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2008–09 Liga Leumit

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The 2008–09 Liga Leumit season began on 29 August 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009.

Liga Leumit
Season2008–09
ChampionsHapoel Haifa
PromotedHapoel Haifa
Hapoel Acre
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
RelegatedMaccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata
Matches played198
Goals scored457 (2.31 per match)

Two teams from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata along with two teams relegated from Israeli Premier League: Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Kfar Saba.
The two teams relegated to Liga Artzit were Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

Due to an expected league expansion,[1] at the end of the season five clubs were automatically promoted to the Israeli Premier League, whilst the sixth-placed club in Liga Leumit played in a play-off match against the 11th-placed team in the Premier League. Only one team relegated automatically, and one team played in a play-off match against a team from Liga Artzit (which ceased to exist, with the regionalised Liga Alef becoming the third tier).

Stadia

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Location of teams in the 2008–09 Liga Leumit
ClubStadiumCapacity
Hapoel JerusalemTeddy Stadium21,600
Hapoel HaifaKiryat Eliezer Stadium14,002
Hapoel Be'er ShevaVasermil Stadium13,000
Maccabi HerzliyaHerzliya Municipal Stadium08,100
Hapoel Ramat GanHaMakhtesh Stadium05,500
Hapoel Kfar SabaLevita Stadium05,800
Hapoel AcreNapoleon Stadium005,0001
Maccabi Ahi NazarethIlut Stadium04,932
Hapoel Ra'ananaKarnei Oren Memorial Field02,500
Hapoel Bnei LodLod Municipal Stadium02,000
Ironi Ramat HaSharonYankela Grundman Stadium02,200
Maccabi Kiryat AtaKiryat Ata Municipal Stadium0,0726

1Currently undergoing construction work to convert it to a 5,000-seat stadium. In the meanwhile they play at the Nahariya Municipal Stadium.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Hapoel Haifa (C, P)33171154429+1562[a]Promotion to Israeli Premier League
2Hapoel Acre (P)33171065023+2761
3Hapoel Be'er Sheva (P)33161165335+1859
4Hapoel Ramat Gan (P)33141183731+653
5Hapoel Ra'anana (P)33156123638−251
6Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (O, P)33129124133+845Qualification for promotion play-offs
7Maccabi Herzliya33108153446−1238
8Hapoel Kfar Saba33812133441−736
9Hapoel Bnei Lod33813123538−337[a]
10Hapoel Jerusalem33910143240−837
11Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon (O)33812133750−1336Qualification for relegation play-offs
12Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata (R)3347222453−2919Relegation to Liga Alef
Source: The Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Hapoel Haifa111111111111111111111111111111111
Hapoel Acre12129633456666454454222323322223332
Hapoel Be'er Sheva695454335433332345554232233332223
Hapoel Ramat Gan432222222222223222343444444444444
Hapoel Ra'anana576897543554545533435555555555555
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth223345664345666666666666666666666
Maccabi Herzliya96456688810111111111010111111111111111011101099101087
Hapoel Bnei Lod11111212121212121212101010101111101088810101110111110109898
Hapoel Jerusalem8479799999888999997778877777779109
Hapoel Kfar Saba3587887777777888889997788888887710
Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon7811101010101010899977777101010999999111111111111
Maccabi Kiryat Ata101010111111111111111212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Source: The Israel Football Association

Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

Home \ AwayHACHBSHBLHHAHJEHKSHRAHRGIRHMANMHEIKA
Hapoel Acre0–23–00–43–02–11–02–03–02–10–10–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva2–12–21–10–21–03–10–12–30–22–13–0
Hapoel Bnei Lod0–00–21–20–21–20–10–34–01–11–00–0
Hapoel Haifa2–21–11–22–00–02–00–00–11–01–12–0
Hapoel Jerusalem0–01–10–00–11–10–22–34–11–01–20–0
Hapoel Kfar Saba1–00–10–21–11–01–10–03–21–31–32–0
Hapoel Ra'anana0–10–41–10–21–03–20–01–00–01–01–0
Hapoel Ramat Gan1–11–13–31–10–11–03–12–10–01–03–1
Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon0–20–01–00–21–11–11–21–02–23–02–0
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth2–10–13–00–02–21–11–23–01–14–12–0
Maccabi Herzliya0–11–10–41–22–11–11–30–21–01–01–2
Maccabi Kiryat Ata0–20–11–10–10–10–21–20–11–11–00–0
Source: The Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

Rounds
23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st32nd33rd
3 – 12
4 – 2
5 – 1
6 – 11
7 – 10
8 – 9		12 – 9
10 – 8
11 – 7
1 – 6
2 – 5
3 – 4		4 – 12
5 – 3
6 – 2
7 – 1
8 – 11
9 – 10		12 – 10
11 – 9
1 – 8
2 – 7
3 – 6
4 – 5		5 – 12
6 – 4
7 – 3
8 – 2
9 – 1
10 – 11		12 – 11
1 – 10
2 – 9
3 – 8
4 – 7
5 – 6		6 – 12
7 – 5
8 – 4
9 – 3
10 – 2
11 – 1		1 – 12
2 – 11
3 – 10
4 – 9
5 – 8
6 – 7		12 – 7
8 – 6
9 – 5
10 – 4
11 – 3
1 – 2		2 – 12
3 – 1
4 – 11
5 – 10
6 – 9
7 – 8		12 – 8
9 – 7
10 – 6
11 – 5
1 – 4
2 – 3
Home \ AwayHACHBSHBLHHAHJEHKSHRAHRGIRHMANMHEIKA
Hapoel Acre0–07–11–10–01–05–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva0–22–23–13–33–23–2
Hapoel Bnei Lod1–10–12–14–20–0
Hapoel Haifa2–10–3[a]3–00–03–13–1
Hapoel Jerusalem1–20–11–10–23–1
Hapoel Kfar Saba0–11–13–02–21–1
Hapoel Ra'anana1–31–01–02–01–22–1
Hapoel Ramat Gan1–13–10–23–10–42–1
Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon3–31–11–22–01–1
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth0–31–01–00–13–01–1
Maccabi Herzliya0–00–02–02–11–1
Maccabi Kiryat Ata2–02–31–23–03–4
Source: The Israel Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Promotion/relegation playoff

Promotion playoff

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth as the 6th-placed team faced the 11th-placed Israeli Premier League team Hakoah Ramat Gan for a two-legged playoff. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won both games and were promoted to the Israeli Premier League.

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth2 – 1Hakoah Ramat Gan
Ayeli 41'
Silvas 48'		ReportFor 42'
Referee: Alon Yefet
Hakoah Ramat Gan1 – 2Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
For 23'ReportJida 46'
Ayeli 76'
Referee: Eitan Tabrizi

Relegation playoff

Ironi Ramat HaSharon as the 11th-placed team faced the 8th-placed Liga Artzit team Maccabi Kafr Kanna for a two-legged playoff, Ironi Ramat HaSharon won both games and will continue playing in Liga Leumit next season.

Ironi Ramat HaSharon2 – 1Maccabi Kafr Kanna
Banahene 73', 85'
Shabo 		ReportZilka 45'
Referee: Meir Levi
Maccabi Kafr Kanna0 – 1Ironi Ramat HaSharon
ReportBanahene 19'
Azmi Nassar Stadium, Kafr Kanna
Referee: Assaf Keinan

Season statistics

Scoring

Discipline

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1 Ohad KadousiHapoel Be'er Sheva18
2 Eran LevyHapoel Haifa13
Achmad Saba'aHapoel Bnei Lod13
Serge AyeliMaccabi Ahi Nazareth13
5 Shay AharonHapoel Jerusalem12
6 Irakliy GeperidzeHapoel Haifa11
7 Dovev GabayMaccabi Herzliya10
Emmanuel BanaheneIroni Nir Ramat HaSharon10
9 Ronen ShwartzmanHapoel Acre08
Dudu BitonHapoel Ra'anana08
Mor GolanHapoel Ramat Gan08
Alain MasudiMaccabi Herzliya08
Total457
Average per game2.3

See also

References

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