Season | 1998-99 |
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Champions |
Hapoel Haifa 1st title |
Relegated |
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Beit She'an Maccabi Jaffa |
Top goalscorer | Andrzej Kubica (21) |
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1997β98
1999β2000 β |
The 1998β99 Liga Leumit season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999, with Hapoel Haifa winning their first championship title ever.
That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The three teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit [1] were: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, Hapoel Beit She'an and Maccabi Jaffa.
Two team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon and Maccabi Jaffa. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hapoel Haifa (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 77 | 32 | +45 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 60 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 57 | |
5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round [a] |
6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 46 | |
7 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 42 | |
8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 39 | |
9 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 38 | |
10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 37 | |
11 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 36 | |
12 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 | |
13 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 35 | |
14 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 34 | Relegation to Liga Artzit |
15 | Hapoel Beit She'an (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 83 | −58 | 18 | |
16 | Maccabi Jaffa (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 73 | −58 | 10 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv | 21 |
2 |
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Hapoel Petah Tikva | 20 |
3 |
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Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 19 |
4 |
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Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | |
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Bnei Yehuda | 17 | |
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Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | |
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Maccabi Haifa | 16 |
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Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | |
10 |
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Ironi Rishon Lezion | 14 |
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Maccabi Haifa | 14 |
Season | 1998-99 |
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Champions |
Hapoel Haifa 1st title |
Relegated |
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Beit She'an Maccabi Jaffa |
Top goalscorer | Andrzej Kubica (21) |
β
1997β98
1999β2000 β |
The 1998β99 Liga Leumit season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999, with Hapoel Haifa winning their first championship title ever.
That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The three teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit [1] were: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, Hapoel Beit She'an and Maccabi Jaffa.
Two team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon and Maccabi Jaffa. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hapoel Haifa (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 77 | 32 | +45 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 60 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 57 | |
5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round [a] |
6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 46 | |
7 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 42 | |
8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 39 | |
9 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 38 | |
10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 37 | |
11 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 36 | |
12 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 | |
13 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 35 | |
14 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 34 | Relegation to Liga Artzit |
15 | Hapoel Beit She'an (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 83 | −58 | 18 | |
16 | Maccabi Jaffa (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 73 | −58 | 10 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv | 21 |
2 |
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Hapoel Petah Tikva | 20 |
3 |
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Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 19 |
4 |
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Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | |
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Bnei Yehuda | 17 | |
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Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | |
8 |
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Maccabi Haifa | 16 |
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Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | |
10 |
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Ironi Rishon Lezion | 14 |
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Maccabi Haifa | 14 |