2007–08 Liga Alef

The 2007–08 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam (champions of the South Division) winning the title and promotion to Liga Artzit.

At the bottom, the bottom two clubs in each division, Hapoel Ahva Haifa, Hapoel Makr (from North division), Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva and Ironi Ofakim (from South division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst the two clubs which were ranked in 12th place in each division, Beitar Haifa and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, and both relegated to Liga Bet after losing the play-offs.

Changes from last season

Team changes

Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi and Hapoel Kfar Shalem were promoted to Liga Artzit; Hapoel Herzliya (to North division) and Maccabi Be'er Sheva (to South division) were relegated from Liga Artzit.
Hapoel Kafr Sumei, Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Hapoel Reineh were relegated to Liga Bet from North division; Beitar Ihud Mashhad, Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm and Ironi Tiberias were promoted to the North division from Liga Bet.
A.S. Ramat Eliyahu and Hapoel Arad were relegated to Liga Bet from South division; Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona and Maccabi Ironi Netivot were promoted to the South division from Liga Bet.
During the summer break Hapoel Maxim Lod, which won the previous season South division, folded. To replace the team, Beitar Kfar Saba, as the best runner-up in the Liga Bet south divisions, was also promoted.

North Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	26	20	2	4	55	12	43	62	Promoted to Liga Artzit
2	Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm	26	13	9	4	32	21	11	48
3	Hapoel Asi Gilboa	26	14	4	8	34	25	9	46
4	Hapoel Herzliya	26	12	6	8	48	25	23	42
5	Hapoel Kafr Kanna	26	12	5	9	44	24	20	41
6	Beitar Safed	26	10	8	8	28	26	2	38
7	Maccabi Tzur Shalom	26	10	7	9	29	24	5	37
8	Hapoel Afula	26	10	5	11	32	30	2	35
9	Beitar Ihud Mashhad	26	9	7	10	34	33	1	34
10	Ironi Tiberias	26	10	4	12	29	32	-3	34
11	Maccabi Ironi Shlomi/Nahariya	26	9	5	12	41	38	3	32
12	Beitar Haifa	26	7	9	10	35	30	5	30	Relegation play-offs
13	Hapoel Ahva Haifa	26	5	5	16	22	48	-26	20	Relegated to Liga Bet
14	Hapoel Makr	26	1	4	21	9	104	-95	7	Relegated to Liga Bet, folded

South Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam	26	17	4	5	56	22	34	55	Promoted to Liga Artzit
2	Hapoel Mevaseret Zion	26	16	6	4	48	24	24	54
3	Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona	26	13	8	5	42	25	17	47
4	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	26	11	8	7	32	20	12	41
5	Maccabi Yavne	26	12	4	10	47	34	13	40
6	Beitar Kfar Saba	26	11	6	9	45	41	4	39
7	Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda	26	10	7	9	29	28	1	37
8	Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi	26	9	9	8	38	36	2	36
9	Maccabi Ironi Netivot	26	10	5	11	36	44	-8	35
10	Ironi Ramla	26	10	4	12	35	41	-6	34
11	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	26	8	6	12	25	30	-5	30
12	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	26	7	8	11	28	34	-6	29	Relegation play-offs
13	Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva	26	4	6	16	23	56	-33	18	Relegated to Liga Bet
14	Ironi Ofakim	26	0	7	19	14	63	-49	7	Relegated to Liga Bet, folded

Relegation play-offs

North play-off

The 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Beitar Haifa, faced Liga Bet North B runners-up, Maccabi Tamra in a two legged play-off. The Liga Bet North A runners-up, Hapoel Iksal was suspended from the play-offs, following an attempt for match fixing, prior to their scheduled match against Beitar Haifa.^[1]

Beitar Haifa v Maccabi Tamra

Beitar Haifa	1 - 1	Maccabi Tamra

Maccabi Tamra v Beitar Haifa

Maccabi Tamra	3 - 1 (a.e.t.)	Beitar Haifa

Maccabi Tamra won 4-2 on aggregate and was promoted to Liga Alef.

South play-off

The 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, faced the Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Mahane Yehuda and Hapoel Arad. The teams faced each other in a round-robin tournament.

Hapoel Arad v Hapoel Mahane Yehuda

Hapoel Arad	2 - 1	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	2 - 0	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda

Hapoel Arad v Hapoel Tzafririm Holon

Hapoel Arad	4 - 1	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon

Pos	Club	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Arad	2	2	0	6	2	4	6	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	2	1	1	3	4	-1	3	Relegated to Liga Bet
3	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	2	0	2	1	4	-3	0	Remained in Liga Bet

Hapoel Arad won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef.

References

The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
Play-offs: Hapoel Arad promoted to Liga Alef The Israel Football Association, 23.5.2008 (Hebrew)
Play-offs: Maccabi Tamra promoted to Liga Alef North The Israel Football Association, 3.6.2008 (Hebrew)

↑ Iksal dismissed from the play-offs Asher Goldberg, telesport.co.il, 22.5.2008 (Hebrew)

Liga Bet

North A	Ahi Acre Ahba Arraba Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Haifa Beitar Nahariya F.C. Julis Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Kaukab Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Bnei Nahf Maccabi Ironi Acre Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Shefa-'Amr

North B	F.C. al-Nahda Nazareth F.C. Daburiyya F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Tirat HaCrmel Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Ihud Bnei Baqa Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ein Mahil Maccabi Ironi Yafa Maccabi Sulam Maccabi Umm al-Fahm

South A	Agudat Sport Holon F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan Hapoel Holon Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jaff Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Hapoel Pardesiya Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Shimshon Tel Aviv

South B	Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Yavne Bnei Eilat Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C. Be'er Sheva Ironi Beit Shemesh Ironi Modi'in Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Ashdod Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Ironi Sderot Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi Maccabi Segev Shalom Nordia Jerusalem Tzeirei Rahat

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2007–08 in Israeli football

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Domestic leagues

Premier League Liga Leumit Liga Artzit Liga Alef Liga Bet Liga Gimel

Ligat Nashim Noar Leumit League

Domestic cups

European competitions

Related to national team

Results
Euro 2008 qualifying (Group E)
Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
2009 U-21 Euro qualification
2008 U-19 Euro qualifying
- Qualifying round
- Elite round
2008 Women's U-19 Euro qualification
2008 U-17 Euro qualifying
- Qualifying round
- Elite round
2008 Women's U-17 Euro qualification

Club seasons

Premier League

Beitar Jerusalem
Bnei Sakhnin
Bnei Yehuda
F.C. Ashdod
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Herzliya
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Liga Leumit

Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
Hapoel Acre
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Bnei Lod
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Nazareth Illit
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Hapoel Ra'anana
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth

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