Liga Leumit 1962-63
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The 1962–63 Liga Leumit
season saw Hapoel Petah Tikva crowned champions for the fifth successive season, a record which remains unbeaten. Hapoel's Zharia Ratzabi was the league's top scorer with 12 goals.
Although Maccabi Petah Tikva finished bottom, they were not relegated as the Israel Football Association
made a decision to enlarge the league to 15 clubs the following season.
* No points or goals were awarded for the Maccabi Petah Tikva-Maccabi Jaffa game due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 3-1.
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...
season saw Hapoel Petah Tikva crowned champions for the fifth successive season, a record which remains unbeaten. Hapoel's Zharia Ratzabi was the league's top scorer with 12 goals.
Although Maccabi Petah Tikva finished bottom, they were not relegated as the Israel Football Association
Israel Football Association
The Israel Football Association , also known as IFA, is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes the football leagues, Israeli Premier League, Israeli State Cup, Toto Cup and the Israeli national football team. The association is based in Ramat Gan...
made a decision to enlarge the league to 15 clubs the following season.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 24* |
| 4 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 33 | ||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | ||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 7 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | ||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 8 | Hapoel Tiberias Hapoel Tiberias F.C. Hapoel Tiberias was a football club based in Tiberias, Israel. The club spent several seasons in the top division of Israeli football in the 1960s, and made its last appearance in the top flight in 1988.-History:... |
22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 29 | ||
| 20 | |||||||||
| 9 | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 41 | ||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 10 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 31 | ||
| 18 | |||||||||
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | ||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | ||
| 17* |