The 2017–18
Liga Alef season was the 9th season as third tier since its re-alignment in 2009 and the 76th season of third-tier football in Israel.
Changes from last season
Team changes
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Hapoel Hadera and
Hapoel Marmorek were promoted to
Liga Leumit;
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...
(to North division) and
Maccabi Sha'arayim (to South division) were relegated from
Liga Leumit.
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F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna
F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna ( he, מועדון ספורט צעירי כפר כנא) is an Israeli football club based in Kafr Kanna. The club is currently in Liga Alef North division.
History
The club was founded in the summer of 2014, after Maccab ...
were relegated to
Liga Bet from North division, along with
F.C. Karmiel Safed, who folded during the season. The two clubs were replaced by
Hapoel Shefa-'Amr and
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm , which were promoted to the North division from
Liga Bet.
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F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim
F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim ( he, מועדון ספורט בני יפו אורתודוקסים), ''Moadon Sport Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim'', lit. ''Bnei Jaffa Orthodox Sport Club'' (or in short he, מ.ס. בני יפו אורתודוקסים ''Mem Sam ...
and
F.C. Shikun HaMizrah were relegated to
Liga Bet from South division and were replaced by
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Yaniv and
Nordia Jerusalem which were promoted to the South division from
Liga Bet. During the summer, the merge between
Hapoel Holon Yaniv and
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. ( he, הפועל צפרירים חולון) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.[Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well.
History
Liga Gimel ...]
, while Hapoel Holon took the merged club's place in Liga Alef, playing under the name F.C. Holon Yermiyahu.
Changes in Commemoration: The Team Named After Yaniv Zaituni Will Be Named After Haim Yermiyahu
Itzik Ezra, 18 August 2017, HaShikma Holon
North Division
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.
South Division
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.
Promotion play-offs
Test matches
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''Hapoel Kfar Saba won 5–3 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Ironi Tiberias remained in Liga Alef.''
Relegation play-offs
North division
South division
References
External links
Liga Alef North 2017/2018
The Israel Football Association
Liga Alef South 2017/2018
The Israel Football Association
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