
12 Hapoel Marmorek 30 8 8 14 20 35 −15 32
13 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 30 7 10 13 23 47 −24 31
14 Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda 30 7 4 19 29 54 −25 25 Relegation play-offs
15 Tzafririm Holon 30 4 12 14 21 38 −17 24 Relegated to Liga Bet
16 Shimshon Bnei Tayibe 30 5 4 21 14 38 −24 19
Source: [citation needed]

Promotion play-offs

First round

Second and third placed clubs played single match at home against the fourth and fifth placed clubs in their respective regional division.

Hapoel Asi Gilboa4 – 1Ironi Tiberias
Ambrose 20' 29'
Swisa 42'
Dar 55'		 Report (in Hebrew) Amar 46'
Referee: Nir Amar
Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata0 – 1 (a.e.t.)Hapoel Afula
Report (in Hebrew) Shaut 115'
Referee: Erez Papir
Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi2 – 0Hapoel Kfar Shalem
Asau 3'
Va'aknin 89'		 Report (in Hebrew)
Bnei Eilat2 – 3Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa
Malka 15' 86' Report (in Hebrew) Molcho 38'
Tzemah 72'(p) David 90+3'

Hapoel Asi Gilboa and Hapoel Afula (from North division) and Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi and Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa (from South division) advanced to the second round.

Second round

The winners of the first round played single match at home of the higher ranked club (from each regional division).

Hapoel Asi Gilboa1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
5-4 (pen.)		Hapoel Afula
Deri 32' Report (in Hebrew) Schwartzman 86 (p)'
Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi1 – 3Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa
Asau 30' Report (in Hebrew) Cohen Tzedek 45'
Berkovich 48'
Farij 85'
Referee: Meir Levi

Hapoel Asi Gilboa and Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa advanced to the third round.

Third round

Hapoel Asi Gilboa and Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa faced each other for a single match in neutral venue. the winner advanced to the fourth round against the 14th placed club in Liga Leumit.

Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa3 – 1Hapoel Asi Gilboa
Cohen Tzedek 52'
David 87'
Hatari 90'		 Report (in Hebrew) Danan 40'
Referee: Moshe Bohbot

Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa advanced to the fourth round.

Fourth round

Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa faced the 14th placed in 2010–11 Liga Leumit Hakoah Ramat Gan. the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 26 and 31, 2011.

Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa1 – 2Hakoah Ramat Gan
Malka 83' Report Shmaya 4'
Saloniki 25'
Hakoah Ramat Gan1 – 1Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa
Reps 2' Report Hatari 90+5'
Referee: Ziv Adler

Hakoah Ramat Gan won 3–2 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa remained in Liga Alef.

Relegation play-offs

North play-off

The 14th placed club in Liga Alef North, Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm, faced the Liga Bet play-offs winner, F.C. Givat Olga. the winner earned a spot in the 2011–12 Liga Alef.

F.C. Givat Olga3 – 2Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm
Janah 32' 48' 73' Report (in Hebrew) Agbaria 70'
Mehajna 80'
Referee: Guy Berger

Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm relegated to Liga Bet.

South play-off

The 14th placed club in Liga Alef South, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda, faced the Liga Bet play-offs winner, Ortodoxim Lod. the winner earned a spot in the 2011–12 Liga Alef.

Ortodoxim Lod3 – 0Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda
Asulin 27' 89'
Abukasis 65'		 Report (in Hebrew)
Referee: Asaf Kenan

Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda relegated to Liga Bet.

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