2016–17 Liga Leumit

Football league season
Liga Leumit
Season2016–17
ChampionsMaccabi Netanya
PromotedHapoel Acre
RelegatedMaccabi Sha'arayim
Hapoel Jerusalem
Matches played296
Goals scored765 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerJordan Faucher (24)
Biggest home winMaccabi Ahi Nazareth 6–0 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
(16 December 2016)
Biggest away winHapoel Ramat Gan 1-5 Hapoel Bnei Lod
(8 May 2017)
and 8 more matches with away wins by 4 goals difference
Highest scoringHapoel Petah Tikva 6-3 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
(21 April 2017)
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 14 July 2018.

The 2016–17 Liga Leumit is the 18th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 75th season of second-tier football in Israel.

A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 season, the two promoted teams from 2015–16 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2015–16 Israeli Premier League.

Changes from 2015–16 season

Team changes

F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Ashkelon, were promoted to the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League.

Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Akko were relegated after finishing as the two bottom-placed clubs in the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League.

Maccabi Kiryat Gat, and Maccabi Yavne were directly relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last two league places. They were replaced the top placed teams from each division of 2015–16 Liga Alef, Maccabi Sha'arayim (from South Division) and Ironi Nesher (from North Division).

Overview

Stadia and locations

Club Home City Stadium Capacity
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla Tel Aviv and Ramla Ramla Municipal Stadium 2,000
Hapoel Afula Afula Afula Illit Stadium 3,000
Hapoel Akko Akko Akko Municipal Stadium 5,000
Hapoel Bnei Lod Lod Lod Municipal Stadium 3,000
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733
Hapoel Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Green Stadium 4,000
Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500
Hapoel Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Stadium 13,370
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon Grundman Stadium 4,300
Hapoel Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Haberfeld Stadium 6,000
Ironi Nesher Nesher Nesher Stadium 2,500
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Nazareth Ilut Stadium 4,932
Maccabi Herzliya Herzliya Herzliya Municipal Stadium 8,100
Maccabi Netanya Netanya Netanya Stadium 13,610
Maccabi Sha'arayim Ness Ziona Ness Ziona Stadium[A] 3,500

^A The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.

Regular season

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Netanya 30 17 12 1 65 32 +33 54[a] Qualification for the Promotion playoffs
2 Hapoel Acre 30 15 9 6 50 30 +20 54
3 Hapoel Ramat Gan 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18 52
4 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 30 11 11 8 49 35 +14 44
5 Hapoel Petah Tikva 30 11 9 10 39 38 +1 42
6 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 30 12 6 12 40 46 −6 42
7 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 30 9 13 8 37 30 +7 40
8 Hapoel Bnei Lod 30 11 6 13 39 52 −13 39
9 Hapoel Afula 30 8 14 8 42 46 −4 38 Qualification for the Relegation playoffs
10 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 30 8 12 10 28 29 −1 36
11 Maccabi Herzliya 30 8 11 11 37 44 −7 35
12 Ironi Nesher 30 7 13 10 22 32 −10 34
13 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 30 8 9 13 27 38 −11 33
14 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 30 7 10 13 25 43 −18 31
15 Hapoel Jerusalem 30 7 8 15 22 38 −16 29
16 Maccabi Sha'arayim 30 6 10 14 28 35 −7 28
Source: Liga Leumit IFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Notes:
  1. ^ Maccabi Netanya had 9 points deducted for entering administration.[1]

Playoffs

Top Playoff

Top Playoff table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Maccabi Netanya 37 22 13 2 80 41 +39 70[a] Promoted to Israeli Premier League
2 Hapoel Acre 37 17 11 9 58 41 +17 62
3 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 37 16 11 10 67 39 +28 59
4 Hapoel Ramat Gan 37 15 10 12 53 46 +7 55
5 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 37 15 8 14 55 56 −1 53
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 37 14 11 12 55 51 +4 52[b]
7 Hapoel Bnei Lod 37 13 8 16 49 62 −13 47
8 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 37 10 15 12 45 52 −7 45
Source: Liga Leumit IFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Notes:
  1. ^ Maccabi Netanya had 9 points deducted for entering administration.[1]
  2. ^ Hapoel Petah Tikva had 1 point deducted for failing to file its financial reports.[2]

Bottom Playoff

Bottom Playoff table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
9 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 37 12 11 14 38 42 −4 47
10 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 37 11 13 13 38 39 −1 46
11 Hapoel Afula 37 9 18 10 55 59 −4 45
12 Ironi Nesher 37 9 16 12 26 35 −9 43
13 Maccabi Herzliya 37 10 13 14 45 55 −10 43
14 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 37 9 13 15 32 53 −21 40 Qualification for the Relegation Playoffs
15 Hapoel Jerusalem 37 9 11 17 29 44 −15 38 Relegated to Liga Alef
16 Maccabi Sha'arayim 37 8 12 17 40 50 −10 36
Source: Liga Leumit IFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2017. Source: IFA

Promotion/relegation playoff

The 14th-placed team will face 2016–17 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner in a two-legged tie. The matches took place on 27 and 30 May 2017.

F.C. Kafr Qasim1 – 1Hapoel Nazareth Illit
Edelstein 55' Report (in Hebrew) Atar 7'
Hapoel Nazareth Illit2–1 (a.e.t.)F.C. Kafr Qasim
Atar 64'
Amsis 98'		 Report 52' Ben Shimon

Hapoel Nazareth Illit won 3–2 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. F.C. Kafr Qasim remained in Liga Alef.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b סופי: נתניה תפתח את העונה במינוס 9 נקודות (in Hebrew). Sport5. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ A League Point Was Deducted from Hapoel P.T. Gidi Lapkin, 11 May 2017, One (in Hebrew)
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