2012–13 Liga Leumit
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 296 |
| Goals scored | 712 (2.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Omer Golan Itzik Cohen (18 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Maccabi Petah Tikva 7–0 Hapoel Ashkelon |
| Biggest away win | 3 goals difference (11 games) |
| Highest scoring | Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–4 Hapoel Ashkelon |
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The 2012–13 Liga Leumit was the fourteen season since its introduction in 1999 and the 71st season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 24 August 2012 and ended on 20 May 2013.[1]
A total of sixteen teams contested in the league, including twelve sides from the 2011–12 season, one promoted team from the 2011–12 Liga Alef and three relegated teams from the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League.
Changes from 2011–12 season
Structural changes
There were five structural changes:[2]
- The middle playoff was cancelled, with only top and bottom playoff to be contested by eight teams each, according to their regular season placement. with each team plays 37 matches.
- The points were no longer halved after the regular season.
- Two teams will be promoted to the 2013–14 Israeli Premier League, and two relegated teams from Israeli Premier League.
- Two teams were directly relegated to 2013–14 Liga Alef, Two teams were directly promoted from Liga Alef, and two relegated teams from the Israeli Premier League.
- The 14th place team will compete against the Liga Alef promotion play-off winner for the last spot in 2013–14 Liga Leumit.
Team changes
Hapoel Ramat Gan were promoted to the 2012–13 Israeli Premier League after beating Hapoel Bnei Lod in the 2011–12 Liga Leumit promotion playoff.
Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, and Maccabi Petah Tikva were directly relegated to the 2012–13 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League season in the bottom three places.
Ironi Bat Yam, Hapoel Herzliya, and Maccabi Be'er Sheva were all relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last three league places. They were replaced by Maccabi Yavne who were promoted to the 2012–13 Liga Leumit after beating Hapoel Asi Gilboa on away goals rule (0–0 away, 2–2 home) in the 2011–12 Liga Alef promotion playoff.
Overview
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium | 6,500 |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Sala Stadium | 10,000 |
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium | 6,500[A] |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Teddy Stadium | 21,600 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,500 |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Green Stadium | 4,000 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Levita Stadium | 5,500[A] |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Haberfeld Stadium | 6,000 |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Ilut Stadium | 4,932 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | 8,100 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
| Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | Ilut Stadium | 4,932[A] |
| Maccabi Yavne | Yavne Municipal Stadium | 4,000 |
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | Ness Ziona Stadium | 3,500 |
^ ^ ^ The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.
Regular season
Regular season table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 59 | Top Playoff |
| 2 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 54 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 49 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 47 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 45 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 42 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 39 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Yavne | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 38 | Bottom Playoff |
| 10 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 36 | |
| 11 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 33 | |
| 12 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 331 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 31 | |
| 14 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 30 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 30 | |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 262 |
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
1 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan were deducted two points for violation of the budgetary control authority regulations.[3]
2 Hapoel Kfar Saba were deducted nine points for entering administration.[4]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Regular season results
| Home ╲ Away | BTR | HAR | HAS | HBL | HJE | HKS | HNI | HPT | HRA | HRL | MAN | MHE | MPT | MUF | MYA | SNT |
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Maccabi Yavne | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):
| Rounds | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th |
| 1 – 8 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 5 |
1 – 2 6 – 4 7 – 3 8 – 5 |
2 – 8 3 – 1 4 – 7 5 – 6 |
1 – 4 2 – 3 7 – 5 8 – 6 |
3 – 8 4 – 2 5 – 1 6 – 7 |
1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 8 – 7 |
4 – 8 5 – 3 6 – 2 7 – 1 |
| 9 – 16 10 – 15 11 – 14 12 – 13 |
9 – 10 14 – 12 15 – 11 16 – 13 |
10 – 16 11 – 9 12 – 15 13 – 14 |
9 – 12 10 – 11 15 – 13 16 – 14 |
11 – 16 12 – 10 13 – 9 14 – 15 |
9 – 14 10 – 13 11 – 12 16 – 15 |
12 – 16 13 – 11 14 – 10 15 – 9 |
Top Playoff
Top Playoff table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva (P) | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 73 | Promotion to Israeli Premier League |
| 2 | Hapoel Ra'anana (P) | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 70 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 67 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 57 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 37 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 53 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Herzliya | 37 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 43 |
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top Playoff results
| Home ╲ Away | HBL | HJE | HNI | HPT | HRA | HRL | MHE | MPT |
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |||||
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | ||||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Bottom Playoff
Bottom Playoff table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Maccabi Yavne | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 49 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 47 | |
| 11 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 441 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 41 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 41 | |
| 14 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (O) | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 40 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Sektzia Nes Tziona (R) | 37 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 37 | Relegation to Liga Alef |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 322 |
Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
1 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan were deducted two points for violation of the budgetary control authority regulations.[3]
2 Hapoel Kfar Saba were deducted nine points for entering administration.[4]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Bottom Playoff results
| Home ╲ Away | BTR | HAR | HAS | HKS | MAN | MUF | MYA | SNT |
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |||||
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||||
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||||
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |||||
| Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Maccabi Yavne | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||||
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Source: Israel Football Association
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation playoff
Relegation playoff
The 14th-placed Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla faced 2012–13 Liga Alef promotion winner Beitar Kfar Saba. Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla, the winner on aggregate kept its spot in the 2013–14 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 24 and 27, 2013.
| Beitar Kfar Saba | 1 – 1 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla |
|---|---|---|
Revivo  53' |
Report | 30' Ben Shushan |
Levita Stadium, Kfar Saba Referee: Orel Grinfeeld |
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 3 – 1 | Beitar Kfar Saba |
|---|---|---|
| Amos 14', 58' Soltan 78' |
Report | 40' Deri |
Winter Stadium, Ramat Gan Referee: Eli Hacmon |
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla won 4–2 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Omer Golan |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 18 |
| Itzik Cohen |
Hapoel Jerusalem | 18 | |
| 3 |  Ahmad Abu Nahyeh |
Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 13 |
 Mamadou Thiam |
Hapoel Ra'anana | 13 | |
| 5 | Oren Nissim |
Maccabi Yavne | 12 |
| Kobi Hassan |
Hapoel Ra'anana | 12 | |
| Timor Avitan |
Maccabi Yavne | 12 | |
| 8 | Dani Preda |
Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 |
| Ran Rol |
Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 11 | |
 Alain Masudi |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 11 | |
 Serge Ayeli |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 11 | |
| Total | 712 | ||
| Average per game | 2.41 | ||
Source: Israel Football Association
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida, MaorMaor Ida | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | Hapoel Ashkelon | 3–1[5] | 14 September 2012 |
| Golan, OmerOmer Golan | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hapoel Ashkelon | 7–0[6] | 22 December 2012 |
| Malkin, EranEran Malkin | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 3–0[7] | 12 February 2013 |
| Cohen, ItzikItzik Cohen | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Hapoel Jerusalem | 3–0[8] | 5 April 2013 |
| Blumstein, GilGil Blumstein | Hapoel Ashkelon | Beitar Tel Aviv | 3–2[9] | 4 May 2013 |
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Shlomi Ashur for Hapoel Rishon LeZion against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, 12th minute (24 August 2012)[10]
- Most goals in a match by one player: 3 goals –
- Maor Ida for Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan against Hapoel Ashkelon (14 September 2012)[5]
- Omer Golan for Maccabi Petah Tikva against Hapoel Ashkelon (22 December 2012)[6]
- Eran Malkin for Hapoel Nazareth Illit against Hapoel Bnei Lod (12 February 2013)[7]
- Itzik Cohen for Hapoel Jerusalem against Hapoel Petah Tikva (5 April 2013)[8]
- Gil Blumstein for Hapoel Ashkelon against Beitar Tel Aviv (4 May 2013)[9]
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Orel Edri for Maccabi Yavne against Maccabi Herzliya, 18th minute (24 August 2012)[11]
- First red card of the season: Dudu Avraham for Maccabi Yavne against Maccabi Herzliya, 47th minute (24 August 2012)[11]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Petah Tikva derby in the sixth round". ONE. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "No longer for halving of points in Liga Leumit". Maariv. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan were deducted two points" (in Hebrew). . ONE. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Hapoel Kfar Saba entered administration". ONE. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Hapoel Ashkelon 1–4 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan". Israel Football Association. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Maccabi Petah Tikva 7–0 Hapoel Ashkelon". Israel Football Association. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Hapoel Bnei Lod 0–3 Hapoel Nazareth Illit". Israel Football Association. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–3 Hapoel Jerusalem". Israel Football Association. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Beitar Tel Aviv 2–3 Hapoel Ashkelon". Israel Football Association. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 1–3 Hapoel Rishon LeZion". Israel Football Association. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Maccabi Yavne 0–0 Maccabi Herzliya". Israel Football Association. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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