2017–18 Liga Alef
The 2017–18 Liga Alef season was the 9th season as third tier since its re-alignment in 2009 and the 76th season of third-tier football in Israel.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Hapoel Iksal Sektzia Nes Tziona |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
Changes from last season
Team changes
- Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Marmorek were promoted to Liga Leumit; Hapoel Jerusalem (to North division) and Maccabi Sha'arayim (to South division) were relegated from Liga Leumit.
- F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna were relegated to Liga Bet from North division, along with F.C. Karmiel Safed, who folded during the season. [1][2] The two clubs were replaced by Hapoel Shefa-'Amr and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm , which were promoted to the North division from Liga Bet.
- F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim and F.C. Shikun HaMizrah were relegated to Liga Bet from South division and were replaced by Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Yaniv and Nordia Jerusalem which were promoted to the South division from Liga Bet. During the summer, the merge between Hapoel Holon Yaniv and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon collapsed, leading Tzafririm Holon to re-register to Liga Gimel,[3] while Hapoel Holon took the merged club's place in Liga Alef, playing under the name F.C. Holon Yermiyahu.[4]
North Division
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Hapoel Iksal |
Matches played | 233 |
Goals scored | 644 (2.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Moti Malka (Hapoel Kafr Kana) (17) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hapoel Iksal | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 63 | Promotion to Liga Leumit |
2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 58 | Promotion Playoffs |
3 | Hapoel Herzliya | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 57 | |
4 | F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 54 | |
5 | Ironi Tiberias | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 51 | |
6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 48 | |
7 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 45 | |
8 | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 42 | |
9 | Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 40 | |
10 | F.C. Tira | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 40 | |
11 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 36 | |
12 | Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 36 | |
13 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 34 | |
14 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 30 | Relegation Playoffs |
15 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 73 | −50 | 16 | Relegation to Liga Bet |
16 | Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 102 | −87 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Notes:
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.
South Division
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Sektzia Nes Tziona |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 622 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Yossi Asayag (Sektzia Nes Tziona) (30) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 73 | Promotion to Liga Leumit |
2 | Maccabi Yavne | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 57 | Promotion Playoffs |
3 | Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 51 | |
4 | Nordia Jerusalem | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 49 | |
5 | F.C. Holon Yermiyahu | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 46 | |
6 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 44 | |
7 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 44 | |
8 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44 | |
9 | Hapoel Azor | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 40 | |
10 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 38 | |
11 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 37 | |
12 | Beitar Kfar Saba | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 37 | |
13 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 35 | |
14 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 32 | Relegation Playoffs |
15 | F.C. Dimona | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 27 | Relegation to Liga Bet |
16 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 30 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 86 | −70 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.
Promotion play-offs
Regional semi-finals | Regional final | Final | ||||||||||||
N2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 1 | ||||||||||||
N5 | Ironi Tiberias | 2 | ||||||||||||
N5 | Ironi Tiberias | 3 (8) | ||||||||||||
North division | ||||||||||||||
N2 | Hapoel Herzliya | 3 (7) | ||||||||||||
N3 | Hapoel Herzliya | 3 | ||||||||||||
N4 | F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira | 0 | ||||||||||||
N5 | Ironi Tiberias | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
S3 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
S2 | Maccabi Yavne | 3 | ||||||||||||
S5 | F.C. Holon Yermiyahu | 0 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Maccabi Yavne | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
South division | ||||||||||||||
S3 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
S3 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 2 | ||||||||||||
S4 | Nordia Jerusalem | 1 | ||||||||||||
Test matches
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4–2 | Ironi Tiberias |
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Fadida 56' Nesikovsky 60', 72' David 90+1' |
Report | 26' Rothstein 61' Tza'adon |
Ironi Tiberias | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
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Gabai 40' | Report | 90' Peretz |
Hapoel Kfar Saba won 5–3 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Ironi Tiberias remained in Liga Alef.
Relegation play-offs
North division
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 5–0 | Hapoel Bnei Fureidis |
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Malul 36' (pen.) L. Cohen 67' Amzaleg 70' Sofer 76' Y. Cohen 85' |
Report |
South division
Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 3–1 | Ironi Or Yehuda |
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Mizrahi 35' Alberman 55' Levy 90+5' |
Report | 56' Tamir |
References
- The Chairman Announced the Dissolution of Karmiel/Safed: The Decision is Final Shalom Elbaz, 15 November 2016, One (in Hebrew)
- Karmiel/Safed Demoted to Liga Bet Sofer Elbaz, 1 December 2016 Ynet (in Hebrew)
- The Mythological Tzafririm Holon Is Re-established, Raz Amir, 11 August 2017, One (in Hebrew)
- Changes in Commemoration: The Team Named After Yaniv Zaituni Will Be Named After Haim Yermiyahu Itzik Ezra, 18 August 2017, HaShikma Holon (in Hebrew)
- Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Announced Going into Liquidation Kobi Portal and Sar-el Azulai, 1 April 2018, Doublepass (in Hebrew)
- Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 11 April 2018 (in Hebrew)
- Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 3 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
- Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 27 September 2017 (in Hebrew)
External links
- Liga Alef North 2017/2018 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- Liga Alef South 2017/2018 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)