1986–87 Liga Leumit
| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beitar Jerusalem 1st title |
| Relegated | Maccabi Yavne Maccabi Jaffa Beitar Netanya |
| Top goalscorer | Eli Yani (16) |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → | |
The 1986–87 Liga Leumit season saw Beitar Jerusalem win their first title. Maccabi Yavne, Maccabi Jaffa and Beitar Netanya (in their first, and to date only season in the top division) were all relegated to Liga Artzit. Eli Yani of Hapoel Kfar Saba was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.
Format changes
On 1 September 1986 the IFA board confirmed a proposal through which the number of teams in Liga Leumit would decrease to 14 teams. For this season three teams would relegate to Liga Artzit (as it was in previous seasons), and only one team would be promoted to Liga Leumit.[1]
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem (C) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 51 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 47 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Lod | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 45 | |
| 5 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 45 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 45 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 42 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 39 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 34 | |
| 13 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 34 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Yavne (R) | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 30 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
| 15 | Maccabi Jaffa (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 22 | |
| 16 | Beitar Netanya (R) | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 92 | −70 | 10 |
References
- ^ 3 Teams Will Be Relegated from the Leumit and Only One Team Will Advance from the Artzit[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 2 September 1986, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)