The1997–98Liga Alef season sawAhi Nazareth andBeitar Be'er Sheva promoted toLiga Artzit as the respective winners of the North and South division.
At the bottom,Hapoel Karmiel,Maccabi Hadera (from North division),Hapoel Kiryat Ono andHapoel Yehud (from South division) were all relegated toLiga Bet.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 61 | Promoted toLiga Artzit |
| 2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 45 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 45 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 43 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Isfiya | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 40 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 39 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Tur'an | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 39[a] | |
| 10 | Hapoel Majd al-Krum | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 37 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Afula | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 36 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Tamra | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 36 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Karmiel | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 36 | Relegated toLiga Bet |
| 16 | Maccabi Hadera | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 36 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Be'er Sheva | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 16 | +63 | 77 | Promoted toLiga Artzit |
| 2 | Hapoel Or Yehuda | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 61 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Lazarus Holon | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 51 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 51 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Dimona | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 46 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ashkelon | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 38 | |
| 8 | Beitar Ramla | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 38 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 34 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 33 | |
| 13 | Tzeirei Jaffa | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 33 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Yeruham | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 31 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 28 | Relegated toLiga Bet |
| 16 | Hapoel Yehud | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 50 | −36 | 15 |