The 2004β05 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 2005β06 season, mostly due to withdrawals of clubs. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 [a] | |
10 | Beitar Kafr Kanna | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 32 | |
11 | Bnei Abu Snan | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 29 [b] | |
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 | Beitar Julis | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 14 [b] | Withdrew |
15 | Beitar Acre | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 79 | −55 | 8 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
During the season, Maccabi Majd al-Krum (after 11 matches) folded and its results were annulled. [5]
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 [a] | |
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 [b] | |
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 |
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 |
During the season, Beitar Kiryat Ono (after 13 matches) folded and its results were annulled. [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Hapoel Arad | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 76 | 14 | +62 | 73 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Ironi Nes Tziona [a] | 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 [b] | Reprieved from relegation |
16 | Maccabi Yehud | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 16 |
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.
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 |
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.
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.
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 |
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.
The 2004β05 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 2005β06 season, mostly due to withdrawals of clubs. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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 [a] | |
10 | Beitar Kafr Kanna | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 32 | |
11 | Bnei Abu Snan | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 29 [b] | |
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 | Beitar Julis | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 14 [b] | Withdrew |
15 | Beitar Acre | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 79 | −55 | 8 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
During the season, Maccabi Majd al-Krum (after 11 matches) folded and its results were annulled. [5]
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 [a] | |
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 [b] | |
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 |
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 |
During the season, Beitar Kiryat Ono (after 13 matches) folded and its results were annulled. [6]
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 [a] | 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 [b] | Reprieved from relegation |
16 | Maccabi Yehud | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 16 |
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.
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 |
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.
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.
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 |
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.