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Liga Leumit came into existence at the start of the 1955–56 season, replacing Liga Alef as the top division in Israeli football. However, it was usurped as the top flight in the 1999–2000 season, when it was replaced by the Premier League. Since then it has operated as the second tier in the Israeli football league system.
The Israeli football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Israel. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system.
Since the 1959-60 season, Liga Bet is split into four regional divisions, North A, North B, South A and South B. Because Israel's northern half is much more densely populated than the desert south, the divisions are not spread equally and the southernmost division, South B, covers about two-thirds of the country.
After the dissolution of Liga Dalet, in 1985, and until the end of the 2001–02 season, the league was divided into 12 divisions, with promotion playoffs. Although currently Liga Gimel is the bottom tier in the Israeli league pyramid, from 1969–70 [ 1 ] and up until the 1984-85 season a further tier, Liga Dalet was below Liga Gimel, until it ...
The following is a list of football clubs in Israel by their league and division as of the 2015–16 season. The Israeli football league system , which is run by the Israel Football Association (IFA) , includes five levels which contain a total of 16 divisions, There are a total of 234 member clubs.
The Israeli Premier League (Hebrew: ליגת העל, Ligat HaAl, lit. ' The Super League ') is a professional association football league, that operates as the highest-division of the Israeli football league. This top tier league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with its second division Liga Leumit ...
The 2019–20 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat Tel Aviv Stock Exchange [2] for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season since its introduction in 1999 and the 78th season of top-tier football in Israel. The season began in August 2019 and concluded in July 2020 after a suspension of 75 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. [3]
The 2023–24 Israeli Premier League, also known as Ligat ONE ZERO [1] for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season since the introduction of the Israeli Premier League in 1999 and the 82nd season of top-tier football in Israel.