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2008–09 Liga Leumit

Field	Value
competition	Liga Leumit
season	2008–09
winners	Hapoel Haifa
promoted	Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Acre
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
relegated	Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata
matches	198
total goals	457
prevseason	[2007–08](2007-08-liga-leumit)
nextseason	[2009–10](2009-10-liga-leumit)

Hapoel Acre Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Ramat Gan Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Maccabi Ahi Nazareth The 2008–09 Liga Leumit season began on 29 August 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009.

Two teams from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata along with two teams relegated from Israeli Premier League: Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Kfar Saba. The two teams relegated to Liga Artzit were Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

Due to an expected league expansion, at the end of the season five clubs were automatically promoted to the Israeli Premier League, whilst the sixth-placed club in Liga Leumit played in a play-off match against the 11th-placed team in the Premier League. Only one team relegated automatically, and one team played in a play-off match against a team from Liga Artzit (which ceased to exist, with the regionalised Liga Alef becoming the third tier).

Stadia

Club	Stadium	Capacity
Hapoel Jerusalem	Teddy Stadium	21,600
Hapoel Haifa	Kiryat Eliezer Stadium	14,002
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Vasermil Stadium	13,000
Maccabi Herzliya	Herzliya Municipal Stadium	8,100
Hapoel Ramat Gan	HaMakhtesh Stadium	5,500
Hapoel Kfar Saba	Levita Stadium	5,800
Hapoel Acre	Napoleon Stadium	5,0001
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	Ilut Stadium	4,932
Hapoel Ra'anana	Karnei Oren Memorial Field	2,500
Hapoel Bnei Lod	Lod Municipal Stadium	2,000
Ironi Ramat HaSharon	Yankela Grundman Stadium	2,200
Maccabi Kiryat Ata	Kiryat Ata Municipal Stadium	726

1Currently undergoing construction work to convert it to a 5,000-seat stadium. In the meanwhile they play at the Nahariya Municipal Stadium.

League table

Positions by round

Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

Rounds
23rd
3 – 12
4 – 2
5 – 1
6 – 11
7 – 10
8 – 9

Promotion/relegation playoff

Promotion playoff

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth as the 6th-placed team faced the 11th-placed Israeli Premier League team Hakoah Ramat Gan for a two-legged playoff. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won both games and were promoted to the Israeli Premier League.

Silvas

Ayeli

Relegation playoff

Ironi Ramat HaSharon as the 11th-placed team faced the 8th-placed Liga Artzit team Maccabi Kafr Kanna for a two-legged playoff, Ironi Ramat HaSharon won both games and will continue playing in Liga Leumit next season.

Shabo

Season statistics

Scoring

First goal of the season: Eran Levy for Hapoel Haifa against Hapoel Acre, 26th minute (29 August 2008)
Widest winning margin: 6 goals – Hapoel Acre 7–1 Hapoel Haifa (22 May 2009)
Most goals in a match: 8 goals – Hapoel Acre 7–1 Hapoel Haifa (22 May 2009)

Discipline

First yellow card of the season: Muhamad Brik for Hapoel Acre against Hapoel Haifa, 3rd minute (29 August 2008)
First red card of the season: Bryan Gerzicich for Hapoel Acre against Hapoel Haifa, 36th minute (29 August 2008)
Most red cards in a single match: 3 – Hapoel Acre 2–1 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - 3 for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (Amjad Suliman, Yakir Shina & Serge Ayeli) (6 December 2008)

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	ISR Ohad Kadousi	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	18
2	ISR Eran Levy	Hapoel Haifa	13
ISR Achmad Saba'a	Hapoel Bnei Lod	13
CIV Serge Ayeli	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	13
5	ISR Shay Aharon	Hapoel Jerusalem	12
6	GEO Irakliy Geperidze	Hapoel Haifa	11
7	ISR Dovev Gabay	Maccabi Herzliya	10
GHA Emmanuel Banahene	Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon	10
9	ISR Ronen Shwartzman	Hapoel Acre	8
ISR Dudu Biton	Hapoel Ra'anana	8
ISR Mor Golan	Hapoel Ramat Gan	8
COD Alain Masudi	Maccabi Herzliya	8
Total	457
Average per game	2.3

References

[http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/LeagueIFAJune24_2008.aspx June 24th IFA meeting summary] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-07-01 {{in lang). he
(29 August 2008). "Hapoel Acco 0:4 Hapoel Haifa". The Israel Football Association.
(22 May 2009). "Hapoel Acre 7:1 Hapoel Haifa". The Israel Football Association.
(6 December 2008). "Hapoel Akko 2-1 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth". The Israel Football Association.
(29 August 2008). "Liga Leumit Top Scorers". The Israel Football Association.

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