| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Netanya 1st title |
| Relegated | Maccabi Petah Tikva Hapoel Holon |
| Top goalscorer | Eli Ben-Rimoz (20) |
1971–72 → | |
The1970–71 Liga Leumit season sawMaccabi Netanya win their first title.Maccabi Petah Tikva andHapoel Holon (in their first and only season in the top division) were both relegated.Eli Ben-Rimoz ofHapoel Jerusalem was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 47 | Qualified for1972 Asian Champion Club Tournament |
| 2 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 34 | |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 31 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 30 | |
| 8 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 30 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 29 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 29 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 26 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 26 | |
| 13 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 26 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Hadera | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 25 | |
| 15 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 25 | Relegated toLiga Alef |
| 16 | Hapoel Holon | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BTA | BnY | HAR | HAH | HHA | HHO | HJE | HKS | HPT | HTA | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA | STA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Hakoah Ramat Gan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Holon | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |