The 1977–78 Liga Artzit season saw Bnei Yehuda win the title and win promotion to Liga Leumit. Maccabi Petah Tikva, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Rishon LeZion were also promoted as Liga Leumit expanded from 14 to 16 clubs.
Hapoel Beit Shemesh and Maccabi Sha'arayim were both relegated to Liga Alef.
Final table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20 | +41 | 43 | Promoted to Liga Leumit |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 36 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 30 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Holon | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 23 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Netanya | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 23 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 26 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 19 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ashdod | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 19 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 19 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Beit Shemesh | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 19 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 14 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 17 |
Source: [citation needed]
References
edit- 1977-78 Hapoel Petah Tikva Museum (in Hebrew)
- Previous seasons The Israel Football Association