| Season | 1949-50 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv 5th title |
| Relegated | Maccabi Nes Tziona |
1951–52 → | |
The1949–50 season was the first and only edition of theIsraeli League. It was the first season afterindependence in 1948, and the eleventh season of league football in what had beenMandatory Palestine. The season started on 28 May 1949 and ended on 24 June 1950, with the league played on the basis of two points for a win and one for a draw.
Originally 14 teams were due to contest the league, the same line-up as the league for the abandoned1947–48 season. HoweverHapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv had disbanded and after failing to play their first three matches, the rest of the club's fixtures were cancelled and the league was contested by 13 clubs.
The title was won byMaccabi Tel Aviv. In early March 1950,Maccabi Nes Tziona were ejected from the league after failing to appear at three consecutive matches; all remaining matches in the season were forfeited. The club finished bottom of the league and were relegated.
After a season's hiatus, football resumed in1951, by which timeLiga Alef had become the country's top division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 18 | 5.722 | 43 | Champions |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 12 | 4.917 | 37 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 1.767 | 36 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 31 | 2.032 | 33[a] | |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 47 | 1.787 | 31 | |
| 6 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 41 | 1.390 | 26[a] | |
| 7 | Maccabi Haifa | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 60 | 49 | 1.224 | 25 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Rehovot | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 41 | 1.268 | 24 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 73 | 0.589 | 17 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 47 | 62 | 0.758 | 16 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 65 | 0.415 | 14 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 111 | 0.180 | 8 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Nes Tziona | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 95 | 0.074 | 0 | Relegation toLiga Bet |
| 14 | Hapoel HaTzafon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – | — | 0 | Folded |
| Home \ Away | BTA | HHA | HPT | HRG | HRL | HTA | MHA | MNZ | MNE | MPT | MRV | MRL | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Tel Aviv | — | 7–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–0[a] | 1–0 | — | 5–2 | 7–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 10–1 | 9–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 10–1 | 2–3 |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 3–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2–10 |
| Maccabi Nes Tziona | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–3 | — | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 5–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–3 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 3–0 | 10–1 | — | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1–4 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–6 | — | 9–0 | 0–1 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 0–8 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 1–7 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 0–3 | — | 0–3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 13–0 | — |