Liga Leumit 1960-61
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The 1960–61 Liga Leumit
season saw Hapoel Petah Tikva crowned champions for the third successive season. Hapoel's Zharia Ratzabi and Hapoel Haifa's Shlomo Levi were the joint top scorers with 15 goals each.
Beitar Tel Aviv were relegated to Liga Alef
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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...
season saw Hapoel Petah Tikva crowned champions for the third successive season. Hapoel's Zharia Ratzabi and Hapoel Haifa's Shlomo Levi were the joint top scorers with 15 goals each.
Beitar Tel Aviv were relegated to Liga Alef
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...
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Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 36 |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 30 |
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | 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 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | ||
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| 7 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | ||
| 20 | |||||||||
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 31 | ||
| 16 | |||||||||
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 33 | ||
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| 11 | Bnei Yehuda | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 38 | ||
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| 12 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 50 | ||
| 11 | Relegated to Liga Alef 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... |