# 2016–17 Liga Alef

The 2016–17 Liga Alef season was the 8th season as third tier since its re-alignment in 2009 and the 75th season of third-tier football in Israel.
The clubs which were ranked 1st in each division promoted to Liga Leumit. The clubs which were ranked between 2nd to 5th places in each division competed in a promotion play-offs, in which the winners, advanced to the final round against the 14th placed club in Liga Leumit.
At the bottom, the bottom two clubs in each division were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst the two clubs which were ranked in 14th place in each division, entered a promotion/relegation play-offs.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

* Ironi Nesher and Maccabi Sha'arayim were promoted to Liga Leumit; Maccabi Kiryat Gat and Maccabi Yavne (to South division) were relegated from Liga Leumit.
* Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum were relegated to Liga Bet from North division, F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna, F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira and F.C. Tira were promoted to the North division from Liga Bet.
* Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon and Bnei Eilat were relegated to Liga Bet from South division; Bnei Jaffa and F.C. Dimona were promoted to the South division from Liga Bet.

## North Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Hadera | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 64 | Promoted to Liga Leumit |
| 2 | F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 55 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 3 | Hapoel Iksal | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 54 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 4 | Ironi Tiberias | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 48 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 5 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 45 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 6 | Hapoel Herzliya | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 42 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 37 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 30 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 29 | |
| 11 | F.C. Tira | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 29 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 28 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 27 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 26 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 15 | Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 25 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 16 | F.C. Karmiel Safed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Folded |
* ↑ F.C. Karmiel Safed folded in November 2016 due to financial difficulties.

## South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Marmorek | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 68 | Promoted to Liga Leumit |
| 2 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 66 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 3 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 56 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 4 | Maccabi Yavne | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 56 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 5 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 49 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 6 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 47 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 46 | |
| 8 | F.C. Dimona | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 46 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 35 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 33 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Azor | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 33 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 33 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 32 | |
| 14 | Beitar Kfar Saba | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 15 | Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 16 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrah | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 18 | Relegated to Liga Bet |

## Promotion play-offs
### First round

Second and third placed clubs played single match at home against the fourth and fifth placed clubs in their respective regional division.

### Second round

The winners of the first round played single match at home of the higher ranked club (from each regional division).

### Fourth round - promotion/relegation play-offs

Hapoel Nazareth Illit won 3–2 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. F.C. Kafr Qasim remained in Liga Alef.