Ligat Nashim

"Second Women's League"), comprising a variable number of teams, depending on registration.

[2][3] Between 2007–08 and 2010–11 the league was made of one division of 12 teams in a round-robin tournament with the top club winning the championship, with a deciding play-off match to decide the winner if the two teams were tied, as was the case in 2009–10.

[4] Since 2011, the participating clubs first play a conventional round-robin schedule, followed by a championship playoff contested by the four top teams, where they meet each other twice.

Upon its conclusion, the first place team wins the Israeli championship and qualifies to participate in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

[5] A women's football league was organized in late 1998 and started playing during October 1998.