▁was ▁completed , ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁finishing ▁ 1 1 th ▁( out ▁of ▁ 1 4 ), ▁which ▁meant ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁a ▁promotion / re leg ation ▁play - offs ▁against ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁placed ▁club , ▁H ap o el ▁K far ▁S aba , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁Liga ▁Bet ▁w inners , ▁Mac c abi ▁J aff a ▁and ▁H ap o el ▁Kir y at ▁Ha im . ▁The ▁club ▁lost ▁all ▁three ▁play - offs ▁matches ▁and ▁was ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁division , ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁Liga ▁Ale f , ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁this ▁division ▁during ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁finishing ▁ 1 0 th ▁( out ▁of ▁ 1 2 ), ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁to ▁face ▁another ▁promotion / re leg ation ▁play - offs , ▁which ▁were ▁delayed ▁and ▁were ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁season . ▁ ▁Match ▁results ▁ ▁Leg end ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 – 5 5 ▁Liga ▁Ale f ▁The ▁league ▁began ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁previous ▁season ▁ended , ▁only ▁ 2 0 ▁r ounds ▁of ▁matches ▁were ▁completed , ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁ 6 ▁r ounds ▁being ▁played ▁during ▁September ▁and ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁Final ▁table ▁ ▁Match es ▁ ▁Results ▁by ▁match ▁ ▁Prom otion / Re leg ation ▁play - offs ▁ ▁Table ▁