2015–16 Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit 2015–16 F.C. Ashdod F.C. AshdodHapoel Ashkelon Maccabi YavneMaccabi Kiryat Gat FRA Jordan Faucher (21) Hapoel Ramat Gan 5 - 0 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem(25 April 2016)Hapoel Nazareth Illit 6 - 1 Maccabi Kiryat Gat(2 May 2016) Hapoel Petah Tikva 0 - 4 Maccabi Yavne(9 November 2015)Hapoel Nazareth Illit 0 - 4 Hapoel Rishon LeZion(18 December 2015)Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 0 - 4 Hapoel Jerusalem(22 January 2016)Hapoel Rishon LeZion 0 - 4 Hapoel Ashkelon(15 February 2016)Hapoel Afula 0 - 4 Maccabi Yavne(25 April 2016)Maccabi Kiryat Gat 0 - 4 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla(9 May 2016)Maccabi Yavne 0 - 4 Hapoel Nazareth Illit(13 May 2016)Maccabi Kiryat Gat 0 - 4 Hapoel Rishon LeZion(20 May 2016) Hapoel Ashkelon 5 - 4 Hapoel Petah Tikva(2 May 2016) 296 784 2014–15 2016–17 20 May 2016 The 2015–16 Liga Leumit was the 17th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 74th season of second-tier football in Israel. A total of sixteen teams were contesting in the league, including eleven sides from the 2014–15 season, the three promoted teams from 2014–15 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2014–15 Israeli Premier League. Changes from 2014–15 season Team changes Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba, were promoted to the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League. Hapoel Petah Tikva and FC Ashdod were directly relegated to the 2015–16 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League season in the bottom two places. Hakoah Ramat Gan, and Ironi Tiberias were directly relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last two league places. They were replaced by Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem and Hapoel Ashkelon who finished first their respective 2014–15 Liga Alef. Overview Stadia and locations Club Home City Stadium Capacity Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla Tel Aviv and Ramla Ramla Municipal Stadium 2,000 F.C. Ashdod Ashdod Yud-Alef Stadium 7,800 Hapoel Afula Afula Afula Illit Stadium 3,000 Hapoel Ashkelon Ashkelon Sala Stadium 5,250 Hapoel Bnei Lod Lod Lod Municipal Stadium 3,000 Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Jerusalem Teddy Stadium 31,733 Hapoel Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Green Stadium 4,000Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva HaMoshava Stadium 11,500 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon Grundman Stadium 4,300 Hapoel Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Stadium 13,370 Hapoel Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Haberfeld Stadium 6,000 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Nazareth Ilut Stadium 4,932 Maccabi Herzliya Herzliya Herzliya Municipal Stadium 8,100 Maccabi Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat Sala StadiumB [B] 5,250 Maccabi Yavne Yavne Ness Ziona StadiumC [C] 3,500 A AThe club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.B BWhile Kiryat Gat Municipal Stadium is under construction. Maccabi Kiryat Gat will host their home games in Sala Stadium.C CWhile Yavne Municipal Stadium is under construction. Maccabi Yavne will host their home games in Ness Ziona Stadium. Regular season main WDL Regular season Q ASH Ashdod HAS Hapoel Ashkelon HPT Hapoel Petah Tikva MHZ Maccabi Herzliya MAN Maccabi Ahi Nazareth HKJ Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem HBL Hapoel Bnei Lod HRG Hapoel Ramat Gan TAR Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla HAF Hapoel Afula HRL Hapoel Rishon LeZion HRH Hapoel Ramat HaSharon MYA Maccabi Yavne HJE Hapoel Jerusalem HNI Hapoel Nazareth Illit MKG Maccabi Kiryat Gat 16 9 5 52 32 13 11 6 50 31 13 8 9 40 37 12 10 8 36 29 13 5 12 34 35 12 8 10 36 42 11 10 9 34 30 10 12 8 40 32 13 3 14 42 46 10 11 9 43 39 11 8 11 42 43 10 10 10 43 38 8 9 13 37 41 7 10 13 26 37 6 10 14 26 40 3 10 17 18 47 yellow1 Qualification for the Promotion playoffs PPO PPO PPO PPO PPO PPO PPO PPO red2 Qualification for the Relegation playoffs RPO RPO RPO RPO RPO RPO RPO RPO 1. points; 2. goal difference; 3. matches won; 4. goals scored; 5. head-to-head; 6. decision match.Winners of 2015–16 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. complete Israel Football Association Playoffs Top playoff main WDL Top playoff 5 P ASH Ashdod HAS Hapoel Ashkelon HRG Hapoel Ramat Gan HKJ Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem MHZ Maccabi Herzliya HPT Hapoel Petah Tikva MAN Maccabi Ahi Nazareth HBL Hapoel Bnei Lod 19 13 5 66 38 P 16 14 7 62 40 P 14 14 9 56 38 15 11 11 44 49 14 13 10 50 43 13 13 11 54 55 15 6 16 40 49 11 11 15 36 42 green1 Promoted to Israeli Premier League P P 1. points; 2. goal difference; 3. matches won; 4. goals scored; 5. head-to-head; 6. decision match complete Israel Football Association Bottom playoff main WDL Bottom playoff 5 R 9 TAR Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla HRH Hapoel Ramat HaSharon HAF Hapoel Afula HRL Hapoel Rishon LeZion HNI Hapoel Nazareth Illit HJE Hapoel Jerusalem MYA Maccabi Yavne MKG Maccabi Kiryat Gat 19 4 14 60 50 13 11 13 57 49 13 11 13 53 53 13 9 15 51 53 11 11 15 44 47 9 13 15 39 50 O 9 9 19 44 58 R 5 11 21 28 70 R red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs QRP red1 Relegated to Liga Alef R R 1. points; 2. goal difference; 3. matches won; 4. goals scored; 5. head-to-head; 6. decision match complete Israel Football Association Relegation playoff Relegation playoff The 14th-placed Hapoel Jerusalem faced 2015–16 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner, F.C. Kafr Qasim. The matches took place on May 27 and 31, 2016. 27 May 2016 16:00 UTC+3 F.C. Kafr Qasim 0 - 1 Report he Hapoel Jerusalem I. Cohen 35 Winter Stadium, Ramat Gan Eli Hacmon 31 May 2016 19:00 UTC+3 Hapoel Jerusalem 2 - 1 Report he F.C. Kafr Qasim G. Cohen 37Levy 90 pen. Mo. Sarsour 72 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Erez Papir Hapoel Jerusalem won 3–1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. F.C. Kafr Qasim remained in Liga Alef. Season statistics Scoring matches played on 20 May 2016. RankScorerClubGoals1FRA Jordan FaucherMaccabi Herzliya212BUL Miroslav AntonovMaccabi Yavne16CIV Kpéhi BrossouHapoel Ramat GanISR Idan ShrikiHapoel Ashkelon5ISR Ben AzubelHapoel Petah Tikva156ISR Or InbromF.C. Ashdod147ISR Ya'akov BerihonHapoel Rishon LeZion13SRB Branko MihajlovićHapoel Petah TikvaISR Rotem ShmulBeitar Tel Aviv RamlaISR Yossi ShivhonHapoel Ramat HaSharon Source: Israel Football Association Discipline Most yellow cards:Liga Leumit Yellows Accumulation http://football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/YellowCollection.aspx?LEAGUE_ID=45&SEASON_ID=17 football.org.il 4 June 2016 13 Salem Abu Siam (Hapoel Bnei Lod) Daniel Solomon (Maccabi Kiryat Gat) Most red cards:Liga Leumit Reds Accumulation http://football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/RedCollection.aspx?LEAGUE_ID=45&SEASON_ID=17 football.org.il 4 June 2016 3 Israel Rosh (Hapoel Ramat Gan) Uri Peso (Hapoel Petah Tikva) Ryan Adeleye (Hapoel Jerusalem) See also 2015–16 Israel State Cup References 2 Category:Liga Leumit seasons Isr