- Final table
- References
The 1997–98 Liga Artzit season saw Maccabi Jaffa win the title and earn promotion to the top division. Tzafririm Holon were also promoted. At the other end of the table, Hapoel Ramat Gan and Maccabi Yavne were relegated to Liga Alef. Final tablePos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes | 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 69 | Promoted to Liga Leumit | 2 | Tzafririm Holon | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 38 | 68 | 3 | Hapoel Ashdod | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 55 | 4 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 44 | 5 | Maccabi Netanya | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 44 | 6 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 40 | 7 | Hapoel Bat Yam | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 40 | 8 | Hapoel Tayibe | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 39* | 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 38* | 10 | SK Nes Tziona | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 37 | 11 | Maccabi Acre | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 36 | 12 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 34 | 3 points deducted | 13 | Maccabi Kafr Kanna | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 34 | 14 | Hapoel Lod | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 32 | 2 points deducted | 15 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 26 | Relegated to Liga Alef | 16 | Maccabi Yavne | 30 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 88 | -64 | 8 |
- The Hapoel Tayibe vs Bnei Sakhnin match was abandoned due to crowd trouble. The match was not replayed and neither club was awarded points for the game.
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