1954–55 Liga Alef
The 1954–55 Liga Alef season was the last in which it was the Israel's top football league, as the following season it was replaced by Liga Leumit[1] and became the country's second tier. It consisted of 14 clubs; the 12 from the top division in the previous season and two promoted clubs (Hapoel Hadera and Beitar Jerusalem). It used two points for a win and one for a draw.
The title was won by Hapoel Petah Tikva, the club's first championship, whilst Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Balfouria (who had finished bottom the previous season) were relegated automatically. Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba took part in the promotion/relegation play-offs with the top two clubs from Liga Bet, in which Kfar Saba retained their place in the top division, but Beitar were relegated.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 23 | 45 | 40 | |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 28 | 56 | 38 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 33 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 11 | 33 | |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 17 | 29 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 28 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 24 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 23 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 59 | -22 | 21 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 18 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 129 | -97 | 8 |
Promotion-relegation play-off
A promotion-relegation play-off between the 12th and 11th-placed teams in Liga Alef, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Beitar Jerusalem, and the winners of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kiryat Haim. Each team played the other three once.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Liga Leumit |
| 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Liga Leumit |
| 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | Liga Alef |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 | Liga Alef |
References
- Israel - List of Final Tables RSSSF
- In the Play-offs Davar, 23.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
- In the Play-offs Davar, 30.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
- Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Jaffa promoted to Liga Leumit Davar, 6.11.55, Historical Jewish Press
- ↑ League resumes in Saturday Heruth, 2.9.55, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
