2004–05 Liga Bet

The 2004–05 Liga Bet season saw Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot (champions of the North A division), Hapoel Bnei Tamra (champions of the North B division), Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam (champions of the South A division) and Hapoel Arad (champions of the South B division) win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

The runners-up in each division entered a promotion/relegation play-offs with the clubs ranked 12th in Liga Alef. In the north section, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (from North B division) won the play-offs and was promoted. In the south section, Ironi Nes Tziona (from South B division) won the play-offs and was promoted.

At the bottom, Beitar Acre (from North A division) and Maccabi Bnei Tira (from South A division) were relegated to Liga Gimel, whilst Maccabi Majd al-Krum (from North A division) and Beitar Kiryat Ono (from South A division) folded during the season. However, Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel, Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein (from North B division) (from North B division), Moadon Tzeirei Rahat and Maccabi Yehud (from South B division), which finished in the relegation zone, were all reprieved from relegation, after several vacancies were created in Liga Bet for the 2005–06 season, mostly due to withdrawals of clubs.[1][2][3][4]

North A Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot 28 22 5 1 76 20 +56 71 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Karmiel 28 18 8 2 64 22 +42 62 Promotion play-offs
3 Beitar Haifa 28 18 5 5 72 25 +47 59
4 Beitar Safed 28 17 8 3 76 37 +39 59
5 Hapoel Sakhnin 28 17 6 5 67 36 +31 57
6 Hapoel Bnei Manda 28 12 5 11 50 48 +2 41 Withdrew
7 Ironi I'billin 28 10 8 10 48 46 +2 38
8 Hapoel Yanuh 28 10 3 15 48 67 −19 33
9 Hapoel Deir Hanna 28 10 6 12 44 47 −3 33[lower-alpha 1]
10 Beitar Kafr Kanna 28 9 5 14 50 68 −18 32
11 Bnei Abu Snan 28 7 10 11 45 47 −2 29[lower-alpha 2]
12 Hapoel Peki'in 28 5 7 16 40 67 −27 22 Withdrew
13 Ironi Nahariya 28 6 3 19 32 85 −53 21 Merged with Ironi Shlomi
14 Bnei Julis 28 3 7 18 38 80 −42 14[lower-alpha 2] Withdrew
15 Beitar Acre 28 2 2 24 24 79 −55 8 Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source:
Notes:
  1. Three points deducted
  2. Two points deducted

During the season, Maccabi Majd al-Krum (after 11 matches) folded and its results were annulled.[5]

North B Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Hapoel Bnei Tamra 30 22 2 6 67 26 +41 68 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 30 20 6 4 86 25 +61 66 Promotion play-offs
3 Hapoel Tel Hanan 30 19 7 4 70 28 +42 64
4 Hapoel Ahva Haifa 30 16 5 9 61 46 +15 53
5 Maccabi Kafr Qara 30 16 6 8 53 41 +12 52[lower-alpha 1]
6 Maccabi Or Akiva 30 11 8 11 41 36 +5 41
7 Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel 30 10 11 9 37 40 −3 41
8 Hapoel Iksal 30 10 9 11 47 54 −7 39
9 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 30 11 9 10 48 48 0 39[lower-alpha 2]
10 Hapoel Yokneam 30 11 6 13 56 46 +10 39
11 Hapoel Mo'atza Ezorit Galil Tahton 30 10 7 13 49 43 +6 37
12 Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm 30 10 4 16 56 61 −5 34
13 Hapoel Yafa 30 8 8 14 49 65 −16 32 Withdrew
14 Hapoel Ar'ara 30 8 7 15 37 57 −20 31
15 Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel 30 6 5 19 31 80 −49 23 Reprieved from relegation
16 Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein 30 2 0 28 17 109 −92 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. Two points deducted
  2. Three points deducted

South A Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam 28 21 5 2 90 23 +67 68 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Azor 28 20 5 3 65 26 +39 65 Promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona 28 16 5 7 67 23 +44 53
4 Beitar Kfar Saba 28 13 10 5 43 32 +11 49
5 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 28 15 2 11 64 28 +36 47
6 Beitar Ramat Gan 28 13 7 8 50 30 +20 46
7 Hapoel Or Yehuda 28 13 7 8 54 38 +16 46 Withdrew
8 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 28 12 7 9 37 22 +15 43
9 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 28 12 4 12 49 41 +8 40
10 Hapoel Hadera 28 8 12 8 32 36 −4 36
11 Beitar Jaffa 28 6 7 15 31 61 −30 25
12 Hapoel Ramat Yisrael 28 6 6 16 38 60 −22 24
13 Shimshon Bnei Tayibe 28 4 6 18 21 68 −47 18
14 Otzma Holon 28 2 8 18 22 81 −59 14
15 Maccabi Bnei Tira 28 3 1 24 15 109 −94 10 Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source:

During the season, Beitar Kiryat Ono (after 13 matches) folded and its results were annulled.[6]

South B Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Hapoel Arad 30 22 7 1 76 14 +62 73 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Ironi Nes Tziona[lower-alpha 1] 30 21 3 6 73 29 +44 66 Promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 30 21 2 7 68 39 +29 65
4 Maccabi Ironi Sderot 30 13 13 4 58 36 +22 52
5 Maccabi Jerusalem/Ma'ale Adumim 30 16 3 11 64 54 +10 51 Withdrew
6 Hapoel Merhavim 30 14 5 11 40 42 −2 47
7 Hapoel Yeruham 30 13 5 12 55 45 +10 44 Withdrew
8 A.S. Eilat 30 10 8 12 52 46 +6 38
9 Maccabi Ironi Netivot 30 11 5 14 46 45 +1 38
10 Hapoel Oranit 30 10 7 13 43 59 −16 37
11 Maccabi Kiryat Ekron 30 7 10 13 36 54 −18 31
12 Hapoel Bnei Lakhish 30 7 8 15 43 64 −21 29
13 Ironi Ramla 30 8 3 19 40 64 −24 27
14 Hapoel Tirat Shalom 30 8 3 19 46 86 −40 27
15 Moadon Tzeirei Rahat 30 6 11 13 36 48 −12 25[lower-alpha 2] Reprieved from relegation
16 Maccabi Yehud 30 3 7 20 17 68 −51 16
Source:
Notes:
  1. Maccabi Ben Zvi became Ironi Nes Tziona.
  2. Four points deducted

Promotion play-offs

North play-off

Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Hapoel Karmiel and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Nahariya Municipal Stadium.

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm1 - 1Hapoel Karmiel
Report (in Hebrew)
Hapoel Karmiel0 - 3Maccabi Shefa-'Amr
Report (in Hebrew)
Maccabi Shefa-'Amr0 - 1Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
Report (in Hebrew)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Maccabi Shefa-'Amr 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 Remained in Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Karmiel 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1 Remained in Liga Bet
Source:

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef. Maccabi Shefa-'Amr remained in Liga Alef after Hapoel Majd al-Krum (which relegated from Liga Artzit to Liga Alef) folded during the summer.

South play-off

Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Azor and Ironi Nes Tziona faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Bat Yam Municipal Stadium.

Ironi Nes Tziona3 - 1Hapoel Azor
Report (in Hebrew)
Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev1 - 1Hapoel Azor
Report (in Hebrew)
Ironi Nes Tziona1 - 0Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev
Report (in Hebrew)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Ironi Nes Tziona 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Remained in Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Azor 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 Remained in Liga Bet
Source:

Ironi Nes Tziona won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef. Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev remained in Liga Alef after a vacancy was created in the South division, following the merger of Liga Artzit club, Maccabi Ramat Amidar, with Hakoah Ramat Gan.

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References
  1. Liga Bet North, 05-06 One (in Hebrew)
  2. Liga Bet North B, 05-06 One (in Hebrew)
  3. Liga Bet South A, 05-06 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine One (in Hebrew)
  4. Liga Bet South B, 05-06 Archived 2014-12-24 at the Wayback Machine One (in Hebrew)
  5. Maccabi Majd al-Krum Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  6. Beitar Kiryat Ono Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
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