# 1955–56 Liga Leumit

The 1955–56 Liga Leumit season was the first edition of Liga Leumit, which had replaced Liga Alef as the top division of football in Israel and the 17th season of top flight football under the IFA.
Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title. Avraham Levi from Beitar Tel Aviv and Michael Michaelov from Hapoel Tel Aviv were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each.
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Rehovot were relegated automatically, whilst Maccabi Jaffa finished third from bottom and entered a promotion/relegation play-off with Liga Alef champions Hakoah Tel Aviv. Jaffa won 4-1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit.

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Home ground |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Basa Stadium |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | HaMakhtesh Stadium |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Basa Stadium |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium |
| Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv | Maccabi Jaffa Ground |
| Maccabi Netanya | Netanya | Sar-Tov Stadium |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | Maccabi Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Rehovot | Rehovot | Maccabi Ground, Rehovot |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Basa Stadium |

## Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 2.938 | 32 | Champions |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 1.929 | 29 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 1.690 | 29 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 34 | 1.265 | 27 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 27 | 1.963 | 25 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 0.821 | 22 | |
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 48 | 0.854 | 20 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 0.705 | 20 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 0.667 | 18 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 0.886 | 17 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 11 | Maccabi Rehovot | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 62 | 0.403 | 13 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 0.417 | 12 | Relegated to Liga Alef |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BTA | HHA | HKS | HPT | HRG | HTA | MHA | MJA | MNE | MPT | MRV | MTA |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | — | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–6 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–3 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–3 |
| Maccabi Jaffa | 2–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–3 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–7 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — |

## 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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Maccabi Jaffa | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Avraham "Huli" Levi | Beitar Tel Aviv | 15 |
| 1 | Michael Michaelov | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 15 |
| 3 | Baruch Cohen | Maccabi Jaffa | 14 |
| 3 | Boaz Kofman | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 14 |
| 3 | Shlomo Levi | Maccabi Haifa | 14 |
| 6 | Nahum Stelmach | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 13 |
| 6 | Eliezer Spiegel | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 13 |
| 8 | Itzhak Kirschenberg | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 11 |
| 10 | Rehavia Rosenbaum | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 |
| 10 | Jonny Hardy | Maccabi Haifa | 10 |
| 10 | Boghos Ghougasian | Maccabi Jaffa | 10 |