Liga Leumit 1998-99
Encyclopedia
The 1998–99 Liga Leumit
season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999, with Hapoel Haifa winning their first championship title ever.
That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The three teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit
were: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
, Hapoel Beit She'an
and Maccabi Jaffa.
Two team from Liga Artzit
were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
and Maccabi Jaffa. The two teams relegated were: Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated
1. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup and was awarded with entry to the UEFA Cup.
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 began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999, with Hapoel Haifa winning their first championship title ever.
That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The three teams that 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:...
were: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C.
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.-Hapoel Holon:...
, Hapoel Beit She'an
Hapoel Beit She'an F.C.
Hapoel Beit She'an was an Israeli football club based in Beit She'an. The club spent several seasons in the top division in the 1990s, but after several relegations, folded in 2006.-History:...
and Maccabi Jaffa.
Two team from 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:...
were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C.
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.-Hapoel Holon:...
and Maccabi Jaffa. The two teams relegated were: Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Final table
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| 3 | 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... |
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| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | |
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| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
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| 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
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| 7 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | |
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| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | |
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| 9 | Hapoel Jerusalem | |
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| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | |
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| 11 | Bnei Yehuda | |
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| 12 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. , commonly known as Ironi Ashdod, was an Israeli football club based in Ashdod. In 1999, it merged with local rivals Hapoel Ashdod to create F.C. Ashdod.-History:... |
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| 13 | Maccabi Herzliya | |
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| 14 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.-Hapoel Holon:... (R) |
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| 15 | Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Beit She'an F.C. Hapoel Beit She'an was an Israeli football club based in Beit She'an. The club spent several seasons in the top division in the 1990s, but after several relegations, folded in 2006.-History:... (R) |
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| 16 | Maccabi Jaffa (R) | |
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Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated
1. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the Israeli State Cup and was awarded with entry to the UEFA Cup.
Top scorers
| Pos | Nat | Player | Team | Goals |
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Andrzej Kubica Andrzej Kubica Andrzej Kubica is a former Polish football player He played in Poland, France, Israel and Japan and retired in 2007.-Club career:Kubica played for OGC Nice in the French Ligue 1... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 21 |
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Motti Kakoun Motti Kakoun Motti Kakoun is an Israeli footballer, who plays for Hapoel Mahane Yehuda F.C..-Football career:During his career, Kakoun played mainly for Hapoel Petah Tikva FC... |
Hapoel Petah Tikva | 20 |
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Amir Turgeman Amir Turgeman Amir Turgeman is a former Israeli international football player. He currently plays for Amidar/Ramat Gan. While playing for Ironi Ashdod during the 1994/95 season, Turgeman scored seventeen league goals and shared the golden boot award with Ashdod native and Maccabi Haifa striker, Haim... |
Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 19 |
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Yaniv Abargil Yaniv Abargil -External links:* at One... |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 |
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Avi Nimni Avi Nimni Avi Nimni is Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer and is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israeli national football team... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | |
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Kobi Refua Kobi Refua -External links:* at One... |
Bnei Yehuda | 17 | |
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Nir Sevilia | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | |
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Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the... |
Maccabi Haifa | 16 |
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Ofer Shitrit Ofer Shitrit Ofer Shitrit is a retired Israeli footballer and currently an active beach footballer .-External links:* at One... |
Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | |
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Nissan Kapeta Nissan Kapeta Nissan Kapeta is a former Israeli football player.-Honours:*Israeli Second Division:**Winner : 1993–94*Israel State Cup:**Runner-up : 1996-References:... |
Ironi Rishon Lezion | 14 |
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Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi is an Israeli former football player in a striker position. He is the most prolific scorer in Israeli football history. Today he acts as the manager of Hapoel Yehud in Liga Gimel.... |
Maccabi Haifa | 14 |