1978–79 Liga Leumit
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The 1978–79 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title, whilst Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Rishon LeZion (in their first season back in the top division since 1952) were relegated to Liga Artzit. Oded Mahnes (Maccabi Netanya) and Eli Miali (Beitar Jerusalem) were the league's joint top scorers with 18 goals.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 44 | |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 40 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 36 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 33 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 31 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 30 | –3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 42 | –4 | 31 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Yehud | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 33 | –2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 41 | –3 | 29 | |
| 11 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 27 | |
| 12 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 35 | –5 | 27 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 46 | –21 | 27 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Hadera | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 44 | –9 | 25 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
| 15 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | –8 | 23 | |
| 16 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 46 | –27 | 16 | Two points deducted |
