1956–57 Liga Alef

The 1956–57 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Kfar Saba win the title. originally, the top two clubs were due to gain promotion to Liga Leumit. However, due to irregularities during the season, an IFA committee decided to hold a promotion play-off between the top five clubs at the end of the season.^[1]

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Kfar Saba	22	16	0	6	62	26	36	32	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Rehovot	22	13	4	5	56	19	37	30
3	Hapoel Jerusalem	22	12	6	4	47	26	21	30
4	Hapoel Hadera	22	11	7	4	42	24	18	29
5	Hakoah Tel Aviv	22	8	7	7	41	39	2	23
6	Beitar Jerusalem	22	9	4	9	47	36	11	22
7	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	22	8	6	8	35	29	6	22
8	Hapoel Kiryat Haim	22	8	4	10	27	40	–13	20
9	Maccabi Sha'arayim	22	7	4	11	24	54	–20	18
10	Hapoel Rehovot	22	7	5	10	29	39	–10	17
11	Hapoel Nahariya	22	5	1	16	30	71	–41	11	Relegated to Liga Bet
										Relegated to Liga Bet
12	Maccabi Ramat Gan	22	2	4	16	18	54	–36	8

Promotion play-offs

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 the bottom club at Liga Leumit, which was 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	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Kfar Saba	3	2	1	0	7	3	4	5	Promoted to Liga Leumit
2	Hapoel Jerusalem	4	1	2	1	4	3	1	4	Promoted to Liga Leumit
3	Hapoel Hadera	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4	Deciding Match
4	Hakoah Tel Aviv	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4	Deciding Match
5	Maccabi Rehovot	3	0	1	2	0	5	–5	1	Remained in Liga Alef

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 Aviv v Maccabi Jaffa

23 November 1957

Hakoah Tel Aviv	0–2	Maccabi Jaffa
		Arroyo 6' Ghouhasian 64'

Hapoel Petah Tikva
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Moshe Cohen

Maccabi Jaffa v Hakoah Tel Aviv

30 November 1957

Maccabi Jaffa	5–0	Hakoah Tel Aviv
Arroyo 29' Arye 49' Ghouhasian 64', 73', 89'

Maccabi Jaffa
Attendance: 4,000

References

Liga Alef final table Heruth, 19.5.57, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)

↑ The Ball Had Been Returned to the Footballers Uri Dan, Ma'ariv, 9 July 1957, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)

Liga Leumit

Clubs	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla Hapoel Acre Hapoel Afula Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Rishon LeZion Ironi Nesher Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Sha'arayim

Stadia	Acre Municipal Stadium Afula Illit Stadium Green Stadium Grundman Stadium Haberfeld Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Herzliya Municipal Stadium Ilut Stadium Lod Municipal Stadium Ness Ziona Stadium Nesher Stadium Netanya Stadium Ramla Municipal Stadium Teddy Stadium Winter Stadium

Seasons (second level)	1937 1939 1940 1941–42 1946–47 1949–50 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

1956–57 in Israeli football

« 1955–56 1957–58 »

Domestic leagues	Liga Leumit Liga Alef Liga Bet Liga Gimel

Domestic cups	State Cup

Related to national team	Results 1956 AFC Asian Cup

Club seasons

Liga Leumit	Beitar Tel Aviv Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Jaffa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv

1957–58 in Israeli football

« 1956–57 1958–59 »

Domestic leagues	Liga Leumit Liga Alef 1956–57 1957–58 Liga Bet Liga Gimel

Domestic cups	State Cup 1957 Israel Super Cup

Related to national team	Results 1958 World Cup qualification 1958 Asian Games

Club seasons

Liga Leumit	Beitar Tel Aviv Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Jaffa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv

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