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1955–56 Liga Leumit
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Liga Leumit |
| season | 1955-56 |
| winners | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 8th title | |
| relegated | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Rehovot | |
| league topscorer | Avraham "Huli" Levi |
| Michael Michaelov (15) | |
| matches | 132 |
| total goals | 465 |
| prevseason | 1954–55 |
| nextseason | 1956–57 |
8th title Maccabi Rehovot Michael Michaelov (15)
The 1955–56 Liga Leumit season was the first edition of Liga Leumit, which had replaced Liga Alef as the top division of football in Israel and the 17th season of top flight football under the IFA.
Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title. Avraham Levi from Beitar Tel Aviv and Michael Michaelov from Hapoel Tel Aviv were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each.
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Rehovot were relegated automatically, whilst Maccabi Jaffa finished third from bottom and entered a promotion/relegation play-off with Liga Alef champions Hakoah Tel Aviv. Jaffa won 4-1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit.
Teams
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Basa Stadium |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | HaMakhtesh Stadium |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Basa Stadium |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium |
| Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv | Maccabi Jaffa Ground |
| Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | Maccabi Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Rehovot | Rehovot | Maccabi Ground, Rehovot |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Basa Stadium |
Final table
Results
Positions by round
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Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avraham "Huli" Levi | Beitar Tel Aviv | 15 |
| Michael Michaelov | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| 3 | Baruch Cohen | Maccabi Jaffa | 14 |
| Boaz Kofman | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Shlomo Levi | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 6 | Nahum Stelmach | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 13 |
| Eliezer Spiegel | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 8 | Itzhak Kirschenberg | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 11 |
| 10 | Rehavia Rosenbaum | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 |
| Jonny Hardy | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Boghos Ghougasian | Maccabi Jaffa |
References
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