Liga Alef (Hebrew: 'ליגה א, lit. A League) is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. The Israeli football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Israel.
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History
League football started in Israel in 1949-50, a year after independence. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The 1949-50 season was the first and only edition of the Israeli League. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950-1 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951-52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef. The 1951-52 season was the first edition of Liga Alef, which had replaced the Israeli League as the top division of Football in Israel following The 1952-53 season was also not played, and Liga Alef resumed in 1953-54. The 1953-54 Liga Alef season was the last in which it was the Israel 's top football league as the following season it was replaced by Liga Leumit and became
The following season, Liga Leumit came into existence as the new top division, with Liga Alef becoming the second division. Structure There are 12 clubs in the Liga Leumit Each team plays thirty three rounds of matches as determined by the Israel Football Association and is awarded three points In the summer of 1974, restructuring saw the creation of Liga Artzit as a new second tier, and the second demotion of Liga Alef, as it became the third division. Structure There are 12 teams in Liga Artzit Each team plays thirty three matches the first 22 matches are played on a home and away basis with the last 11 fixtures based on league Further restructuring to create Ligat Ha'Al in the summer of 1999 saw Liga Alef demoted again, this time to the fourth tier, the position it holds today.
Structure
Today, Liga Alef is split into two regional divisions on a north-south basis. Due to the fact that Israel's northern half is much more densely populated than the desert south, the dividing line between the northern and southern divisions is somewhere between Haifa and Tel Aviv, meaning that the southern "half" covers about three-quarters of the country. The Negev (נֶגֶב Tiberian vocalization: Néḡeḇ) is the Desert region of southern Israel. Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Although this inequality is partially offset by the fact that there are so few clubs south of Beersheba (Arad, Dimona, Yeroham, Mitzpe Ramon and Eilat are the only sizable towns south of the city, and currently only Hapoel Arad are in Liga Alef), the northern clubs tend to be clustered in the Galilee region, making travel to away matches much less of a chore. Beersheba (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Be'er Sheva, بئر السبع, Birüssebi is the largest City in the Negev desert of southern Arad (עֲרָד عراض is a city in the South District of Israel, on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts Located west of the Dimona (דִּימוֹנָה is an Israeli city in the Negev desert to the south of Beersheba and west of the Dead Sea above the Yeruham (יְרוּחָם Yəruḥam) is a town ( local council) in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert Mitzpe Ramon (מִצְפֵּה רָמוֹן lit Ramon Lookout) is a town in the Negev Desert of southern Israel. Eilat (Hebrew אילת should not be confused with the nearby kibbutz of Eilot (Hebrew אילות "Galil" redirects here For the weapon see IMI Galil. Galilee (הגליל ha-Galil, lit the province,
Each division has fourteen clubs, who play each other home and away to make a 26-game season. The club finishing top of each regional division is promoted to Liga Artzit. Structure There are 12 teams in Liga Artzit Each team plays thirty three matches the first 22 matches are played on a home and away basis with the last 11 fixtures based on league The bottom two from each division are relegated to Liga Bet, the fifth tier. Liga Bet ( Hebrew: 'ליגה ב is the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system. Coming into Liga Alef are the two clubs relegated from Liga Artzit and the four clubs promoted from Liga Bet (the winner of each of the four regional divisions). The clubs are then pooled and assigned to the most geographically appropriate of the two divisions.
Current members
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Liga Alef North
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Liga Alef South
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Previous Seasons
Northern Division
| Season | Winner | Relegated |
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| 2000-1 | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Maccabi Ospia, Hapoel Iksal |
| 2001-2 | Kfar Semia | Tzairi Nakhaf, Hapoel Horfish |
| 2002-3 | Hapoel Herzliya | Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Taibe |
| 2003-4 | Maccabi Hadera¹ | Ironi Shlomi, Migdal HaEmek |
| 2004-5 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | Hapoel Tuva, Maccabi Tura'an |
| 2005-6 | Hapoel Bnei Tamra | Hapoel Beit She'an, Maccabi Shafra'am |
| 2006-7 | Hapoel Bnei Jadida | Hapoel Kfar Semia, Hapoel Reina, Maccabi Ma'alot |
¹ Maccabi Hadera folded in the summer of 2004. Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with Mashhad ( literally the place of martyrdom) is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Safed (צְפַת pronounced Tsfat; صفد pronounced Safad) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Afula (עֲפוּלָה العفولة al-ʻAfūlaḧ is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" referring Gilboa Regional Council (מועצה אזורית הגלבוע is a regional council in northern Israel, located on the slopes of the Gilboa mountain range Herzliya (הֶרְצְלִיָּה is a city of 84100 residents located on the central coast of Israel. Kafr Kanna (كفر كنا Kafr Kana; כפר כנא Kefar Kanna) is an Arab town in the Galilee region of Israel that is associated Umm al-Fahm (أمّ الفحم ʼUmm al-Faḥm, אֻם אל-פַחְם is a city in the Haifa District of Israel with a population of 45000 nearly Tiberias ( British English: /taɪˈbɪəriæs -əs/ American English: /taɪˈbɪriəs/ טְבֶרְיָה Tverya; طبرية Ṭabariyyah Umm al-Fahm (أمّ الفحم ʼUmm al-Faḥm, אֻם אל-פַחְם is a city in the Haifa District of Israel with a population of 45000 nearly Shlomi (שלומי is a town in the Northern District of Israel. Nahariya (נַהֲרִיָּה is a City with an estimated population of 50000 located in Northern Israel, on the Mediterranean sea, just south Kfar Saba (כְּפַר סָבָא Kfar Sava, lit "Grandfather's Village" or "Saba's Village" is a city in the Sharon region Hapoel Katamon Football Club (מועדון כדורגל הפועל קטמון is an Israeli Association football club in Jerusalem, Israel Bat-Yam-municipalityjpg|thumb|Bat Yam municipality building]]Bat-Yam-kikar-hameginim-1 Ofakim (אֳפָקִים lit Horizons, officially also spelled Ofaqim) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. Ramla (רַמְלָה Ramlāh; الرملة also Ramle and sometimes Rama) is a city in central Israel with a mixed Arab and Petah Tikva (פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה "Opening of Hope" known as Em HaMoshavot ("Mother of the Moshavot " is a city in the Maccabi Be'er Sheva FC (מכבי באר שבע is an Israeli football team based in Beersheba. Netivot (נְתִיבוֹת is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. Maccabi Kiryat Gat FC (מכבי קריית גת is an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. (קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי also Qiryat Malakhi or Kiryat Malachi) is a city council governed municipality in Israel 's Southern District Kfar Yona (כְּפַר יוֹנָה is a town ( local council) in the Sharon Subdistrict in the Center District of Israel. Yavne (יַבְנֶה ياڨني or يبنة Yibnah; Iamnia traditional English spelling Jabneh or Jamnia) is a city in the Center District Hapoel Tzafririm Holon FC (מכ הפועל צפרירים חולון is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC (הפועל עירוני קרית שמונה is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. Hapoel Hadera FC (מועדון כדורגל הפועל חדרה is an Israeli football club from Hadera. Maccabi Tirat Carmel (who had finished in second place) were promoted in their place.
Southern Division
| Season | Winner | Relegated |
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| 2000-1 | Maccabi Yavne | Tzairi Jaffa, Sektzia Nes Tziona |
| 2001-2 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | Hapoel Lod, Ma'aleh Adumim |
| 2002-3 | Hapoel Tira | Beitar Kiryat Gat, AS Ramat Eliahu |
| 2003-4 | Maccabi Beersheba | Hapoel Bat Yam, Mevaserret Tzion |
| 2004-5 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | Hapoel Kalanswa'a, Hapoel Jaljulia |
| 2005-6 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | Maccabi Kfar Kassem, Beitar Givat Ze'ev |
| 2006-7 | Maxim Lod 1 | AS Jaffa, Hapoel Arad |
1 Although Maxim Lod finished top, they folded and second-placed Hapoel Kfar Shelem were promoted instead. Sektzia Nes Tziona FC (מועדון כדורגל סקציה נס ציונה Moadon Kaduregel Sektzia Nes Tziona) are a football club from the southern Maccabi Be'er Sheva FC (מכבי באר שבע is an Israeli football team based in Beersheba. Hapoel Bnei Lod FC (הפועל בני לוד are a football club from the central Israeli city of Lod. Sektzia Nes Tziona FC (מועדון כדורגל סקציה נס ציונה Moadon Kaduregel Sektzia Nes Tziona) are a football club from the southern
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