The 2008–09 Liga Artzit season started on 5 September 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009.
Two teams from
Liga Alef were promoted at the end of the previous season:
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm and
Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam along with two teams relegated from
Liga Leumit:
Hapoel Nazareth Illit and
Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
The two teams
relegated to Liga Alef were Hapoel Kfar Shalem and Maccabi HaShikma/Ramat Hen.
It was scheduled to be the last season before the league closing, [1] as the top two divisions are both expanded to 16 clubs. As a result of the restructuring, the top seven clubs were promoted to Liga Leumit, whilst the eight-placed club played in a play-off against the 11th-placed club in Liga Leumit for a place in that division. The losers of that match and the bottom four clubs in Liga Artzit were relegated to Liga Alef, which has regained its status as the third tier of Israeli football.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Sektzia Nes Tziona (C, P) | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 67 | Promotion to Liga Leumit |
2 | Hapoel Ashkelon (P) | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 63 | |
3 | Hapoel Marmorek (P) | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 60 | |
4 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion (P) | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 56 | |
5 | Ironi Bat Yam (P) | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 55 | |
6 | Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv (P) | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 53 | |
7 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit (P) | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 49 | |
8 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna (R) | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 44 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
9 | Hapoel Bnei Tamra (R) | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 33 | Relegation to Liga Alef |
10 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (R) | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 30 [a] | |
11 | Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi (R) | 33 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 20 | |
12 | Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel (R) | 33 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 101 | −71 | 15 |
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):
Rounds | ||||||||||
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23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd |
3 – 12 4 – 2 5 – 1 6 – 11 7 – 10 8 – 9 |
12 – 9 10 – 8 11 – 7 1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 |
4 – 12 5 – 3 6 – 2 7 – 1 8 – 11 9 – 10 |
12 – 10 11 – 9 1 – 8 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 5 |
5 – 12 6 – 4 7 – 3 8 – 2 9 – 1 10 – 11 |
12 – 11 1 – 10 2 – 9 3 – 8 4 – 7 5 – 6 |
6 – 12 7 – 5 8 – 4 9 – 3 10 – 2 11 – 1 |
1 – 12 2 – 11 3 – 10 4 – 9 5 – 8 6 – 7 |
12 – 7 8 – 6 9 – 5 10 – 4 11 – 3 1 – 2 |
2 – 12 3 – 1 4 – 11 5 – 10 6 – 9 7 – 8 |
12 – 8 9 – 7 10 – 6 11 – 5 1 – 4 2 – 3 |
Maccabi Kafr Kanna as the 8th-placed team faced the 11th-placed Liga Leumit team Ironi Ramat HaSharon for a two-legged playoff, Maccabi Kafr Kanna lost both games and were relegated to Liga Alef.
Ironi Ramat HaSharon | 2 – 1 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna |
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Banahene ![]() ![]() Shabo ![]() |
Report |
Zilka ![]() |
Maccabi Kafr Kanna | 0 – 1 | Ironi Ramat HaSharon |
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Report |
Banahene ![]() |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [7] |
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1 |
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Sektzia Nes Tziona | 15 |
2 |
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Sektzia Nes Tziona | 14 |
3 |
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Hapoel Umm al-Fahm / Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv | 11 |
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Hapoel Ashkelon | 11 | |
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Hapoel Ashkelon | 11 | |
6 |
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Ironi Bat Yam | 10 |
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Bnei Tamra | 10 | |
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Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 10 | |
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Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv | 10 | |
10 |
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Hapoel Ashkelon | 9 |
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Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 9 | |
Total | 505 | ||
Average per game | 2.55 |
The 2008–09 Liga Artzit season started on 5 September 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009.
Two teams from
Liga Alef were promoted at the end of the previous season:
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm and
Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam along with two teams relegated from
Liga Leumit:
Hapoel Nazareth Illit and
Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
The two teams
relegated to Liga Alef were Hapoel Kfar Shalem and Maccabi HaShikma/Ramat Hen.
It was scheduled to be the last season before the league closing, [1] as the top two divisions are both expanded to 16 clubs. As a result of the restructuring, the top seven clubs were promoted to Liga Leumit, whilst the eight-placed club played in a play-off against the 11th-placed club in Liga Leumit for a place in that division. The losers of that match and the bottom four clubs in Liga Artzit were relegated to Liga Alef, which has regained its status as the third tier of Israeli football.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sektzia Nes Tziona (C, P) | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 67 | Promotion to Liga Leumit |
2 | Hapoel Ashkelon (P) | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 63 | |
3 | Hapoel Marmorek (P) | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 60 | |
4 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion (P) | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 56 | |
5 | Ironi Bat Yam (P) | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 55 | |
6 | Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv (P) | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 53 | |
7 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit (P) | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 49 | |
8 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna (R) | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 44 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
9 | Hapoel Bnei Tamra (R) | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 33 | Relegation to Liga Alef |
10 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (R) | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 30 [a] | |
11 | Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi (R) | 33 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 20 | |
12 | Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel (R) | 33 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 101 | −71 | 15 |
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):
Rounds | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd |
3 – 12 4 – 2 5 – 1 6 – 11 7 – 10 8 – 9 |
12 – 9 10 – 8 11 – 7 1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 |
4 – 12 5 – 3 6 – 2 7 – 1 8 – 11 9 – 10 |
12 – 10 11 – 9 1 – 8 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 5 |
5 – 12 6 – 4 7 – 3 8 – 2 9 – 1 10 – 11 |
12 – 11 1 – 10 2 – 9 3 – 8 4 – 7 5 – 6 |
6 – 12 7 – 5 8 – 4 9 – 3 10 – 2 11 – 1 |
1 – 12 2 – 11 3 – 10 4 – 9 5 – 8 6 – 7 |
12 – 7 8 – 6 9 – 5 10 – 4 11 – 3 1 – 2 |
2 – 12 3 – 1 4 – 11 5 – 10 6 – 9 7 – 8 |
12 – 8 9 – 7 10 – 6 11 – 5 1 – 4 2 – 3 |
Maccabi Kafr Kanna as the 8th-placed team faced the 11th-placed Liga Leumit team Ironi Ramat HaSharon for a two-legged playoff, Maccabi Kafr Kanna lost both games and were relegated to Liga Alef.
Ironi Ramat HaSharon | 2 – 1 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna |
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Banahene ![]() ![]() Shabo ![]() |
Report |
Zilka ![]() |
Maccabi Kafr Kanna | 0 – 1 | Ironi Ramat HaSharon |
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Report |
Banahene ![]() |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [7] |
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1 |
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Sektzia Nes Tziona | 15 |
2 |
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Sektzia Nes Tziona | 14 |
3 |
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Hapoel Umm al-Fahm / Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv | 11 |
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Hapoel Ashkelon | 11 | |
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Hapoel Ashkelon | 11 | |
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Ironi Bat Yam | 10 |
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Bnei Tamra | 10 | |
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Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 10 | |
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Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv | 10 | |
10 |
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Hapoel Ashkelon | 9 |
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Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 9 | |
Total | 505 | ||
Average per game | 2.55 |