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2020–21 Liga Alef
The 2020–21 Liga Alef season is the 12th season as third tier since its re-alignment in 2009 and the 54th season of third-tier football in Israel. Changes from last season Team changes * Hapoel Iksal F.C., Hapoel Iksal and Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C., Hapoel Kfar Shalem were promoted to 2020–21 Liga Leumit, Liga Leumit; Hapoel Ashkelon F.C., Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C., Hapoel Bnei Lod (both to South division) were relegated from 2019–20 Liga Leumit, Liga Leumit. * Since the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, COVID-19 pandemic, no team was relegated to 2020–21 Liga Bet, Liga Bet. However Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C., Ironi Kiryat Gat and Hapoel Asi Gilboa F.C., Hapoel Asi Gilboa folded and didn't register to this season. * Maccabi Tzur Shalom F.C., Maccabi Tzur Shalom and Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C., Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata merged in July 2020. * Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum F.C., Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum, Hapoel Bu'eine F.C., Hapoel Bu'ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Alef
Liga Alef () 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 Declaration of Independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef. The 1952–53 season was also not played and Liga Alef resumed in 1953–54. In the 1955–56 season, Liga Leumit came into existence as the new top division, with Liga Alef becoming the second division. In the summer of 1976, restructuring saw the creation of Liga Artzit as a new second tier, and the second demotion of Liga Alef, as it became the third division. Further restructuring to create the Israeli Premier League in the summer of 1999 saw Liga Alef demoted again, this time to the fourth tier. At the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |