Competition: | Ligat Nashim Rishona |
Season: | 2004–05 |
Matches: | 187 |
Total Goals: | 1370 |
Prevseason: | 2003–04 |
Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
The 2004–05 Ligat Nashim is the seventh season of women's league football under the Israeli Football Association. The league began on 26 January 2005, following a Supreme Court ruling which ordered Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, Limor Livnat to introduce measures to equal funding for women football clubs.[1]
The league was won by Maccabi Holon, its second title. By winning, Maccabi Holon qualified to 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup.
With a record number of 19 teams registered to play, the league was split into two divisions, Northern and Southern. Following a single round of play, the top four teams in each division progressed to the Championship Group, which was played as double round-robin tournament, while the rest of the teams were placed in the bottom group, which was played as a single round-robin tournament.For the second phase, all points gathered by the teams in the first phase was erased and both groups started with a clean slate.
With 9 teams in the division, teams played 8 matches in the regular season.
With 10 teams in the division, teams played 9 matches in the regular season.