Liga Leumit 1988-89

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The 1988-89 Liga Leumit season began on September 1988 and ended on June 1989, with Maccabi Haifa winning their third title.

The regular season had each team play twice against each opponent. The table was then divided into two, with six teams entering the championship play-off and eight in the relegation play-off, where each team played the other teams in the play-off once, causing the bottom group teams to play seven more games and the top group teams to play five more.

Two teams from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Tiberias. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Lod and Maccabi Petah Tikva.

[edit] League table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Comments
1 Maccabi Haifa (C)
31
15
14
2
49
19
+30
572
Champions
2 Hapoel Petah Tikva
31
15
11
5
37
20
+16
542
Intertoto Cup
3 Maccabi Netanya
31
14
10
7
36
33
+3
52
4 Beitar Tel Aviv
31
13
9
9
34
27
+7
48
5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
31
11
10
10
22
29
-7
43
6 Shimshon Tel Aviv
31
9
13
9
28
25
+3
40
7 Hapoel Jerusalem
33
12
11
10
28
27
+1
461
8 Maccabi Tel Aviv
33
11
11
11
44
44
0
422
9 Beitar Jerusalem
33
12
6
15
42
44
-2
42
Intertoto Cup3
10 Hapoel Kfar Saba
33
10
11
12
33
38
-5
41
11 Bnei Yehuda
33
8
14
11
31
29
+2
38
12 Hapoel Tiberias
33
9
5
19
31
52
-21
32
13 Tzafririm Holon (R)
33
7
9
17
30
39
-9
282
Relegation to
Liga Artzit
14 Hapoel Tel Aviv (R)
33
8
8
17
33
51
-18
284

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

1. Deducted 1 point.
2. Deducted 2 points.
3. Beitar Jerusalem won the Israeli State Cup.
4. Deducted 4 points.

Top Scorer: Flag of Israel Benni Tabak (Maccabi Tel Aviv) - 18

[edit] Results

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