1965–66 Liga Leumit
Football league season
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The 1965–66 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Tel Aviv crowned champions and qualify for the first Asian Club Championships. Moshe Romano (Shimshon Tel Aviv) and Mordechai Spiegler (Maccabi Netanya) were the joint top scorers with 17 goals each.
Season1965–66
ChampionsHapoel Tel Aviv
6th title
6th title
RelegatedMaccabi Petah Tikva
Beitar Tel Aviv
Beitar Tel Aviv
Top goalscorerMoshe Romano
Mordechai Spiegler (17)
Mordechai Spiegler (17)
| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Tel Aviv 6th title |
| Relegated | Maccabi Petah Tikva Beitar Tel Aviv |
| Top goalscorer | Moshe Romano Mordechai Spiegler (17) |
← 1964–65 1966–68 → | |
Maccabi Petah Tikva and Beitar Tel Aviv were relegated to Liga Alef.
Rule changes
Prior to the season the IFA decided to allow substitutions of one player and one goalkeeper during matches.[1]
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 38 | Qualified for Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 34 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 34 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 34 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 34 | |
| 6 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 28 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 28 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 28 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 27 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 27 | |
| 15 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 23 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 16 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 20 |
Source: rsssf.com