2002–03 Liga Leumit

The 2002–03 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Bnei Sakhnin promoted to the Israeli Premier League, the first time that two Arab clubs would appear in the top division (at the end of the season, the first Arab club to play in the top division, Hapoel Tayibe, folded).

Maccabi Kafr Kanna and Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva were relegated to Liga Artzit.

Hapoel Ramat Gan qualified for the UEFA Cup after becoming the first club from outside the top division to win the State Cup. They remain the only club not in the top flight to play in Europe.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	33	18	8	7	48	29	19	59¹	Promoted to Premier League
2	Bnei Sakhnin	33	17	7	9	36	25	11	58	Promoted to Premier League
3	Hapoel Jerusalem	33	15	12	6	64	41	23	57
4	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	33	15	10	8	43	24	19	55
5	Maccabi Herzliya	33	15	10	8	46	36	10	55
6	Hapoel Haifa	33	11	7	15	37	37	0	40
7	Hapoel Ramat Gan	33	10	9	14	44	53	-9	39	Qualified for UEFA Cup
8	Hapoel Ra'anana	33	10	8	15	36	43	-7	38
9	Tzafririm Holon	33	8	13	12	29	37	-8	37
10	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	33	8	13	12	36	47	-11	35²
11	Maccabi Kafr Kanna	33	9	6	18	29	49	-20	32³	Relegated to Liga Artzit
12	Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva	33	4	13	16	26	53	-27	25	Relegated to Liga Artzit

1. Three points deducted due to duplicating contracts with a player.

2. Two points deducted.

3. One point deducted due to duplicating contracts with a player.

External links

Israel Second Level 2002/03 RSSSF

Liga Leumit

Clubs	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Afula Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Rishon LeZion Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Yavne

Stadia	Afula Illit Stadium Green Stadium Grundman Stadium Haberfeld Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Herzliya Municipal Stadium Ilut Stadium Lod Municipal Stadium Ness Ziona Stadium Ramla Municipal Stadium Sala Stadium Teddy Stadium Winter Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium

Seasons (second level)	1937 1939 1940 1941–42 1946–47 1949–50 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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