Liga Leumit
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Liga Leumit (Hebrew:ליגה לאומית) is the second-highest division overall in the Israeli football league system after Ligat ha'Al.
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[edit] Structure
There are 12 teams in the Liga Leumit. Each team plays thirty three rounds of matches as determined by the Israel Football Association and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed. At the end of each season the top two teams are replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of Ligat ha'Al. (One exception to this was in 1998, when Ligat ha'Al was about to form they reduced its numbers to 12. In that year, only one team was promoted, the top team. Similarly the eight teams which finished at the bottom of the Liga Leumit were relegated to the Liga Artzit.
Final League position is determined firstly by points obtained, then by goal difference, then goals scored, and if necessary, a mini-league of the results between two or more teams ranked using the previous three criteria and finally a series of one or more play off matches.
[edit] History
Liga Leumit in its current form was introduced for the 1999-00 season. All teams in the Leumit were placed into the newly formed Ligat ha'Al (Premier League) and teams from the Liga Artzit (Nationwide League) were moved to the Leumit. Until 1999, the first division was known as Liga Leumit and the 2nd division was Liga Artzit.
[edit] Liga Leumit clubs, 2006-07
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Liga Leumit 2006-7
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Hapoel Haifa | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon | Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Hapoel Ra'anana | Maccabi Akhi Nazareth |
[edit] Winners of Liga Leumit
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up | Teams relegated to Liga Artzit |
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| 1999-00 | Tzafririm Holon | Maccabi Kiryat Gat¹ | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| 2000-01 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | Hapoel Jerusalem, Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| 2001-02 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Bnei Yehuda | Hakoakh Ramat Gan², Hapoel Beit She'an |
| 2002-03 | Maccabi Akhi Nazareth | Bnei Sakhnin | Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Kfar Kana |
| 2003-04 | Hapoel Haifa | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Kiryat Gat³ |
| 2004-05 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Maccabi Netanya | Maccabi Akhi Nazareth, Tzafririm Holon, |
| 2005-06 | Maccabi Herzliya | Hakoakh Ramat Gan | Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Be'er Sheva |
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¹ Only one team was promoted in 1999-00, so Maccabi Kiryat Gat remained in Liga Leumit.
² Tzafririm Holon originally finished in the relegation zone, but were reprieved when Hakoakh Ramat Gan were demoted by the IFA.
³ Tzafririm Holon originally finished in the relegation zone, but were reprieved when Maccabi Kiryat Gat were demoted by the IFA.
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| League competitions | The IFA | Cup competitions |
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| Ligat ha'Al (Premier League) | Israel | State Cup |
| Liga Leumit (National League) | (U-21) | Toto Cup |
| Liga Artzit (Nationwide League) | List of clubs | |
| Liga Alef (A League) | List of venues | |
| Liga Bet (B League) | ||
| Liga Gimel (C League) | ||
| Israeli football league system | Records | |
| Women's football in Israel | ||
| League competitions | Cup competitions | |
| Women's Liga Leumit | Israel women | State Cup for Women |
| List of clubs | ||
