Football league season
The 2017–18 Liga Leumit was the 19th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 76th season of second-tier football in Israel .
A total of sixteen teams were contesting in the league, including twelve sides from the 2016–17 season , the two promoted teams from 2016–17 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2016–17 Israeli Premier League .
Team changes
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre , were promoted to the 2017–18 Israeli Premier League .
Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba were relegated after finishing as the two bottom-placed clubs in the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League .
Maccabi Sha'arayim , and Hapoel Jerusalem were directly relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last two league places. They were replaced the top placed teams from each division of 2016–17 Liga Alef , Hapoel Marmorek (from South Division) and Hapoel Hadera (from North Division).
Overview
Stadia and locations
Club
Home City
Stadium
Capacity
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla Tel Aviv and Ramla Ramla Municipal Stadium 2,000
Hapoel Afula Afula Afula Illit Stadium 3,000
Hapoel Bnei Lod Lod Lod Municipal Stadium 3,000
Hapoel Hadera Hadera Afula Illit Stadium [A] 3,000
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Saba Levita Stadium 5,800
Hapoel Marmorek Rehovot Ramla Municipal Stadium [A] 2,000
Hapoel Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Green Stadium 4,000
Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500
Hapoel Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Stadium 13,370
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon Grundman Stadium 4,300
Hapoel Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Haberfeld Stadium 6,000
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv HaMoshava Stadium 11,500
Ironi Nesher Nesher Nesher Stadium 2,500
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Nazareth Ilut Stadium 4,932
Maccabi Herzliya Herzliya Herzliya Municipal Stadium 8,100
^A
Regular season
Regular season table
Source:
Liga Leumit IFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Results
Source:
Liga Leumit IFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Notes:
^ Hapoel Hadera fielded an ineligible player and the match was given to Hapoel Marmorek. The original score was 2–3 to Marmorek.[ 1]
^ Hapoel Hadera fielded an ineligible player and the match was given to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. The original score was 1–1.[ 2]
Playoffs
Top Playoff
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games )
Rounds
31st
32nd
33rd
34th
35th
36th
37th
1 – 5
1 – 2
3 – 1
1 – 4
8 – 1
1 – 6
7 – 1
Top Playoff table
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
(P) Promoted
Top Playoff results
Source:
[citation needed Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Bottom Playoff
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games )
Rounds
31st
32nd
33rd
34th
35th
36th
37th
9 – 13
9 – 10
11 – 9
9 – 12
16 – 9
9 – 14
15 – 9
Bottom Playoff table
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Bottom Playoff results
Source:
[citation needed Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.
Team \ Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Hapoel Hadera 11
6
11
13
14
11
10
9
9
10
10
8
8
10
9
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
7
6
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 16
15
15
10
8
6
4
4
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 3
4
6
8
11
8
6
5
4
5
7
6
6
7
7
8
6
6
9
8
6
5
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
7
8
6
7
5
4
4
4
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 9
9
8
9
5
7
8
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
7
6
7
8
6
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
5
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 12
7
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
6
6
8
8
8
9
7
9
9
7
4
5
6
8
8
6
5
5
6
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 9
14
10
6
6
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
11
11
13
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
5
5
6
6
5
7
5
7
7
7
7
Hapoel Afula 3
7
12
7
9
10
11
11
12
13
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
9
7
7
4
3
5
5
5
5
7
6
7
8
7
5
6
8
8
8
8
Hapoel Petah Tikva 7
12
5
4
4
4
5
7
8
8
8
10
10
8
6
7
9
10
8
9
10
10
10
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
10
10
10
9
Hapoel Bnei Lod 3
5
7
11
13
14
14
14
11
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 2
3
2
5
6
5
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
6
8
9
8
7
10
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
11
11
13
12
11
12
13
11
Hapoel Marmorek 7
9
13
14
10
13
12
12
13
11
12
12
14
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
14
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
12
11
11
12
Hapoel Ramat Gan 12
11
9
12
12
12
13
13
14
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
12
14
14
13
14
14
12
14
13
13
13
12
13
Hapoel Kfar Saba 3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
6
8
8
10
10
10
14
14
14
14
14
Maccabi Herzliya 12
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Ironi Nesher 12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Source: IFA
Source: [1] [permanent dead link ]
The 14th-placed team, Hapoel Kfar Saba, faced 2017–18 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner Ironi Tiberias in a two-legged tie. The matches took place on 25 and 29 May 2018.
Hapoel Kfar Saba won 5–3 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Ironi Tiberias remained in Liga Alef.
See also
References
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team
Clubs Stadiums Seasons
1937–1955 Liga Alef Liga Artzit Liga Leumit
