2018–19 Liga Leumit

The 2018–19 Liga Leumit was the 20th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 77th season of second-tier football in Israel.

Liga Leumit
Season2018–19
ChampionsHapoel Kfar Saba
PromotedHapoel Kfar Saba
Sektzia Nes Tziona
RelegatedHapoel Marmorek
Hapoel Iksal
Matches played288
Goals scored702 (2.44 per match)

A total of sixteen teams contested in the league, including twelve sides from the 2017–18 season, the two promoted teams from 2017–18 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2017–18 Israeli Premier League.

Changes from 2017–18 season

Team changes

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Hadera were promoted to the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League.

Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Acre were relegated after finishing as the two bottom-placed clubs in the 2017–18 Israeli Premier League.

Maccabi Herzliya, and Ironi Nesher 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 2017–18 Liga Alef, Sektzia Nes Tziona (from South Division) and Hapoel Iksal (from North Division).

Overview

Stadia and locations
Club Home City Stadium Capacity
Beitar Tel Aviv RamlaTel Aviv and RamlaRamla Municipal Stadium2,000
Hapoel AcreAcreAcre Municipal Stadium5,000
Hapoel AfulaAfulaAfula Illit Stadium3,000
Hapoel AshkelonAshkelonSala Stadium5,250
Hapoel Bnei LodLodLod Municipal Stadium3,000
Hapoel IksalIksalIlut Stadium[A]4,932
Hapoel Katamon JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium34,000
Hapoel Kfar SabaKfar SabaLevita Stadium5,800
Hapoel MarmorekRehovotRamla Municipal Stadium[A]2,000
Hapoel Nazareth IllitNazareth IllitGreen Stadium4,000
Hapoel Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium11,500
Hapoel Ramat GanRamat GanRamat Gan Stadium13,370
Hapoel Ramat HaSharonRamat HaSharonGrundman Stadium4,300
Hapoel Rishon LeZionRishon LeZionHaberfeld Stadium6,000
Maccabi Ahi NazarethNazarethIlut Stadium4,932
Sektzia Nes TzionaNes TzionaNess Ziona Stadium3,500

^A The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet league requirements.

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 30 14 12 4 42 25 +17 54 Qualification for the Promotion playoffs
2 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 30 13 9 8 40 33 +7 48
3 Sektzia Nes Tziona 30 14 5 11 48 35 +13 47
4 Hapoel Afula 30 12 11 7 38 28 +10 47
5 Hapoel Kfar Saba 30 12 8 10 41 35 +6 44
6 Hapoel Ashkelon 30 11 11 8 34 35 −1 44
7 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 30 12 7 11 40 37 +3 43
8 Hapoel Ramat Gan 30 9 12 9 35 35 0 39
9 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 30 10 9 11 33 38 −5 39 Qualification for the Relegation playoffs
10 Hapoel Acre 30 7 14 9 27 31 −4 35
11 Hapoel Petah Tikva 30 12 10 8 39 30 +9 34[lower-alpha 1]
12 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 30 8 10 12 34 43 −9 34
13 Hapoel Marmorek 30 9 6 15 29 47 −18 33
14 Hapoel Bnei Lod 30 8 8 14 31 40 −9 32
15 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 30 7 10 13 32 38 −6 31
16 Hapoel Iksal 30 7 8 15 31 44 −13 29
Source: https://www.scorespro.com/soccer/israel/liga-leumit/standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Petah Tikva had twelve points deducted for financial offences and failing to pay players wages between March and June 2018.[1][2]

Results

Matches 1–30
Home \ Away TAR HAC HAF HAS HBL HIX HKJ HKS HMR HNI HPT HRG HRS HRL MAN SNZ
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla — 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–0
Hapoel Acre 0–0 — 0–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–3 0–1 5–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2
Hapoel Afula 2–0 1–0 — 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–4 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 3–1
Hapoel Ashkelon 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 0–1 2–2 2–4 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–2
Hapoel Bnei Lod 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 5–2 1–2 1–0
Hapoel Iksal 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–1
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–3 1–3 — 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0
Hapoel Kfar Saba 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 — 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–5
Hapoel Marmorek 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 4–2 2–2 0–4 — 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 — 3–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–0
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 — 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–1
Hapoel Ramat Gan 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–4
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–2
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 4–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 — 0–2 0–1
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 3–4 3–1 0–1 — 2–2
Sektzia Nes Tziona 2–1 6–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 —
Source: Liga Leumit IFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Top Playoff table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Hapoel Kfar Saba (P) 37 18 9 10 53 38 +15 63 Promoted to Israeli Premier League
2 Sektzia Nes Tziona (P) 37 18 8 11 57 38 +19 62
3 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 37 15 16 6 48 32 +16 61
4 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 37 15 11 11 44 42 +2 56
5 Hapoel Afula 37 14 13 10 43 36 +7 55
6 Hapoel Ashkelon 37 14 12 11 46 47 −1 54
7 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 37 14 8 15 47 44 +3 50
8 Hapoel Ramat Gan 37 9 14 14 38 44 −6 41
Source:
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
Home \ Away TAR HAF HAS HKJ HKS HNI HRG SNZ
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla — — — — — 2–1 1–2
Hapoel Afula 2–1 — — 0–0 — 2–0 —
Hapoel Ashkelon 0–3 2–0 — — — — —
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 0–0 — — — 0–3 — 1–0 0–1
Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–0 — 3–1 — — — 1–0 —
Hapoel Nazareth Illit — 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 — — —
Hapoel Ramat Gan — — 1–3 — — 1–1 —
Sektzia Nes Tziona — 2–0 2–0 — 0–0 1–1 — —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom Playoff table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
9 Hapoel Bnei Lod 37 12 11 14 45 48 −3 47
10 Hapoel Petah Tikva 37 15 13 9 50 36 +14 46[lower-alpha 1]
11 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 37 12 10 15 43 49 −6 46
12 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 37 11 13 13 40 49 −9 46
13 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 37 11 12 14 41 42 −1 45
14 Hapoel Acre (O) 37 10 15 12 37 38 −1 45 Qualification for the Relegation Playoffs
15 Hapoel Marmorek (R) 37 10 7 20 35 58 −23 37 Relegated to Liga Alef
16 Hapoel Iksal (R) 37 7 10 20 35 61 −26 31
Source:
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 winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Petah Tikva had twelve points deducted for financial offences and failing to pay players wages between March and June 2018.[3][4]

Bottom Playoff results
Home \ Away HAC HBL HIX HMR HPT HRS HRL MAN
Hapoel Acre — — 4–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 — —
Hapoel Bnei Lod 2–2 — — — — 2–1 4–1 —
Hapoel Iksal — 0–0 — — 2–5 — — 1–3
Hapoel Marmorek — 1–2 2–0 — — 1–2 — —
Hapoel Petah Tikva — 0–0 — 3–0 — — 0–0 3–2
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon — — 2–0 — 0–0 — — 1–0
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 — —
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 1–0 3–4 — 1–1 — — 0–1 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Team \ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
Sektzia Nes Tziona39107566666777556756457656534332221112
Hapoel Kfar Saba5223112222322121111223232323555533321
Hapoel Nazareth Illit5856443335434443222111111111111112233
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem2111221111111212333332344242224355544
Hapoel Afula5532335443555677677565423665443444455
Hapoel Ashkelon1575754554243334565674565456666666766
Beitar Tel Aviv14106911887710666765444746777777777777677
Hapoel Ramat Gan9111313131415121212111088101310108988888888888888888
Hapoel Bnei Lod151515151412131514141414141414141414141515151515151514151515131112111099
Hapoel Petah Tikva16161616161616161616161616151515151515141414141314121110111110121012111210
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth348889710101113111213121213121313131212121111131199999991011
Hapoel Rishon LeZion9131211101110999999988811128101010101091012121212151514121312
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon579109101111117101210109911810111111111112131213131415131413141413
Hapoel Acre9344679888881112111099910999991099101011141110131114
Hapoel Marmorek9121112121312131515151515161616161616161616161616161514141314101315151515
Hapoel Iksal13141414151514141313121313111311121311121213131413141616161616161616161616

Source: IFA Source:

Leader and promotion to 2019–20 Israeli Premier League
Promotion to 2019–20 Israeli Premier League
Qualification to relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2019–20 Liga Alef

Promotion/Relegation playoff

The 14th-placed team, Hapoel Acre, faced 2018–19 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner Maccabi Herzliya in a two-legged tie. The matches took place on 26 and 29 May 2019.

Hapoel Acre4 – 3Maccabi Herzliya
Yuval Titelman  20'
Elior Seiderre (3)  43', 60', 74'		 Shivhon  3'
Assaf Levi (2)  41',  84' (p)
Referee: Ziv Adler
Maccabi Herzliya1 – 3Hapoel Acre
Amir Lavi  30' Naor Abudi (3)  45', 68', 90+4'

Hapoel Acre won 7–4 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Maccabi Herzliya remained in Liga Alef.

See also

References
  1. Hapoel Petah Tikva: Two Points Were Deducted from the Team, Doron Galant Was Suspended for a Year Walla!, 20 June 2018 (in Hebrew)
  2. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 19 June 2018 (in Hebrew)
  3. Hapoel Petah Tikva: Two Points Were Deducted from the Team, Doron Galant Was Suspended for a Year Walla!, 20 June 2018 (in Hebrew)
  4. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 19 June 2018 (in Hebrew)
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