1980–81 Liga Alef

The 1980–81 Liga Alef season saw Beitar Netanya (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Kiryat Gat (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Artzit. Hapoel Tel Hanan also promoted after promotion play-offs.

North Division

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Beitar Netanya	26	39	21	18	39	Promoted to Liga Artzit
2	Hapoel Tel Hanan	26	46	25	21	36	Promotion play-offs
3	Maccabi Hadera	26	42	26	16	35
4	Hapoel Kiryat Ata	26	30	23	7	30
5	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	26	49	32	17	29
6	Hapoel Bnei Nazareth	26	33	27	6	28
7	Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel	26	32	41	-9	24
8	Hapoel Givat Olga	26	17	31	-14	23
9	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr	26	34	38	-4	22
10	Hapoel Ra'anana	26	16	28	-12	22
11	Hapoel Afikim	26	27	48	-21	22
12	Hapoel Nahariya	26	28	31	-3	21
13	Hapoel Netanya ¹	26	24	29	-5	20	Two points deducted
14	Maccabi Or Akiva	26	33	56	-22	14	Relegated to Liga Bet

1. Hapoel Netanya demoted to Liga Bet, due to riot in their last match of the season against Hapoel Nahariya, which abandoned in the 45th minute at 1-1.

South Division

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	26	35	15	20	40	Promoted to Liga Artzit
2	Hapoel Ramla	26	35	20	15	35	Promotion play-offs
3	Hapoel Ashdod	26	22	19	3	31
4	Hapoel Bat Yam	26	30	27	3	29
5	Hapoel Dimona	26	31	24	7	28
6	Maccabi Lazarus Holon	26	18	22	-4	25
7	Beitar Be'er Sheva	26	24	22	2	24
8	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	26	21	29	-8	24
9	Hapoel Herzliya	26	29	30	-1	22
10	Hapoel Marmorek	26	29	33	-4	22
11	Hapoel Ashkelon	26	21	26	-5	22
12	Maccabi Sha'arayim	26	18	29	-11	22
13	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	26	23	29	-6	21	Relegated to Liga Bet
14	Hapoel Rosh HaAyin	26	22	38	-16	18	Relegated to Liga Bet

Promotion play-offs

Hapoel Tel Hanan v Hapoel Ramla

16.5.1981

Hapoel Tel Hanan	0 – 0	Hapoel Ramla

Hapoel Ramla v Hapoel Tel Hanan

23.5.1981

Hapoel Ramla	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 4-5 (pen.)	Hapoel Tel Hanan

Hapoel Tel Hanan promoted to Liga Artzit.

References

Liga Alef tables Davar, 10.5.81, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
Beitar Netanya (North), Maccabi Kiryat Gat (South) - Liga Alef champions Davar, 10.5.81, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
Hapoel Tel Hanan to Liga Artzit Davar, 24.5.81, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)

Third Level Israeli football leagues seasons

North	F.C. Karmiel Safed Hapoel Asi Gilboa Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Iksal Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Ironi Nesher Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Tzur Shalom

South	Beitar Kfar Saba Bnei Eilat F.C. Kafr Qasim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Marmorek Hapoel Morasha Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio Maccabi Sha'arayim Sektzia Nes Tziona

Seasons (third level)	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

See also: Liga Artzit

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