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The 2015–16 Liga Leumit was the 17th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 74th season of second-tier football in Israel.

Season2015–16
ChampionsF.C. Ashdod
PromotedF.C. Ashdod
Hapoel Ashkelon
RelegatedMaccabi Yavne
Maccabi Kiryat Gat
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Liga Leumit
Season2015–16
ChampionsF.C. Ashdod
PromotedF.C. Ashdod
Hapoel Ashkelon
RelegatedMaccabi Yavne
Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Matches296
Goals784 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerFrance Jordan Faucher (21)
Biggest home winHapoel Ramat Gan 5 - 0 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
(25 April 2016)
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 6 - 1 Maccabi Kiryat Gat
(2 May 2016)
Biggest away winHapoel Petah Tikva 0 - 4 Maccabi Yavne
(9 November 2015)
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 0 - 4 Hapoel Rishon LeZion
(18 December 2015)
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 0 - 4 Hapoel Jerusalem
(22 January 2016)
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 0 - 4 Hapoel Ashkelon
(15 February 2016)
Hapoel Afula 0 - 4 Maccabi Yavne
(25 April 2016)
Maccabi Kiryat Gat 0 - 4 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla
(9 May 2016)
Maccabi Yavne 0 - 4 Hapoel Nazareth Illit
(13 May 2016)
Maccabi Kiryat Gat 0 - 4 Hapoel Rishon LeZion
(20 May 2016)
Highest scoringHapoel Ashkelon 5 - 4 Hapoel Petah Tikva
(2 May 2016)
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2016.
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A total of sixteen teams were contesting in the league, including eleven sides from the 2014–15 season, the three promoted teams from 2014–15 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2014–15 Israeli Premier League.

Changes from 2014–15 season

Team changes

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Saba, were promoted to the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League.

Hapoel Petah Tikva and FC Ashdod were directly relegated to the 2015–16 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League season in the bottom two places.

Hakoah Ramat Gan, and Ironi Tiberias were directly relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last two league places. They were replaced by Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem and Hapoel Ashkelon who finished first their respective 2014–15 Liga Alef.

Overview

Stadia and locations

More information Club, Home City ...
Club Home City Stadium Capacity
Beitar Tel Aviv RamlaTel Aviv and RamlaRamla Municipal Stadium2,000
F.C. AshdodAshdodYud-Alef Stadium7,800
Hapoel AfulaAfulaAfula Illit Stadium3,000
Hapoel AshkelonAshkelonSala Stadium5,250
Hapoel Bnei LodLodLod Municipal Stadium3,000
Hapoel JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium31,733
Hapoel Katamon JerusalemJerusalemTeddy Stadium31,733
Hapoel Nazareth IllitNazareth IllitGreen Stadium4,000
Hapoel Petah TikvaPetah TikvaHaMoshava Stadium11,500
Hapoel Ramat HaSharonRamat HaSharonGrundman Stadium4,300
Hapoel Ramat GanRamat GanRamat Gan Stadium13,370
Hapoel Rishon LeZionRishon LeZionHaberfeld Stadium6,000
Maccabi Ahi NazarethNazarethIlut Stadium4,932
Maccabi HerzliyaHerzliyaHerzliya Municipal Stadium8,100
Maccabi Kiryat GatKiryat GatSala Stadium[B]5,250
Maccabi YavneYavneNess Ziona Stadium[C]3,500
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^AThe club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.
^BWhile Kiryat Gat Municipal Stadium is under construction. Maccabi Kiryat Gat will host their home games in Sala Stadium.
^CWhile Yavne Municipal Stadium is under construction. Maccabi Yavne will host their home games in Ness Ziona Stadium.

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ashdod 30 16 9 5 52 32 +20 57 Qualification for the Promotion playoffs
2 Hapoel Ashkelon 30 13 11 6 50 31 +19 50
3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 30 13 8 9 40 37 +3 47
4 Maccabi Herzliya 30 12 10 8 36 29 +7 46
5 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 30 13 5 12 34 35 −1 44
6 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 30 12 8 10 36 42 −6 44
7 Hapoel Bnei Lod 30 11 10 9 34 30 +4 43
8 Hapoel Ramat Gan 30 10 12 8 40 32 +8 42
9 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 30 13 3 14 42 46 −4 42 Qualification for the Relegation playoffs
10 Hapoel Afula 30 10 11 9 43 39 +4 41
11 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 30 11 8 11 42 43 −1 41
12 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 30 10 10 10 43 38 +5 40
13 Maccabi Yavne 30 8 9 13 37 41 −4 33
14 Hapoel Jerusalem 30 7 10 13 26 37 −11 31
15 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 30 6 10 14 26 40 −14 28
16 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 30 3 10 17 18 47 −29 19
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Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1. points; 2. goal difference; 3. matches won; 4. goals scored; 5. head-to-head; 6. decision match.
Winners of 2015–16 Israel State Cup qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Playoffs

Top playoff

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ashdod (P) 37 19 13 5 66 38 +28 70 Promoted to Israeli Premier League
2 Hapoel Ashkelon (P) 37 16 14 7 62 40 +22 62
3 Hapoel Ramat Gan 37 14 14 9 56 38 +18 56
4 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 37 15 11 11 44 49 −5 56
5 Maccabi Herzliya 37 14 13 10 50 43 +7 55
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 37 13 13 11 54 55 −1 52
7 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 37 15 6 16 40 49 −9 51
8 Hapoel Bnei Lod 37 11 11 15 36 42 −6 44
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Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1. points; 2. goal difference; 3. matches won; 4. goals scored; 5. head-to-head; 6. decision match
(P) Promoted

Bottom playoff

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
9 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 37 19 4 14 60 50 +10 61
10 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 37 13 11 13 57 49 +8 50
11 Hapoel Afula 37 13 11 13 53 53 0 50
12 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 37 13 9 15 51 53 −2 48
13 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 37 11 11 15 44 47 −3 44
14 Hapoel Jerusalem (O) 37 9 13 15 39 50 −11 40 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Maccabi Yavne (R) 37 9 9 19 44 58 −14 36 Relegated to Liga Alef
16 Maccabi Kiryat Gat (R) 37 5 11 21 28 70 −42 26
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Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1. points; 2. goal difference; 3. matches won; 4. goals scored; 5. head-to-head; 6. decision match
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation playoff

Relegation playoff

The 14th-placed Hapoel Jerusalem faced 2015–16 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner, F.C. Kafr Qasim. The matches took place on May 27 and 31, 2016.

More information F.C. Kafr Qasim, 0 - 1 ...
F.C. Kafr Qasim0 - 1Hapoel Jerusalem
Report (in Hebrew) I. Cohen 35'
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Referee: Eli Hacmon
More information Hapoel Jerusalem, 2 - 1 ...
Hapoel Jerusalem2 - 1F.C. Kafr Qasim
G. Cohen 37'
Levy 90' (pen.)		 Report (in Hebrew) Mo. Sarsour 72'
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Referee: Erez Papir

Hapoel Jerusalem won 3–1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. F.C. Kafr Qasim remained in Liga Alef.

Season statistics

Scoring

As of matches played on 20 May 2016.
More information Rank, Scorer ...
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 France Jordan Faucher Maccabi Herzliya 21
2 Bulgaria Miroslav Antonov Maccabi Yavne 16
Ivory Coast Kpéhi Brossou Hapoel Ramat Gan
Israel Idan Shriki Hapoel Ashkelon
5 Israel Ben Azubel Hapoel Petah Tikva 15
6 Israel Or Inbrom F.C. Ashdod 14
7 Israel Ya'akov Berihon Hapoel Rishon LeZion 13
Serbia Branko Mihajlović Hapoel Petah Tikva
Israel Rotem Shmul Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla
Israel Yossi Shivhon Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
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Source: Israel Football Association

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