Season 1985-86 | ||
Champions Hapoel Tel Aviv9th title Relegated Hapoel HaifaHapoel JerusalemMaccabi Sha'arayim Top goalscorer Uri MalmilianDoron Rabinzon (18) | ||
The 1985–86 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Tel Aviv win the title. Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Sha'arayim were all relegated to Liga Artzit. Uri Malmilian of Beitar Jerusalem and Doron Rabinzon of Maccabi Petah Tikva were the league's joint top scorers with 14 goals.
The league championship was decided on the final day, with a match between the two title chasers, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv. Hapoel Tel Aviv, which needed a win to secure the championship scored a controversial goal on the 86th minute to win 1–0 and the title.
References
1985–86 Liga Leumit Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA