1996–97 Liga Leumit

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
1Beitar Jerusalem30216362204269Qualified for Champions League
2Hapoel Petah Tikva30186657372060Qualified for UEFA Cup
3Hapoel Be'er Sheva30193844251960Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
4Maccabi Petah Tikva30141063922+1752Qualified for Intertoto Cup
5Maccabi Haifa30139848341448
6Maccabi Tel Aviv301371047341346
7Hapoel Haifa30127113433143
8Hapoel Kfar Saba30117123439-540
9Ironi Rishon LeZion30117123547-1240
10Bnei Yehuda30108123240-838
11Hapoel Beit She'an3097142934-534
12Hapoel Jerusalem3097143041-1134
13Hapoel Tel Aviv3089132932-333
14Maccabi Herzliya3095161928-932
15Tzafririm Holon3049171743-2621Relegated to
Liga Artzit
16Hapoel Tayibe3043231966-4715

References

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