The 1973–74 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Acre (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Sha'arayim (champions of the South Division) win their regional divisions, and qualify with the second-placed clubs, Shimshon Tel Aviv and Hapoel Marmorek for promotion play-offs against the bottom two clubs in Liga Leumit, Hakoah Ramat Gan and Maccabi Haifa. Shimshon Tel Aviv were the only promoted club from Liga Alef to Liga Leumit.
On same basis, promotion-relegation play-offs contested between the bottom Liga Alef clubs and the top Liga Bet clubs.
North Division
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 44 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 43 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 42 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Tiberias | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 35 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Beitar Netanya | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Safed | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Nahariya | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Nahliel | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Netanya | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 25 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kiryat Ata | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 24 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 24 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Herzliya | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 24 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | |
| 15 | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 24 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 66 | −45 | 22 |
Source: rsssf.com
South Division
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 42 | Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Hapoel Marmorek | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 40 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Holon | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Yehud | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 32[a] | |
| 5 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 31 | |
| 6 | Beitar Ramla | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Dimona | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Lod | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 29 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 29 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 28 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ashdod | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 28 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Beit Shemesh | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 28 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Bat Yam | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 28 | |
| 14 | SK Nes Tziona | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 27 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Ramla | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 26 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Maccabi Holon | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 16 |
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ 2 points deducted.
Promotion play-offs
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | Remained in Liga Leumit |
| 2 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | Promoted to Liga Leumit |
| 3 | Hapoel Marmorek | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | Remained in Liga Alef |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | Remained in Liga Alef |
| 6 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 |
Source: rsssf.com
Relegation play-offs
editNorth play-offs
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Hadera | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Herzliya | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Remained in Liga Alef |
| 3 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Remained in Liga Bet |
| 4 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
Source: rsssf.com
Beitar Tiberias suspended from the play-offs due to crowd trouble against Hapoel Beit She'an.[1]
South play-offs
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jaffa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Ramla | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Remained in Liga Alef |
| 3 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Remained in Liga Bet |
| 4 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Yavne | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Holon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
Source: rsssf.com
References
edit- Goal difference caused relegation Maariv, 23.6.74, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Israel - List of final tables RSSSF
- Jaffa and Ramla will play in Liga Alef Davar, 21.7.74, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Previous seasons The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ Tiberias suspended from play-offs Maariv, 4.7.74, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)