1998–99 Liga Alef

Israeli football season The 1998–99 Liga Alef season was held between 11 September 1998 and 29 May 1999. It was the last season (until 2009–10) in which Liga Alef was the third tier of Israeli football, as the creation of the Israeli Premier League in the summer of 1999 meant that it became the fourth tier. Due to the restructuring, two clubs were due to be promoted from each division; Hapoel Ra'anana and Hapoel Nazareth Illit from the north and Hapoel Dimona and Hapoel Ramat Gan from the south. During the summer of 1999, Maccabi Jaffa were demoted to Liga Alef (from Liga Leumit) after their budget was not approved by the Israel Football Association, which resulted in Maccabi Sha'arayim (the third-placed club with the highest points total) being promoted alongside the top two from the South Division. In addition, Hapoel Ashdod, Hapoel Lod and SK Nes Tziona were all demoted from Liga Artzit after their budgets were not approved by the IFA. This resulted in the third- and fourth-placed clubs from the North Division (Hapoel Iksal and Hapoel Acre) and the fourth-placed club in the South Division (Shimshon Tel Aviv) also being promoted. North Division main WDL PR HRA Hapoel Ra'anana HNI Hapoel Nazareth Illit HIK Hapoel Iksal HAC Hapoel Acre HMK Hapoel Majd al-Krum MSH Maccabi Shefa-'Amr MAF Maccabi Afula MIS Maccabi Isfiya HMH Hapoel Migdal HaEmek HHA Hapoel Hadera MTA Maccabi Tamra HKS Hapoel Kiryat Shmona MTU Maccabi Tur'an HKK Hapoel Kafr Kanna HUF Hapoel Umm al-Fahm HKQ Hapoel Kafr Qasim 18 8 4 71 35 16 10 4 54 27 14 7 9 38 32 12 9 9 47 41 13 5 12 47 42 13 3 14 40 45 12 6 12 49 57 11 7 12 45 42 10 10 10 47 45 11 7 12 45 43 11 7 12 44 50 10 9 11 47 43 10 8 12 34 47 10 7 13 50 53 9 9 12 48 48 1 6 23 12 68 -3 Three points deducted due to crowd trouble. green1 Promoted to Liga Artzit P P P P red1 Relegated to Liga Bet R R complete rsssf.com South Division main WDL PR HDI Hapoel Dimona HRG Hapoel Ramat Gan MSH Maccabi Sha'arayim STA Shimshon Tel Aviv MAS Maccabi Ashkelon HOY Hapoel Or Yehuda HNY Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda IRH Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon MRA Maccabi Ramat Amidar HMZ Hapoel Mevaseret Zion HKS Hapoel Kfar Shalem MYA Maccabi Yavne TJA Tzeirei Jaffa MLH Maccabi Lazarus Holon HYR Hapoel Yeruham BRA Beitar Ramla 21 5 4 61 23 18 9 3 71 32 18 8 4 55 28 17 7 6 63 30 16 6 8 57 32 13 7 10 51 47 14 2 14 46 49 10 11 9 34 31 11 7 12 35 41 10 6 14 45 48 9 8 13 38 40 9 8 13 39 50 10 4 16 45 70 8 7 15 39 61 6 5 19 43 80 0 0 30 0 60 Beitar Ramla withdrew after 15 rounds. Their record was expunged and all results awarded as a 2–0 defeat. green1 Promoted to Liga Artzit P P P P red1 Relegated to Liga Bet R R complete rsssf.com References Israel Third Level 1998/99 RSSSF Category:Liga Alef seasons 3 Israel