1954–55 Liga Alef
The 1954–55 Liga Alef season was the last in which it was the Israel's top football league, as the following season it was replaced by Liga Leumit[1] and became the country's second tier. It consisted of 14 clubs, the 12 from the top division in the previous season and two promoted clubs (Hapoel Hadera and Beitar Jerusalem). It used two points for a win and one for a draw.
The title was won by Hapoel Petah Tikva, the club's first championship, whilst Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Balfouria (who had finished bottom the previous season) were relegated automatically. Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba took part in the promotion/relegation play-offs with the top two clubs from Liga Bet, in which Kfar Saba retained their place in the top division, but Beitar were relegated.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Gr | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 23 | 2.96 | 40 | Champions |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 28 | 3.00 | 38 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 2.13 | 33 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 1.26 | 33 | |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 1.36 | 29 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 1.32 | 28 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 0.90 | 27 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 1.02 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 55 | 0.73 | 24 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 0.85 | 23 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 59 | 0.63 | 21 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 0.83 | 18 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 0.68 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 129 | 0.25 | 8 |
Results
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Promotion-relegation play-off
A promotion-relegation play-off between the 12th and 11th-placed teams in Liga Alef, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Beitar Jerusalem, and the winners of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kiryat Haim. Each team played the other three once.
| 22 October 1955 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Netanya |
Avrutski  5' Ratz 26' Glazer 33' |
Report (p. 8) | 7' Elfasi |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Reuven Frizner |
| 22 October 1955 | Maccabi Jaffa | 4–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | Petah Tikva |
| Aroyo 36' Miranda 78', 84' B. Cohen 79' |
Report (p. 8) | 34' Handler |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Aharon Werner |
| 29 October 1955 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3–2 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva |
| Handler 14', 40' Havinski 25' |
Report (p. 8) | 6' Zion 29' Elfasi |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arie Ben-Rubi |
| 29 October 1955 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Haifa |
| Glazer 58' |
Report (p. 8) | 59' B. Cohen |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Avraham Sher |
| 5 November 1955 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Netanya |
| Hayat 47' |
Report (p. 8) | 78' Morovich |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Reuven Frizner |
| 5 November 1955 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Haifa |
| B. Cohen 34' Miranda 41' Kalev 53' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nahman Cohen |
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 | 5 | Liga Leumit |
| 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 4 | Liga Leumit |
| 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 3 | Liga Alef |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 0 | Liga Alef |
Top goalscorers
Source:[2]
References
- Israel - List of Final Tables RSSSF
- In the Play-offs Davar, 23.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
- In the Play-offs Davar, 30.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
- Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Jaffa promoted to Liga Leumit Davar, 6.11.55, Historical Jewish Press
- ^ League resumes in Saturday Heruth, 2.9.55, Historical Jewish Press Template:He icon
- ^ Nisim Elmaliah – Top Scorer 2 Dear Points, Izhar Brener, Pirsumei Sport, 1955, p. 20 Template:He icon