2013–14 Liga Bet

The 2013–14 Liga Bet season saw Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum (champions of the North A division), Ironi Nesher (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon (champions of the South A division) and F.C. Shikun HaMizrach (champions of the South B division) win 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 Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Hapoel Hod HaSharon won against their Liga Alef opponents and were promoted to Liga Alef as well.

At the bottom, F.C. Bnei Arraba (from North A division), F.C. Bu'eine (from North B division), Shimshon Bnei Tayibe (from South A division), and Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam (from South B division) 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 Tamra (from North A division), Hapoel Isfiya (from North B division), Maccabi HaSharon Netanya (from South A division) and Maccabi Sderot (from South B division) dropped to Liga Gimel as well.

North A Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum 30 22 5 3 64 14 +50 71[a] Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Kafr Kanna 30 22 5 3 64 25 +39 71[a] Promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha 30 16 4 10 54 31 +23 52
4 F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda 30 15 6 9 45 43 +2 51
5 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr 30 15 4 11 54 52 +2 49
6 Bnei Kabul 30 13 5 12 37 33 +4 44
7 Hapoel Bu'eine 30 13 5 12 47 42 +5 44
8 Hapoel Kaukab 30 12 2 16 35 48 −13 37[b]
9 Beitar Haifa 30 11 4 15 53 62 −9 37
10 Maccabi Acre 30 10 7 13 42 46 −4 37
11 Ahi Acre 30 10 6 14 43 47 −4 36
12 Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei 30 10 5 15 45 58 −13 35 Relegation play-offs
13 Bnei Maghar 30 10 5 15 43 49 −6 35
14 Maccabi Tamra 30 7 8 15 32 55 −23 29
15 Hapoel Sakhnin 30 7 5 18 28 61 −33 26
16 F.C. Bnei Arraba 30 7 4 19 27 47 −20 25 Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b As ranking in Liga Bet is not set by any other criteria other than points, a match was played between Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum and Hapoel Kafr Kanna to determine which club will be ranked 1st (and thus will be promoted directly to Liga Alef) and which will be ranked 2nd, and will play in the promotion play-offs. In the match, played on 30 April 2014 in a neutral venue, Ilut Stadium, Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum won 4–3 on penalties and was ranked 1st and promoted.[1]
  2. ^ 1 point deducted.

North B Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ironi Nesher 28 20 3 5 64 27 +37 63 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 28 19 5 4 73 30 +43 62 Promotion play-offs
3 Hapoel Iksal 28 18 5 5 57 28 +29 59
4 Maccabi Ahi Iksal 28 17 4 7 49 40 +9 55
5 Maccabi Kafr Qara 28 13 7 8 46 33 +13 46
6 Maccabi Sulam 28 10 9 9 42 34 +8 39
7 Maccabi Ein Mahil 28 10 5 13 40 45 −5 35
8 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 28 9 7 12 29 35 −6 34
9 F.C. Daburiyya 28 9 7 12 41 39 +2 34
10 Bnei Nujeidat 28 9 5 14 42 50 −8 32
11 Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo 28 8 6 14 38 48 −10 30
12 Hapoel Isfiya 28 8 5 15 34 51 −17 29 Relegation play-offs
13 F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an 28 7 6 15 34 48 −14 27
14 Hapoel Yoqneam 28 7 5 16 44 67 −23 26
15 Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein 28 5 3 20 30 88 −58 18
Source: [citation needed]

F.C. Bu'eine was dismissed from the league, demoted to Liga Gimel and its results were nullified.

South A Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon 30 22 5 3 82 31 +51 71 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 30 20 7 3 79 28 +51 67 Promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Kfar Yona 30 19 2 9 72 44 +28 59
4 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 30 15 6 9 55 42 +13 51
5 Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden 30 14 9 7 55 30 +25 51
6 Beitar Ramat Gan 30 13 10 7 50 38 +12 49
7 F.C. Tira 30 13 9 8 51 44 +7 48
8 Hapoel Ramat Israel 30 14 4 12 64 61 +3 46
9 F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim 30 12 5 13 58 47 +11 41
10 Otzma F.C. Holon 30 12 2 16 55 64 −9 38
11 Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia 30 11 5 14 57 68 −11 38
12 F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda 30 8 9 13 44 49 −5 33 Relegation play-offs
13 Beitar Petah Tikva 30 7 6 17 43 66 −23 27
14 Tzafririm Holon 30 6 6 18 37 57 −20 24
15 Maccabi HaSharon Netanya 30 5 3 22 40 90 −50 18
16 Shimshon Bnei Tayibe 30 2 6 22 31 114 −83 12 Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source: [citation needed]

South B Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 F.C. Shikun HaMizrach 30 19 7 4 57 24 +33 64 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Maccabi Netivot 30 19 5 6 70 29 +41 62 Promotion play-offs
3 Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev 30 17 7 6 71 31 +40 58
4 Ironi Modi'in 30 16 9 5 74 39 +35 57
5 Hapoel Rahat 30 17 4 9 60 43 +17 54[a]
6 F.C. Dimona 30 14 7 9 58 44 +14 49
7 Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda 30 14 5 11 55 45 +10 47
8 Moadon Tzeirei Rahat 30 11 6 13 51 70 −19 39
9 F.C. Be'er Sheva 30 12 2 16 56 65 −9 38
10 Bnei Yichalel Rehovot 30 11 4 15 43 44 −1 37
11 F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe 30 9 10 11 41 40 +1 37
12 Ironi Beit Shemesh 30 10 5 15 45 47 −2 35 Relegation play-offs
13 Hapoel Arad 30 9 4 17 35 54 −19 31
14 Beitar Ma'ale Adumim 30 7 7 16 38 66 −28 28
15 Maccabi Sderot 30 8 3 19 41 64 −23 27
16 Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam 30 4 1 25 36 126 −90 13 Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted?

Promotion play-offs

Northern Divisions

Division semi-finals Division final Regional final
         
2 Hapoel Kafr Kanna 1
5 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr 4
5 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr 1
North A division
3 Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha 2
3 Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha 0 (5)
4 F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda 0 (4)
3NA Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha 3
4NB Maccabi Ahi Iksal 1
2 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 2
5 Maccabi Kafr Qara 1
2 Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye 2
North B division
4 Maccabi Ahi Iksal 4
3 Hapoel Iksal 0
4 Maccabi Ahi Iksal 1

Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef North division, Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel.

Promotion play-off Match

15 May 2014 Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ilut Stadium
16:30 UTC+3 Report Referee: Arbeli
Penalties
El-Ali soccer ball with check mark
Tweel soccer ball with check mark
Tatur soccer ball with check mark
Atma soccer ball with check mark
Naser el-Din soccer ball with red X
Zeitun soccer ball with check mark
Al-Kara soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Tal
soccer ball with check mark De Kalbo
soccer ball with check mark Edri
soccer ball with red X Zaika
soccer ball with check mark Levi
soccer ball with check mark Huari
soccer ball with check mark Ajam

Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Promoted to Liga Alef; Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel relegated to Liga Bet.

Southern Divisions

Division semi-finals Division final Regional final
         
2 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 2
5 Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden 0
2 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 3
South A division
3 Maccabi Kfar Yona 0
3 Maccabi Kfar Yona 4
4 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 2
2SA Hapoel Hod HaSharon 2
5SB Hapoel Rahat 1
2 Maccabi Netivot 1 (2)
5 Hapoel Rahat 1 (4)
5 Hapoel Rahat 1
South B division
4 Ironi Modi'in 0
3 Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev 0
4 Ironi Modi'in 1

Hapoel Hod HaSharon qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef South division, Maccabi Be'er Sheva.

Promotion play-off Match

Relegation/promotion match

14 May 2014 Maccabi Be'er Sheva0–1 Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ramat Gan Stadium
18:00 UTC+3 Report Menachem 89' Referee: Hacmon

Hapoel Hod HaSharon Promoted to Liga Alef; Maccabi Be'er Sheva relegated to Liga Bet. However, they were eventually reprieved from relegation, after Ironi Bat Yam, which have finished 12th in Liga Alef South, folded during the summer.[2]

Relegation play-offs

Northern divisions

Southern divisions

References

  • [1] The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  • [2] The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  • [3] The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  • [4] The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  1. ^ At the end of a great drama: Majd al-Krum promoted to Liga Alef Guy Goldfarb and Michael Wassermann, doublepass.sport5.co.il (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Ironi Bat Yam ultimately closed Goler1, 25.8.2014 (in Hebrew)