1988–89 Liga Leumit

The 1988–89 Liga Leumit season began in September 1988 and ended in June 1989. After the first two rounds of matches (26 matches) the league split into two groups; a Championship group of six clubs and a Relegation group of eight clubs, who played the other clubs in their group once more.

Maccabi Haifa won their third title, whilst Hapoel Tiberias, Tzafririm Holon and Hapoel Tel Aviv (a year after winning the title) were all relegated. Benny Tabak of Maccabi Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 18 goals.

1 Final table
- 1.1 Championship group
- 1.2 Relegation group
2 References

Final table

Championship group

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Haifa	31	15	14	2	49	19	30	57¹
2	Hapoel Petah Tikva	31	15	11	5	37	20	16	54¹	Qualified for 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

Relegation group

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
7	Hapoel Jerusalem	33	12	11	10	28	27	1	46²
8	Maccabi Tel Aviv	33	11	11	11	44	44	0	42¹
9	Beitar Jerusalem	33	12	6	15	42	44	-2	42	Qualified for Intertoto Cup
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	Relegated to Liga Artzit
13	Tzafririm Holon	33	7	9	17	30	39	-9	28¹
14	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	8	8	17	33	51	-18	28³

1. Two points deducted for violating budget rules.

2. One point deducted for violating budget rules.

3. Four points deducted for violating budget rules.

References

Israel - List of Final Tables RSSSF

Top division football seasons in Israel

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1988–89 in European football (UEFA)

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League cups	England · France · Israel · Northern Ireland · Republic of Ireland · Scotland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) · Cup Winners' Cup (Final) · UEFA Cup (Final) · Intertoto Cup · Super Cup

1988–89 Liga Leumit

Contents

Final table

Championship group

Relegation group

References