Liga Alef 1951-52

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The 1951-52 season was the first edition of Liga Alef, which had replaced the Israeli League as the top division of football in Israel following a year-long hiatus. It took place from October 1951 to June 1952. The league was contested by 12 clubs, the same ones which had contested the 1949-50 season, with the exception of Maccabi Nes Tziona. Maccabi Tel Aviv won their second consecutive championship, whilst the two Rishon LeZion clubs, Hapoel and Maccabi were relegated. At the time, the league was played with two points for a win and one for a draw.

[edit] League table

Position	Club	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points	Comments
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	22	18	2	2	89	18	+71	38	Champions
2	Maccabi Petah Tikva	22	12	6	4	65	23	+42	30
3	Hapoel Haifa	22	14	1	7	46	26	+20	29
4	Hapoel Petah Tikva	22	10	7	5	38	20	+18	27
5	Hapoel Tel Aviv	22	9	7	6	31	22	+9	25
6	Maccabi Rehovot	22	8	7	7	35	37	-2	23
7	Beitar Tel Aviv	22	7	7	8	39	41	-2	21
8	Hapoel Ramat Gan	22	7	3	12	37	46	-9	17
9	Maccabi Netanya	22	6	5	11	36	46	-10	17
10	Maccabi Haifa	22	6	5	11	33	53	-20	17
11	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	22	5	6	11	22	52	-30	16	Relegated
12	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	22	1	2	19	13	100	-87	4	Relegated