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 |
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 Afula | 5–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapoel Hadera Stadium |
Langbord  5', 10'Singel 19', 44'Tenenboim 23' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hoze |
| 30 May 1959 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 1–1 | Hapoel Netanya | Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Mizrahi 35' |
80' Mali'ach |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ashkenazi |
| 6 June 1959 | Hapoel Afula | 3–1 | Hapoel Netanya | Maccabi Jaffa Stadium |
| Langbord 20' Farkas 46' Singel 64' |
3' Orenstein |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Uziel |
| 6 June 1959 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 0–2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | HaMakhtesh Stadium |
| 20' Bitton 70' Kofman |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Zohar |
| 13 June 1959 | Hapoel Afula | 6–0 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | Hapoel Kfar Saba Ground |
| Singel 20', 85' Tenenboim 47' Katz 52' Farkas 75' Tal 88' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Schleifer |
| 13 June 1959 | Hapoel Netanya | 1–2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Maccabi 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 |
References
- Previous seasons The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- Hapoel Afula almost certain in Liga Alef Maariv, 7.6.59, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Hapoel Balfouria and Beer Sheva in Liga Alef Davar, 14.6.59, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Kaduri, G. (5 July 1959). "נפסלו משחקי הפועל עפולה" [Hapoel Afula Games Were Disqualified]. Ma'ariv (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "הפועל נתניה לליגה א'" [Hapoel Netanya to Liga Alef]. Al HaMishmar (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. 17 September 1959. Retrieved 4 June 2020.