The 2014–15 Liga Leumit was the 16th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 73rd season of second-tier football in Israel.
Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv |
Promoted | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Hapoel Kfar Saba |
Relegated | Ironi Tiberias Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
Matches played | 296 |
Goals scored | 739 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Pedro Galván (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Hapoel Bnei Lod 5–0 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (14 November 2014) Maccabi Kiryat Gat 5–0 Maccabi Yavne (18 May 2015) |
Biggest away win | Hakoah Ramat Gan 0–6 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (22 September 2014) |
Highest scoring | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 3–5 Hapoel Bnei Lod (22 May 2015) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2015. |
A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including eleven sides from the 2013–14 season, the three promoted teams from 2013–14 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2013–14 Israeli Premier League.
Changes from 2013–14 season
editTeam changes
editMaccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva, were promoted to the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League.
Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv were directly relegated to the 2014–15 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2013–14 Israeli Premier League season in the bottom two places.
Hapoel Ashkelon, and Maccabi Umm al-Fahm were directly relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last two league places. They were replaced by Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Kiryat Gat who finished first their respective 2013–14 Liga Alef Liga Alef. Ironi Tiberias won the Liga Alef playoffs, and after relegation play-offs replaced Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem in Liga Leumit.
Overview
editStadia and locations
editClub | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | Tel Aviv and Ramla | Ramla Municipal Stadium | 2,000 |
Bnei Yehuda | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 14,413 |
Hakoah Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
Hapoel Afula | Afula | Afula Illit Stadium | 3,000 |
Hapoel Bnei Lod | Lod | Lod Municipal Stadium | 3,000 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 31,733 |
Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Nazareth Illit | Green Stadium | 4,000 |
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | Ramat HaSharon | Grundman Stadium | 4,300 |
Hapoel Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Haberfeld Stadium | 6,000 |
Ironi Tiberias | Tiberias | Afula Illit Stadium[A] | 3,000 |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Nazareth | Ilut Stadium | 4,932 |
Maccabi Herzliya | Herzliya | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | 8,100 |
Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
Maccabi Kiryat Gat | Kiryat Gat | Sala Stadium[B] | 5,250 |
Maccabi Yavne | Yavne | Ness Ziona Stadium[C] | 3,500 |
^A The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.
^B While Kiryat Gat Municipal Stadium is under construction. Maccabi Kiryat Gat will host their home games in Sala Stadium.
^C While Yavne Municipal Stadium is under construction. Maccabi Yavne will host their home games in Ness Ziona Stadium until January 2014.
Regular season
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 64 | Qualification for the Promotion playoffs |
2 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 57 | |
3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 55 | |
4 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 46 | |
5 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 44 | |
6 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 41 | |
7 | Maccabi Yavne | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 40 | |
8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 40 | |
9 | Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 39 | Qualification for the Relegation playoffs |
10 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 39 | |
11 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 38 | |
12 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 38 | |
13 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 | |
14 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 30 | |
15 | Ironi Tiberias | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 27 | |
16 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match. Winners of 2014–15 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Playoffs
editKey numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):
Rounds | ||||||
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31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th |
1 – 5 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 8 |
1 – 2 5 – 8 6 – 4 7 – 3 |
2 – 5 3 – 1 4 – 7 8 – 6 |
1 – 4 2 – 3 5 – 6 7 – 8 |
3 – 5 4 – 2 6 – 7 8 – 1 |
1 – 6 2 – 8 3 – 4 5 – 7 |
4 – 5 6 – 2 7 – 1 8 – 3 |
10 – 15 11 – 14 12 – 16 |
9 – 1313 – 16 14 – 12 15 – 11 |
9 – 1010 – 13 11 – 9 12 – 15 16 – 14 |
10 – 11 13 – 14 15 – 16 |
9 – 1211 – 13 12 – 10 14 – 15 16 – 9 |
10 – 16 11 – 12 13 – 15 |
9 – 1412 – 13 14 – 10 15 – 9 16 – 11 |
Top Playoff
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (P) | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 76 | Promotion to Israeli Premier League |
2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (P) | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 73 | |
3 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 71 | |
4 | Hapoel Afula | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 57 | |
5 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 49 | |
6 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 47 | |
7 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 45 | |
8 | Maccabi Yavne | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 45 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(P) Promoted
Bottom Playoff
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 37 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 50 | |
10 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 48 | |
11 | Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 48 | |
12 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 47 | |
13 | Maccabi Herzliya | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 44 | |
14 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit (O) | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 39 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Ironi Tiberias (R) | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 37 | Relegation to Liga Alef |
16 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (R) | 37 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 59 | −40 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Relegation playoff
editRelegation playoff
editThe 14th-placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit faced 2014–15 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner, Ironi Nesher. The matches took place on May 26 and 29, 2015.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 5 - 0 | Ironi Nesher |
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Hudeda 30' (pen.) Giditz 46' (o.g.) Basit 63' Owusu 73' Deri 89' |
Report (in Hebrew) |
Ironi Nesher | 1 - 0 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit |
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Shulkowsky 59' | Report (in Hebrew) |
Hapoel Nazareth Illit won 5–1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Ironi Nesher remained in Liga Alef.
Season statistics
editScoring
editTop scorers
editUpdated: 25 May 2015
Source: Israel Football Association
Discipline
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Maman, Asi (11 February 2015). "הפסד טכני לבני יהודה, קוסטה הורחק למשחק" [Technical loss for Bnei Yehuda, Ivaškevičius suspended for one match]. One. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "League Goal Scorers 2014–15". football.org.il. Israeli Football Association. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Liga Leumit Yellows Accumulation". football.org.il. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Liga Leumit Reds Accumulation". football.org.il. Retrieved 9 September 2014.