1997–98 Liga Leumit

The 1997–98 Liga Leumit season began on 2 August 1997 and ended on 9 May 1998, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.

Liga Leumit
Season1997 (1997)–98
ChampionsBeitar Jerusalem
4th title
RelegatedHapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Ashkelon
Champions LeagueBeitar Jerusalem
UEFA CupHapoel Tel Aviv
Intertoto CupHapoel Haifa
Cup Winners' CupMaccabi Haifa
Matches played240
Goals scored650 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerAlon Mizrahi (18)

That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The two teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit were: Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Two team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Ashkelon and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod. The two teams relegated were: Hapoel Tayibe and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon.

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beitar Jerusalem (C) 30 20 9 1 71 33 +38 69 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 30 21 5 4 44 16 +28 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Hapoel Haifa 30 17 9 4 59 27 +32 60 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
4 Maccabi Haifa 30 15 7 8 49 34 +15 52 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Hapoel Petah Tikva 30 12 6 12 41 41 0 42
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 10 9 11 42 35 +7 39
7 Hapoel Kfar Saba 30 10 8 12 39 39 0 38
8 Maccabi Herzliya 30 9 9 12 37 40 −3 36
9 Maccabi Petah Tikva 30 8 12 10 27 31 −4 36
10 Ironi Rishon LeZion 30 10 6 14 42 52 −10 36
11 Hapoel Jerusalem 30 8 10 12 35 45 −10 34
12 Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 30 8 9 13 39 57 −18 33
13 Hapoel Beit She'an 30 8 7 15 35 51 −16 31
14 Bnei Yehuda 30 8 7 15 26 42 −16 31
15 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (R) 30 7 9 14 38 57 −19 30 Relegation to Liga Artzit
16 Hapoel Ashkelon[lower-alpha 2] (R) 30 5 6 19 26 50 −24 19
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Maccabi Haifa won the Israeli State Cup and was awarded with entry to the Cup Winner's Cup.
  2. Deducted 2 points.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alon Mizrahi Maccabi Haifa 18
2 Ofer Shitrit Hapoel Tel Aviv 17
3 István Sallói Beitar Jerusalem 16
4 Yossi Benayoun Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15
István Pisont Beitar Jerusalem 15
6 Eli Driks Maccabi Tel Aviv 14
7 Assi Tubi Hapoel Jerusalem 13
8 Motti Kakoun Hapoel Petah Tikva 12
Nir Sevilia Beitar Jerusalem 12
10 Liron Basis Hapoel Haifa 11

References
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