Liga Leumit 1977-78
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The 1977–78 Liga Leumit
season saw Maccabi Netanya win the title, whilst Hakoah Ramat Gan and Hapoel Acre
were relegated to Liga Artzit
. David Lavi
of Maccabi Netanya was the league's top scorer with 17 goals.
The following season, the league was expanded to 16 clubs.
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 Maccabi Netanya win the title, whilst Hakoah Ramat Gan and Hapoel Acre
Hapoel Acre F.C.
Hapoel Acre Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club is currently in the Premier League and plays in dark blue shirts with white sleeves, dark blue shorts and white socks.-History:...
were relegated to Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit was the third tier of Israeli football after the Premier League and Liga Leumit, and was run by the Israel Football Association.-Structure:...
. David Lavi
David Lavi
David Lavi is a retired Israeli footballer who is one of the top ten goal-scorers in Israeli history with more than 140 goals in the Israeli Premier League.-National:*Israeli Premier League :**1977/78, 1979/80, 1982/83*State Cup :**1978...
of Maccabi Netanya was the league's top scorer with 17 goals.
The following season, the league was expanded to 16 clubs.
Final table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 38 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 33 | |
3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 32 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
4 | Hapoel Yehud Hapoel Yehud F.C. Hapoel Yehud was an Israeli football club based in Yehud. They spent eight seasons in the top division in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and won the State Cup in 1982.-History:The club was founded in 1950... |
26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 29 | |
5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 26 | |
6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 26 | |
7 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 25 | |||
26 | ||||||||||
8 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 26 | |||
26 | ||||||||||
9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 30 | |||
26 | ||||||||||
10 | Maccabi Jaffa | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 38 | |||
24 | ||||||||||
11 | Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Hadera F.C. Ironi Sport Eran Hadera–Giv'at Olga F.C. is an Israeli football club from Hadera.The unorthodox name of the team is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Hadera.... |
26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 41 | |||
24 | ||||||||||
12 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | |||
23 | ||||||||||
13 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 32 | |||
19 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
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14 | Hapoel Acre Hapoel Acre F.C. Hapoel Acre Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club is currently in the Premier League and plays in dark blue shirts with white sleeves, dark blue shorts and white socks.-History:... |
26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 48 | |||
12 |