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2010–11 Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit
Season 2010–11
Champions Ironi Ramat HaSharon
Promoted Ironi Ramat HaSharon
Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Relegated Maccabi Ironi Jatt
Ahva Arraba
Matches played 276
Goals scored 638 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorer Oren Nissim (18)

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.

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.

^A The club played their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground did not meet Premier League requirements.

Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
1Maccabi Ahi Nazareth were deducted nine for entering administration.
2Hapoel Nazareth Illit were docked nine points for entering administration.
3Ahva Arraba were docked one point due to double contracts with players and staff in the previous year and nine points for entering administration.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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