1979–80 Liga Alef

The 1979–80 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Yavne (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Artzit.

Promotion play-offs, played in two legs, which both held in neutral venue, contested between the second placed clubs in each regional division. Beitar Ramla won over Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, and became the third promoted club.

North Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 26 15 7 4 42 16 +26 37 Promoted to Liga Artzit
2 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 26 14 7 5 36 22 +14 35 Promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Hadera 26 12 11 3 39 16 +23 33[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hapoel Givat Olga 26 12 9 5 34 24 +10 33
5 Hapoel Netanya 26 11 10 5 44 24 +20 32
6 Hapoel Tel Hanan 26 11 8 7 36 23 +13 30
7 Beitar Netanya 26 8 11 7 27 20 +7 27
8 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 9 8 9 27 24 +3 26
9 Hapoel Afikim 26 8 9 9 46 37 +9 25
10 Hapoel Kiryat Ata 26 7 9 10 29 28 +1 23
11 Hapoel Bnei Nazareth 26 5 10 11 26 37 −11 20
12 Hapoel Nahariya 26 5 8 13 22 32 −10 18
13 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 26 4 9 13 25 37 −12 16[lower-alpha 2] Relegated to Liga Bet
14 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 26 1 4 21 9 104 −95 5[lower-alpha 2]
Source:
Notes:
  1. 2 points deducted.
  2. No points or goals were awarded for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - Hapoel Umm al-Fahm due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 21-1.[1]

South Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Yavne 26 15 6 5 34 19 +15 36 Promoted to Liga Artzit
2 Beitar Ramla 26 12 9 5 32 20 +12 33 Promotion play-offs
3 Hapoel Ramla 26 12 10 4 29 13 +16 32[lower-alpha 1]
4 Beitar Be'er Sheva 26 11 10 5 30 20 +10 32
5 Maccabi Sha'arayim 26 9 11 6 38 30 +8 27[lower-alpha 1]
6 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 26 9 9 8 22 22 0 27
7 Hapoel Ashkelon 26 9 7 10 28 25 +3 25
8 Hapoel Ashdod 26 9 7 10 28 32 −4 25
9 Hapoel Dimona 26 8 5 13 31 34 −3 21
10 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 26 7 9 10 29 35 −6 21[lower-alpha 1]
11 Hapoel Marmorek 26 4 13 9 23 30 −7 21
12 Lazarus Holon 26 6 9 11 22 33 −11 21
13 Hapoel Or Yehuda 26 4 12 10 19 31 −12 20 Relegated to Liga Bet
14 Hapoel Kafr Qasim 26 5 7 14 26 47 −21 17
Source:
Notes:
  1. 2 points deducted.

Promotion play-offs
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon0 – 0Beitar Ramla
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Beitar Ramla2 – 1Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abraham Klein

Beitar Ramla promoted to Liga Artzit.

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gollark: > “We thought my poor grandmother’s remains had been buried in accordance with her wishes,” growls Elizabeth’s direct descendant, Catherine Gratwick. “Can’t you let her rest in peace? This is her body that you’re messing with. You can’t just irradiate and poison her; you must ask me first! How would you like it if your family’s remains were exhumed and mutilated? You must never use cells from deceased people without the explicit pre-mortem consent of the patient or their relatives. As for granny - I insist that all remaining samples of her be buried, and that you financially compensate her family for the pain and grief you have caused!”
gollark: > Two generations ago, scientists took a biopsy of a tumor from a cancer patient named Elizabeth Gratwick, who died soon after. Without her knowledge or consent, these cells were preserved in the laboratory and proved to be exceptionally stable in replication. As stable cancer cell lines are highly useful for medical research, “ElGr cells” have been sent to and used by scientists all over the world. However, objections are now being raised by Elizabeth’s descendants.
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References
  1. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth relegated to Liga Bet Davar, 18.7.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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