2002–03 Liga Leumit

Israeli football season

The 2002–03 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Bnei Sakhnin promoted to the Israeli Premier League, the first time that two Arab clubs would appear in the top division (at the end of the season, the first Arab club to play in the top division, Hapoel Tayibe, folded).

Maccabi Kafr Kanna and Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva were relegated to Liga Artzit.

Hapoel Ramat Gan qualified for the UEFA Cup after becoming the first club from outside the top division to win the State Cup. They remain the only club not in the top flight to play in Europe.

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	33	18	8	7	48	29	+19	59^[a]	Promoted to Premier League
2	Bnei Sakhnin	33	17	7	9	36	25	+11	58	Promoted to Premier League
3	Hapoel Jerusalem	33	15	12	6	64	41	+23	57
4	Hapoel Nazareth Illit	33	15	10	8	43	24	+19	55
5	Maccabi Herzliya	33	15	10	8	46	36	+10	55
6	Hapoel Haifa	33	11	7	15	37	37	0	40
7	Hapoel Ramat Gan	33	10	9	14	44	53	−9	39	Qualified for UEFA Cup
8	Hapoel Ra'anana	33	10	8	15	36	43	−7	38
9	Tzafririm Holon	33	8	13	12	29	37	−8	37
10	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	33	8	13	12	36	47	−11	35^[b]
11	Maccabi Kafr Kanna	33	9	6	18	29	49	−20	32^[c]	Relegated to Liga Artzit
12	Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva	33	4	13	16	26	53	−27	25	Relegated to Liga Artzit

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

^ Three points deducted due to duplicating contracts with a player.
^ Two points deducted.
^ One point deducted due to duplicating contracts with a player.

External links

Israel Second Level 2002/03 RSSSF

Liga Leumit

Clubs

Stadiums

Seasons

1937–1955	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–42 1943–44 1946–47 1947–48 1949–1950 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55
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2002–03 in Israeli football

Domestic leagues

Premier League Liga Leumit Liga Artzit Liga Alef Liga Bet Liga Gimel
Ligat Nashim Noar Leumit League

Domestic cups

European competitions

Related to national team

Results
Euro 2004 qualifying
- Group 1
2004 U-21 Euro qualifying
2003 U-19 Euro qualifying
- First round
- Second round
2003 Women's U-19 Euro qualification
2003 U-17 Euro
- Qual.

Club seasons
Premier League	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv
Liga Leumit	Beitar Be'er Sheva Bnei Sakhnin Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kfar Kanna Maccabi Kiryat Gat