Liga Leumit























































Liga Leumit

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Liga Leumit logo

Founded 1955; 63 years ago (1955)
Country
Israel Israel
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 2

Promotion to
Premier League

Relegation to
Liga Alef
Domestic cup(s)
State Cup
Toto Cup (Leumit)
Current champions
Hapoel Tel Aviv
(2016–17)
TV partners Sport 5
Website football.org.il

2017–18 Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit (Hebrew: .mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-size:1.15em;font-family:"Ezra SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey David CLM","Taamey Frank CLM","Frank Ruehl CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple CLM","Nachlieli","SBL BibLit","SBL Hebrew",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans}ליגה לאומית‬, lit. National League) is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.




Contents






  • 1 Structure


  • 2 Broadcast Rights


    • 2.1 Television




  • 3 History


  • 4 Past seasons Champions


    • 4.1 Current Liga Leumit clubs (2018–19)




  • 5 External links





Structure


There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-placed teams are relegated to Liga Alef while the two highest-placed teams from Liga Alef are promoted in their place. The two highest-placed Liga Leumit teams are promoted to the Israeli Premier League while the bottom two teams from Israeli Premier League are relegated in their place.


The participating clubs were first play a conventional round-robin schedule for a total of 30 matches, with all points accumulated by the clubs are halved.


Following this, the top eight teams will first play in a promotion playoff. To determine the promoted teams. and the eight clubs play a single round-robin schedule.


The Israeli State Cup winners qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


In addition, the bottom eight teams play out to avoid two relegation spots.



Broadcast Rights



Television


Since the 2010–11 season, One match is broadcast live on Sport +5 LIVE channel on Friday or Saturday afternoons. The rest of the matches has no TV cover.



History


Liga Leumit came into existence at the start of the 1955–56 season, replacing Liga Alef as the top division in Israeli football. However, it was usurped as the top flight in the 1999–2000 season, when it was replaced by the Premier League. Since then it has operated as the second tier in the Israeli football league system.



Past seasons Champions



























































































































Season
Winner
Also promoted
Relegated
1999–2000 Tzafririm Holon
Hapoel Ashkelon
2000–01 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata
2001–02 Hapoel Kfar Saba Bnei Yehuda
Hakoah Ramat Gan, Hapoel Beit She'an
2002–03 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Bnei Sakhnin
Beitar Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Kafr Kanna
2003–04 Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Nazareth Illit
Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2004–05 Hapoel Kfar Saba Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, Tzafririm Holon
2005–06 Maccabi Herzliya Hakoakh Amidar Ramat Gan
Ironi Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Be'er Sheva
2006–07 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Bnei Sakhnin
Hapoel Ashkelon, Hapoel Jerusalem
2007–08 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Petah Tikva
Ironi Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Nazareth Illit
2008–09 Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Acre, Hapoel Be'er Sheva,
Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Ra'anana,
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth

Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata
2009–10 Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Marmorek
2010–11 Ironi Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Ironi Jatt, Ahva Arraba
2011–12 Hapoel Ramat Gan no one
Ironi Bat Yam, Hapoel Herzliya, Maccabi Be'er Sheva
2012–13 Maccabi Petah Tikva Hapoel Ra'anana
Sektzia Nes Tziona, Hapoel Kfar Saba
2013–14 Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Petah Tikva
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem, Hapoel Ashkelon, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm
2014–15 Bnei Yehuda Hapoel Kfar Saba
Ironi Tiberias, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
2015-16 Ironi Ashdod Hapoel Ashkelon
Maccabi Yavne, Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016-17 Maccabi Netanya Hapoel Acre
Maccabi Sha'arayim, Hapoel Jerusalem
2017-18 Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Hadera
Maccabi Herzliya, Ironi Nesher


Current Liga Leumit clubs (2018–19)



  • Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla

  • Hapoel Acre

  • Hapoel Afula

  • Hapoel Ashkelon

  • Hapoel Bnei Lod

  • Hapoel Iksal

  • Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem

  • Hapoel Kfar Saba

  • Hapoel Marmorek

  • Hapoel Nazareth Illit

  • Hapoel Petah Tikva

  • Hapoel Ramat Gan

  • Hapoel Ramat HaSharon

  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion

  • Maccabi Ahi Nazareth

  • Sektzia Nes Tziona



External links



  • Israel Football Association


  • Liga Leumit Soccerway











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