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2025–26 Liga Leumit
The 2025–26 Liga Leumit is the 27th season as second tier since its realignment in 1999 and the 84th season of second-tier football in Israel.
| Season |
|---|
| 24 August 2025 – May 2026 |
| 152 |
| 415 (2.73 per match) |
| José Cortés (11 goals) |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva 6–0 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (20 October 2025) |
| F.C. Kiryat Yam 1–6 Maccabi Jaffa (10 November 2025) |
| Maccabi Jaffa 1–6 Maccabi Petah Tikva (4 October 2025) |
| ← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
| All statistics correct as of 13 March 2025. |
The 2025–26 Liga Leumit is the 27th season as second tier since its realignment in 1999 and the 84th season of second-tier football in Israel.
A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including twelve sides from the 2024–25 season, the two promoted teams from Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2024–25 Israeli Premier League.
The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season.
- Hapoel Afula was originally relegated to League Alef at the end of the previous season, but due to Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon's entry rejection and consequential administrative relegation, they were reinstated.
| Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium | 2,570 |
| F.C. Kafr Qasim | Kafr Qasim | Bat Yam Municipal Stadium | 2,800 |
| F.C. Kiryat Yam | Kiryat Yam | Acre Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Acre | Acre | Acre Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Afula | Afula | Afula Illit Stadium | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Hadera | Hadera | Afula Illit Stadium | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | Levita Stadium | 5,800 |
| Hapoel Kfar Shalem | Tel Aviv | Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium | 2,570 |
| Hapoel Nof HaGalil | Nof HaGalil | Green Stadium | 5,200 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Ramat Gan Stadium | 7,000 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan Stadium | 7,000 |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Haberfeld Stadium | 6,000 |
| Ironi Modi'in | Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut | Bat Yam Municipal Stadium | 2,800 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | Herzliya | Netanya Stadium | 13,610 |
| Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 29,400 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | HaMoshava Stadium | 11,500 |
The 14th-placed team faced Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner in a one game.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Cortés | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Julio César | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| Guy Sivilia | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | ||
| Gil Itzhak | Maccabi Jaffa | ||
| Liran Hazan | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Eilon Elimelech | Hapoel Afula | ||
| Yaniv Mizrahi | Hapoel Afula | ||
| Sagi Dror | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv |
- 2025–26 Israeli Premier League
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