1956–57 Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit 1956–57 Hapoel Tel Aviv5th title 90 293 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 Liga Leumit season lasted from December 1956 until April 1957. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title, the club's first championship since independence in 1949. No clubs were relegated as the league was expanded from ten to twelve clubs for the following season. The top five clubs from Liga Alef entered the promotion play-offs, resulting in Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Jerusalem being promoted. Final table main WDL Q yes 2 HTA Hapoel Tel Aviv HPT Hapoel Petah Tikva MTA Maccabi Tel Aviv MPT Maccabi Petah Tikva MHA Maccabi Haifa BTA Beitar Tel Aviv MNE Maccabi Netanya HHA Hapoel Haifa HRG Hapoel Ramat Gan MJA Maccabi Jaffa 13 2 3 41 19 10 4 4 42 25 10 3 5 36 20 8 5 5 27 26 8 3 7 34 27 6 3 9 29 40 5 4 9 20 27 7 0 11 22 38 4 4 10 23 32 4 2 12 19 39 CHM green1 Champions RPO red2 Relegation Playoffs complete Davar, 14 April 1957 Results main FBR BTA HHA HPT HRG HTA MHA MJA MNE MPT MTA Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–2 4–1 1–1 4–2 5–2 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 3–0 2–3 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–0 1–6 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 4–0 3–1 0–1 Maccabi Haifa 2–3 4–0 1–3 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 5–0 Beitar Tel Aviv 3–5 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 6–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 Maccabi Netanya 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 Hapoel Haifa 0–4 0–7 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 Hapoel Ramat Gan 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–3 Maccabi Jaffa 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–2 4–1 0–3 3–1 2–3 complete Promotion play-offs Due to irregularities during the 1956–57 Liga Alef season, an IFA committee decided to hold a promotion play-off between the top five clubs in Liga Alef at the end of the season. Each team played the other four once at a neutral venue. The top two clubs were to be promoted and the third would play a promotion/relegation play-off against Maccabi Jaffa. Matches were played initially during September, but Maccabi Rehovot, who had finished the season in the second place and had expected to be promoted, declined to participate and appealed the committee's decision. The results of Rehovot's matches were initially recorded as 0-3 technical losses. However, after their appeal was rejected, the club were allowed to replay their matches. main WDL PQ yes 2 HKS Hapoel Kfar Saba HJE Hapoel Jerusalem HHA Hapoel Hadera HTA Hakoah Tel Aviv MRE Maccabi Rehovot 2 1 0 7 3 1 2 1 4 3 1 2 1 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 1 2 0 5 green1 Promoted to Liga Leumit P P inherit Deciding Match DM DM inherit Remained in Liga Alef LA complete Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Jerusalem were promoted to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Hadera and Hakoah Tel Aviv were due to play a deciding match to set who will play against Maccabi Jaffa, but Hapoel Hadera declined to participate in protest at the IFA's decision to allow Maccabi Rehovot to replay their games. Promotion and relegation play-offs 23 November 1957 Hakoah Tel Aviv 0–2 Maccabi Jaffa Arroyo 6 Ghouhasian 64 Hapoel Petah Tikva 4,000 Moshe Cohen 30 November 1957 Maccabi Jaffa 5–0 Hakoah Tel Aviv Arroyo 29 Arye 49 Ghouhasian 64 73 89 Maccabi Jaffa 4,000 References Israel - List of Final Tables RSSSF Category:Liga Leumit seasons Israel Category:1956–57 in Israeli football leagues