2002–03 Ligat Nashim

The 2002–03 Ligat Nashim was the fifth season of women's league football under the Israeli Football Association.

Ligat Nashim
Season2002–03
Matches played79
Goals scored428 (5.42 per match)

League play was interrupted as the clubs went on strike in protest over discrimination in budget allocation and financial difficulties.[1] The matter was discussed in the Knesset's Committee on the Status of Women,[2] resulting in an agreement which allowed the completion of the 2002–03 Israeli Women's Cup and the league.

The league was won by Maccabi Holon, who had beaten Maccabi Haifa 2–1 in a play-off match.

Format changes

For this season the league was split into two regional divisions with 6 teams in each division, playing a double round-robin schedule, after which the two top teams are to meet in a play-off series. Eventually, the two top teams met for a single match to decide the championship.

League table

North division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Maccabi Haifa 11 11 0 0 88 4 +84 33
2 ASA Tel Aviv University 13 9 1 3 77 15 +62 28
3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 14 8 1 5 41 39 +2 25
4 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 13 4 0 9 10 51 −41 12
5 Ironi Holon 13 3 0 10 17 54 −37 9
6 Bnot Sakhnin 14 3 0 11 10 80 −70 9
Source:

South division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Maccabi Holon 13 13 0 0 89 2 +87 39
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 14 9 1 4 47 17 +30 28
3 Beitar Jerusalem 13 7 1 5 15 30 −15 22
4 Hapoel Marmorek 13 5 0 8 15 40 −25 15
5 Beitar Be'er Sheva 12 1 2 9 10 29 −19 5
6 Bnot Ramla 13 1 2 10 6 64 −58 5
Source:

Play-off match

Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Holon met in a single play-off match to determine the winner, Maccabi Holon winning 2–1.[3]

23 May 2003 Maccabi Holon 2–1Maccabi Haifa
Bendel
Jan 		Stein

References
  1. News Archive - Page 6 Women's Football in Israel (in Hebrew)
  2. Resolution of the Committee on the Status of Women Regarding the Future of Women's Football in Israel Women's Football in Israel (in Hebrew)
  3. Maccabi Haifa – women's team Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il (in Hebrew)
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