Liga Leumit 1986-87
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The 1986–87 Liga Leumit
season saw Beitar Jerusalem win their first title. Maccabi Yavne
, Maccabi Jaffa and Beitar Netanya (in their first, and to date only season in the top division) were all relegated to Liga Artzit
. Eli Yani of Hapoel Kfar Saba was the league's top scorer with 16 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 Beitar Jerusalem win their first title. Maccabi Yavne
Maccabi Yavne F.C.
Maccabi Yavne is an Israeli football club based in Yavne. They currently play in the South Division of Liga Alef.-History:The club was promoted to Liga Leumit for the first time in 1982. In 1985 they won the Toto Cup, beating Beitar Jerusalem 2-1 in the final...
, Maccabi Jaffa and Beitar Netanya (in their first, and to date only season in the top division) were all 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:...
. Eli Yani of Hapoel Kfar Saba was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 27 | 32 | 66 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 51 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 47 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Lod Hapoel Lod F.C. Hapoel Lod was an Israeli football club based in Lod. The club spent several seasons in the top division in the 1960s and 1980s, and won the State Cup in 1984. After several relegations, they folded in 2002.-History:... |
30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 45 | |
| 5 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 45 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 45 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 42 | |
| 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... |
30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 39 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 34 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 39 | |||
| 34 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Maccabi Yavne Maccabi Yavne F.C. Maccabi Yavne is an Israeli football club based in Yavne. They currently play in the South Division of Liga Alef.-History:The club was promoted to Liga Leumit for the first time in 1982. In 1985 they won the Toto Cup, beating Beitar Jerusalem 2-1 in the final... |
30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 35 | |||
| 30 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
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| 15 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 48 | |||
| 22 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Beitar Netanya | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 92 | |||
| 10 |