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 the both matches' losers facing each other, with the losing team in this match dropping to Liga Gimel.

Team changes

To/from Liga Alef

Intra-divisional movements

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

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
Source:
Notes:
  1. 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
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 point deducted?
  2. 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.
  3. 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
Source:
Notes:
  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 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
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 point deducted?

Promotion Play-offs

North divisions

North A division
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 Hapoel Kafr Sumei3–0Hapoel Ahva HaifaKafr Sumei
16:00 Ali  18' (pen.)
Ziada  21'
Badarne  58'		 Report Attendance: s
Referee: Lugasi
4 May 2010 Beitar Nahariya2–0Hapoel SakhninNahariya
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 Sumei1–0Beitar NahariyaKafr Sumei
16:00 Badarne  72' (pen.) Report Referee: Zatme

Hapoel Kafr Sumei advanced to the North regional final.

North B division
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 Hapoel Iksal2–0 (a.e.t.)Hapoel IsfiyaIksal
16:00 Darawshe  114'
Abdallah  119'		 Report Referee: Z. Levi
4 May 2010 Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Maccabi Ahi IksalRamot 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 Iksal2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		Hapoel Ramot Menashe MegidoIksal
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 Sumei2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		Hapoel Ramot Menashe MegidoIlut 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 Jadeidi2–3Hapoel Ramot Menashe MegidoGrundman 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.

South divisions

South A division
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 Hapoel Azor1–0 (a.e.t.)Maccabi HaSharon NetanyaNew Holon Municipal Stadium
16:00 Zecharia  99' Report Referee: Liani
4 May 2010 F.C. Kafr Qasim0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–9 p)		Hapoel Kiryat OnoKafr 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 Azor2–0Hapoel Kiryat OnoNew Holon Municipal Stadium
15:00 Ben Aderet  44', 64' Report Referee: Vaknin

Hapoel Azor advanced to the South regional final.

South B division
Semi-finals
4 May 2010 Ironi Ramla3–0Ortodoxim LodRamla
16:00 Abushdid  41'
Ben Lulu  83'
Lari  90'		 Report Referee: Mor Haim
4 May 2010 Moadon Tzeirei Rahat2–0F.C. DimonaRahat
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 Ramla5–4 (a.e.t.)Moadon Tzeirei RahatRamla
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 Azor0–2Ironi RamlaHaberfeld 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 Tayibe1–0Ironi RamlaLevita Stadium
15:30 Yasin  20' Report Referee: Hachmon

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

Relegation Play-offs

North A division

Semi-finals
4 May 2010 Beitar Haifa4–3Maccabi KabulAvi 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 Nahariya5–2Maccabi Kafr SumeiNahariya
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 Kabul0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		Maccabi Kafr SumeiKabul
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.

North B division

Semi-finals
7 May 2010 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek3–1Beitar Ihud MashhadMigdal HaEmek
16:00 Zaid  7'
Ovadia  23'
Biton  30'		 Report M. Shehade  63' Referee: Liani
7 May 2010 Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot0–3 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Barta'aMesilot
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/Mesilot3–2Beitar Ihud MashhadBeit 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.

South A division

Semi-finals
7 May 2010 Beitar Petah Tikva1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim JaffaMaccabi 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 Yehuda0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Otzma F.C. HolonZecharia 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 Jaffa2–1Otzma F.C. HolonTzeirei Jaffa ground
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.

South B division

Semi-finals
4 May 2010 Maccabi Sderot0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Maccabi Be'er Ya'akovSderot
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 Zeev1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		Hapoel RahatGiv'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 Zeev2–0Maccabi Be'er Ya'akovGiv'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
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