The 1989–90 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Acre and Hapoel Ashdod promoted to Liga Artzit as the respective winners of the north and south division. They were joined by Ironi Ashdod who won the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Hapoel Bnei Nazareth, Beitar Haifa, Hapoel Or Yehuda and Hapoel Dimona were all relegated to Liga Bet.

North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Acre 30 16 12 2 41 20 +21 44 Promoted to Liga Artzit
2 Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel 30 15 11 4 38 18 +20 41 Promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Herzliya 30 14 11 5 38 16 +22 39
4 Maccabi Afula 30 11 10 9 35 29 +6 32
5 Hapoel Acre 30 10 12 8 32 30 +2 32
6 Hapoel Beit She'an 30 8 13 9 29 30 −1 29
7 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 30 9 11 10 23 26 −3 29
8 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 30 8 11 11 33 34 −1 27
9 Hapoel Tayibe 30 5 17 8 24 30 −6 27
10 Maccabi Hadera 30 6 15 9 22 28 −6 27
11 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 30 9 9 12 32 42 −10 27
12 Beitar Nahariya 30 8 10 12 27 31 −4 26
13 Maccabi Bnei Hatzor 30 7 12 11 29 38 −9 26
14 Maccabi Isfiya 30 9 8 13 31 45 −14 26
15 Hapoel Bnei Nazareth 30 8 9 13 29 33 −4 25 Relegated to Liga Bet
16 Beitar Haifa 30 5 13 12 23 36 −13 23
Source: [citation needed]

The division's top scorer was Hisham Zuabi of Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel with 15 goals.

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Ashdod 30 14 13 3 41 21 +20 41 Promoted to Liga Artzit
2 Ironi Ashdod 30 17 6 7 41 21 +20 40 Promotion play-offs
3 Hakoah Ramat Gan 30 15 10 5 39 22 +17 40
4 Maccabi Lazarus Holon 30 14 10 6 32 21 +11 38
5 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 30 12 10 8 36 29 +7 34
6 Hapoel Yehud 30 10 11 9 30 22 +8 31
7 Beitar Ramla 30 10 13 7 34 29 +5 29[a]
8 Hapoel Marmorek 30 9 11 10 35 38 −3 29
9 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 30 7 12 11 30 34 −4 26
10 Hapoel Ashkelon 30 8 10 12 21 29 −8 26
11 Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi 30 6 14 10 23 32 −9 26
12 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 30 6 13 11 22 26 −4 25
13 Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah 30 8 9 13 25 35 −10 25
14 Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov 30 8 9 13 24 34 −10 25
15 Hapoel Or Yehuda 30 5 15 10 23 37 −14 25 Relegated to Liga Bet
16 Hapoel Dimona 30 5 6 19 19 45 −26 16
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four points deducted

The division's top scorer was Naor Galili of Ironi Ashdod with 15 goals.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

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The two second-placed clubs (Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel and Ironi Ashdod) played off to face the 14th-placed club from Liga Artzit (Maccabi Tamra). Ironi Ashdod won both matches and were promoted, whilst Tamra were relegated to Liga Alef.

First round

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Ironi Ashdod2–1Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel
Ben Mamas   17'
Aflalo   62'
[1] Zuabi   19'
Attendance: 6500
Referee: Ovadia Tzvi

Second round

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Ironi Ashdod1–0 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Tamra
Zrihen   110' [2]
Attendance: 5000

References

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  1. ^ "Half and Half" to Daliya - the Whole Points to Ironi Yedioth Ahronot (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Ironi - in the Artzit Yedioth Ahronot (in Hebrew)