The 1955–56 Liga Leumit season was the first edition of Liga Leumit, which had replaced

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as the top division of

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and the 17th season of top flight football under the

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won the title. Avraham Levi from Beitar Tel Aviv and Michael Michaelov from

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were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each. Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Rehovot were relegated automatically, whilst Maccabi Jaffa finished third from bottom and entered a promotion/relegation play-off with

champions Hakoah Tel Aviv. Jaffa won 4-1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit.Maccabi Jaffa Beat Hakoah T.A. 1:0 and Remained Among the 10 Leumit Clubs
Davar, 17 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press

Teams

Final table

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.

Top goalscorers

References

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1955–56 in Israeli football leagues