2018–19 Liga Alef

Liga Alef
Season2018–19
ChampionsHapoel Umm al-Fahm
F.C. Kafr Qasim

The 2018–19 Liga Alef season was the 10th season as third tier since its re-alignment in 2009 and the 77th season of third-tier football in Israel.

Changes from last season

Team changes

North Division

Liga Alef North
Season2018–19
ChampionsHapoel Umm al-Fahm
Top goalscorerOhad Kadousi
(Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye) (27)[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 28 19 6 3 55 19 +36 63[a] Promotion to Liga Leumit
2 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 28 14 6 8 52 31 +21 48 Promotion Playoffs
3 Hapoel Herzliya 28 13 7 8 40 34 +6 46
4 Hapoel Kaukab 28 12 7 9 40 41 −1 43
5 F.C. Tira 28 10 9 9 41 32 +9 39
6 Hapoel Bnei Zalafa 28 9 10 9 32 33 −1 37
7 Hapoel Kafr Kanna 28 11 4 13 41 51 −10 37
8 F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira 28 11 3 14 39 28 +11 36
9 Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata 28 7 13 8 28 28 0 34
10 Hapoel Asi Gilboa 28 10 4 14 35 43 −8 34
11 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 28 9 7 12 28 38 −10 34
12 Ironi Tiberias 28 9 7 12 29 42 −13 34
13 Maccabi Tzur Shalom 28 9 6 13 26 31 −5 33
14 Ironi Nesher 28 10 3 15 31 44 −13 33 Relegation Playoffs
15 Hapoel Jerusalem 28 9 4 15 28 50 −22 31[b] Relegation to Liga Bet
16 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr[c] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Folded
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2019. Source: Liga Alef North IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Notes:
  1. ^ Hapoel Umm al-Fahm had two points deducted following its crowd rioting in a play-off match against Ironi Tiberias at the end of the 2017–18 season.[3][4]
  2. ^ Hapoel Jerusalem had three points deducted due to an outstanding debt to a former player.[5]
  3. ^ On 13 December 2018 The match between Hapoel Shefa-‘Amr and Hapoel Migdal HaEmek was cancelled as Hapoel Shefa-‘Amr failed to register the match with the IFA.[6] On 2 January 2019 the IFA disciplinary tribunal decided to expel Hapoel Shefa-‘Amr from the league and to nullify its results.[7]

South Division

Liga Alef South
Season2018–19
ChampionsF.C. Kafr Qasim
Top goalscorerYossi Asayag
(F.C. Kafr Qasim) (29)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 F.C. Kafr Qasim 30 23 3 4 62 17 +45 72 Promotion to Liga Leumit
2 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 30 22 4 4 48 18 +30 70 Promotion Playoffs
3 Maccabi Sha'arayim 30 14 10 6 36 21 +15 52
4 Agudat Sport Ashdod 30 14 8 8 52 39 +13 50
5 Maccabi Herzliya 30 12 10 8 38 25 +13 46
6 Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio 30 12 10 8 37 28 +9 46
7 Maccabi Yavne 30 12 8 10 41 35 +6 44
8 F.C. Holon Yermiyahu 30 11 9 10 29 24 +5 42
9 Shimshon Kafr Qasim 30 12 6 12 44 43 +1 42
10 Nordia Jerusalem 30 11 7 12 35 40 −5 40
11 Hapoel Azor 30 8 8 14 34 42 −8 32
12 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 30 6 14 10 31 48 −17 32
13 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 30 8 7 15 23 34 −11 31
14 Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden 30 5 9 16 25 52 −27 24 Relegation Playoffs
15 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 30 4 7 19 24 59 −35 19 Relegation to Liga Bet
16 Beitar Kfar Saba 30 2 8 20 23 57 −34 14
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2019. Source: Liga Alef South IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Promotion play-offs

Regional semi-finals Regional final Final
         
N2 Hapoel B. al-Gharbiyye 3 (3)
N5 F.C. Tira 3 (1)
N2 Hapoel B. al-Gharbiyye 5
North division
N3 Hapoel Herzliya 2
N3 Hapoel Herzliya 2
N4 Hapoel Kaukab 0
N2 Hapoel B. al-Gharbiyye 0
S5 Maccabi Herzliya 2
S2 Hakoah Ramat Gan 4 (2)
S5 Maccabi Herzliya 4 (4)
S5 Maccabi Herzliya 1 (3
South division
S3 Maccabi Sha’aryim 1 (2)
S3 Maccabi Sha’arayim 1 (5)
S4 A.S. Ashdod 1 (3)

Test matches

Hapoel Acre4–3Maccabi Herzliya
Yuval Titelman 20'
Elior Seiderre 43', 60', 74'		 3' Shivhon
41', 84' (pen.)Assaf Levi
Referee: Ziv Adler
Maccabi Herzliya1–3Hapoel Acre
Amir Lavi 30' 45', 68', 90+4' Naor Abudi

Hapoel Acre won 7–4 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Maccabi Herzliya remained in Liga Alef.

Relegation play-offs

North division

Ironi Nesher0–4Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara
Report 20', 30' Jeish
42' Sidawi
61' Kabaha
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch

South division

Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden2––1 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Sderot
Iluz 10'
Farhi 105'		 Report 57' (pen.) Amos
Referee: Snir Levi

References

  1. ^ Weissermann, Michael (11 April 2018). "סופית: מכבי דליית אל כרמל הודיעה על פירוק" [Final: Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Announced Its Folding]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "כובשי שערים" [Goalscorers]. football.org.il (in Hebrew). IFA. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ Portal, Kobi (8 May 2018). "הפחתת שתי נקודות בפועל, קנס כספי ועונש רדיוס לשלושה משחקים" [Final: Two Points Deduction, a Fine and Three Matches Away from Home Punishment]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ "אום אל פחם ספגה הפחתת שתי נקודות, עונש רדיוס וקנס כספי" [Umm al-Fahm Received a Two Points Deduction, An Away from Home Matches Punishment and a Fine]. Yalla Sport (in Hebrew). 8 May 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ Portal, Kobi (5 January 2019). "צרות בצרורות: שלוש נקודות נוספות הופחתו ממאזנה של הפועל ירושלים" [Final: When It Rains, It Pours: Three Further Points Were Deducted from Hapoel Jerusalem]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ Portal, Kobi (13 December 2018). "המשחק בין שפרעם למגדל העמק בוטל" [Final: The Match Between Shefa-‘Amr and Migdal HaEmek is Cancelled]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. ^ Portal, Kobi (2 January 2019). "בית הדין קבע: הפסקת פעילות להפועל שפרעם" [Final: The Tribunal Decided: Cease of Action to Hapoel Shefa-‘Amr]. Doublepass (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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