2009–10 Liga Bet

The 2009–10 Liga Bet season was the first season since the 1998–99 Liga Bet season, in which Liga Bet regained its status as the fourth tier of Israeli football, due to the closure of Liga Artzit.

Ahi Acre (champions of the North A division), Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel (champions of the North B division), Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa (champions of the South A division) and Bnei Eilat (champions of the South B division) won the title and promotion to Liga Alef.

The clubs ranked 2nd to 5th in each division entered a promotion play-off, at the end of which, in the North section Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido won against Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi from Liga Alef North and was promoted to Liga Alef, while in the South section, Ironi Ramla lost to Shimshon Bnei Tayibe from Liga Alef South and failed to gain promotion.

At the bottom, Hapoel Halat el-Sharif Tamra (from North A division), Hapoel Bnei Musmus/Ma'ale Iron (from North B division), Hapoel Ramat Israel (from South A division) and Hapoel Tirat Shalom (from South B division) all finished bottom and were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

The clubs ranked 12th to 15th in each division entered a relegation play-off, at the end of which Maccabi Kabul (from North A division), Beitar Ihud Mashhad (from North B division), Otzma F.C. Holon (from South A division) and Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov (from South B division) dropped to Liga Gimel as well.

Changes from last season

Format changes

Team changes

To/from Liga Alef

Intra-divisional movements

Merging and folding clubs

To/from Liga Gimel

North A Division

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Ahi Acre30216366254169Promoted to Liga Alef
2Hapoel Kafr Sumei30198369284165Promotion play-offs
3Beitar Nahariya30204672314164
4Hapoel Sakhnin301641049381152
5Hapoel Ahva Haifa30148858362250
6Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha30145114135647
7Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum30135123537-244
8F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda30116133945-639
9F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur30116133148-1739
10Maccabi Acre30108124446-238
11Hapoel Kaukab30107134137437
12Hapoel Nahariya3089133647-1133Relegation play-offs
13Beitar Haifa3079144652-630
14Maccabi Kabul3069153258-2627
15Maccabi Kafr Sumei3068164172-3126
16Hapoel Halat el-Sharif Tamra3014252287-6511Relegated to Liga Gimel

1. 6 points deducted

North B Division

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel30244292296376Promoted to Liga Alef
2Hapoel Iksal30186663323160Promotion play-offs
3Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido30175869373256
4Maccabi Ahi Iksal30138957461147
5Hapoel Isfiya30127114644243
6Maccabi Or Akiva30126124850-242
7Hapoel Ar'ara30124145277-2540
8Hapoel Umm al-Ghanam/Nein30124145855339
9Maccabi Beit She'an30115146169-838
10Ihud Bnei Baqa30107134754-737
11Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa3098135167-1635
121Hapoel Migdal HaEmek3098133345-1234Relegation play-offs
131Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot3097143757-2034
14Maccabi Barta'a30710134249-731
15Beitar Ihud Mashhad3096153751-14272
16Hapoel Bnei Musmus/Ma'ale Iron3057183061-3122Relegated to Liga Gimel

1. As ranking in Liga Bet is not set by any other criteria other than points, a match was played between Hapoel Migdal HaEmek and Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot to determine which club will be ranked 12th and which will be ranked 13th. In the match, played on 4 May 2010 in a neutral venue, Afula Illit Stadium, Hapoel Migdal HaEmek won 4–1 and was ranked 12th.
2. 6 points deducted

South A Division

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Maccabi Jaffa30228061174474Promoted to Liga Alef
2Hapoel Azor301810266204664Promotion play-offs
3F.C. Kafr Qasim30186668204860
4Hapoel Kiryat Ono30167754322255
5Maccabi HaSharon Netanya30135124448-444
6Ironi Or Yehuda301271150361443
7Beitar Ramat Gan301110944281643
8Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden30118113736141
9Hapoel Pardesiya30114153748-1137
10Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan30910113750-1337
111F.C. Bnei Jaffa30106143942-336
121Hapoel Mahane Yehuda30106143048-1836Relegation play-offs
13Beitar Petah Tikva3078152751-2429
14Ortodoxim Jaffa3067172449-2525
15Otzma F.C. Holon3058172144-2323
16Hapoel Ramat Israel3028202999-7014Relegated to Liga Gimel

1. As ranking in Liga Bet is not set by any other criteria other than points, a match was played between F.C. Bnei Jaffa and Hapoel Mahane Yehuda to determine which club will be ranked 11th and which will be ranked 12th and will enter the relegation play-offs. In the match, played on 4 May 2010 in a neutral venue, Hapoel Tzafririm Holon ground, F.C. Bnei Jaffa won 2–1 and was ranked 11th.

South B Division

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Bnei Eilat30234372165673Promoted to Liga Alef
2Ironi Ramla30185758273159Promotion play-offs
3Mo'adon Tzeirei Rahat301412455322354
4F.C. Dimona30165945321353
5Ortodoxim Lod30157856461052
6F.C. Shikun HaMizrach301551054401450
7Beitar Ma'ale Adumim30148846202650
8F.C. Kiryat Gat30124144251-940
9Hapoel Merhavim30115145557-238
10F.C. Be'er Sheva30108123338-538
11Maccabi Sha'arayim30106142845-1736
12Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev30810124246-433Relegation play-offs
13Maccabi Sderot3096153750-1333
14Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov3074194267-2525
15Hapoel Rahat3054213366-3319
16Hapoel Tirat Shalom3053222792-6518Relegated to Liga Gimel

Promotion Play-offs

North divisions

North A division

Semi-finals

Hapoel Kafr Sumei and Beitar Nahariya advanced to the North A division promotion play-offs final.

Final

Hapoel Kafr Sumei advanced to the North regional final.

North B division

Semi-finals

Hapoel Iksal and Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the North B division promotion play-offs final.

Final

Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the North regional final.

North Regional final

Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the promotion play-off match against Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi from Liga Alef.

Promotion Play-off Match

Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido promoted to Liga Alef; Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi relegated to Liga Bet.

South divisions

South A division

Semi-finals

Hapoel Azor and Hapoel Kiryat Ono advanced to the South A division promotion play-offs final.

Final

Hapoel Azor advanced to the South regional final.

South B division

Semi-finals

Ironi Ramla and Moadon Tzeirei Rahat advanced to the South B division promotion play-offs final.

Final

Ironi Ramla advanced to the South Regional final.

South Regional final

Ironi Ramla advanced to the promotion play-off match against Shimshon Bnei Tayibe from Liga Alef.

Promotion Play-off Match

Shimshon Bnei Tayibe remained in Liga Alef; Ironi Ramla remained in Liga Bet.

Relegation Play-offs

North A division

Semi-finals

Beitar Haifa and Hapoel Nahariya remained in Liga Bet. Maccabi Kabul and Maccabi Kafr Sumei qualified for the North A division relegation play-off final.

Final

Maccabi Kafr Sumei remained in Liga Bet. Maccabi Kabul relegated to Liga Gimel.

North B division

Semi-finals

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek and Maccabi Barta'a remained in Liga Bet. Beitar Ihud Mashhad and Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot qualified for the North B division relegation play-off final.

Final

Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot remained in Liga Bet. Beitar Ihud Mashhad relegated to Liga Gimel.

South A division

Semi-finals

Beitar Petah Tikva and Hapoel Mahane Yehuda remained in Liga Bet. Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa and Otzma F.C. Holon qualified for the South A division relegation play-off final.

Final

Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa remained in Liga Bet. Otzma F.C. Holon relegated to Liga Gimel.

South B division

Semi-finals

Maccabi Sderot and Hapoel Rahat remained in Liga Bet. Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov and Beitar Giv'at Zeev qualified for the South B division relegation play-off final.

Final

Beitar Giv'at Zeev remained in Liga Bet. Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov relegated to Liga Gimel.

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/1/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.