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
- Promotion play-offs were re-introduced. Clubs ranked 2nd to 5th entered the play-offs, playing each other (2nd against 5th and 3rd against 4th) in the first round, and the winners battling each other in the second round. In the third round the North A and North B winners played each other, as well as the South A and South B winners, each winner then playing the 14th ranked club in Liga Alef for a spot in next season's Liga Alef.
- Relegation play-offs were introduced. Clubs ranked 12th to 15th entered the play-offs, first playing each other (12th against 15th and 13th against 14th), and then both matches' losers facing each other, with the losing team in this match dropping to Liga Gimel.
To/from Liga Alef
- Maccabi Ironi Jatt, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm, Shimshon Bnei Tayibe and Tzafririm Holon won their divisions the previous season were promoted to Liga Alef, along with best runner-up, Amishav Petah Tikva.
- Beitar Ihud Mashhad (to North B division) and Ironi Ramla (to South B division) were relegated from Liga Alef to Liga Bet.
Intra-divisional movements
- The North division were re-aligned again, moving Beitar Haifa, Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Maccabi Kafr Sumei, F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda, Hapoel Halat el-Sharif Tamra, Maccabi Kabul and Hapoel Nahariya from North B to North A, while Hapoel Iksal, Hapoel Isfiya, Hapoel Ar'ara and Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido were moved from North A to North B.
- Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot changed its name to Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot, and was moved from North A division to North B division.
Merging and folding clubs
- Hapoel Karmiel merged with Beitar Safed from Liga Alef to form F.C. Karmiel Safed, which took Beitar Safed's place in Liga Alef.
- Bnei Abu Snan, which was relegated at the end of the previous season, folded.
To/from Liga Gimel
- Beitar Kafr Kana, Maccabi Sha'ab, Hapoel Deir el-Asad, Maccabi Or Yehuda, Hapoel Hod HaSharon, Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in and Hapoel Jaljulia finished bottom and were relegated to Liga Gimel.
- Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum and Maccabi Acre were promoted from Liga Gimel Upper Galilee to North A division.
- Maccabi Ahi Iksal, Hapoel Bnei Musmus/Ma'ale Iron (from Liga Gimel Jezreel), Maccabi Or Akiva and Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa (from Liga Gimel Shomron) were promoted to North B division
- Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden, Beitar Petah Tikva (from Liga Gimel Sharon), Hapoel Kiryat Ono and Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa (from Liga Gimel Tel Aviv) were promoted to South A division.
- Hapoel Rahat and F.C. Kiryat Gat were promoted from Liga Gimel Central to South B division.
North A Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ahi Acre | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 69 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 65 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | Beitar Nahariya | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 64 | |
4 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 52 | |
5 | Hapoel Ahva Haifa | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 50 | |
6 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 47 | |
7 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 44 | |
8 | F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 39 | |
9 | F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 39 | |
10 | Maccabi Acre | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 38 | |
11 | Hapoel Kaukab | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 37 | |
12 | Hapoel Nahariya | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 33 | Relegation play-offs |
13 | Beitar Haifa | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 30 | |
14 | Maccabi Kabul | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 27 | |
15 | Maccabi Kafr Sumei | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 26 | |
16 | Hapoel Halat el-Sharif Tamra | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 87 | −65 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
Notes:
- 6 points deducted
North B Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 29 | +63 | 76 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Hapoel Iksal | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 60 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 56 | |
4 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 47 | |
5 | Hapoel Isfiya | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 43 | |
6 | Maccabi Or Akiva | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 42 | |
7 | Hapoel Ar'ara | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 40 | |
8 | Hapoel Umm al-Ghanam/Nein | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 39[lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | Maccabi Beit She'an | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 69 | −8 | 38 | |
10 | Ihud Bnei Baqa | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 37 | |
11 | Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 35 | |
12 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 34[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1] | Relegation play-offs |
13 | Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 34[lower-alpha 2] | |
14 | Maccabi Barta'a | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 31 | |
15 | Beitar Ihud Mashhad | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 27[lower-alpha 3] | |
16 | Hapoel Bnei Musmus/Ma'ale Iron | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
Notes:
- 1 point deducted?
- 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.
- 6 points deducted
South A Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 17 | +44 | 74 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Hapoel Azor | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 66 | 20 | +46 | 64 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 60 | |
4 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 55 | |
5 | Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 44 | |
6 | Ironi Or Yehuda | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 43 | |
7 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 43 | |
8 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 41 | |
9 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 37 | |
10 | Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 37 | |
11 | F.C. Bnei Jaffa | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 36[lower-alpha 1] | |
12 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 36[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation play-offs |
13 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 29 | |
14 | Ortodoxim Jaffa | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 25 | |
15 | Otzma F.C. Holon | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 23 | |
16 | Hapoel Ramat Israel | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 99 | −70 | 14 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
Notes:
- 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 | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bnei Eilat | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 16 | +56 | 73 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Ironi Ramla | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 59 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | Mo'adon Tzeirei Rahat | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 54 | |
4 | F.C. Dimona | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 53 | |
5 | Ortodoxim Lod | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 52 | |
6 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrach | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 50 | |
7 | Beitar Ma'ale Adumim | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 50 | |
8 | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 40 | |
9 | Hapoel Merhavim | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 38 | |
10 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 38 | |
11 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 36 | |
12 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 33[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation play-offs |
13 | Maccabi Sderot | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 33 | |
14 | Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 25 | |
15 | Hapoel Rahat | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 19 | |
16 | Hapoel Tirat Shalom | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 27 | 92 | −65 | 18 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
Notes:
- 1 point deducted?
Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 3–0 | Hapoel Ahva Haifa | Kafr Sumei |
16:00 | Ali 18' (pen.) Ziada 21' Badarne 58' |
Report | Attendance: s Referee: Lugasi |
4 May 2010 | Beitar Nahariya | 2–0 | Hapoel Sakhnin | Nahariya |
16:00 | Namarni 52' Rabinovich 87' |
Report | Referee: Berger |
Hapoel Kafr Sumei and Beitar Nahariya advanced to the North A division promotion play-offs final.
Final
7 May 2010 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 1–0 | Beitar Nahariya | Kafr Sumei |
16:00 | Badarne 72' (pen.) | Report | Referee: Zatme |
Hapoel Kafr Sumei advanced to the North regional final.
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 | Hapoel Iksal | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Isfiya | Iksal |
16:00 | Darawshe 114' Abdallah 119' |
Report | Referee: Z. Levi |
4 May 2010 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | Ramot Menashe |
16:00 | Bar-Nir 7' | Report | Zubidat 56' | Referee: Amar |
Penalties | ||||
Hayat Elbaz Navon Levi Elkanati |
Darawshe Kot Shalabi Ashta Assor |
Hapoel Iksal and Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the North B division promotion play-offs final.
Final
7 May 2010 | Hapoel Iksal | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido | Iksal |
16:00 | Hajj 90' Habashi 110' |
Report | Hayat 75' Navon 97' |
Referee: Rakotash |
Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the North regional final.
North Regional final
7 May 2010 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido | Ilut Stadium |
16:00 | Badarne 7', 73' | Report | Hayat 31' Elkanati 90' |
Referee: Berger |
Penalties | ||||
M. Falah Trudi Z.Falah Ziada |
Hayat Elkanati Navon Levi Bensal |
Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the promotion play-off match against Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi from Liga Alef.
Promotion play-off match
31 May 2010 | Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi | 2–3 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido | Grundman Stadium |
17:55 | Shaaban 30' Levi 45' (o.g.) |
Report | Elkanati 75', 90' Mizrahi 90' |
Referee: Shmuelevich |
Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido promoted to Liga Alef; Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi relegated to Liga Bet.
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 | Hapoel Azor | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | New Holon Municipal Stadium |
16:00 | Zecharia 99' | Report | Referee: Liani |
4 May 2010 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p) | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | Kafr Qasim |
16:00 | Report | Referee: Papir |
Hapoel Azor and Hapoel Kiryat Ono advanced to the South A division promotion play-offs final.
Final
7 May 2010 | Hapoel Azor | 2–0 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | New Holon Municipal Stadium |
15:00 | Ben Aderet 44', 64' | Report | Referee: Vaknin |
Hapoel Azor advanced to the South regional final.
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 | Ironi Ramla | 3–0 | Ortodoxim Lod | Ramla |
16:00 | Abushdid 41' Ben Lulu 83' Lari 90' |
Report | Referee: Mor Haim |
4 May 2010 | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat | 2–0 | F.C. Dimona | Rahat |
16:00 | Siboni 73' Elkashalla 90+3' |
Report | Referee: Ben Avraham |
Ironi Ramla and Moadon Tzeirei Rahat advanced to the South B division promotion play-offs final.
Final
7 May 2010 | Ironi Ramla | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat | Ramla |
15:00 | Aluk 30' Liani 37' (pen.), 116', 117' Arev 80' |
Report | Huzayel 58' Grandsch 61' Arev 64' (o.g.) Slatikov 101' |
Referee: Bar Natan |
Ironi Ramla advanced to the South Regional final.
South Regional final
14 May 2010 | Hapoel Azor | 0–2 | Ironi Ramla | Haberfeld Stadium |
15:30 | Report | Abushdid 83', 89' | Referee: Adler |
Ironi Ramla advanced to the promotion play-off match against Shimshon Bnei Tayibe from Liga Alef.
Promotion play-off match
18 May 2010 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 1–0 | Ironi Ramla | Levita Stadium |
15:30 | Yasin 20' | Report | Referee: Hachmon |
Shimshon Bnei Tayibe remained in Liga Alef; Ironi Ramla remained in Liga Bet.
Relegation play-offs
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 | Beitar Haifa | 4–3 | Maccabi Kabul | Avi Ran Stadium, Haifa |
16:00 | Biton 11', 27', 90' Sabag 33' |
Report | Hajj Khaled 44' Hamam 82' R. Taha 90+2' |
Referee: Dotan |
5 May 2010 | Hapoel Nahariya | 5–2 | Maccabi Kafr Sumei | Nahariya |
16:00 | Elkaslasi 23' Darwish 37' Melamed 49', 56' Acawi 85' |
Report | Murad 12' Amer 34' |
Referee: Z. Levi |
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
5 May 2010 | Maccabi Kabul | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Maccabi Kafr Sumei | Kabul |
16:00 | Report | Referee: Shitrit | ||
Penalties | ||||
R. Taha Hajj Khaled Hibi Elmakyes M. Taha |
Murad As'ad Kheir Bader Mdah |
Maccabi Kafr Sumei remained in Liga Bet. Maccabi Kabul relegated to Liga Gimel.
Semi-finals
7 May 2010 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 3–1 | Beitar Ihud Mashhad | Migdal HaEmek |
16:00 | Zaid 7' Ovadia 23' Biton 30' |
Report | M. Shehade 63' | Referee: Liani |
7 May 2010 | Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Barta'a | Mesilot |
16:00 | Report | A. Kabaha 95', 111' M. Kabaha 99' |
Referee: Wachsberger |
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
5 May 2010 | Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot | 3–2 | Beitar Ihud Mashhad | Beit She'an |
16:00 | Turjeman 45' Stavi 75' (pen.) Luzon 85' |
Report | O. Shehade 31' Mansur 88' |
Referee: Simnian |
Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot remained in Liga Bet. Beitar Ihud Mashhad relegated to Liga Gimel.
Semi-finals
7 May 2010 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa | Maccabi P. Tikva Synthetic ground |
16:15 | Soramello 70' | Report | Gharbua 54' | Referee: Wahabi |
Penalties | ||||
Gabai Kozoshvili Katzar Rosenfeld Soramello |
Abu Mashal Oz Biton Megera Duz |
8 May 2010 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Otzma F.C. Holon | Zecharia Ratzabi Stadium |
11:00 | Report | Referee: Adler | ||
Penalties | ||||
Sapir Kalimi Shoham Tzabari Bachar Shefet |
Agiman Amran David Elkarif Genish |
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
14 May 2010 | Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa | 2–1 | Otzma F.C. Holon | Tzeirei Jaffa ground, Tel Aviv |
16:00 | Eliyahu 47' Ashkar 86' |
Report | Nahum 6' | Referee: Buhbut |
Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa remained in Liga Bet. Otzma F.C. Holon relegated to Liga Gimel.
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 | Maccabi Sderot | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov | Sderot |
16:00 | Report | Referee: Abu-Zeila | ||
Penalties | ||||
Markovich Mizrahi Peretz Zrihen Ben Zikri Bohadana Rapaport Tadesa |
Gur Hajbi Zarmati Maman Gabai Vakhnin Dabush Hadad |
4 May 2010 | Beitar Giv'at Zeev | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Hapoel Rahat | Giv'at Ze'ev |
16:00 | Avidani 25' | Report | Mozia 74' | Referee: Reinschreiber |
Penalties | ||||
Vaknin Dadia Mizrahi Shitrit Amos |
El-Kasasi Mozia K. El-Finish El-Atrash A. El-Finish |
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
5 May 2010 | Beitar Giv'at Zeev | 2–0 | Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov | Giv'at Ze'ev |
16:00 | Binyamin 40' Mizrahi 90' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Mor Haim |
Beitar Giv'at Zeev remained in Liga Bet. Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov relegated to Liga Gimel.
References
- The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)