1965–66 Liga Leumit Explained

Competition:Liga Leumit
Season:1965–66
Winners:Hapoel Tel Aviv
6th title
Relegated:Maccabi Petah Tikva
Beitar Tel Aviv
League Topscorer:Moshe Romano
Mordechai Spiegler (17)
Prevseason:1964–65
Nextseason:1966–68

The 1965–66 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Tel Aviv crowned champions and qualify for the first Asian Club Championships. Moshe Romano (Shimshon Tel Aviv) and Mordechai Spiegler (Maccabi Netanya) were the joint top scorers with 17 goals each.

Maccabi Petah Tikva and Beitar Tel Aviv were relegated to Liga Alef.

Rule changes

Prior to the season the IFA decided to allow substitutions of one player and one goalkeeper during matches.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: . 2 September 1965 . כל קבוצה תתמודד פעמיים תוך שבועיים נגד אותו יריב - בעונת הכדורגל הבאה . Each Team Would Compete Against the Same Opponent Within Two Weeks - In the Next Football Season . Hebrew . Ma'ariv . Tel Aviv . 11 April 2020.