1986–87 Liga Leumit

The 1986–87 Liga Leumit season saw Beitar Jerusalem win their first title. Maccabi Yavne, Maccabi Jaffa and Beitar Netanya (in their first, and to date only season in the top division) were all relegated to Liga Artzit. Eli Yani of Hapoel Kfar Saba was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.

Liga Leumit
Season1986–87
ChampionsBeitar Jerusalem
1st title
RelegatedMaccabi Yavne
Maccabi Jaffa
Beitar Netanya
Top goalscorerEli Yani (16)

Format changes edit

On 1 September 1986 the IFA board confirmed a proposal through which the number of teams in Liga Leumit would decrease to 14 teams. For this season three teams would relegate to Liga Artzit (as it was in previous seasons), and only one team would be promoted to Liga Leumit.[1]

Final table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Beitar Jerusalem (C)3019925927+3266Qualification for the Intertoto Cup
2Bnei Yehuda30111813725+1251
3Maccabi Tel Aviv30121174325+1847
4Hapoel Lod30111273521+1445
5Shimshon Tel Aviv30101553320+1345
6Maccabi Petah Tikva30111272921+845
7Maccabi Netanya30128103030044
8Hapoel Kfar Saba30119104440+442
9Maccabi Haifa3091293528+739
10Hapoel Petah Tikva30911103130+138
11Hapoel Be'er Sheva3071582019+136
12Hapoel Tel Aviv3061682022−234
13Beitar Tel Aviv30713103339−634
14Maccabi Yavne (R)30612122835−730Relegated to Liga Artzit
15Maccabi Jaffa (R)30410162348−2522
16Beitar Netanya (R)3031262292−7010
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ AwayBEIBNTBTABnYHBSHKSHLDHPTHTAMHAMJAMNEMPTMTAMYVSTA
Beitar Jerusalem6–01–12–21–03–20–04–10–02–13–02–00–22–10–01–1
Beitar Netanya1–21–21–42–13–50–50–20–30–04–10–11–51–31–00–1
Beitar Tel Aviv3–51–01–21–10–02–22–10–00–01–02–01–21–30–01–1
Bnei Yehuda2–23–12–11–01–12–13–11–00–03–20–01–11–01–11–1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva1–03–02–00–01–20–11–00–01–01–10–10–00–31–02–0
Hapoel Kfar Saba2–34–12–30–00–02–22–10–02–11–12–02–02–02–02–2
Hapoel Lod1–23–01–10–01–13–00–12–04–11–01–11–02–21–00–0
Hapoel Petah Tikva0–33–01–11–10–01–00–00–01–10–02–11–00–01–00–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv0–12–12–11–10–01–11–01–01–11–10–10–10–01–10–0
Maccabi Haifa1–28–13–15–21–02–30–12–11–10–01–00–01–11–00–0
Maccabi Jaffa1–42–11–10–10–02–11–21–13–20–11–11–10–21–30–3
Maccabi Netanya3–41–01–11–11–12–01–00–43–11–02–00–11–12–02–0
Maccabi Petah Tikva0–03–01–20–00–01–01–01–11–20–01–01–01–31–11–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv0–27–12–11–11–11–20–00–01–02–13–02–00–12–01–1
Maccabi Yavne0–16–11–10–01–12–12–02–50–01–12–11–13–21–10–2
Shimshon Tel Aviv1–15–01–00–01–13–10–03–10–00–11–21–20–01–02–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References edit

  1. ^ 3 Teams Will Be Relegated from the Leumit and Only One Team Will Advance from the Artzit Ma'ariv, 2 September 1986, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)