2024–25 Liga Leumit
Football league season
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The 2024–25 Liga Leumit is the 26th season as second tier since its realignment in 1999 and the 83rd season of second-tier football in Israel.
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 2024 – 22 May 2025 |
| Champions | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Promoted | Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Relegated | Hapoel Afula Hapoel Umm al-Fahm |
| Matches | 592 |
| Goals | 773 (1.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stav Turiel Ben Hadadi (16 goals) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 14 February 2025. | |
Teams
A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including twelve sides from the 2023–24 season, the two promoted teams from Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2023–24 Israeli Premier League.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season.
To Liga Leumit
Promoted from Liga Alef
- Hapoel Kfar Shalem (South Division)[1]
- Hapoel Ra'anana (North Division)[2]
Relegated from Premier League
From Liga Leumit
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to Liga Alef
Stadia and locations
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Advances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 22 | +43 | 72 | Advances to the Promotion Round |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 71 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 59 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 56 | |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 44 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 42 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 40 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 40 | |
| 9 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 39 | Advances to the Relegation Round |
| 10 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 39 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 37 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 37 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 29 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 23 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 21 | |
| 16 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 18 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Results
Promotion playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HTA | HPT | HRG | HKH | MHE | BNY | HKS | HRL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (C, P) | 37 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 78 | 25 | +53 | 88 | Promoted to Israeli Premier League | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |||||
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva (P) | 37 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 20 | +44 | 88 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 37 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 71 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 37 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 63 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | ||||||
| 5 | Maccabi Herzliya | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 51 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 6 | Bnei Yehuda | 37 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 50 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |||||||
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 47 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 46 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Relegation playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HAC | FKQ | HRS | HRA | MJA | HNG | HAF | HUF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hapoel Acre | 37 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 55 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 10 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 50 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (R) | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 48 | Administrative relegation | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |||||
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 43 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| 13 | Maccabi Jaffa | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 41 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 14 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil (O) | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 32 | Qualification for the Promotion/relegation playoff | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 37 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 26 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |||||||
| 16 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (R) | 37 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 23 | Relegated to Liga Alef | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) deciding match.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Promotion/relegation playoff
The 14th-placed team faced Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner in a one game.
| Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 5-2 | Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem |
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