2010–11 Liga Leumit Explained

Season:2010–11
League Topscorer:Oren Nissim (18)
Matches:276
Total Goals:638
Nextseason:2011–12

The 2010–11 Liga Leumit was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011.[1]

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 2009–10 season, two promoted teams from the 2009–10 Liga Alef and two relegated teams from the 2009–10 Israeli Premier League.

Changes from 2009–10 season

Team changes

Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Ashkelon were directly promoted to the 2010–11 Israeli Premier League after finishing the 2009–10 season in the two top places.

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Ra'anana were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom two places.

Overview

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
8,500
6,500
8,000
2,000
8,100
5,800
4,000
5,800
6,000
3,100
2,200
4,932
13,000
8,100
4,932
3,500

The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.

Regular season

Regular season results

Playoffs

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):

Rounds
31st32nd33rd34th35th
1 – 6
2 – 5
3 – 4
1 – 2
5 – 3
6 – 4
2 – 6
3 – 1
4 – 5
1 – 4
2 – 3
6 – 5
3 – 6
4 – 2
5 – 1
7 – 10
8 – 9
7 – 8
10 – 9
8 – 10
9 – 7


11 – 16
12 – 15
13 – 14
11 – 12
15 – 13
16 – 14
12 – 16
13 – 11
14 – 15
11 – 14
12 – 13
16 – 15
13 – 16
14 – 12
15 – 11

Top playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Kfar Saba started with 33 points, Ironi Ramat HaSharon with 30, Maccabi Herzliya with 27, Hapoel Rishon LeZion with 26, Hapoel Ra'anana with 23 and Sektzia Nes Tziona started with 23.

Top playoff results

Middle playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Herzliya started with 23 points, Hapoel Bnei Lod with 23, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth with 17 and Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv started with 17.

Middle playoff results

Bottom playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Maccabi Be'er Sheva started with 16 points, Ironi Bat Yam with 15, Hapoel Nazareth Illit with 12, Hakoah Ramat Gan with 12, Maccabi Ironi Jatt with 10 and Ahva Arraba started with 7.

Bottom playoff results

Promotion and Relegation playoff

Promotion playoff

The 3rd-placed Hapoel Kfar Saba faced the 14th-placed Israeli Premier League team Hapoel Petah Tikva. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League. The matches took place on May 24 and 27, 2011.

----Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate.

Relegation playoff

The 14th-placed Hakoah Ramat Gan faced the 3rd-placed Liga Alef team Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa. Hakoah Ramat Gan, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 26 and 31, 2011.

----Hakoah Ramat Gan won 3–2 on aggregate.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1Ironi Ramat HaSharon18
2 Murad Abu AnzaHapoel Bnei Lod15
3Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv14
Hapoel Rishon LeZion14
5Maccabi Herzliya13
6Maccabi Be'er Sheva / Hapoel Rishon LeZion11
Hapoel Rishon LeZion11
8Ironi Bat Yam / Ironi Ramat HaSharon10
9Hapoel Ra'anana9
Maccabi Ironi Jatt9
Hapoel Rishon LeZion9
Hapoel Nazareth Illit9
Guilherme WeisheimerAhva Arraba / Maccabi Herzliya9
Hapoel Ra'anana9
Patrick DoeplahHapoel Kfar Saba9
Total638
Average per game

Season statistics

Scoring

Discipline

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Not resting for a moment: The 2011–11 will start in July . . Ynet . Yedioth Ahronoth . 26 April 2010 . 26 April 2010 . he.
  2. News: Ironi Bat Yam 0–2 Sektzia Nes Tziona . Israel Football Association . 20 August 2010 . 20 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920084510/http://eng.football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/LeagueGameDetails.aspx?GAME_ID=240938#GameEvents . 20 September 2012 . dead .
  3. News: Hapoel Ra'anana 6–0 Ahva Arraba . Israel Football Association . 30 August 2010 . 30 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920084524/http://eng.football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/LeagueGameDetails.aspx?GAME_ID=240943#GameEvents . 20 September 2012 . dead .
  4. News: Hakoah Ramat Gan 1–6 Hapoel Rishon LeZion . Israel Football Association . 13 September 2010 . 13 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920084536/http://eng.football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/LeagueGameDetails.aspx?GAME_ID=240956#GameEvents . 20 September 2012 . dead .