The 2010–11

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of second-tier football in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 2009–10 season, two promoted teams from the

2009–10 Liga Alef The 2009–10 Liga Alef season was the first season since the 1998–99 Liga Alef season, in which Liga Alef regained its status as the third tier of Israeli football, due to the closure of Liga Artzit. Maccabi Ironi Jatt (champions of the North ...

and two relegated teams from the

2009–10 Israeli Premier League The 2009–10 Israeli Premier League was the 11th season since its introduction in 1999 and the 68th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round. On 15 May ...

Changes from 2009–10 season

Team changes

Ironi Kiryat Shmona and

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...

were directly promoted to the 2010–11 Israeli Premier League after finishing the 2009–10 season in the two top places.

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Akhi Nazareth Football Club ( he, מכבי אחי נצרת, ''Mo'adon Kaduregel Maccabi Aḥi Natzrat''; ar, نادي كرة القدم اخاء الناصرة, ''Nade Korat Alqadam Maccabi Ekhaa Al-Nasera'') is an Israeli football club ...

and

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom two places.

Overview

Stadia and locations

The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.

Regular season

Regular season table

Regular season results

Playoffs

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):

Top playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Kfar Saba started with 33 points, Ironi Ramat HaSharon with 30, Maccabi Herzliya with 27, Hapoel Rishon LeZion with 26, Hapoel Ra'anana with 23 and Sektzia Nes Tziona started with 23.

Top playoff table

Top playoff results

Middle playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Herzliya started with 23 points, Hapoel Bnei Lod with 23, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth with 17 and Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv started with 17.

Middle playoff table

Middle playoff results

Bottom playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Maccabi Be'er Sheva started with 16 points, Ironi Bat Yam with 15, Hapoel Nazareth Illit with 12, Hakoah Ramat Gan with 12, Maccabi Ironi Jatt with 10 and Ahva Arraba started with 7.

Bottom playoff table

Bottom playoff results

Promotion and Relegation playoff

Promotion playoff

The 3rd-placed Hapoel Kfar Saba faced the 14th-placed

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

team Hapoel Petah Tikva. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the

2011–12 Israeli Premier League The 2011–12 Israeli Premier League was the thirteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 70th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 20 August 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012. Maccabi Haifa F.C., Maccabi Haifa were the defen ...

. The matches took place on May 24 and 27, 2011. ---- ''Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Relegation playoff

The 14th-placed Hakoah Ramat Gan faced the 3rd-placed

Liga Alef Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declar ...

team Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa. Hakoah Ramat Gan, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the

2011–12 Liga Leumit The 2011–12 Liga Leumit was the thirteen season since its introduction in 1999 and the 70th season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 19 August 2011 and ended on 18 May 2012. A total of sixteen teams were contesting in the league, in ...

. The matches took place on May 26 and 31, 2011. ---- ''Hakoah Ramat Gan won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Top scorers

Season statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season: Dor Elkabetz for Sektzia Nes Tziona against Ironi Bat Yam, 62nd minute (20 August 2010) *Widest winning margin: 6 goals –

6–0 Ahva Arraba (30 August 2010) *Most goals in a match: 7 goals –

Hakoah Ramat Gan Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הכח מכבי עמידר רמת גן) is an Israeli football club based in Ramat Gan. The club is currently in Liga Alef South division and plays at the Winter Stadiu ...

1–6 Hapoel Rishon LeZion (13 September 2010)

Discipline

*First yellow card of the season: Yonatan Revivo for Ironi Bat Yam against Sektzia Nes Tziona, 13th minute (20 August 2010) *First red card of the season: Yonatan Revivo for Ironi Bat Yam against Sektzia Nes Tziona, 60th minute (20 August 2010)

References

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2010–11 in Israeli football leagues