2009–10 Liga Leumit
After the conclusion of this "regular season", teams will be split up into three playoff groups according to their league position.Clubs ranked 7th through 10th will engage in a placement round, while the bottom six teams will play out two relegation spots.Maccabi Kiryat Ata were directly relegated to the 2009–10 Liga Alef after finishing the 2008–09 season in last place.In addition, five teams were directly promoted from the 2008–09 Liga Leumit to the 2009–10 Israeli Premier League.The winner Hapoel Ramat Gan earned a spot in the 2010–11 Israeli Premier League.