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2010–11 Liga Leumit
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Liga Leumit |
| season | 2010–11 |
| winners | Ironi Ramat HaSharon |
| promoted | Ironi Ramat HaSharon |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | |
| relegated | Maccabi Ironi Jatt |
| Ahva Arraba | |
| league topscorer | Oren Nissim (18) |
| matches | 276 |
| total goals | 638 |
| prevseason | 2009–10 |
| nextseason | 2011–12 |
Hapoel Rishon LeZion Ahva Arraba The 2010–11 Liga Leumit was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011.
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 2009–10 season, two promoted teams from the 2009–10 Liga Alef and two relegated teams from the 2009–10 Israeli Premier League.
Changes from 2009–10 season
Team changes
Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Ashkelon were directly promoted to the 2010–11 Israeli Premier League after finishing the 2009–10 season in the two top places.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Ra'anana were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom two places.
Overview
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Ahva Arraba | Doha Stadium | 8,500 |
| Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv | Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium | 6,500 |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | Winter Stadium | 8,000 |
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | Lod Municipal Stadium | 2,000 |
| Hapoel Herzliya | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | 8,100 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Green Stadium | 4,000 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Haberfeld Stadium | 6,000 |
| Ironi Bat Yam | Bat Yam Municipal Stadium | 3,100 |
| Ironi Ramat HaSharon | Grundman Stadium | 2,200 |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Ilut Stadium | 4,932 |
| Maccabi Be'er Sheva | Vasermil Stadium | 13,000 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | Herzliya Municipal Stadium | 8,100 |
| Maccabi Ironi Jatt | Ilut Stadium | 4,932 |
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | Ness Ziona Stadium | 3,500 |
**** The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
Regular season
Regular season table
Regular season results
Playoffs
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):
| Rounds |
|---|
| 31st |
| 1 – 6 |
| 2 – 5 |
| 3 – 4 |
| 7 – 10 |
| 8 – 9 |
| 11 – 16 |
| 12 – 15 |
| 13 – 14 |
Top playoff
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Kfar Saba started with 33 points, Ironi Ramat HaSharon with 30, Maccabi Herzliya with 27, Hapoel Rishon LeZion with 26, Hapoel Ra'anana with 23 and Sektzia Nes Tziona started with 23.
Top playoff table
Top playoff results
Middle playoff
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Hapoel Herzliya started with 23 points, Hapoel Bnei Lod with 23, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth with 17 and Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv started with 17.
Middle playoff table
Middle playoff results
Bottom playoff
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Maccabi Be'er Sheva started with 16 points, Ironi Bat Yam with 15, Hapoel Nazareth Illit with 12, Hakoah Ramat Gan with 12, Maccabi Ironi Jatt with 10 and Ahva Arraba started with 7.
Bottom playoff table
Bottom playoff results
Promotion and Relegation playoff
Promotion playoff
The 3rd-placed Hapoel Kfar Saba faced the 14th-placed Israeli Premier League team Hapoel Petah Tikva. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League. The matches took place on May 24 and 27, 2011.
Exbard Tzarfati
Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate.
Relegation playoff
The 14th-placed Hakoah Ramat Gan faced the 3rd-placed Liga Alef team Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa. Hakoah Ramat Gan, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 26 and 31, 2011.
Saloniki
Hakoah Ramat Gan won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel Oren Nissim | Ironi Ramat HaSharon | 18 |
| 2 | Israel Murad Abu Anza | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 15 |
| 3 | Israel Sharon Gormanzo | Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv | 14 |
| Argentina David Gomez | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 14 | |
| 5 | Congo DR Alain Masudi | Maccabi Herzliya | 13 |
| 6 | Israel Enon Barda | Maccabi Be'er Sheva / Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 11 |
| Zambia Rodgers Kola | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 11 | |
| 8 | Israel Moshe Abutbul | Ironi Bat Yam / Ironi Ramat HaSharon | 10 |
| 9 | Israel Raz Cohen | Hapoel Ra'anana | 9 |
| Israel Yossi Janah | Maccabi Ironi Jatt | 9 | |
| Israel Ran Itzhak | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 9 | |
| Israel Moti Malka | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 9 | |
| Brazil Guilherme Weisheimer | Ahva Arraba / Maccabi Herzliya | 9 | |
| Israel Fody Mohamed | Hapoel Ra'anana | 9 | |
| Israel Patrick Doeplah | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 9 | |
| Total | 638 | ||
| Average per game |
- Murad Abu Anza was transferred to Maccabi Petah Tikva during the winter transfer window.
- Patrick Doeplah died on 22 March 2011.}}
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Dor Elkabetz for Sektzia Nes Tziona against Ironi Bat Yam, 62nd minute (20 August 2010)
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals – Hapoel Ra'anana 6–0 Ahva Arraba (30 August 2010)
- Most goals in a match: 7 goals – Hakoah Ramat Gan 1–6 Hapoel Rishon LeZion (13 September 2010)
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Yonatan Revivo for Ironi Bat Yam against Sektzia Nes Tziona, 13th minute (20 August 2010)
- First red card of the season: Yonatan Revivo for Ironi Bat Yam against Sektzia Nes Tziona, 60th minute (20 August 2010)
References
References
- (26 April 2010). "Not resting for a moment: The 2011–11 will start in July". Yedioth Ahronoth.
- (14 July 2010). "Shimon Edri: Will do everything to stay in the league". . ONE.
- (24 August 2010). "Budget Control Association: Reduced nine points to Ahva Arraba". . Walla!.
- (20 August 2010). "Ironi Bat Yam 0–2 Sektzia Nes Tziona". Israel Football Association.
- (30 August 2010). "Hapoel Ra'anana 6–0 Ahva Arraba". Israel Football Association.
- (13 September 2010). "Hakoah Ramat Gan 1–6 Hapoel Rishon LeZion". Israel Football Association.
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