Liga Leumit 1958-59

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Liga Leumit was the top division of football in Israel. The 1958-59 season had Hapoel Petah Tikva win their first title in history, while Hapoel Kfar Saba who finished last-placed in the previous seasons as well, was relegated.
It took place from November 1958 to May 1959. The league ran with 12 clubs; all 12 of previous season.

The league used two points for a win and one for a draw. One team was relegated and one was promoted.

[edit] Final Table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Comments
1 Hapoel Petah Tikva (C)
22
13
9
0
49
18
+31
33
Champions
2 Hapoel Haifa
22
15
3
4
46
23
+23
31
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv
22
13
5
4
38
19
+19
30
4 Maccabi Haifa
22
14
1
7
47
24
+23
29
5 Maccabi Jaffa
22
10
4
8
33
28
+5
24
6 Maccabi Petah Tikva
22
10
3
9
27
30
-3
23
7 Hapoel Tel Aviv
22
6
7
9
29
32
-3
19
8 Hapoel Ramat Gan
22
6
7
9
26
36
-10
19
9 Maccabi Netanya
22
7
5
10
22
36
-14
19
10 Hapoel Jerusalem
22
5
6
11
17
32
-15
16
11 Beitar Tel Aviv
22
2
9
11
20
47
-27
13
12 Hapoel Kfar Saba (R)
22
3
2
17
21
50
-29
8
Relegation to
Liga Alef

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated

[edit] References

Top division football seasons in Israel
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