The 2016–17
Ligat Nashim
Ligat Nashim (, lit. ''Women's League'') is the Israeli Women's association football, women's football league. It has been run by the Israel Football Association since 1998.
Format
The league is divided into two divisions, with the top divisio ...
is the 19th season of women's league football under the
Israeli Football Association
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. League schedule began on 8 November 2016. The defending champions are
F.C. Ramat HaSharon, having won the title the
previous season.
Prior to the beginning of the season the two divisions were renamed, Ligat Nashim Rishona becoming Women's Premier League and Ligat Nashim Shniya becoming Women's Leumit League.
In the premier league,
F.C. Kiryat Gat won its first championship while
Bnot Sakhnin relegated.
Hapoel Ra'anana won Women's Liga Leumit and was promoted to the top division.
Premier League
Regular season
2nd-3rd place match
As F.C. Ramat HaSharon and ASA Tel Aviv finished level on points, a match was arranged to set the placing of each team at the end of regular seasons, in order to determine the two teams' order of matches. The match was played on 7 March 2017, and was abandoned at the 55th minute, with Ramat HaSharon leading 5–0, as ASA appeared to the match with only 11 players and four of them had to leave the pitch due to injuries. Therefore, Ramat HaSharon was placed second and ASA third.
Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 97617
football.org.il, 8 March 2017
Championship round
Relegation round
Top scorers
Leumit League
References
External links
Ligat Nashim Rishona @IFALigat Nashim Shniya @IFA
Season
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