2020–21 Liga Leumit
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| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The 2020–21 Liga Leumit was the 22nd season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 79th season of second-tier football in Israel.
A total of sixteen teams contested in the league, including twelve sides from the 2019–20 season, the two promoted teams from 2019–20 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2019–20 Israeli Premier League.
Changes from 2019–20 season
[edit]Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.
To Liga Leumit
[edit]Promoted from Liga Alef
- Hapoel Kfar Shalem (South Division)
- Hapoel Iksal (North Division)
Relegated from Premier League
Overview
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]| Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam | Tel Aviv and Bat Yam | Ness Ziona Stadium[A] | 3,500 |
| F.C. Kafr Qasim | Kafr Qasim | Lod Municipal Stadium[A] | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Acre | Acre | Acre Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Afula | Afula | Afula Illit Stadium | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Iksal | Iksal | Afula Illit Stadium[A] | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 31,733 |
| Hapoel Kfar Shalem | Tel Aviv | Grundman Stadium | 4,300 |
| Hapoel Nof HaGalil | Nof HaGalil | Green Stadium | 5,200 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Ramat Gan Stadium | 13,370 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan Stadium | 13,370 |
| Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | Ramat HaSharon | Grundman Stadium | 4,300 |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Haberfeld Stadium | 6,000 |
| Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | Umm al-Fahm | Doha Stadium[A] | 8,500 |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Nazareth | Ilut Stadium | 4,932 |
| Sektzia Ness Ziona | Ness Ziona | Ness Ziona Stadium | 3,500 |
^A The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet league requirements.
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the Promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 54 | |
| 3 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 46 | |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 44 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 43 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Iksal | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 43 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 42 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 39 | Qualification for the Relegation playoffs |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 39 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 35 | |
| 12 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 35 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 32 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 31 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 27 | |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 26 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other two times (30 rounds) before the league is split into two groups (the top eight and the bottom eight).
Results
[edit]Results by round
[edit]The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November. Source: "Ligat Leumit– Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Position by round
[edit]Source: [citation needed]
Promotion playoffs
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HNG | HAJ | SNZ | HRL | BTB | HRG | HRS | IKS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil (Q, C) | 37 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 72 | Promoted to Israeli Premier League | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | ||||
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem (Q) | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 71 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 59 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||
| 4 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 37 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 53 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||||||
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 51 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 48 | 0–3 | 2–4 | — | 6–0 | ||||||
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 47 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | ||||||
| 8 | Hapoel Iksal (R) | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 44 | Relegated to Liga Alef | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2021. Source: [ Soccerway]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results by round
[edit]The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November. Source: "Ligat Leumit– Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Relegation playoffs
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HAF | HRA | MAN | FKQ | HAC | HUF | HPT | HKS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 49 | — | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||||
| 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 48 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | |||||
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 45 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |||||
| 12 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 37 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 42 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||
| 13 | Hapoel Acre | 37 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 42 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | ||||||
| 14 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (Q) | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 42 | Qualification for the Relegation playoffs | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||
| 15 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 41 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||||||
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem (R) | 37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 34 | Relegated to Liga Alef | 1–6 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2021. Source: [ Soccerway]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results by round
[edit]The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November. Source: "Ligat Leumit– Matches". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Promotion/relegation playoff
[edit]The 14th-placed team faced 2020–21 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner in a one game.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Israel - Liga Leumit 2020/21 Standings". www.scorespro.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.