2002–03 Liga Alef

The 2002–03 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Herzliya (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Tira (champions of the South Division) winning the title and promotion to 2003–04. During the summer, Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva folded, and Hapoel Marmorek was promoted to 2003–04 as well.

At the bottom, Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Tayibe (from North division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst Beitar Kiryat Gat and A.S. Ramat Eliyahu (from South division) were reprieved from relegation, after Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva and Hapoel Dimona folded.

North Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Herzliya	26	21	4	1	74	10	+64	67	Promoted to Liga Artzit
2	Hapoel Asi Gilboa	26	14	5	7	45	29	+16	47
3	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr	26	10	8	8	40	33	+7	38
4	Hapoel Tuba	26	9	9	8	32	32	0	36
5	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek	26	9	8	9	28	36	−8	35
6	Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel	26	8	9	9	40	38	+2	33
7	Ironi Shlomi	26	8	9	9	35	34	+1	33
8	Maccabi Tzur Shalom	26	8	9	9	35	44	−9	33
9	Maccabi Tur'an	26	9	5	12	33	46	−13	32
10	Maccabi Hadera	26	7	10	9	18	27	−9	31
11	Hapoel Kafr Kanna	26	8	5	13	26	45	−19	29
12	Maccabi Tamra	26	9	9	8	24	22	+2	28^[a]
13	Hapoel Hadera	26	8	4	14	40	54	−14	28	Relegated to Liga Bet
14	Hapoel Tayibe	26	3	8	15	22	42	−20	17	Relegated to Liga Bet

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 8 points deducted.

South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Tira	26	17	6	3	56	16	+40	57	Promoted to Liga Artzit
2	Hapoel Marmorek	26	15	3	8	63	37	+26	48	Promoted to Liga Artzit
3	Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen	26	13	6	7	58	37	+21	45
4	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	26	11	7	8	52	32	+20	40
5	Maccabi Sha'arayim	26	10	9	7	33	31	+2	39
6	Maccabi Yavne	26	10	10	6	53	40	+13	38^[a]
7	Hapoel Kfar Shalem	26	10	7	9	46	39	+7	37
8	Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda	26	10	7	9	39	43	−4	37
9	Ironi Ofakim	25	10	5	10	37	43	−6	35
10	Hapoel Jaljulia	26	10	4	12	32	39	−7	34
11	Hapoel Dimona	26	8	7	11	37	37	0	31	Folded
12	Hapoel Mevaseret Zion	26	8	4	14	36	51	−15	28
13	Beitar Kiryat Gat	26	6	6	14	25	43	−18	24
14	A.S. Ramat Eliyahu	25	1	3	21	11	90	−79	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 2 points deducted.

References

Liga Alef 02/03, walla.co.il

[table_hth_MTA0.18692670584979-1] 8 points deducted.

[table_hth_MYA0.50798729039169-2] 2 points deducted.

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v t e Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Ahli Tamra Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya Bnei Maghar F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Shefa'-Amr F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Karmiel Hapoel Kaukab Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Abu Sna'an Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin
North B	Beitar Haifa Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Mashhad Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel F.C. Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Qalansawe Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Yafa Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel Tzeirei Haifa Tzofey Haifa
South A	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Jaffa F.C. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Gi'vat Shmuel Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva
South B	Beitar Yavne Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Kiryat Gat Bnei Eilat F.C. Ramla F.C. Sderot F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Segev Shalom Hapoel Yeruham Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Ramla
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