1996–97 Liga Leumit
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The 1996–97 Liga Leumit season saw Beitar Jerusalem win their third title. Hapoel Tayibe (the first Arab club to play in the top flight) and Tzafririm Holon were relegated to Liga Artzit. Motti Kakoun of Hapoel Petah Tikva was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 69 | Qualified for Champions League |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 60 | Qualified for UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 60 | Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 52 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 48 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 46 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 40 | |
| 10 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 34 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 33 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 32 | |
| 15 | Tzafririm Holon | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 21 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
| 16 | Hapoel Tayibe | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 66 | -47 | 15 |
References
- Israel - List of Final Tables RSSSF
- Liga Leumit IFA (Hebrew)
