1959–60 Liga Leumit

The 1959–60 Liga Leumit season took place between September 1959 and June 1960. Hapoel Petah Tikva won their second consecutive title, whilst Hapoel Ramat Gan were relegated. Rafi Levi of Maccabi Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 19 goals.

The league used two points for a win and one for a draw.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Petah Tikva	22	14	3	5	65	29	36	31
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	22	12	6	4	52	35	17	30
3	Hapoel Haifa	22	10	6	6	46	24	22	26
4	Hapoel Jerusalem	22	9	7	6	28	27	1	25
5	Maccabi Haifa	22	7	10	5	42	30	12	24
6	Hapoel Tel Aviv	22	10	4	8	26	23	3	24
7	Bnei Yehuda	22	9	1	12	34	51	-17	19
8	Maccabi Netanya	22	8	3	11	30	47	-17	19
9	Maccabi Petah Tikva	22	6	5	11	25	38	-13	17
10	Beitar Tel Aviv	22	6	5	11	14	26	-12	17
11	Maccabi Jaffa	22	5	6	11	23	36	-13	16
12	Hapoel Ramat Gan	22	7	2	13	31	50	-19	16	Relegated to Liga Alef

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Domestic cups	State Cup 1958–59 1960–61
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