Liga Leumit 1973-74
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The 1973–74 Liga Leumit
season saw Maccabi Netanya win their second title. Benny Alon
of Hapoel Haifa was the league's top scorer with 15 goals.
The bottom two clubs, Hakoah Ramat Gan (who had won the title the previous season) and Maccabi Haifa
took part in a play-off group with the top four clubs from Liga Alef
to decide promotion and relegation. The top two clubs would remain in/be promoted to Liga Leumit, whilst the bottom four would start the 1974–75 season in Liga Artzit
, the new second division (replacing Liga Alef
). At the end of the play-offs, Hakoah Ramat Gan retained their place in the top division, whilst Shimshon Tel Aviv were promoted with Maccabi Haifa
being relegated.
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 Maccabi Netanya win their second title. Benny Alon
Benny Alon
Benny Alon was an Israeli footballer in the 1970s. The top scorer of the Liga Leumit for 1973-74, he played 3 seasons in the North American Soccer League....
of Hapoel Haifa was the league's top scorer with 15 goals.
The bottom two clubs, Hakoah Ramat Gan (who had won the title the previous season) and 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...
took part in a play-off group with the top four clubs from 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...
to decide promotion and relegation. The top two clubs would remain in/be promoted to Liga Leumit, whilst the bottom four would start the 1974–75 season in Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit was the third tier of Israeli football after the Premier League and Liga Leumit, and was run by the Israel Football Association.-Structure:...
, the new second division (replacing 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...
). At the end of the play-offs, Hakoah Ramat Gan retained their place in the top division, whilst Shimshon Tel Aviv were promoted with 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...
being relegated.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 44 | ||
| 32 | |||||||||
| 7 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 11 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 25 | ||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 31 | ||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Hadera F.C. Ironi Sport Eran Hadera–Giv'at Olga F.C. is an Israeli football club from Hadera.The unorthodox name of the team is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Hadera.... |
30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 32 | ||
| 27 | |||||||||
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 26 |
| 15 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 41 | ||
| 26 | Promotion/relegation play-offs | ||||||||
| 16 | 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 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 41 | ||
| 23 |
Promotion and relegation play-offs
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | Remained in Liga Leumit |
| 2 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Promoted to Liga Leumit |
| 3 | Hapoel Marmorek | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Liga Artzit Liga Artzit Liga Artzit was the third tier of Israeli football after the Premier League and Liga Leumit, and was run by the Israel Football Association.-Structure:... |
| 4 | 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... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Relegated to Liga Artzit Liga Artzit Liga Artzit was the third tier of Israeli football after the Premier League and Liga Leumit, and was run by the Israel Football Association.-Structure:... |
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| 5 | Hapoel Acre Hapoel Acre F.C. Hapoel Acre Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club is currently in the Premier League and plays in dark blue shirts with white sleeves, dark blue shorts and white socks.-History:... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Liga Artzit | |||||||||
| 6 | Maccabi Sha'arayim Maccabi Sha'arayim F.C. Maccabi Sha'arayim is an Israeli football club based in Rehovot. They currently play in the South B division of Liga Bet, but spent seven seasons in the top division from 1963-1969 and in the 1985-86 season.-History:... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 1 | Liga Artzit |