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Liga Artzit
Founded	1976; 48 years ago
Folded	2009; 15 years ago
Country	Israel
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Liga Leumit
Relegation to	Liga Alef
Domestic cup(s)	State Cup; Toto Cup Artzit

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Liga Artzit (Hebrew: ליגה ארצית, lit. Country League) is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run by the Israel Football Association. It was replaced by Liga Alef.

Structure[edit]

There were 12 teams in Liga Artzit. Each team played 33 matches; the first 22 matches were played on a home and away basis, with the last 11 fixtures based on league positions after 22 games. Like the majority of leagues in the world, three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. Final League positions were determined firstly by points obtained, then by goal difference, then goals scored, and if necessary, a mini-league of the results between two or more teams ranked using the previous three criteria and finally a series of one or more play off matches.

In the past at the end of the season, providing they met certain criteria, the top two teams weren promoted to Liga Leumit, and were replaced by the bottom two teams from that league. The teams finishing 11th and 12th in Liga Artzit were relegated to Liga Alef, where they were assigned to a geographically suitable division. They were replaced by the champions of Liga Alef North and Liga Alef South providing they meet criteria for entry into Liga Artzit.

However, the league was abolished at the end of the 2008–09 season as part of structural reforms to the Israeli league system that saw the Premier League and Liga Leumit both expanded to 16 clubs.^[1] At the end of the season the top seven clubs were promoted to Liga Leumit; the 8th placed club was played in a play-off round against the 11th placed club in Liga Leumit for a place in Liga Leumit, whilst the 9–12th placed clubs was relegated to Liga Alef.

History[edit]

Liga Artzit came into existence in 1976 with a restructuring of Israeli football. It replaced Liga Alef as the second division (below Liga Leumit), and unlike its regionalised predecessor, was a nationwide league (hence its name). For its first season, Liga Artzit comprised twelve teams. Four teams were demoted from Liga Leumit as it was reduced in size, and the top four clubs from Liga Alef North and Liga Alef South were promoted. In later seasons the number of members varied, though the usual number of clubs was 16.

In 1999, Liga Artzit was demoted to the third tier after the creation of the Premier League. Since then it has consisted of 12 teams.

In 2009, Liga Artzit was closed.

Previous seasons[edit]

Season	Winner	Also promoted	Relegated
Second tier
1976–77	Hapoel Hadera		Beitar Netanya, Maccabi Hadera
1977–78	Bnei Yehuda	Maccabi Petah Tikva, Hapoel Kfar Saba, Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Hapoel Beit Shemesh, Maccabi Sha'arayim
1978–79	Hakoah Ramat Gan	Maccabi Ramat Amidar, Hapoel Petah Tikva	Hapoel Marmorek, Hapoel Netanya, Hapoel Ashdod
1979–80	Hapoel Jerusalem	Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Hapoel Bat Yam, Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel, Hapoel Herzliya
1980–81	Beitar Tel Aviv	Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Haifa	Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Holon, Maccabi Herzliya
1981–82	Hapoel Lod	Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Yavne	Maccabi Kiryat Gat, Beitar Netanya, Hapoel Tiberias
1982–83	Beitar Tel Aviv	Hakoah Ramat Gan, Maccabi Ramat Amidar	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, Hapoel Acre, Hapoel Tel Hanan
1983–84	Hapoel Haifa	Hapoel Kfar Saba, Hapoel Petah Tikva	Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Nazareth Illit, Hapoel Beit Shemesh
1984–85	Bnei Yehuda	Maccabi Sha'arayim, Hapoel Jerusalem	Hapoel Ashkelon, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
1985–86	Beitar Netanya	Beitar Tel Aviv, Hapoel Lod	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, Hapoel Beit Shemesh, Beitar Haifa
1986–87	Tzafririm Holon		Hapoel Marmorek¹, Hapoel Beit She'an, Beitar Ramla, Beitar Nahariya, Hapoel Dimona
1987–88	Hapoel Jerusalem	Hapoel Tiberias	Hakoah Ramat Gan, Hapoel Acre
1988–89	Hapoel Ramat Gan		Hapoel Yehud, Beitar Ramla
1989–90	Tzafririm Holon	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Maccabi Tamra¹, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Lod
1990–91	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Maccabi Yavne	Hapoel Bat Yam¹, Maccabi Ramat Amidar, Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel
1991–92	Beitar Jerusalem	Hapoel Haifa	Beitar Netanya, Hapoel Tiberias
1992–93	Maccabi Herzliya	Ironi Ashdod, Hapoel Kfar Saba	Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Sha'arayim
1993–94	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Hapoel Beit She'an, Beitar Tel Aviv	Maccabi Acre, Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel
1994–95	Maccabi Jaffa	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Hapoel Ashkelon, Hapoel Lod
1995–96	Hapoel Tayibe	Hapoel Jerusalem	Shimshon Tel Aviv, Hapoel Kfar Shalem
1996–97	Hapoel Ashkelon	Ironi Ashdod	Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Hadera
1997–98	Maccabi Jaffa	Tzafririm Holon	Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Yavne
1998–99	Maccabi Netanya		Hapoel Ashdod, Beitar Tel Aviv, Hapoel Bat Yam, Maccabi Kafr Kanna, Hapoel Lod, SK Nes Tziona, Hapoel Tayibe
Third tier
1999–2000	Hapoel Ramat Gan		Hapoel Ironi Dimona, Hapoel Iksal
2000–01	Hapoel Ra'anana	Maccabi Kafr Kanna	Maccabi Ashkelon, Maccabi Sha'arayim
2001–02	Hapoel Jerusalem	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	Hapoel Tayibe, Maccabi Yavne
2002–03	Hakoah Ramat Gan	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	Hapoel Bat Yam, Hapoel Kafr Sumei
2003–04	Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon	Hapoel Acre	Hapoel Tira, Hapoel Beit She'an
2004–05	Hapoel Ashkelon	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	Hapoel Majd al-Krum²
2005–06	Hapoel Bnei Lod	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	Tzafririm Holon, Maccabi Tzur Shalom
2006–07	Hapoel Ramat Gan	Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion	Hapoel Herzliya, Maccabi Be'er Sheva
2007–08	Hapoel Jerusalem	Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata	Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen, Hapoel Kfar Shalem
2008–09	Sektzia Nes Tziona	Hapoel Ashkelon, Hapoel Marmorek, Ironi Rishon LeZion, Ironi Bat Yam, Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv, Hapoel Nazareth Illit	Maccabi Kafr Kanna, Bnei Tamra, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi, Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel

1. After promotion/relegation play-offs.

2. Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata finished in 11th place, but were reprieved when Maccabi Ramat Amidar folded.

References[edit]

^ Reforming structure of the leagues – full plan Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine Israeli Football Association, 24 June 2008 (in Hebrew)

External links[edit]

Israel Football Association in Hebrew and English
Liga Artzit Soccerway in English

[1] Reforming structure of the leagues – full plan Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine Israeli Football Association, 24 June 2008 (in Hebrew)

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-'''Liga Artzit''' ({{lang-he|ליגה ארצית}}, lit. ''State League'') was the third tier of Israeli football after the [[Israeli Premier League|Premier League]] and [[Liga Leumit]], and was run by the [[Israel Football Association]].
+'''Liga Artzit''' ({{lang-he|ליגה ארצית}}, lit. ''[[Country]] League'') is the defunct third division of [[Israeli football league system|Israeli Football League]], beneath its highest division [[Israeli Premier League|Premier League]] and the second division [[Liga Leumit]]. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run by the [[Israel Football Association]]. It was replaced by [[Liga Alef]].
 ==Structure==
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 In the past at the end of the season, providing they met certain criteria, the top two teams weren promoted to Liga Leumit, and were replaced by the bottom two teams from that league. The teams finishing 11th and 12th in Liga Artzit were relegated to Liga Alef, where they were assigned to a geographically suitable division. They were replaced by the champions of Liga Alef North and Liga Alef South providing they meet criteria for entry into Liga Artzit.
-However, the league was abolished at the end of the 2008–09 season as part of structural reforms to the Israeli league system that saw the Premier League and Liga Leumit both expanded to 16 clubs.<ref>[http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/LeagueIFAJune24_2008.aspx Reforming structure of the leagues – full plan] Israeli Football Association, 24 June 2008 {{he icon}}</ref> At the end of the season the top seven clubs were promoted to Liga Leumit; the 8th placed club was played in a play-off round against the 11th placed club in Liga Leumit for a place in Liga Leumit, whilst the 9–12th placed clubs was relegated to Liga Alef.
+However, the league was abolished at the end of the 2008–09 season as part of structural reforms to the Israeli league system that saw the Premier League and Liga Leumit both expanded to 16 clubs.<ref>[http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/LeagueIFAJune24_2008.aspx Reforming structure of the leagues – full plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701113902/http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/LeagueIFAJune24_2008.aspx |date=2008-07-01 }} Israeli Football Association, 24 June 2008 {{in lang|he}}</ref> At the end of the season the top seven clubs were promoted to Liga Leumit; the 8th placed club was played in a play-off round against the 11th placed club in Liga Leumit for a place in Liga Leumit, whilst the 9–12th placed clubs was relegated to Liga Alef.
 ==History==
-Liga Artzit came into existence in 1974 with a restructuring of Israeli football. It replaced [[Liga Alef]] as the second division (below Liga Leumit), and unlike its regionalised predecessor, was a nationwide league (hence its name). For its first season, Liga Artzit comprised twelve teams. Four teams were demoted from Liga Leumit as it was reduced in size, and the top four clubs from Liga Alef North and Liga Alef South were promoted. In later seasons the number of members varied, though the usual number of clubs was 14.
+Liga Artzit came into existence in 1976 with a restructuring of Israeli football. It replaced [[Liga Alef]] as the second division (below Liga Leumit), and unlike its regionalised predecessor, was a nationwide league (hence its name). For its first season, Liga Artzit comprised twelve teams. Four teams were demoted from Liga Leumit as it was reduced in size, and the top four clubs from Liga Alef North and Liga Alef South were promoted. In later seasons the number of members varied, though the usual number of clubs was 16.
 In 1999, Liga Artzit was demoted to the third tier after the creation of the Premier League. Since then it has consisted of 12 teams.
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 |-
 !colspan="4" align="center"|Second tier
-|-
-|align="center"|[[1974–75 Liga Artzit|1974–75]]||[[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]] || ||
-|-
-|align="center"|[[1975–76 Liga Artzit|1975–76]]|| || ||
 |-
 |align="center"|[[1976–77 Liga Artzit|1976–77]]||[[Hapoel Hadera F.C.|Hapoel Hadera]]|| ||[[Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C.|Beitar Netanya]], [[Maccabi Hadera F.C.|Maccabi Hadera]]
@@ Line 53: / Line 49: @@
 |align="center"|[[1978–79 Liga Artzit|1978–79]]||[[Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.|Hakoah Ramat Gan]]||[[Maccabi Ramat Amidar F.C.|Maccabi Ramat Amidar]], [[Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva]]||[[Hapoel Marmorek F.C.|Hapoel Marmorek]],<br />[[Hapoel Netanya F.C.|Hapoel Netanya]], [[Hapoel Ashdod F.C.|Hapoel Ashdod]]
 |-
+|align="center"|[[1979–80 Liga Artzit|1979–80]]||[[Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]]||[[Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]], [[Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C.|Hapoel Rishon LeZion]]||[[Hapoel Bat Yam F.C.|Hapoel Bat Yam]],<br />[[Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel F.C.|Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel]], [[Hapoel Herzliya F.C.|Hapoel Herzliya]]
-|align="center"|[[1979–80 Liga Artzit|1979–80]]|| || ||
 |-
-|align="center"|[[1980–81 Liga Artzit|1980–81]]||[[Beitar Tel Aviv F.C.|Beitar Tel Aviv]]||[[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]], [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]
+|align="center"|[[1980–81 Liga Artzit|1980–81]]||[[Beitar Tel Aviv F.C.|Beitar Tel Aviv]]||[[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]], [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]||[[Hapoel Hadera F.C.|Hapoel Hadera]], [[Hapoel Holon F.C.|Hapoel Holon]], [[Maccabi Herzliya F.C.|Maccabi Herzliya]]
 |-
+|align="center"|[[1981–82 Liga Artzit|1981–82]]||[[Hapoel Lod F.C.|Hapoel Lod]]||[[Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]], [[Maccabi Yavne F.C.|Maccabi Yavne]]||[[Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C.|Maccabi Kiryat Gat]], [[Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C.|Beitar Netanya]], [[Hapoel Tiberias F.C.|Hapoel Tiberias]]
-|align="center"|[[1981–82 Liga Artzit|1981–82]]|| || ||
 |-
 |align="center"|[[1982–83 Liga Artzit|1982–83]]||[[Beitar Tel Aviv F.C.|Beitar Tel Aviv]]||[[Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.|Hakoah Ramat Gan]], [[Maccabi Ramat Amidar F.C.|Maccabi Ramat Amidar]]||[[Maccabi Shefa-'Amr F.C.|Maccabi Shefa-'Amr]], [[Hapoel Acre F.C.|Hapoel Acre]], [[Hapoel Tel Hanan F.C.|Hapoel Tel Hanan]]
@@ Line 63: / Line 59: @@
 |align="center"|[[1983–84 Liga Artzit|1983–84]]||[[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]]||[[Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Saba]], [[Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva]]||[[Hapoel Beit She'an F.C.|Hapoel Beit She'an]], [[Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C.|Hapoel Nazareth Illit]],<br />[[Hapoel Beit Shemesh F.C.|Hapoel Beit Shemesh]]
 |-
+|align="center"|[[1984–85 Liga Artzit|1984–85]]||[[Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.|Bnei Yehuda]]||[[Maccabi Sha'arayim F.C.|Maccabi Sha'arayim]], [[Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]]||[[Hapoel Ashkelon F.C.|Hapoel Ashkelon]], [[Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C.|Hapoel Rishon LeZion]],<br />[[Hapoel Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Hapoel Kiryat Shmona]]
-|align="center"|[[1984–85 Liga Artzit|1984–85]]|| || ||
 |-
 |align="center"|[[1985–86 Liga Artzit|1985–86]]||[[Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C.|Beitar Netanya]]||[[Beitar Tel Aviv F.C.|Beitar Tel Aviv]], [[Hapoel Lod F.C.|Hapoel Lod]]||[[Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C.|Hapoel Ramat HaSharon]], [[Hapoel Beit Shemesh F.C.|Hapoel Beit Shemesh]],<br />[[Beitar Haifa F.C.|Beitar Haifa]]
 |-
+|align="center"|[[1986–87 Liga Artzit|1986–87]]||[[Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C.|Tzafririm Holon]]|| ||[[Hapoel Marmorek F.C.|Hapoel Marmorek]]<sup>1</sup>, [[Hapoel Beit She'an F.C.|Hapoel Beit She'an]],<br />[[Beitar Ramla F.C.|Beitar Ramla]], [[Beitar Nahariya F.C.|Beitar Nahariya]], [[Hapoel Dimona F.C.|Hapoel Dimona]]
-|align="center"|[[1986–87 Liga Artzit|1986–87]]|| || ||
 |-
-|align="center"|[[1987–88 Liga Artzit|1987–88]]|| || ||
+|align="center"|[[1987–88 Liga Artzit|1987–88]]||[[Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]]||[[Hapoel Tiberias F.C.|Hapoel Tiberias]]||[[Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.|Hakoah Ramat Gan]], [[Hapoel Acre F.C.|Hapoel Acre]]
 |-
-|align="center"|[[1988–89 Liga Artzit|1988–89]]|| || ||
+|align="center"|[[1988–89 Liga Artzit|1988–89]]||[[Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]]|| ||[[Hapoel Yehud F.C.|Hapoel Yehud]], [[Beitar Ramla F.C.|Beitar Ramla]]
 |-
 |align="center"|[[1989–90 Liga Artzit|1989–90]]||[[Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C.|Tzafririm Holon]]||[[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]]||[[Maccabi Tamra F.C.|Maccabi Tamra]]<sup>1</sup>, [[Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C.|Hapoel Rishon LeZion]],<br />[[Hapoel Lod F.C.|Hapoel Lod]]
 |-
+|align="center"|[[1990–91 Liga Artzit|1990–91]]||[[Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C.|Maccabi Petah Tikva]]||[[Maccabi Yavne F.C.|Maccabi Yavne]]||[[Hapoel Bat Yam F.C.|Hapoel Bat Yam]]<sup>1</sup>, [[Maccabi Ramat Amidar F.C.|Maccabi Ramat Amidar]],<br />[[Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel F.C.|Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel]]
-|align="center"|[[1990–91 Liga Artzit|1990–91]]|| || ||
 |-
-|align="center"|[[1991–92 Liga Artzit|1991–92]]|| || ||
+|align="center"|[[1991–92 Liga Artzit|1991–92]]||[[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem]]||[[Hapoel Haifa F.C.|Hapoel Haifa]]||[[Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C.|Beitar Netanya]], [[Hapoel Tiberias F.C.|Hapoel Tiberias]]
 |-
-|align="center"|[[1992–93 Liga Artzit|1992–93]]|| || ||
+|align="center"|[[1992–93 Liga Artzit|1992–93]]||[[Maccabi Herzliya F.C.|Maccabi Herzliya]]||[[Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.|Ironi Ashdod]], [[Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Saba]]||[[Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]], [[Maccabi Sha'arayim F.C.|Maccabi Sha'arayim]]
 |-
 |align="center"|[[1993–94 Liga Artzit|1993–94]]||[[Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C.|Hapoel Rishon LeZion]]||[[Hapoel Beit She'an F.C.|Hapoel Beit She'an]], [[Beitar Tel Aviv F.C.|Beitar Tel Aviv]]||[[Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C.|Maccabi Acre]], [[Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel F.C.|Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel]]
 |-
-|align="center"|[[1994–95 Liga Artzit|1994–95]]|| || ||
+|align="center"|[[1994–95 Liga Artzit|1994–95]]||[[Maccabi Jaffa F.C.|Maccabi Jaffa]]||[[Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Saba]]||[[Hapoel Ashkelon F.C.|Hapoel Ashkelon]], [[Hapoel Lod F.C.|Hapoel Lod]]
 |-
 |align="center"|[[1995–96 Liga Artzit|1995–96]]||[[Hapoel Tayibe F.C.|Hapoel Tayibe]]||[[Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]]||[[Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C.|Shimshon Tel Aviv]], [[Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Shalem]]
 |-
-|align="center"|[[1996–97 Liga Artzit|1996–97]]||[[Hapoel Ashkelon F.C.|Hapoel Ashkelon]]||[[Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.|Ironi Ashdod]]||[[Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Shmona]], [[Hapoel Hadera F.C.|Hapoel Hadera]]
+|align="center"|[[1996–97 Liga Artzit|1996–97]]||[[Hapoel Ashkelon F.C.|Hapoel Ashkelon]]||[[Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.|Ironi Ashdod]]||[[Hapoel Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Hapoel Kiryat Shmona]], [[Hapoel Hadera F.C.|Hapoel Hadera]]
 |-
 |align="center"|[[1997–98 Liga Artzit|1997–98]]||[[Maccabi Jaffa F.C.|Maccabi Jaffa]]||[[Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C.|Tzafririm Holon]]||[[Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]], [[Maccabi Yavne F.C.|Maccabi Yavne]]
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 !colspan="4" align="center"|Third tier
 |-
-|{{nowrap|align="center"|[[1999–2000 Liga Artzit|1999–2000]]}}||[[Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]]|| || [[Hapoel Ironi Dimona F.C.|Hapoel Ironi Dimona]], [[Hapoel Iksal F.C.|Hapoel Iksal]]
+|{{nowrap|[[1999–2000 Liga Artzit|1999–2000]]}}||[[Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]]|| || [[Hapoel Ironi Dimona F.C.|Hapoel Ironi Dimona]], [[Hapoel Iksal F.C.|Hapoel Iksal]]
 |-
 |align="center"|[[2000–01 Liga Artzit|2000–01]]||[[Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.|Hapoel Ra'anana]] || [[Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C.|Maccabi Kafr Kanna]] || [[Maccabi Ashkelon F.C.|Maccabi Ashkelon]], [[Maccabi Sha'arayim F.C.|Maccabi Sha'arayim]]
@@ Line 101: / Line 97: @@
 |align="center"|[[2001–02 Liga Artzit|2001–02]]||[[Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]] || [[Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C.|Hapoel Nazareth Illit]] || [[Hapoel Tayibe F.C.|Hapoel Tayibe]], [[Maccabi Yavne F.C.|Maccabi Yavne]]
 |-
-|align="center"|[[2002–03 Liga Artzit|2002–03]]||[[Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.|Hakoah Ramat Gan]] || [[Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Shmona]] || [[Hapoel Bat Yam F.C.|Hapoel Bat Yam]], [[Hapoel Kisra-Sumei F.C.|Hapoel Kisra-Sumei]]
+|align="center"|[[2002–03 Liga Artzit|2002–03]]||[[Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.|Hakoah Ramat Gan]] || [[Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Shmona]] || [[Hapoel Bat Yam F.C.|Hapoel Bat Yam]], [[Hapoel Ihud Kafr Sumei F.C.|Hapoel Kafr Sumei]]
 |-
 |align="center"|[[2003–04 Liga Artzit|2003–04]]||[[Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C.|Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon]] || [[Hapoel Acre F.C.|Hapoel Acre]] || [[Hapoel Tira F.C.|Hapoel Tira]], [[Hapoel Beit She'an F.C.|Hapoel Beit She'an]]
@@ Line 111: / Line 107: @@
 |align="center"|[[2006–07 Liga Artzit|2006–07]]||[[Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]]||[[Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C.|Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion]]||[[Hapoel Herzliya F.C.|Hapoel Herzliya]],<br />[[Maccabi Be'er Sheva F.C.|Maccabi Be'er Sheva]]
 |-
-|align="center"|[[2007–08 Liga Artzit|2007–08]]||[[Hapoel_Jerusalem_F.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]] ||[[Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C.|Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata]] ||[[Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen F.C.|Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen]],<br />[[Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Shalem]]
+|align="center"|[[2007–08 Liga Artzit|2007–08]]||[[Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]] ||[[Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C.|Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata]] ||[[Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen F.C.|Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen]],<br />[[Hapoel Kfar Shalem F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Shalem]]
 |-
 |align="center"|[[2008–09 Liga Artzit|2008–09]]||[[Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C.|Sektzia Nes Tziona]]||[[Hapoel Ashkelon F.C.|Hapoel Ashkelon]], [[Hapoel Marmorek F.C.|Hapoel Marmorek]],<br />[[Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C.|Ironi Rishon LeZion]], [[Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam F.C.|Ironi Bat Yam]],<br />[[Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C.|Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv]], [[Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C.|Hapoel Nazareth Illit]] ||[[Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C.|Maccabi Kafr Kanna]], [[Hapoel Bnei Tamra F.C.|Bnei Tamra]],<br />[[Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C.|Hapoel Umm al-Fahm]], {{nowrap|[[Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi F.C.|Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi]],}}<br />[[Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel F.C.|Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel]]
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 '''1.''' After promotion/relegation play-offs.
-'''2.''' [[Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C.|Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata]] finished in 11th place, but were reprieved when [[Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.|Maccabi Ramat Amidar]] folded.
+'''2.''' [[Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C.|Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata]] finished in 11th place, but were reprieved when [[Maccabi Ramat Amidar F.C.|Maccabi Ramat Amidar]] folded.
+==See also==
+*[[Sports in Israel]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
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 ==External links==
 *[http://football.org.il Israel Football Association] in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[English language|English]]
-*[http://www.soccerway.com/national/israel/liga-artzit/ Liga Artzit] Soccerway in [[English language|English]]
+*[https://int.soccerway.com/national/israel/liga-artzit/ Liga Artzit] Soccerway in [[English language|English]]
-[[Category:Football competitions in Israel]]
+{{Football in Israel}}
+{{UEFA second leagues}}
-[[Category:Liga Artzit| ]]
+{{UEFA third level leagues}}
-[[it:Liga Artzit]]
+[[Category:Liga Artzit| ]]
+[[Category:Defunct football leagues in Israel]]
-[[he:הליגה הארצית בכדורגל]]
+[[Category:Defunct third level football leagues in Europe|Israel]]
+[[Category:Defunct second level football leagues in Europe]]