| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Netanya 5th title |
| Relegated | Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Top goalscorer | Oded Machnes (22) |
← 1981–82 1983–84 → | |
The 1982–83 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Netanya win the title, with the club's Oded Machnes finishing as the league's top scorer with 22 goals. Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba (who finished bottom of the league a year after winning the title) were relegated to Liga Artzit. It was also the first season that the Three points for a win system was introduced. [1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 47 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 46 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 46 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 41 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 38 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Lod | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Yavne | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 36 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Yehud | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 36 | |
| 12 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 36 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 33 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan (R) | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 33 | Relegated to Liga Artzit |
| 15 | Hapoel Jerusalem (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 31 | |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 30 |
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