Liga Alef 1953-54
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The 1953–54 Liga Alef
season was the last in which it was the Israel
's top football league, as the following season it was replaced by Liga Leumit
and became the country's second tier.
Maccabi Tel Aviv were crowned champions for the third successive time, whilst Eliezer Spiegel
of Maccabi Petah Tikva was the league's top scorer with 16 goals. No clubs were relegated as the league was expanded to 14 clubs in the following season.
The league was played with two points for a win and one for a draw.
Liga Alef
-History:League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef...
season was the last in which it was the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
's top football league, as the following season it was replaced by Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...
and became the country's second tier.
Maccabi Tel Aviv were crowned champions for the third successive time, whilst Eliezer Spiegel
Eliezer Spiegel
Eliezer Spiegel was a footballer who played for Maccabi Petah Tikva and for Israel national football team in the 40's and 50's and later became a successful manager.- References :...
of Maccabi Petah Tikva was the league's top scorer with 16 goals. No clubs were relegated as the league was expanded to 14 clubs in the following season.
The league was played with two points for a win and one for a draw.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 48 | 38 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 32 |
| 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 27 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 25 |
| 5 | Maccabi Rehovot Maccabi Rehovot F.C. Maccabi Rehovot F.C. is an Israeli football club based in Rehovot. The club competed in the top division during the 1950s, but today plays in Liga Gimel, the sixth and lowest level of Israeli football.-History:... |
22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 33 | ||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 35 | ||
| 20 | |||||||||
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 36 | ||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 8 | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 52 | ||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 37 | ||
| 18 | |||||||||
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 38 | ||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 11 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 42 | ||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 12 | Hapoel Balfouria Hapoel Balfouria F.C. Hapoel Balfouria was an Israeli football club based in Balfouria. The club spent two seasons in the top division in the mid-1950s, finishing at the bottom on both occasions.... |
22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 57 | ||
| 11 |