Liga Leumit 1959-60

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Liga Leumit was the top division of football in Israel. The 1959-60 season had Hapoel Petah Tikva win their second consecutive title, while Hapoel Ramat Gan was relegated. It took place from September 1959 to June 1960. The league ran with 12 clubs; 11 from previous season and newcomers Bnei Yehuda in their first appearance in the premier league.

The league used two points for a win and one for a draw. One team was relegated and one was promoted.

[edit] Final Table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Comments
1 Hapoel Petah Tikva (C)
22
14
3
5
65
29
+36
31
Champions
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv
22
12
6
4
52
35
+17
30
3 Hapoel Haifa
22
10
6
6
46
24
+22
26
4 Hapoel Jerusalem
22
9
7
6
28
27
+1
25
5 Maccabi Haifa
22
7
10
5
42
30
+12
24
6 Hapoel Tel Aviv
22
10
4
8
26
23
+3
24
7 Bnei Yehuda
22
9
1
12
34
51
-17
19
8 Maccabi Netanya
22
8
3
11
30
47
-17
19
9 Maccabi Petah Tikva
22
6
5
11
25
38
-13
17
10 Beitar Tel Aviv
22
6
5
11
14
26
-12
17
11 Maccabi Jaffa
22
5
6
11
23
36
-13
16
12 Hapoel Ramat Gan (R)
22
7
2
13
31
50
-19
16
Relegation to
Liga Alef

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated

[edit] References

Top division football seasons in Israel
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