Liga Leumit 1996-97
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The 1996–97 Liga Leumit
season saw Beitar Jerusalem win their third title. Hapoel Tayibe
(the first Arab club to play in the top flight) and Tzafririm Holon
were relegated to Liga Artzit
. Moti Kakun of Hapoel Petah Tikva was the league's top scorer with 20 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 third title. Hapoel Tayibe
Hapoel Tayibe F.C.
Hapoel Tayibe F.C. was an Israeli football club based in Tayibe. In 1996 they became the first ever Israeli Arab club to play in the top division. However, they were relegated at the end of their first season in the top flight, and folded in 2003 after three more relegations.-History:The club was...
(the first Arab club to play in the top flight) and Tzafririm Holon
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C.
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.-Hapoel Holon:...
were 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:...
. Moti Kakun of Hapoel Petah Tikva was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 69 | Qualified for Champions League |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 60 | Qualified for UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 60 | Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 52 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup | |
| 5 | 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 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 48 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 46 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 39 | |||
| 40 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 47 | |||
| 40 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | |||
| 38 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Beit She'an F.C. Hapoel Beit She'an was an Israeli football club based in Beit She'an. The club spent several seasons in the top division in the 1990s, but after several relegations, folded in 2006.-History:... |
30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 34 | |||
| 34 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 41 | |||
| 34 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 32 | |||
| 33 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 28 | |||
| 32 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.-Hapoel Holon:... |
30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 43 | |||
| 21 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
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| 16 | Hapoel Tayibe Hapoel Tayibe F.C. Hapoel Tayibe F.C. was an Israeli football club based in Tayibe. In 1996 they became the first ever Israeli Arab club to play in the top division. However, they were relegated at the end of their first season in the top flight, and folded in 2003 after three more relegations.-History:The club was... |
30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 66 | |||
| 15 |