2015–16 Liga Bet

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The 2015–16 Liga Bet season is the 60th season of fourth tier football in Israel.

League matches began on 2 October 2015 and ended on 19 April 2016, followed by promotion and relegation play-offs.

Tzeirei Kafr Kanna (champions of the North A division), F.C Haifa Robi Shapira (champions of the North B division), F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim (champions of the South A division) and F.C. Dimona (champions of the South B division) won their divisional titles and promotion to Liga Alef.

The clubs ranked 2nd to 5th in each division entered a promotion play-off, at the end of which, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (from the North section) and F.C. Tira (from the South section) met the teams ranked 14th in Liga Alef. F.C. Tira won their tie and was promoted to Liga Alef as well, while Hapoel Umm al-Fahm lost and remained in Liga Bet.

At the bottom, F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur (from North B division), Ironi Beit Dagan (from South A division) and Hapoel Rahat (from South B division) were automatically relegated to Liga Gimel. Hapoel Bnei Maghar (from North A division) folded during the season, leaving their respective divisions with 15 teams.

The clubs ranked 12th to 15th in each division entered a relegation play-off, at the end of which Ahi Bir al-Maksur (from North A division), Ihud Bnei Baqa (from North B division), Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (from South A division) and Hapoel Merhavim (from South B division) dropped to Liga Gimel as well.

Review and Events

North A Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 Tzeirei Kafr Kanna 28 18 8 2 60 26 +34 62 Promotion to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Bu'eine 28 14 9 5 41 23 +18 51 Promotion play-offs
3 Ironi Bnei Kabul 28 12 12 4 40 21 +19 48
4 Hapoel Kaukab 28 14 5 9 46 38 +8 47 HKB–MIA 1–1
MIA–HKB 2–2
5 Maccabi Ironi Acre 28 14 5 9 53 36 +17 47
6 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr 28 13 9 6 51 26 +25 0471
7 Beitar Nahariya 28 13 2 13 42 39 +3 41
8 Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei 28 9 7 12 34 39 −5 34
9 Ahva Kafr Manda 28 9 5 14 37 44 −7 32
10 Ahi Acre 28 7 11 10 33 44 −11 32
11 Maccabi Bnei Nahf 28 9 4 15 35 43 −8 31
12 Al-Nahda Nazareth 28 9 3 16 34 51 −17 30 Relegation play-offs
13 Beitar Haifa 28 8 6 14 27 40 −13 30
14 Ahi Bir al-Maksur 28 6 7 15 21 44 −23 25
15 Beitar Kafr Kanna 28 6 5 17 24 64 −40 23
– Hapoel Bnei Maghar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to games played on 19 April 2016.
Source: IFA (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

1. Hapoel Shefa-'Amr had one point deducted as the clubs fans spat and threw water bottles at the referee assistant during a match, played on 5 February 2016, against Maccabi Bnei Nahf.[5]

North B Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 F.C Haifa Robi Shapira 30 22 4 4 63 18 +45 70 Promotion to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 30 18 7 5 55 22 +33 61 Promotion play-offs
3 Hapoel Sandala Gilboa 30 16 6 8 49 27 +22 54
4 Hapoel Bnei Zalafa 30 14 7 9 49 31 +18 49
5 F.C. Daburiyya 30 13 8 9 50 44 +6 47
6 Maccabi Ahi Iksal 30 10 9 11 35 39 −4 39 HDK–MAI 1–1
MAI–HDK 3–1
7 Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel 30 10 9 11 34 35 −1 39
8 Maccabi Sulam 30 11 5 14 48 62 −14 38 MEM–BKQ 2–1, 1–0
MEM–MSU 2–4, 1–1
MSU–BKQ 0–1, 3–1
9 Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara 30 11 5 14 27 32 −5 38
10 Maccabi Ein Mahil 30 11 5 14 33 44 −11 38
11 Maccabi Umm al-Fahm 30 12 4 14 34 38 −4 0371
12 Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo 30 10 6 14 37 57 −20 36 Relegation play-offs
13 F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an 30 10 4 16 40 49 −9 34
14 Ihud Bnei Baqa 30 8 10 12 37 51 −14 34
15 Maccabi Ironi Yafa 30 7 7 16 25 41 −16 28
16 F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur 30 5 8 17 28 54 −26 23 Relegation to Liga Gimel

Updated to games played on 19 April 2016.
Source: IFA (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

1. Maccabi Umm al-Fahm had three points deducted.

South A Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim 30 22 2 6 57 33 +24 68 Promotion to Liga Alef
2 F.C. Tira 30 21 3 6 55 24 +31 66 Promotion play-offs
3 Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa 30 15 5 10 48 37 +11 50
4 F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda 30 13 9 8 44 35 +9 48
5 Hapoel Pardesiya 30 13 8 9 55 39 +16 47
6 A.S. Holon 30 13 7 10 49 43 +6 46
7 Beitar Petah Tikva 30 10 9 11 38 39 −1 39
8 Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda 30 10 6 14 46 47 −1 36 HKO–HNY 0–3
HNY–HKO 2–2
9 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 30 10 6 14 38 39 −1 36
10 Hapoel Ramat Israel 30 10 5 15 45 65 −20 35
11 F.C. Tzeiri Tayibe 30 9 8 13 46 49 −3 35
12 F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv 30 9 7 14 36 52 −16 34 Relegation play-offs
13 Beitar Ramat Gan 30 9 6 15 39 45 −6 33 MKY–HZH 1–4, 1–1
HZH–BRG 0–2, 1–6
MKY–BRG 0–3, 1–4
14 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon 30 9 6 15 35 52 −17 33
15 Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona 30 9 6 15 41 56 −15 33
16 Ironi Beit Dagan 30 7 9 14 43 60 −17 30 Relegation to Liga Gimel

Updated to games played on 19 April 2016.
Source: IFA (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

South B Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 F.C. Dimona 30 21 6 3 68 20 +48 69 Promotion to Liga Alef
2 F.C. Be'er Sheva 30 20 4 6 78 31 +47 64 Promotion play-offs
3 F.C. Holon Yaniv 30 16 9 5 48 22 +26 57
4 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 30 17 5 8 52 28 +24 56
5 Ironi Modi'in 30 16 7 7 55 29 +26 55
6 Beitar Ma'ale Adumim 30 15 8 7 67 43 +24 53
7 Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev 30 12 7 11 42 41 +1 43
8 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 30 12 3 15 46 60 −14 39 MBS–MSS 3–1
MSS–MBS 1–2
9 Maccabi Segev Shalom 30 12 3 15 51 65 −14 39
10 Ironi Beit Shemesh 30 11 4 15 39 60 −21 37
11 Maccabi Ironi Netivot 30 10 7 13 47 45 +2 37
12 Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot 30 9 6 15 26 32 −6 33 Relegation play-offs
13 Tzeirei Rahat 30 9 3 18 32 62 −30 30
14 Beitar Yavne 30 8 6 16 42 60 −18 30
15 Hapoel Merhavim 30 5 7 18 44 64 −20 22
16 Hapoel Rahat 30 3 3 24 29 103 −74 0111 Relegation to Liga Gimel

Updated to games played on 19 April 2016.
Source: IFA (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

1. Hapoel Rahat had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

Promotion Play-offs

Northern Divisions

Division semi-finals Division final Regional final
                 
2 Hapoel Bu'eine 3
5 Maccabi Ironi Acre 0
2 Hapoel Bu'eine 0 (4)
North A division
4 Hapoel Kaukab 0 (2)
3 Bnei Kabul 0 (1)
4 Hapoel Kaukab 0 (4)
2NA Hapoel Bu'eine 0
2NB Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 3
2 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 3
5 F.C. Daburiyya 2
2 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 1 (3)
North B division
4 Bnei Zalafa 1 (2)
3 Hapoel Sandala Gilboa 1
4 Bnei Zalafa 3

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef North division, Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel.

Southern Divisions

Division semi-finals Division final Regional final
                 
2 F.C. Tira 3
5 Hapoel Pardesiya 2
2 F.C. Tira 3
South A division
3 Hap. K. Qasim Shouaa 2
3 Hap. K. Qasim Shouaa 1
4 Ironi Or Yehuda 0
2SA F.C. Tira 1
2SB F.C. Be'er Sheva 0
2 F.C. Be'er Sheva 2
5 Ironi Modi'in 0
2 F.C. Be'er Sheva 2 (4)
South B division
4 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 2 (3)
3 F.C. Holon 1 (2)
4 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 1 (4)

F.C. Tira qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef South division, Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva.

Promotion Play-off Matches

North section

Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel remained in Liga Alef; Hapoel Umm al-Fahm remained in Liga Bet.

South Section

F.C. Tira Promoted to Liga Alef; Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva relegated to Liga Bet.

Relegation Play-offs

Northern divisions

North A division

Semi-finals Final
           
12 Al-Nahda Nazareth 0
15 Beitar Kafr Kanna 2
12 Al-Nahda Nazareth 1
14 Ahi Bir al-Maksur 0
13 Beitar Haifa 1
14 Ahi Bir al-Maksur 0

Ahi Bir al-Maksur relegated to Liga Gimel

North B division

Semi-finals Final
           
12 Hap. Ramot Menashe 0 (12)
15 Ironi Yafa 0 (13)
12 Hap. Ramot Menashe 3
14 Ihud Bnei Baqa 0
13 Tzeirei Tur'an 3
14 Ihud Bnei Baqa 0

Ihud Bnei Baqa relegated to Liga Gimel

Southern divisions

South A division

Semi-finals Final
           
12 R.H. Tel Aviv 5
15 Ironi Kfar Yona 0
15 Ironi Kfar Yona 2
14 Tzafririm Holon 0
13 Beitar Ramat Gan 1
14 Tzafririm Holon 0

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon relegated to Liga Gimel

South B division

Semi-finals Final
           
12 Bnei Yeechalal 2
15 Hapoel Merhavim 0
15 Hapoel Merhavim 0
13 Tzeirei Rahat 1
13 Tzeirei Rahat 0
14 Beitar Yavne 2

Hapoel Merhavim relegated to Liga Gimel

References

  1. ↑ State Cup, Fourth Round, North B Division Final, Hapoel Robi – Ramot Menashe 4:1 Nimrod Katz, 17 October 2015, Hapoel Robi Shapira Haifa (Hebrew)
  2. ↑ Summary of State Cup Matches Alon Yehudayoff, 20 October 2015, Doublepass (Hebrew)
  3. ↑ Bnei Maghar Football Team Folded 8 January 2016, Portal HaCarmel (Hebrew)
  4. ↑ Hapoel Bnei Maghar on Its Way Out of the League 8 January 2016, Sabeel (Arabic)
  5. ↑ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94145 IFA, 6 March 2016 (Hebrew)

External links

  • [1] The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
  • [2] The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
  • [3] The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
  • [4] The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
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