The 1982–83 Liga Leumit season saw

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win the title, with the club's Oded Machnes finishing as the league's top scorer with 22 goals. Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba (who finished bottom of the league a year after winning the title) were relegated to

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. It was also the first season that the

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system was introduced.3 League points for win will be awarded in Leumit and Artzit
Davar, 10 August 1982, Historical Jewish Press

Final table

Results

References

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