1969–70 Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit
Season 1969-70
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv
11th title
Relegated Maccabi Jaffa
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Top goalscorer Moshe Romano (15)

The 1969–70 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title on goal difference from city rivals, Hapoel, and qualify for the 1971 Asian Club Championship. Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva were relegated to Liga Alef. Moshe Romano of Shimshon Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 15 goals.

Starting from this season the first tiebreaker in case teams were equal on points was set to be goal difference.[1][2]

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Maccabi Tel Aviv30159651213039Qualified for Asian Club Championship
2Hapoel Tel Aviv301313448242439
3Maccabi Haifa30101372924533
4Shimshon Tel Aviv30101193527831
5Beitar Jerusalem301010102929030
6Hapoel Jerusalem301010103537-230
7Hapoel Petah Tikva3081482528-330
8Hakoah Ramat Gan3061772126-529
9Beitar Tel Aviv3081392834-629
10Hapoel Haifa3071491918128
11Maccabi Netanya3071492930-128
12Maccabi Petah Tikva3071493237-528
13Hapoel Kfar Saba3071492732-528
14Bnei Yehuda3061592428-427
15Maccabi Jaffa30712111729-1226Relegated to Liga Alef
16Hapoel Be'er Sheva30105152449-2525

References

  1. Goal Difference Instead of Ratio Ma'ariv, 17 June 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. First Professional League in Israel Starts Yesha'ayahu Porat, 3 October 1969, Ma'ariv, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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