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.
| Season | 1955-56 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv 8th title |
| Relegated | Hapoel Kfar Saba Maccabi Rehovot |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 465 (3.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Avraham "Huli" Levi Michael Michaelov (15) |
← 1954–55 1956–57 → | |
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.
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