Israeli League Standings from 1949-50 to 1978-79

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Nine teams started the first Israeli League in 1932. The first winner of the league were the British Police who, under the guidance of Police Chief Speiser, were the best organized club in the country. Later he would serve as the first chairman of the Israeli Football Association.

Thirteen teams took part in the first Football League after Israel gained its independence. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the first Israeli Football League 1949-50 championship. There were no League competitions in 1950-51, 1952-53 and 1966-67.

The top tier Israeli league was Liga Aleph from 1949-50 to 1954-55, Liga Leumit from 1955–56 to 1998-99 and Israeli Premier League from 1999. Click here for Israel Top Tier Football League Standings from 1979-80 to today.

 

	ISRAEL LEAGUE 1949-50 to 1978-79
SEASON	1949	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	1978
TEAM	1950	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	1979
Maccabi Tel Aviv	1		1		1	2	1	3	1	3	2	4	10	7	5	4	2		1	2	1	10	1	4	2	4	7	1	3	1
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2		5		4	3	3	1	5	7	6	2	7	2	4	3	1		4	1	2	3	13	2	14	8	10	6	9	6
Hapoel Haifa	3		3		9	9	6	8	7	2	3	3	8	11	6	5	7		3	4	10	6	6	7	6	3	3	9	12	5
Hapoel Petah Tikva	4		4		3	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	3		2	9	7	4	11	12	4	9	15
Maccabi Petah Tikva	5		2		2	7	4	4	11	6	9	9	11	12	7	10	15				12	15		9	12	16	8	16		13
Beitar Tel Aviv	6		7		11	5	7	6	9	11	10	12				14	16				9	5	10	8	5	12	12	4	8	11
Maccabi Haifa	7		10		8	6	5	5	3	4	5	5	4	9	13	15			5	5	3	12	7	11	16		9	15
Maccabi Rehovot	8		6		5	8	11
Maccabi Netanya	9		9		7	4	8	7	4	9	8	10	12			7	4		8	3	11	1	4	13	1	2	4	5	1	3
Hapoel Ramat Gan	10		8		6	10	9	9	6	8	12				1	8	5		11	16
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (Ironi)	11		11																											16
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	12		12
Maccabi Nes Tziona	13
Hapoel Kfar Sava					10	12	12		12	12										7	13	9	9	6	8	10	5	14		10
Hapoel Balfouria					12	14
Beitar Jerusalem						11														13	5	11	2	14	3	15	2	3	2	2
Hapoel Hadera						13																14	16		13	7	16		11	14
Maccabi Jaffa							10	10	8	5	11	6	2	3	2	12	11		12	11	15		5	10	9	13	11	2	10	7
Hapoel Jerusalem									10	10	4	7	6	6	14	13	12		6	6	6	7	8	3	11	5	13	10	6	15
Bnei Yehuda											7	11	5	5	12	11	10		7	8	14	13	15		10	11	17			4
Shimshon Tel Aviv												8	9	4	9	9	6		14	12	4	2	14	15		6	6	8	7	12
Hapoel Tiberias													3	8	10	16
Hakoach Maccabi Ramat Gan														10	8	1	9		10	10	8	8	3	1	15	14	14	12	13
Maccabi Shearaim															11	6	14		13	15
Hapoel Lod															15
Hapoel Yehud																	8		15									7	4	8
Hapoel Beer Sheva																	13		9	14	16		12	5	7	1	1	13	5	9
Sports Club Nes Ziona																			16
Hapoel Holon Zafririm																						16
Hapoel Marmorek																								16
Maccabi Ramat Amidar																											18
Hapoel Acre																												11	14
TEAM	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	1978
SEASON	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	1979

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