Liga Leumit 2008–09

The 2008-09 Liga Leumit season began on 29 August 2008, and will end in May 2009.

Due to an expected league expension, at the end of the season five clubs will be automatically promoted to the Israeli Premier League, whilst the sixth-placed club in Liga Leumit will play a play-off match against the 11th-placed team in the Premier League. Only one team will be relegated automatically, and one team will play a playoff match against a team from Liga Artzit (which will cease to exist, with the regionalised Liga Alef becoming the third tier).

League table

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

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Third round

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eason statistics

coring

*First goal of the season: Eran Levi for Hapoel Haifa against Hapoel Acre, 26th minute (29 August 2008)
*Widest winning margin: 4 goals – Hapoel Haifa 4–0 Hapoel Acre (29 August 2008)
*Most goals in a match: 5 goals – Hapoel Jerusalem 2–3 Hapoel Ramat Gan (1 September 2008)

Discipline

*First red card of the season: Bryan Gerzicich for Hapoel Acre against Hapoel Haifa, 36th minute (29 August 2008)

Top scorers

ee also

*List of Israeli football transfers 2008-09
*Toto Cup Leumit 2008-09