1955–56 Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit
Season 1955-56
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv
8th title
Relegated Hapoel Kfar Saba
Maccabi Rehovot
Matches played 132
Goals scored 465 (3.52 per match)
Top goalscorer Avraham "Huli" Levi
Michael Michaelov (16)

The 1955–56 Liga Leumit season was the first edition of Liga Leumit, which had replaced Liga Alef as the top division of football in Israel and the 17th season of top flight football under the IFA.

Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title.[1] Avraham Levi from Beitar Tel Aviv and Michael Michaelov from Hapoel Tel Aviv were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each.

Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Rehovot were relegated automatically, whilst Maccabi Jaffa finished third from bottom and entered a promotion/relegatgion play-off with Liga Alef champions Hakoah Tel Aviv. Jaffa won 4-1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit.[2]

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts Notes
1Maccabi Tel Aviv22136347162.9432Champions
2Hapoel Petah Tikva22125554281.9329
3Hapoel Tel Aviv22125549291.6929
4Maccabi Petah Tikva22107547341.3827
5Maccabi Haifa22113851291.7625
6Hapoel Haifa2294932390.8222
7Beitar Tel Aviv221001242440.9520
8Maccabi Netanya22921131440.7020
9Hapoel Ramat Gan22901328420.6718
10Maccabi Jaffa22651139480.8117Promotion/relegation play-offs
11Maccabi Rehovot22611525640.3913Relegated to Liga Alef
12Hapoel Kfar Saba22361320480.4212

Relegation playoff

The 10th-placed Maccabi Jaffa faced 1955–56 Liga Alef winner, Hakoah Tel Aviv. The matches took place on June 10 and 17, 1956.

9 June 1956
Maccabi Jaffa 3–1 Hakoah Tel Aviv
B. Cohen  32', 53'
Kalev  72'
Davar  74' Ashkenazi
Maccabi Jaffa Ground
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Reuven Frizner

16 June 1956
Hakoah Tel Aviv 0–1 Maccabi Jaffa
Davar  18' Ghougasian
Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium
Attendance: 4000
Referee: Aharon Werner

Maccabi Jaffa won 4–1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Hakoah Tel Aviv remained in Liga Alef.

References

  1. Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Maccabi Jaffa Beat Hakoah T.A. 1:0 and Remained Among the 10 Leumit Clubs Davar, 17 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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