1982–83 Liga Leumit Explained

Competition:Liga Leumit
Season:1982–83
Winners:Maccabi Netanya
5th title
Relegated:Hapoel Ramat Gan
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Kfar Saba
League Topscorer:Oded Machnes (22)
Prevseason:1981–82
Nextseason:1983–84

The 1982–83 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Netanya 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 Liga Artzit. It was also the first season that the Three points for a win system was introduced.[1]

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  1. http://jpress.nli.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=mh9Uw3qJTKEcuGuB8lqnOM73MtP4FRNjlp4OGpI7O8mMvT1UjFbHwCHqogsQok%2FCYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=DAV%2F1982%2F08%2F10&page=4&rtl=true 3 League points for win will be awarded in Leumit and Artzit