1995–96 Liga Leumit

The 1995–96 Liga Leumit season began on 26 August 1995 and ended on 18 May 1996, with Maccabi Tel Aviv win their second consecutive title.

That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The two teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit were: Maccabi Jaffa and Beitar Tel Aviv.

Two team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Jaffa. The teams relegated were: Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod.

Final table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Comments
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (C)
30
23
5
2
59
16
+43
74
UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round
2 Maccabi Haifa
30
19
9
2
74
31
+43
66
UEFA Cup Qualifying Round
3 Beitar Jerusalem
30
19
7
4
65
31
+34
64
4 Hapoel Haifa
30
19
7
4
65
33
+33
64
Intertoto Cup Group Stage
5 Hapoel Tel Aviv
30
16
6
8
47
28
+19
54
6 Maccabi Petah Tikva
30
13
10
7
43
37
+6
49
7 Maccabi Herzliya
30
10
6
14
33
37
-4
36
8 Hapoel Petah Tikva
30
7
15
8
31
40
-9
36
9 Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion
30
8
7
15
25
40
-15
31
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying Round1
10 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
30
6
11
13
32
36
-4
29
11 Bnei Yehuda
30
7
7
16
46
65
-19
28
12 Hapoel Kfar Saba
30
8
4
18
29
53
-24
28
13 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
30
7
6
17
32
52
-20
27
14 Hapoel Beit She'an
30
5
11
14
28
49
-21
26
15 Beitar Tel Aviv (R)
30
6
6
18
30
63
-33
24
Relegation to
Liga Artzit
16 Maccabi Jaffa (R)
30
6
5
19
24
53
-29
23

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. Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion was awarded with entry to the Cup Winners Cup as Israeli State Cup finalists.

Top scorers

Pos Nat Player Team Goals
1st Haim Revivo Maccabi Haifa 26
2nd Reuven Atar Hapoel Haifa 21
3rd Alon Mizrahi Bnei Yehuda 16
4th Eli Driks Maccabi Tel Aviv 15
Roman Filipchuk Maccabi Petah Tikva 15
Ofer Shitrit Maccabi Haifa 15
7th István Salloi Beitar Jerusalem 14
8th Ronen Harazi Beitar Jerusalem 13
Eli Ohana Beitar Jerusalem 13
Amir Turgeman Hapoel Haifa 13

References

Top division football seasons in Israel
Palestine League
Israeli League
Liga Alef
Liga Leumit
Israeli Premier League
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