1977–78 Liga Leumit
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The 1977–78 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Netanya win the title, while Hakoah Ramat Gan and Hapoel Acre were relegated to Liga Artzit. David Lavi of Maccabi Netanya was the league's top scorer with 17 goals.
The following season, the league was expanded to 16 clubs.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 38 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 33 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 32 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Hapoel Yehud | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 29 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 26 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 26 | |
| 7 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Jaffa | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 24 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 24 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 23 | |
| 13 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 19 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
| 14 | Hapoel Acre | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 48 | -33 | 12 |
