The 1951–52 season was the first edition of Liga Alef, which had replaced the
Israeli League as the top division of
football in Israel
Association football, Football (, ''Kaduregel'', ), also known as soccer, is the most popular sport in Israel. Football as an organised sport, first developed in the United Kingdom, who controlled Mandatory Palestine during the days of the M ...
following a year-long hiatus. It took place between October 1951 to June 1952 and was contested by 12 clubs, the same ones which had played in the top flight during the
1949–50 season minus
Maccabi Nes Tziona.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...
won their second consecutive championship, whilst the two
Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion ( , "First to Zion") is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.
Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were ...
clubs,
Hapoel
Hapoel (, ) is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation.
History
During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi World Union, Maccab ...
and
Maccabi were relegated. Maccabi Tel Aviv's
Yehoshua Glazer was the top scorer with 27 goals.
At the time, the league was played with two points for a win and one for a draw.
Final table
Results
References
Israel - List of Final TablesRSSSF
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Liga Alef seasons
Israel
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1951–52 in Israeli football leagues