2011–12 Liga Alef

The 2011–12 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Asi Gilboa (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Yavne (champions of the South Division) win their regional divisions and qualify for promotion play-offs. Maccabi Yavne won the promotion play-offs and promoted to Liga Leumit.

After playing 8 matches, Maccabi Ironi Jatt (playing in South division) withdrew from the league and their record was annulled, leaving to South division to be played with 15 clubs.

The bottom two clubs in North division, Maccabi Tamra and Ahi Acre and the bottom club in South division, Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst the two clubs which were ranked in 14th place in each division, Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Ironi Netivot entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, Hapoel Hadera prevailing to stay in Liga Alef, while Maccabi Ironi Netivot were relegated after losing the play-offs.

Changes from last season

Format changes
  • Due to the reduction of the Premier League from 16 to 14 clubs, and as Liga Leumit remained with 16 clubs, only one club was to be promoted from Liga Alef to Liga Leumit. Thus, the two regional champions of Liga Alef was to face each other in two legged promotion play-offs.

Team changes

North Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Asi Gilboa 30 22 6 2 65 18 +47 72 Promotion play-offs
2 Ironi Tiberias 30 17 7 6 72 27 +45 58
3 Hapoel Afula 30 15 8 7 55 39 +16 53
4 Sektzia Ma'alot 30 14 7 9 54 50 +4 49
5 Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel 30 12 10 8 54 33 +21 46
6 Maccabi Tzur Shalom 30 12 9 9 47 38 +9 45
7 F.C. Givat Olga 30 13 6 11 44 40 +4 45
8 Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel 30 11 7 12 32 42 −10 40
9 Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata 30 10 8 12 38 45 −7 38
10 F.C. Karmiel Safed 30 8 12 10 46 32 +14 36
11 Maccabi Kafr Kanna 30 10 4 16 43 56 −13 34
12 Ahva Arraba 30 7 12 11 29 40 −11 33
13 Hapoel Kafr Kanna 30 9 6 15 27 50 −23 33
14 Hapoel Hadera 30 8 8 14 34 48 −14 32 Relegation play-offs
15 Maccabi Tamra 30 7 8 15 27 46 −19 29 Relegated to Liga Bet
16 Ahi Acre 30 3 6 21 33 95 −62 15
Source:

South Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Yavne 28 15 5 8 42 30 +12 49[lower-alpha 1] Promotion play-offs
2 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 28 13 8 7 49 32 +17 47
3 Beitar Kfar Saba 28 13 7 8 39 26 +13 46
4 Hapoel Katamon 28 13 4 11 40 31 +9 43
5 Hapoel Marmorek 28 10 10 8 29 19 +10 39[lower-alpha 2]
6 Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva 28 10 9 9 42 42 0 39
7 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 28 11 5 12 38 46 −8 38
8 Ortodoxim Lod 28 9 7 12 36 38 −2 34
9 Bnei Eilat 28 7 13 8 34 38 −4 34
10 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 28 9 7 12 31 40 −9 34
11 Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona 28 8 10 10 27 37 −10 34
12 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 28 8 9 11 29 33 −4 33
13 Hapoel Arad 28 8 9 11 31 45 −14 33
14 Maccabi Ironi Netivot 28 7 11 10 26 31 −5 32 Relegation play-offs
15 Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen 28 6 12 10 28 33 −5 30 Relegated to Liga Bet
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 point deducted?
  2. 1 point deducted?

Maccabi Ironi Jatt withdrew after playing 8 matches and folded.[1] their results were annulled.

Promotion play-offs

Liga Alef North champions, Hapoel Asi Gilboa and Liga Alef South champions Maccabi Yavne faced each other in the promotion play-offs. the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2012–13 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 11 and 18, 2012.

Maccabi Yavne0 – 0Hapoel Asi Gilboa
Report (in Hebrew)
Yavne Municipal Stadium, Yavne
Referee: Asaf Kenan
Hapoel Asi Gilboa2 – 2Maccabi Yavne
Gueta  34'
Brooks  87'		 Report (in Hebrew) Segal  63'
Ofir  84'
Ta'anakh Gush Yael Stadium, Ta'anachim
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich

Maccabi Yavne won on away goals (2–2 on aggregate) and promoted to Liga Leumit.

Relegation play-offs

North play-off

The 14th placed club in Liga Alef North, Hapoel Hadera, faced Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur (which lost the Liga Bet promotion play-offs to Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 5-6 on penalties after 0-0).[2] the winner earned a spot in the 2012–13 Liga Alef.

Hapoel Hadera2–1Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur
Nistel  31'
Zana  58'		 Report Hrib  76'
Referee: Shitrit

Hapoel Hadera remained in Liga Alef.

South play-off

The 14th placed club in Liga Alef South, Maccabi Ironi Netivot, faced Hapoel Azor (which lost the Liga Bet promotion play-offs to Maccabi Sha'arayim 1-2).[3] the winner earned a spot in the 2012–13 Liga Alef.

Maccabi Ironi Netivot0–1Hapoel Azor
Report (in Hebrew) Kahlon  30'
Referee: Papir

Maccabi Ironi Netivot relegated to Liga Bet.

References
  1. Maccabi Ironi Jatt Al Ahli in Liga Alef South 2011/2012 Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  2. Hapoel Migdal HaEmek - F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  3. Hapoel Azor - Maccabi Sha'arayim Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
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