1953–54 Liga Alef
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The 1953–54 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv were crowned champions for the third successive time, whilst Eliezer Spiegel of Maccabi Petah Tikva was the league's top scorer with 16 goals. No clubs were relegated as the league was expanded to 14 clubs in the following season.
The league was played with two points for a win and one for a draw.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 48 | 38 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 32 |
| 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 27 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 25 |
| 5 | Maccabi Rehovot | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 19 |
| 8 | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 19 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 18 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 17 |
| 11 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Balfouria | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 57 | -37 | 11 |
