1978–79 Liga Leumit

The 1978–79 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title, whilst Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Rishon LeZion (in their first season back in the top division since 1952) were relegated to Liga Artzit. Oded Mahnes (Maccabi Netanya) and Eli Miali (Beitar Jerusalem) were the league's joint top scorers with 18 goals.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	30	18	8	4	47	16	31	44
2	Beitar Jerusalem	30	14	12	4	50	23	27	40
3	Maccabi Netanya	30	12	12	6	47	33	14	36	Qualified for Intertoto Cup
4	Bnei Yehuda	30	8	17	5	28	21	7	33
5	Hapoel Haifa	30	9	13	8	27	24	3	31
6	Hapoel Tel Aviv	30	9	13	8	27	30	–3	31
7	Maccabi Jaffa	30	12	7	11	38	42	–4	31
8	Hapoel Yehud	30	8	13	9	25	25	0	29
9	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	30	9	11	10	31	33	–2	29
10	Hapoel Kfar Saba	30	9	11	10	38	41	–3	29
11	Beitar Tel Aviv	30	8	11	11	30	30	0	27
12	Shimshon Tel Aviv	30	8	11	11	30	35	–5	27
13	Maccabi Petah Tikva	30	8	11	11	25	46	–21	27
14	Hapoel Hadera	30	10	5	15	35	44	–9	25	Relegated to Liga Artzit
15	Hapoel Jerusalem	30	5	13	12	18	26	–8	23
16	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	30	4	10	16	19	46	–27	16	Two points deducted

References

• Israel - List of final tables RSSSF