1955–56 Liga Alef
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The 1955–56 Liga Alef season was the first in which Liga Alef was the second tier of Israeli football due to the formation of Liga Leumit, and was the first nationwide second tier season (replacing Liga Bet North and South regional divisions).
Hakoah Tel Aviv won the league and qualified for the promotion play-offs against Maccabi Jaffa (10th at the 1955–56 Liga Leumit).
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 36 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 25 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Nahariya | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 24 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Rehovot | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 23 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 20 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 20 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 34 | –3 | 20 | |
| 9 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 40 | –10 | 20 | Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Beitar Jerusalem | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 45 | –19 | 17 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 49 | –29 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 12 | Hapoel Balfouria | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 43 | –16 | 13 |
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
A promotion-relegation play-off between the 9th and 10th placed teams in Liga Alef, Ahva Notzrit Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem, and the winners of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Maccabi Sha'arayim and Maccabi Hadera. Each team played the other three once.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Liga Alef |
| 3 | Maccabi Hadera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 2 | Liga Bet |
| 4 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | Liga Bet |
References
- Liga Alef table Davar, 3.6.56, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- Beitar Jerusalem in top of the play-offs table Maariv, 26.8.56, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- Beitar Jerusalem 4-2 Maccabi Hadera Heruth, 2.9.56, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- Previous seasons The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
