2010–11 Liga Leumit
Introduction The '''2010–11 Liga Leumit''' was the twelfth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 69th season of second-tier football in Israel. It began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011.A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 2009–10 season, two promoted teams from the 2009–10 Liga Alef and two relegated teams from the 2009–10 Israeli Premier League.
Changes from 2009–10 season ===Team changes===Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Ashkelon were directly promoted to the 2010–11 Israeli Premier League after finishing the 2009–10 season in the two top places.Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Ra'anana were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom two places.
Overview ===Stadia and locations=== Club Stadium Capacity Ahva Arraba  Doha Stadium 8,500 Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv  Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium 6,500 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan  Winter Stadium 8,000 Hapoel Bnei Lod  Lod Municipal Stadium 2,000 Hapoel Herzliya  Herzliya Municipal Stadium 8,100 Hapoel Kfar Saba  Levita Stadium 5,800 Hapoel Nazareth Illit  Green Stadium 4,000 Hapoel Ra'anana  Levita Stadium 5,800 Hapoel Rishon LeZion  Haberfeld Stadium 6,000 Ironi Bat Yam  Bat Yam Municipal Stadium 3,100 Ironi Ramat HaSharon  Grundman Stadium 2,200 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth  Ilut Stadium 4,932 Maccabi Be'er Sheva  Vasermil Stadium 13,000 Maccabi Herzliya  Herzliya Municipal Stadium 8,100 Maccabi Ironi Jatt  Ilut Stadium 4,932 Sektzia Nes Tziona  Ness Ziona Stadium 3,500'''''' The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.
Regular season ===Regular season table======Regular season results===
Playoffs Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 30 games):Rounds 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th1 – 62 – 53 – 41 – 25 – 36 – 42 – 63 – 14 – 51 – 42 – 36 – 53 – 64 – 25 – 17 – 108 – 97 – 810 – 98 – 109 – 711 – 1612 – 1513 – 1411 – 1215 – 1316 – 1412 – 1613 – 1114 – 1511 – 1412 – 1316 – 1513 – 1614 – 1215 – 11===Top playoff===The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, '''Hapoel Kfar Saba''' started with '''33''' points, '''Ironi Ramat HaSharon''' with '''30''', '''Maccabi Herzliya''' with '''27''', '''Hapoel Rishon LeZion''' with '''26''', '''Hapoel Ra'anana''' with '''23''' and '''Sektzia Nes Tziona''' started with '''23'''.====Top playoff table========Top playoff results=======Middle playoff===The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, '''Hapoel Herzliya''' started with '''23''' points, '''Hapoel Bnei Lod''' with '''23''', '''Maccabi Ahi Nazareth''' with '''17''' and '''Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv''' started with '''17'''.====Middle playoff table========Middle playoff results=======Bottom playoff===The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, '''Maccabi Be'er Sheva''' started with '''16''' points, '''Ironi Bat Yam''' with '''15''', '''Hapoel Nazareth Illit''' with '''12''', '''Hakoah Ramat Gan''' with '''12''', '''Maccabi Ironi Jatt''' with '''10''' and '''Ahva Arraba''' started with '''7'''.====Bottom playoff table========Bottom playoff results====
Promotion and Relegation playoff ===Promotion playoff===The 3rd-placed Hapoel Kfar Saba faced the 14th-placed Israeli Premier League team Hapoel Petah Tikva. Hapoel Petah Tikva, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Israeli Premier League. The matches took place on May 24 and 27, 2011.----''Hapoel Petah Tikva won 5–1 on aggregate. ''===Relegation playoff===The 14th-placed Hakoah Ramat Gan faced the 3rd-placed Liga Alef team Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa. Hakoah Ramat Gan, the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2011–12 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 26 and 31, 2011.----''Hakoah Ramat Gan won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Oren Nissim Ironi Ramat HaSharon182 Murad Abu AnzaHapoel Bnei Lod153 Sharon Gormanzo Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv14  David Gomez Hapoel Rishon LeZion14 5 Alain Masudi Maccabi Herzliya13 6 Enon Barda Maccabi Be'er Sheva / Hapoel Rishon LeZion11  Rodgers Kola Hapoel Rishon LeZion11 8 Moshe Abutbul Ironi Bat Yam / Ironi Ramat HaSharon10 9 Raz Cohen Hapoel Ra'anana9  Yossi Janah Maccabi Ironi Jatt9  Ran Itzhak Hapoel Rishon LeZion9  Moti Malka Hapoel Nazareth Illit9  Guilherme WeisheimerAhva Arraba / Maccabi Herzliya9  Fody Mohamed Hapoel Ra'anana9  Patrick DoeplahHapoel Kfar Saba9 '''Total'''638'''Average per game'''
Season statistics ===Scoring===*First goal of the season: Dor Elkabetz for Sektzia Nes Tziona against Ironi Bat Yam, 62nd minute (20 August 2010)*Widest winning margin: '''6 goals''' – Hapoel Ra'anana 6–0 Ahva Arraba (30 August 2010)*Most goals in a match: '''7 goals''' – Hakoah Ramat Gan 1–6 Hapoel Rishon LeZion (13 September 2010)===Discipline===*First yellow card of the season: Yonatan Revivo for Ironi Bat Yam against Sektzia Nes Tziona, 13th minute (20 August 2010)*First red card of the season: Yonatan Revivo for Ironi Bat Yam against Sektzia Nes Tziona, 60th minute (20 August 2010)
See also * 2010–11 Israel State Cup* 2010–11 Toto Cup Leumit
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