title: 2011–2012 Israel Football League season
text: # 2011–2012 Israel Football League season
  
  The 2011–2012 Israel Football League was the fifth season of the Israel Football League (IFL). The league expanded to ten teams with two expansion teams; the Petah-Tikva Troopers and the Nahariya Northern Stars. The season concluded with the Tel Aviv Sabres defeating the Tel Aviv Pioneers in Israel Bowl V.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  The regular season consisted of 10 games for each team.
  
  North :
  
  | Pos | City | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tel Aviv | Sabres | 10 | 9 | 1 | 436 | 164 | +272 |
  | 2 | Tel Aviv | Pioneers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 382 | 180 | +202 |
  | 3 | Haifa | Underdogs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 355 | 162 | +193 |
  | 4 | Herzliya | Hammers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 217 | 360 | −143 |
  | 5 | Nahariya | Northern Stars | 10 | 1 | 9 | 126 | 606 | −480 |
  
  South :
  
  | Pos | City | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jerusalem | Lions | 10 | 10 | 0 | 544 | 211 | +333 |
  | 2 | Efrat | Rebels | 10 | 7 | 3 | 398 | 214 | +184 |
  | 3 | Jerusalem | Kings | 10 | 4 | 6 | 299 | 377 | −78 |
  | 4 | Be'er Sheva | Black Swarm | 10 | 3 | 7 | 222 | 391 | −169 |
  | 5 | Petah-Tikva | Troopers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 148 | 574 | −426 |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Wild Card games
  
  * Pioneers 34 – 6 Kings
  * Rebels 47 – 91 Underdogs
  
  ### Division Championships
  
  * Lions 22 – 66 Pioneers
  * Sabres 34 – 12 Underdogs
  
  ## Israel Bowl V
  
  Sabres 44 - 42 Pioneers
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Most Valuable Player: Chaim Schiff, QB, Jerusalem Lions
  * Offensive Player-of-the-Year: Adi Hakami, QB, Tel Aviv/Jaffa Sabres
  * Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Adam Zinker, DE/OLB, Tel Aviv/Jaffa Sabres
  * Special Teams Player-of-the-Year:: Liran Zamir, K/P, Judean Rebels
  * Coach-of-the-Year: Ori Shterenbach, Haifa Underdogs
  * Rookie-of-the-Year: Chris Clark, RB/DB, Haifa Underdogs
  * Newcomer-of-the-Year: Barak Katzir, DB/KR, Haifa Underdogs
  