1975–76 Liga Bet

The 1975–76 Liga Bet season was the last in which Liga Bet was the third tier of Israeli football, as at the end of the season, Liga Artzit came into existence, and became the new second tier, Liga Alef became the third tier, and Liga Bet became the fourth tier.

As no club relegated from Liga Alef in the previous season, each Liga Bet division had 15 clubs. due to the restructuring, two clubs promoted from each division; winners, Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Nazareth Illit, Hapoel Or Yehuda and Maccabi Yavne, who joined by second placed clubs, Hapoel Afikim, Hapoel Ra'anana, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin and Hapoel Ashkelon.

North Division A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Beit She'an 28 – – – 69 23 +46 43 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Afikim 28 – – – 67 21 +46 40
3 Beitar Nahariya 28 – – – 45 44 +1 32
4 Hapoel Kiryat Yam 27 – – – 48 33 +15 31
5 Hapoel Majd al-Krum 27 – – – 37 40 −3 30
6 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 28 – – – 43 39 +4 29
7 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik 28 – – – 45 43 +2 29
8 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 27 – – – 33 32 +1 28
9 Hapoel Hatzor 28 – – – 32 31 +1 26
10 Hapoel HaTzair Haifa 28 – – – 36 42 −6 25
11 Beitar Kiryat Shmona 28 – – – 39 50 −11 22
12 Maccabi Tiberias 28 – – – 21 35 −14 22
13 Beitar Tiberias 28 – – – 39 49 −10 20
14 Hapoel Ein Harod 28 – – – 33 56 −23 19 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Hapoel Karmiel 27 – – – 25 74 −49 14
Source:

Hapoel Kfar Ruppin folded.[1] as a result, the spare place in the division was filled by promoting extra club from Liga Gimel.

North Division B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 28 – – – 75 31 +44 42 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Ra'anana 28 – – – 48 15 +33 42
3 Hapoel Tayibe 28 – – – 42 24 +18 39
4 Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov 28 – – – 47 31 +16 37
5 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 28 – – – 56 51 +5 29
6 Hapoel Givat Olga 28 – – – 38 38 0 27
7 Hapoel Kafr Qara 28 – – – 36 44 −8 25
8 Hapoel Beit Eliezer 28 – – – 30 43 −13 23
9 Hapoel Geva HaCarmel 28 – – – 32 49 −17 23
10 Hapoel Afula 28 – – – 32 39 −7 22
11 Hapoel Binyamina 28 – – – 35 43 −8 22
12 Maccabi HaSharon Netanya 28 – – – 32 46 −14 22
13 Beitar Dov Netanya 28 – – – 34 57 −23 22
14 Hapoel Givat Haim 28 – – – 38 47 −9 21 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on 28 – – – 44 61 −17 19
Source:

South Division A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Or Yehuda 28 – – – 72 22 +50 42 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Rosh HaAyin 28 – – – 58 21 +37 38[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 28 – – – 50 17 +33 38[lower-alpha 2]
4 Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba 28 – – – 48 36 +12 34
5 Beitar Holon 28 – – – 47 38 +9 29
6 Tzafririm Holon 28 – – – 51 45 +6 29
7 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 28 – – – 41 39 +2 29
8 Hapoel Kafr Qasim 28 – – – 40 45 −5 26
9 Beitar Bat Yam 28 – – – 31 39 −8 25
10 Maccabi Yehud 28 – – – 26 43 −17 22[lower-alpha 2]
11 Hapoel Giv'atayim 28 – – – 36 62 −26 22
12 Beitar Herzliya 28 – – – 32 48 −16 21
13 Beitar Ramat Gan 28 – – – 26 52 −26 18
14 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 28 – – – 34 62 −28 17 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Beitar Lod 28 – – – 36 59 −23 14[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Rosh HaAyin - Beitar Lod due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 5-0. furthermore, two points deducted from both clubs.[2]
  2. No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Kiryat Ono - Maccabi Yehud due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 10-0. furthermore, two points deducted from both clubs.[3]

South Division B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Yavne 28 – – – 44 18 +26 40 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Ashkelon 28 – – – 48 17 +31 39
3 Beitar Be'er Sheva 28 – – – 55 29 +26 39
4 Hapoel Ofakim 28 – – – 39 37 +2 29
5 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 28 – – – 35 40 −5 28
6 Maccabi Ramla 28 – – – 35 41 −6 28
7 Hapoel Kiryat Gat 28 – – – 36 34 +2 27
8 Hapoel Gedera 28 – – – 45 50 −5 27
9 Maccabi Ashkelon 28 – – – 42 45 −3 25
10 Beitar Ashkelon 28 – – – 38 46 −8 25
11 Hapoel Merhavim 28 – – – 33 35 −2 24
12 Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah 28 – – – 36 43 −7 24
13 Hapoel Eilat 28 – – – 37 47 −10 23
14 Maccabi Jerusalem 28 – – – 38 59 −21 22[lower-alpha 1] Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 28 – – – 26 46 −20 14
Source:
Notes:
  1. Maccabi Jerusalem were docked six points for not showing up for their match against Hapoel Gedera.[4]

References
  1. Kibbutz Movement declares war on Football Davar, 22.6.75, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. 0:0 without points in Rosh HaAyin - Beitar Lod Davar, 7.9.76, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. Two points deducted from Kiryat Ono Maariv, 31.8.76, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. League finished, Appendages remained (Page 3) Hadshot HaSport, 31.5.76, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
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