Israel 1996/97

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Notes
1	Beitar Yerushalayim	69	30	21	6	3	62	33	Champions
2	Hapoel Petah Tiqwa	60	30	18	6	6	57	16
3	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	60	30	19	3	8	44	27	Israel State Cup winners
4	Maccabi Petah Tiqwa	52	30	14	10	6	39	34
5	Maccabi Haifa	48	30	13	9	8	48	41
6	Maccabi Tel Aviv	46	30	13	7	10	47	35
7	Hapoel Haifa	43	30	12	7	11	34	39
8	Hapoel Kfar Saba	40	30	11	7	12	34	40
9	Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion	40	30	11	7	12	35	31
10	Bnei Yehuda	38	30	10	8	12	32	52
11	Hapoel Beit She'an	34	30	9	7	14	29	45
12	Hapoel Yerushalayim	34	30	9	7	14	30	57
13	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	30	8	9	13	29	51
14	Maccabi Herzliya	32	30	9	5	16	19	42
15	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	21	30	4	9	17	17	57
16	Hapoel Tayibe	15	30	4	3	23	19	50

	* Hapoel Ashkelon were deducted 2 points

		Champions League qual.
		UEFA Cup qual.
		Cup Winners' Cup
		Intertoto Cup
		Relegation