2018–19 Liga Alef

The 2018–19 Liga Alef season was the 10th season as third tier since its re-alignment in 2009 and the 77th season of third-tier football in Israel.

Liga Alef
Season2018–19
ChampionsHapoel Umm al-Fahm
F.C. Kafr Qasim
2019–20 →

Changes from last season

Team changes

North Division
Liga Alef North
Season2018–19
ChampionsHapoel Umm al-Fahm
Top goalscorerOhad Kadousi
(Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye) (27)[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 28 19 6 3 55 19 +36 63[lower-alpha 1] Promotion to Liga Leumit
2 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 28 14 6 8 52 31 +21 48 Promotion Playoffs
3 Hapoel Herzliya 28 13 7 8 40 34 +6 46
4 Hapoel Kaukab 28 12 7 9 40 41 −1 43
5 F.C. Tira 28 10 9 9 41 32 +9 39
6 Hapoel Bnei Zalafa 28 9 10 9 32 33 −1 37
7 Hapoel Kafr Kanna 28 11 4 13 41 51 −10 37
8 F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira 28 11 3 14 39 28 +11 36
9 Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata 28 7 13 8 28 28 0 34
10 Hapoel Asi Gilboa 28 10 4 14 35 43 −8 34
11 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 28 9 7 12 28 38 −10 34
12 Ironi Tiberias 28 9 7 12 29 42 −13 34
13 Maccabi Tzur Shalom 28 9 6 13 26 31 −5 33
14 Ironi Nesher 28 10 3 15 31 44 −13 33 Relegation Playoffs
15 Hapoel Jerusalem 28 9 4 15 28 50 −22 31[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Liga Bet
16 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr[lower-alpha 3] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Folded
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2019. Source: Liga Alef North IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Umm al-Fahm had two points deducted following its crowd rioting in a play-off match against Ironi Tiberias at the end of the 2017–18 season.[3][4]
  2. Hapoel Jerusalem had three points deducted due to an outstanding debt to a former player.[5]
  3. On 13 December 2018 The match between Hapoel Shefa-‘Amr and Hapoel Migdal HaEmek was cancelled as Hapoel Shefa-‘Amr failed to register the match with the IFA.[6] On 2 January 2019 the IFA disciplinary tribunal decided to expel Hapoel Shefa-‘Amr from the league and to nullify its results.[7]

South Division
Liga Alef South
Season2018–19
ChampionsF.C. Kafr Qasim
Top goalscorerYossi Asayag
(F.C. Kafr Qasim) (29)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 F.C. Kafr Qasim 30 23 3 4 62 17 +45 72 Promotion to Liga Leumit
2 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 30 22 4 4 48 18 +30 70 Promotion Playoffs
3 Maccabi Sha'arayim 30 14 10 6 36 21 +15 52
4 Agudat Sport Ashdod 30 14 8 8 52 39 +13 50
5 Maccabi Herzliya 30 12 10 8 38 25 +13 46
6 Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio 30 12 10 8 37 28 +9 46
7 Maccabi Yavne 30 12 8 10 41 35 +6 44
8 F.C. Holon Yermiyahu 30 11 9 10 29 24 +5 42
9 Shimshon Kafr Qasim 30 12 6 12 44 43 +1 42
10 Nordia Jerusalem 30 11 7 12 35 40 −5 40
11 Hapoel Azor 30 8 8 14 34 42 −8 32
12 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 30 6 14 10 31 48 −17 32
13 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 30 8 7 15 23 34 −11 31
14 Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden 30 5 9 16 25 52 −27 24 Relegation Playoffs
15 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 30 4 7 19 24 59 −35 19 Relegation to Liga Bet
16 Beitar Kfar Saba 30 2 8 20 23 57 −34 14
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2019. Source: Liga Alef South IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Promotion play-offs
Regional semi-finals Regional final Final
         
N2 Hapoel B. al-Gharbiyye 3 (3)
N5 F.C. Tira 3 (1)
N2 Hapoel B. al-Gharbiyye 5
North division
N3 Hapoel Herzliya 2
N3 Hapoel Herzliya 2
N4 Hapoel Kaukab 0
N2 Hapoel B. al-Gharbiyye 0
S5 Maccabi Herzliya 2
S2 Hakoah Ramat Gan 4 (2)
S5 Maccabi Herzliya 4 (4)
S5 Maccabi Herzliya 1 (3
South division
S3 Maccabi Sha’aryim 1 (2)
S3 Maccabi Sha’arayim 1 (5)
S4 A.S. Ashdod 1 (3)

Test matches
Hapoel Acre4–3Maccabi Herzliya
Yuval Titelman  20'
Elior Seiderre  43', 60', 74'		  3' Shivhon
 41', 84' (pen)Assaf Levi
Referee: Ziv Adler
Maccabi Herzliya1–3Hapoel Acre
Amir Lavi  30'  45', 68', 90+4' Naor Abudi

Hapoel Acre won 7–4 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Maccabi Herzliya remained in Liga Alef.

Relegation play-offs

North division
Ironi Nesher0–4Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara
Report  20', 30' Jeish
 42' Sidawi
 61' Kabaha

South division
Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden1–2 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Sderot
Iluz  10'
Farhi  105'		 Report  57' (pen.) Amos
Referee: Snir Levi

References
  1. Weissermann, Michael (11 April 2018). "סופית: מכבי דליית אל כרמל הודיעה על פירוק" [Final: Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Announced Its Folding]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. "כובשי שערים" [Goalscorers]. football.org.il (in Hebrew). IFA. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. Portal, Kobi (8 May 2018). "הפחתת שתי נקודות בפועל, קנס כספי ועונש רדיוס לשלושה משחקים" [Final: Two Points Deduction, a Fine and Three Matches Away from Home Punishment]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. "אום אל פחם ספגה הפחתת שתי נקודות, עונש רדיוס וקנס כספי" [Umm al-Fahm Received a Two Points Deduction, An Away from Home Matches Punishment and a Fine]. Yalla Sport (in Hebrew). 8 May 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. Portal, Kobi (5 January 2019). "צרות בצרורות: שלוש נקודות נוספות הופחתו ממאזנה של הפועל ירושלים" [Final: When It Rains, It Pours: Three Further Points Were Deducted from Hapoel Jerusalem]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. Portal, Kobi (13 December 2018). "המשחק בין שפרעם למגדל העמק בוטל" [Final: The Match Between Shefa-‘Amr and Migdal HaEmek is Cancelled]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. Portal, Kobi (2 January 2019). "בית הדין קבע: הפסקת פעילות להפועל שפרעם" [Final: The Tribunal Decided: Cease of Action to Hapoel Shefa-‘Amr]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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