1999–2000 Liga Alef

Israeli football season The 1999–2000 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Majd al-Krum (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Ashkelon (champions of the South Division) winning the title and promotion to Liga Artzit. At the end of the season, Liga Artzit clubs, Beitar Tel Aviv and Shimshon Tel Aviv merged to form Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv, and Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon were also promoted. At the bottom, Maccabi Afula (from North division) and Hapoel Or Yehuda (from South division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst Sektzia Nes Tziona were reprieved from relegation, after Maccabi Lazarus Holon folded at the end of the season. North Division main WDL PR y HMK Hapoel Majd al-Krum HHD Hapoel Hadera MTA Maccabi Tamra MHA Maccabi Hadera MTU Maccabi Tur'an HKS Hapoel Kiryat Shmona HLD Hapoel Lod HHU Hapoel Hurfeish MSH Maccabi Shefa-'Amr HKK Hapoel Kafr Kanna HME Hapoel Migdal HaEmek MIS Maccabi Isfiya MAF Maccabi Afula 19 4 1 63 19 15 4 5 51 25 14 3 7 36 23 11 6 7 31 32 11 7 6 35 27 8 10 6 31 25 9 5 10 43 35 8 3 13 34 44 7 5 12 26 37 7 5 12 30 48 7 2 15 21 42 5 7 12 28 42 3 3 18 20 50 -2 Two points deducted. -3 The match between Hapoel Lod and Maccabi Afula was set as a 0–0 without points given. -1 HLD Maccabi Tamra was dismissed from the league after the 23rd round due to crowd violence. The remainder of its matches was awarded as 2–0 victories to its intended rivals. green1 Promoted to Liga Artzit P #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Bet R complete rsssf.com Hapoel Ashdod merged with Maccabi Ironi Ashdod to form F.C. Ashdod, leaving the division with 13 teams.The Story of the Merger https://web.archive.org/web/20140802103633/http://www.dolphinim.net/?p=View&Type=Page&id=7 2014-08-02 dolphinim.net he South Division main WDL PR y MAS Maccabi Ashkelon IRH Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon HNY Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda MLH Maccabi Lazarus Holon REL A.S. Ramat Eliyahu HKO Hapoel Kiryat Ono HMZ Hapoel Mevaseret Zion KSL Hapoel Kfar Shalem MJA Maccabi Jaffa MRA Maccabi Ramat Amidar HIT Hapoel Ihud Tzeirei Jaffa MYA Maccabi Yavne SNT Sektzia Nes Tziona HOY Hapoel Or Yehuda 20 5 1 57 13 20 3 3 57 20 15 3 8 45 25 11 6 9 27 24 10 7 9 29 29 9 9 8 26 29 9 7 10 41 41 9 6 11 30 33 9 6 11 39 38 9 5 12 34 34 9 6 11 24 31 8 5 13 20 40 5 8 13 25 49 0 2 24 0 48 -1 HOY -1 HOY The matches of Hapoel Or Yeuhda against Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Ihud Tzeirei Jaffa were set as 0–0 without points given. As Hapoel Or Yehuda folded at the beginning of the season, all of its matches, except for the matches against Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Ihud Tzeirei Jaffa (who, at the time, were themselves excluded of the league, before sorting their financial problems), were registered as a 0–2 forfeit. green1 Promoted to Liga Artzit P P #ff9999 Folded F red1 Merged with A.S. Ramat Eliyahu M #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Bet R complete rsssf.com References Israel 4th tier @ RSSF Category:Liga Alef seasons 4 Israel