2014–15 Liga Leumit
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Promoted |
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Relegated |
Ironi Tiberias Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Matches played | 296 |
| Goals scored | 739 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
 Pedro Galván (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Hapoel Bnei Lod 5–0 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (14 November 2014) Maccabi Kiryat Gat 5–0 Maccabi Yavne (18 May 2015) |
| Biggest away win |
Hakoah Ramat Gan 0–6 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (22 September 2014) |
| Highest scoring |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 3–5 Hapoel Bnei Lod (22 May 2015) |
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← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2015. | |
The 2014–15 Liga Leumit was the 16th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 73rd season of second-tier football in Israel.
A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including eleven sides from the 2013–14 season, the three promoted teams from 2013–14 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2013–14 Israeli Premier League.
Changes from 2013–14 season
Team changes
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva, were promoted to the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League.
Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv were directly relegated to the 2014–15 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2013–14 Israeli Premier League season in the bottom two places.
Hapoel Ashkelon, and Maccabi Umm al-Fahm were directly relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last two league places. They were replaced by Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Kiryat Gat who finished first their respective 2013–14 Liga Alef Liga Alef. Ironi Tiberias won the Liga Alef playoffs, and after relegation play-offs replaced Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem in Liga Leumit.
Overview
Stadia and locations
| Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | Ramla | Ramla Municipal Stadium | 6,500 |
| Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 14,960 |
| Hakoah Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
| Hapoel Afula | Afula | Afula Illit Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | Lod | Lod Municipal Stadium | 4,000 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 34,000 |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Nazareth Illit | Green Stadium | 4,000 |
| Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | Ramat HaSharon | Grundman Stadium | 4,300 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Haberfeld Stadium | 6,000 |
| Ironi Tiberias | Tiberias | Afula Illit Stadium[A] | 5,000 |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Nazareth | Ilut Stadium | 4,932 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | Herzliya | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | 8,100 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | Kiryat Gat | Sala Stadium[B] | 10,000 |
| Maccabi Yavne | Yavne | Ness Ziona Stadium[C] | 3,500 |
^A The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.
^B While Kiryat Gat Municipal Stadium is under construction. Maccabi Kiryat Gat will host their home games in Sala Stadium.
^C While Yavne Municipal Stadium is under construction. Maccabi Yavne will host their home games in Ness Ziona Stadium until January 2014.
Regular season
Regular season table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 64 | Top Playoff |
| 2 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 57 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 55 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 44 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Yavne | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 40 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 39 | Bottom Playoff |
| 10 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 39 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 38 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 38 | |
| 13 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 30 | |
| 15 | Ironi Tiberias | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 27 | |
| 16 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 16 |
Updated to games played on 30 March 2015.
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
1 Winners of 2014–15 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Regular season results
| Home ╲ Away | BTR | BnY | HAR | HAF | HBL | HJE | HKS | HNI | HRH | HRG | HRL | ITI | MAN | MHE | MKG | MYA |
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–32 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Hapoel Afula | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Ironi Tibieras | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 0–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Maccabi Yavne | 0–2 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Updated to games played on 30 March 2015.
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2 The match originally was abandoned after supporter violence while the score was 1–1.[1] The Israel Football Association declared the match a 3–0 technical win for Hapoel Jerusalem, with Kęstutis Ivaškevičius being handed a one-match suspension.[1]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):
| Rounds | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th |
| 1 – 5 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 8 |
1 – 2 5 – 8 6 – 4 7 – 3 |
2 – 5 3 – 1 4 – 7 8 – 6 |
1 – 4 2 – 3 5 – 6 7 – 8 |
3 – 5 4 – 2 6 – 7 8 – 1 |
1 – 6 2 – 8 3 – 4 5 – 7 |
4 – 5 6 – 2 7 – 1 8 – 3 |
| 9 – 13 10 – 15 11 – 14 12 – 16 |
9 – 10 13 – 16 14 – 12 15 – 11 |
10 – 13 11 – 9 12 – 15 16 – 14 |
9 – 12 10 – 11 13 – 14 15 – 16 |
11 – 13 12 – 10 14 – 15 16 – 9 |
9 – 14 10 – 16 11 – 12 13 – 15 |
12 – 13 14 – 10 15 – 9 16 – 11 |
Top Playoff
Top Playoff table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (P) | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 76 | Promotion to Israeli Premier League |
| 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (P) | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 73 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 71 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Afula | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 57 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 49 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 47 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 45 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Yavne | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 45 |
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top Playoff results
| Home ╲ Away | BnY | HBL | HKS | HAF | MKG | MAN | MYA | HRG |
| Bnei Yehuda | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||||
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Hapoel Afula | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 3–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |||||
| Maccabi Yavne | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |||||
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 |
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Bottom Playoff
Bottom Playoff table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 37 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 50 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 48 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 48 | |
| 12 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 47 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Herzliya | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 44 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit (O) | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 39 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Ironi Tiberias (R) | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 37 | Relegation to Liga Alef |
| 16 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (R) | 37 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 59 | −40 | 22 |
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Bottom Playoff results
| Home ╲ Away | HRH | HRL | MHE | HJE | BTR | HNI | ITI | HAR |
| Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||||
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | ||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | |||||
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |||||
| Ironi Tibieras | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |||||
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation playoff
Relegation playoff
The 14th-placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit faced 2014–15 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner, Ironi Nesher. The matches took place on May 26 and 29, 2015.
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 5 - 0 | Ironi Nesher |
|---|---|---|
Hudeda  30' (pen.)Giditz 46' (o.g.)Basit 63'Owusu 73'Deri 89' |
Report (Hebrew) |
Green Stadium, Nazareth Illit Referee: Daniel Bar Natan |
| Ironi Nesher | 1 - 0 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit |
|---|---|---|
| Sholkovsky 59' |
Report (Hebrew) |
Nesher Stadium, Nesher Referee: Igal Frid |
Hapoel Nazareth Illit won 5–1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Ironi Nesher remained in Liga Alef.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Updated: 25 May 2015
Source: Israel Football Association
Discipline
- Most yellow cards:[3] 11
- Osher Abu (Hapoel Jerusalem)
- Netanel Goldman (Hapoel Afula)
- Maor Kandil (Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon)
- Most red cards:[4] 3
- Sun Menahem (Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon)
See also
References
- 1 2 Maman, Asi (11 February 2015). "הפסד טכני לבני יהודה, קוסטה הורחק למשחק" [Technical loss for Bnei Yehuda, Ivaškevičius suspended for one match]. One. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "League Goal Scorers 2014–15". football.org.il. Israeli Football Association. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Liga Leumit Yellows Accumulation". football.org.il. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Liga Leumit Reds Accumulation". football.org.il. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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