The 1975–76 Liga Alef season was the last in which Liga Alef was the second tier of Israeli football, as at the end of the season, Liga Artzit came into existence, and became the new second tier, Liga Alef became the third tier.
Hapoel Acre (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Yehud (champions of the South Division) promoted to Liga Leumit, both in the first time in their history.
The eight clubs which placed between second to fifth in each of their respective regional divisions, with the addition of four clubs which have been relegated from Liga Leumit, formed the new Liga Artzit in the following season.
All the other clubs which placed sixth to fifteenth, continued to the new Liga Alef as third tier clubs. the bottom two clubs in each regional division demoted to Liga Bet (new fourth tier).
North Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Acre | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 49 | Promoted to Liga Leumit |
2 | Beitar Netanya | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 48 | Remained at second level |
3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 44[a] | |
4 | Maccabi Hadera | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | |
5 | Hapoel Netanya | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 36[a] | |
6 | Maccabi Herzliya | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 32[a] | Relegated to Liga Alef |
7 | Hapoel Nahliel | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 31 | |
8 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 29[a] | |
9 | Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 27 | |
10 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 27 | |
11 | Hapoel Safed | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 26 | |
12 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 25[b] | |
13 | Hapoel Nahariya | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 25 | |
14 | Hapoel Tel Hanan | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 25 | |
15 | Hapoel Herzliya | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 24 | |
16 | Hapoel Tiberias | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 23 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
17 | Hapoel Kiryat Ata | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 22 |
Notes:
South Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Yehud | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 45 | Promoted to Liga Leumit |
2 | Hapoel Holon | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 43 | Remained at second level |
3 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 40 | |
4 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 38 | |
5 | Hapoel Ashdod | 32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 36 | |
6 | Hapoel Beit Shemesh | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 35 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
7 | Beitar Ramla | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 31 | |
8 | Hapoel Bat Yam | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 29 | |
9 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 29 | |
10 | Beitar Ashdod | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 29 | |
11 | SK Nes Tziona | 32 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 29 | |
12 | Hapoel Dimona | 32 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 28 | |
13 | Hapoel Marmorek | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 27 | |
14 | Hapoel Ramla | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 27 | |
15 | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 26 | |
16 | Beitar Jaffa | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 25 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
17 | Hapoel Lod | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 23[a] |
Notes:
- ^ 4 points deducted.
References
[edit]- Liga Alef tables Davar, 13.6.76, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Previous seasons The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)