Liga Leumit 1972-73
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The 1972–73 Liga Leumit
season saw Hakoah Ramat Gan win their second title, whilst Shimshon Tel Aviv and Hapoel Marmorek (in their first, and to date, only season in the top division) were relegated. Moshe Romano
of Beitar Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 18 goals.
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 Hakoah Ramat Gan win their second title, whilst Shimshon Tel Aviv and Hapoel Marmorek (in their first, and to date, only season in the top division) were relegated. Moshe Romano
Moshe Romano
Moshe Romano is a retired Israeli international footballer.-Club career:Romano played club football for Shimshon Tel Aviv and Beitar Tel Aviv, and was top scorer in the 1965–66, 1969–1970, 1972–1973 and 1974–75 seasons, scoring a total of 193 goals in the Israeli First Division between 1965 and...
of Beitar Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 18 goals.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 25 | ||
| 30 | |||||||||
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 41 | ||
| 30 | |||||||||
| 10 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | 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... |
30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 36 | ||
| 29 | |||||||||
| 12 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 39 | ||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 14 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 34 | ||
| 25 | |||||||||
| 15 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 46 | ||
| 24 | Relegated to Liga Alef Liga Alef -History:League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef... |
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| 16 | Hapoel Marmorek | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 47 | ||
| 18 |