The 2008–09 season of the Israeli Futsal League was the 3rd season of top-tier futsal under the Israel Football Association and 9th overall. The regular season started on 16 December 2008 and was concluded on 31 March 2009. The championship playoffs began on 7 April 2009 with semi-finals series and concluded with the championship final series from 6–14 May.[1]
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yanshufei Agudat Sport Tel Aviv |
| Top goalscorer | 53 goals Shlomi Katzar (Ironi Petah Tikva) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion were the defending champions but lost the title by losing to Yanshufei Agudat Sport Tel Aviv on goal difference in the 2008–09 Championship Final series.
Regular season table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 35 | Qualification to the championship playoffs |
| 2 | Yanshufei Agudat Sport Tel Aviv | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 54 | +46 | 34 | |
| 3 | SC Rosh HaAyin/Petah Tikva | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 97 | 102 | −5 | 22 | |
| 4 | ASA Ben-Gurion University | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 19 | |
| 5 | Ironi Petah Tikva | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 92 | 85 | +7 | 16 | Qualification to the Bottom playoffs |
| 6 | Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 89 | 106 | −17 | 13 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 86 | 105 | −19 | 13 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Dynamo Holon | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 73 | 137 | −64 | 12 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 April 2009. Source: IFA – Futsal League
Playoffs
editCalendar
edit| Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | 7/21/26 April 2009 | 6 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 6/11/14 May 2009 | 3 | 2 → 1 |
Bottom play-offs
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ironi Petah Tikva | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||
| 8 | Maccabi Dynamo Holon | 11 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Ironi Petah Tikva | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Bnei Kafr Qasim | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Bnei Kafr Qasim | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
Championship play-offs
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hapoel Ironi R. LeZion | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | ASA Ben-Gurion University | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 | Hapoel Ironi R. LeZion | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Yanshufei Tel Aviv | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | Yanshufei Tel Aviv | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3 | SC Rosh HaAyin/P. Tikva | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2008–09 Israeli Futsal League winners |
|---|
| Yanshufei Agudat Sport Tel Aviv First title |
External links
edit- Israeli Futsal League 2008-2009 IFA (in Hebrew)
References
edit- ^ List of League Matches, Israeli Futsal League 2008-2009 IFA (in Hebrew)