1998–99 Liga Artzit

The 1998–99 Liga Artzit season was the last in which the league was the Israel's second tier, as at the end of the season the Israeli Premier League came into existence, replacing Liga Leumit as the country's top division. As a result, for the 1999–2000 season Liga Leumit became the second division and Liga Artzit became the third division.

Due to the restructuring, only one club, Maccabi Netanya, was promoted to the top division (which was reduced from 16 to 14 clubs). At the other end of the table, eight clubs were due to be relegated as the second division was reduced to 10 clubs. However, Bnei Sakhnin, who had finished eighth from bottom, were reprieved from relegation as Maccabi Jaffa, who had finished bottom of the top division, were relegated three levels to Liga Alef due to their budget not being approved by the Israel Football Association.[1]

Although the bottom eight were due to be relegated to the third tier for the 1999–2000 season, three of them (Hapoel Ashdod, Hapoel Lod and SK Nes Tziona) were relegated two levels as like Maccabi Jaffa, their budgets for the 1999–2000 season were not approved by the IFA.[1]

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Maccabi Netanya301811154203465Promoted to Premier League
2Hapoel Ashkelon30195662342862Remained at second level
3Hapoel Be'er Sheva30179454163860
4Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva30185750212959
5Maccabi Acre30167769373255
6Hakoah Ramat Gan301510562313155
7Maccabi Kiryat Gat301497523715491
8Maccabi Ahi Nazareth3012994436 845
9Bnei Sakhnin301110956352143
10Hapoel Ashdod3081484239 338Relegated to Liga Alef
11Beitar Tel Aviv30103172846 -1833Relegated to
Liga Artzit
12Hapoel Bat Yam3086165264 -1230
13Maccabi Kafr Kanna3065193454 -2023
14Hapoel Lod3065193269 -3723Relegated to
Liga Alef
15SK Nes Tziona30522330103 -73132
16Hapoel Tayibe30202827106 -796Relegated to Liga Artzit

1. 2 points deducted for violating budget rules.

2. 4 points deducted for violating budget rules.

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