2018–19_Liga_Leumit

2018–19 Liga Leumit

2018–19 Liga Leumit

Football league season


The 2018–19 Liga Leumit was the 20th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 77th season of second-tier football in Israel.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

A total of sixteen teams contested in the league, including twelve sides from the 2017–18 season, the two promoted teams from 2017–18 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2017–18 Israeli Premier League.

Changes from 2017–18 season

Team changes

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Hadera were promoted to the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League.

Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Acre were relegated after finishing as the two bottom-placed clubs in the 2017–18 Israeli Premier League.

Maccabi Herzliya, and Ironi Nesher 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 2017–18 Liga Alef, Sektzia Ness Ziona (from South Division) and Hapoel Iksal (from North Division).

Overview

Stadia and locations

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

Regular season

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: https://www.scorespro.com/soccer/israel/liga-leumit/standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Petah Tikva had twelve points deducted for financial offences and failing to pay players wages between March and June 2018.[1][2]

Results

Matches 1–30

More information Home \ Away, TAR ...
Source: Liga Leumit IFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Promotion playoff

Top Playoff table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
(P) Promoted

Top Playoff results

More information Home \ Away, TAR ...
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoff

Bottom Playoff table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Petah Tikva had twelve points deducted for financial offences and failing to pay players wages between March and June 2018.[3][4]

Bottom Playoff results

More information Home \ Away, HAC ...
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Source: IFA Source: [permanent dead link]

Leader and promotion to 2019–20 Israeli Premier League
Promotion to 2019–20 Israeli Premier League
Qualification to relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2019–20 Liga Alef

Promotion/relegation playoff

The 14th-placed team, Hapoel Acre, faced 2018–19 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner Maccabi Herzliya in a two-legged tie. The matches took place on 26 and 29 May 2019.

More information Hapoel Acre, 4 – 3 ...
Referee: Ziv Adler

More information Maccabi Herzliya, 1 – 3 ...

Hapoel Acre won 7–4 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Maccabi Herzliya remained in Liga Alef.

See also


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