1956–57 Liga Leumit

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

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Hapoel Tel Aviv18132341192228
2Hapoel Petah Tikva18104242251724
3Maccabi Tel Aviv18103536201623
4Maccabi Petah Tikva188552726121
5Maccabi Haifa188373427719
6Beitar Tel Aviv186392940-1115
7Maccabi Netanya1862102027-714
8Hapoel Haifa1870112238-1614
9Hapoel Ramat Gan1842122332-912
10Maccabi Jaffa18103131939-2010

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.

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Hapoel Kfar Saba32107345Promoted to
Liga Leumit
2Hapoel Jerusalem41214314
3Hapoel Hadera41214404Deciding Match
4Hakoah Tel Aviv41214404
5Maccabi Rehovot301205-51Remained in Liga Alef

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
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Moshe Cohen

30 November 1957
Maccabi Jaffa 5–0 Hakoah Tel Aviv
Arroyo  29'
Arye  49'
Ghouhasian  64', 73', 89'
Maccabi Jaffa
Attendance: 4,000

References

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