1958–59 Liga Alef

The 1958–59 Liga Alef season saw Bnei Yehuda win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Bnei Yehuda 22 14 6 2 49 15 +34 34 Promoted to Liga Leumit
2 Hapoel Kiryat Haim 22 11 6 5 33 20 +13 28
3 Hakoah Tel Aviv 22 11 4 7 24 23 +1 26
4 Beitar Jerusalem 22 10 6 6 40 36 +4 26
5 Maccabi Hadera 22 9 5 8 30 32 −2 23
6 Hapoel Rehovot 22 9 3 10 32 33 −1 21
7 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 22 9 2 11 28 35 −7 20
8 Hapoel Hadera 22 8 3 11 33 33 0 19
9 Maccabi Rehovot 22 7 5 10 26 32 −6 19
10 Shimshon Tel Aviv 22 8 3 11 19 29 −10 19
11 Maccabi Sha'arayim 22 5 1 16 33 40 −7 11 Relegation play-offs
12 Hapoel Afula 22 5 1 16 20 44 −24 11
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Relegation play-offs

A promotion-relegation play-off between the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Alef, Maccabi Sha'arayim and Hapoel Afula, and the second placed clubs of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Hapoel Netanya and Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Each club played the other three once.

30 May 1959 Hapoel Afula5–0Hapoel Be'er ShevaHapoel Hadera Stadium
Langbord  5', 10'
Singel  19', 44'
Tenenboim  23'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Hoze
30 May 1959 Maccabi Sha'arayim1–1Hapoel NetanyaHapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
Mizrahi  35'  80' Mali'ach Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ashkenazi
6 June 1959 Hapoel Afula3–1Hapoel NetanyaMaccabi Jaffa Stadium
Langbord  20'
Farkas  46'
Singel  64'		  3' Orenstein Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Uziel
6 June 1959 Maccabi Sha'arayim0–2Hapoel Be'er ShevaHaMakhtesh Stadium
 20' Bitton
 70' Kofman		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Zohar
13 June 1959 Hapoel Afula6–0Maccabi Sha'arayimHapoel Kfar Saba Ground
Singel  20', 85'
Tenenboim  47'
Katz  52'
Farkas  75'
Tal  88'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: Schleifer
13 June 1959 Hapoel Netanya1–2Hapoel Be'er ShevaMaccabi Rehovot Ground
Gueta  5'  22' Fridman
 36' Markus		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ben-Rubi


Shortly after the Relegation play-offs, as Hapoel Netanya appealed against the fielding of Hapoel Afula player Zvi Singel, and the three matches which were played by Hapoel Afula were given as a walkover win to the opposition, as the disciplinary tribunal determined that Singel was registered with Hapoel Beit HaShita and was not properly transferred to Hapoel Afula.[1] Hapoel Afula appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied[2] and, as a result, Hapoel Afula were relegated to Liga Bet and Hapoel Netanya took their place in Liga Alef

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Netanya 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3
3 Maccabi Sha'arayim 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Relegated to Liga Bet
4 Hapoel Afula 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 Disqualified, relegated to Liga Bet
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References
  1. Kaduri, G. (5 July 1959). "נפסלו משחקי הפועל עפולה" [Hapoel Afula Games Were Disqualified]. Ma'ariv (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "הפועל נתניה לליגה א'" [Hapoel Netanya to Liga Alef]. Al HaMishmar (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. 17 September 1959. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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