1956–57 Liga Leumit

The 1956–57 Liga Leumit season lasted from December 1956 until April 1957. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title, the club's first championship since independence in 1949.

Liga Leumit
Season1956–57
ChampionsHapoel Tel Aviv
5th title
Matches played90
Goals scored293 (3.26 per match)

No clubs were relegated as the league was expanded from ten to twelve clubs for the following season. The top five clubs from Liga Alef entered the promotion play-offs, resulting in Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Jerusalem being promoted.

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 18 13 2 3 41 19 2.158 28 Champions
2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 18 10 4 4 42 25 1.680 24
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 18 10 3 5 36 20 1.800 23
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 18 8 5 5 27 26 1.038 21
5 Maccabi Haifa 18 8 3 7 34 27 1.259 19
6 Beitar Tel Aviv 18 6 3 9 29 40 0.725 15
7 Maccabi Netanya 18 5 4 9 20 27 0.741 14
8 Hapoel Haifa 18 7 0 11 22 38 0.579 14
9 Hapoel Ramat Gan 18 4 4 10 23 32 0.719 12
10 Maccabi Jaffa 18 4 2 12 19 39 0.487 10 Relegation Playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 1957. Source: Davar, 14 April 1957

Promotion play-offs

Due to irregularities during the 1956–57 Liga Alef season, an IFA committee decided to hold a promotion play-off between the top five clubs in Liga Alef at the end of the season. Each team played the other four once at a neutral venue. The top two clubs were to be promoted and the third would play a promotion/relegation play-off against Maccabi Jaffa.

Matches were played initially during September, but Maccabi Rehovot, who had finished the season in the second place and had expected to be promoted, declined to participate and appealed the committee's decision. The results of Rehovot's matches were initially recorded as 0-3 technical losses. However, after their appeal was rejected, the club were allowed to replay their matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Hapoel Kfar Saba 3 2 1 0 7 3 2.333 5 Promoted to Liga Leumit
2 Hapoel Jerusalem 4 1 2 1 4 3 1.333 4
3 Hapoel Hadera 4 1 2 1 4 4 1.000 4 Deciding Match
4 Hakoah Tel Aviv 4 1 2 1 4 4 1.000 4
5 Maccabi Rehovot 3 0 1 2 0 5 0.000 1 Remained in Liga Alef
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Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Jerusalem were promoted to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Hadera and Hakoah Tel Aviv were due to play a deciding match to set who will play against Maccabi Jaffa, but Hapoel Hadera declined to participate in protest at the IFA's decision to allow Maccabi Rehovot to replay their games.

Promotion and relegation play-offs
Hakoah Tel Aviv0–2Maccabi Jaffa
Arroyo  6'
Ghouhasian  64'
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Moshe Cohen
Maccabi Jaffa5–0Hakoah Tel Aviv
Arroyo  29'
Arye  49'
Ghouhasian  64', 73', 89'
Maccabi Jaffa
Attendance: 4,000
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