2014–15 Liga Bet

The 2014–15 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Kafr Kanna (champions of the North A division), Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden (champions of the South A division) and Bnei Eilat (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, Hapoel Iksal (from the North section) and Hapoel Kiryat Ono (from the South section) met the teams ranked 14th in Liga Alef. Hapoel Iksal won their tie and was promoted to Liga Alef as well, while Hapoel Kiryat Ono lost and remained in Liga Bet.

At the bottom, Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin (from North A division) and Otzma F.C. Holon (from South A division) were automatically relegated to Liga Gimel. Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein (from North B division) and Hapoel Arad (form South B 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 Ahva Arraba (from North A division), Bnei Nujeidat (from North B division), Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia (from South A division) and F.C. Bnei Ra'anana (from South B division) dropped to Liga Gimel as well.

North A Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hapoel Kafr Kanna	30	25	2	3	89	16	+73	77	Promotion to Liga Alef
2	Bnei Kabul	30	20	4	6	56	22	+34	64	Promotion play-offs
3	Maccabi Acre	30	19	6	5	62	28	+34	63
4	Ahi Acre	30	17	3	10	54	23	+31	54
5	Beitar Haifa	30	15	6	9	60	32	+28	51
6	Hapoel Bu'eine	30	12	7	11	34	39	−5	43
7	Ihud Bnei Sumei	30	12	6	12	37	48	−11	42
8	Ahva Kafr Manda	30	11	7	12	47	47	0	40
9	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	30	12	5	13	34	43	−9	39
10	Al-Nahda Nazareth	30	11	5	14	37	44	−7	38
11	Hapoel Ironi Safed	30	9	10	11	40	58	−18	37
12	Hapoel Sakhnin	30	10	4	16	36	51	−15	34	Relegation play-offs
13	Hapoel Kaukab	30	8	5	17	26	41	−15	29
14	Ahva Arraba	30	7	8	15	29	42	−13	29
15	Bnei Maghar	30	8	1	21	28	68	−40	25
16	Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin	30	2	5	23	22	89	−67	11	Relegation to Liga Gimel

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.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Hapoel Shefa-'Amr had two points deducted.

North B Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye	28	20	5	3	64	19	+45	65	Promotion to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel	28	19	5	4	56	26	+30	62	Promotion play-offs
3	Hapoel Iksal	28	17	6	5	58	24	+34	57
4	Maccabi Ein Mahil	28	16	4	8	54	28	+26	52
5	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	28	15	4	9	49	40	+9	49
6	F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an	28	13	8	7	49	37	+12	47
7	Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara	28	11	7	10	42	42	0	40
8	Maccabi Sulam	28	11	6	11	48	55	−7	39
9	Hapoel Sandala Gilboa	28	10	3	15	45	53	−8	33
10	Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo	28	9	5	14	39	51	−12	32
11	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	28	7	11	10	33	34	−1	32
12	Maccabi Ironi Yafa	28	7	4	17	36	65	−29	25	Relegation play-offs
13	Hapoel Bnei Nujeidat	28	5	7	16	25	59	−34	22
14	F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur	28	4	7	17	23	58	−35	19
15	F.C. Daburiyya	28	3	4	21	32	62	−30	13
–	Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

After failing to appear to three matches, Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein was dismissed from the league and its results were nullified.^[1]

South A Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden	30	21	3	6	73	29	+44	66	Promotion to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	30	18	3	9	52	41	+11	57	Promotion play-offs
3	Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa	30	17	6	7	52	30	+22	57
4	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	30	17	5	8	54	31	+23	56
5	Beitar Ramat Gan	30	15	7	8	46	39	+7	52
6	Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona	30	14	6	10	44	34	+10	48
7	Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda	30	13	8	9	55	41	+14	47
8	F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim	30	13	8	9	52	32	+20	46
9	F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv	30	11	11	8	59	45	+14	44
10	Hapoel Ramat Israel	30	13	4	13	57	47	+10	43
11	F.C. Tira	30	11	6	13	54	56	−2	39
12	F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe	30	9	8	13	44	40	+4	35	Relegation play-offs
13	Beitar Petah Tikva	30	8	9	13	37	47	−10	33
14	F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda	30	10	1	19	42	63	−21	31
15	Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia	30	4	2	24	31	91	−60	14
16	Otzma F.C. Holon	30	1	3	26	21	107	−86	6	Relegation to Liga Gimel

F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim had one point deducted.

South B Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Bnei Eilat	28	20	5	3	67	23	+44	65	Promotion to Liga Alef
2	Ironi Modi'in	28	19	7	2	61	22	+39	64	Promotion play-offs
3	Maccabi Ironi Netivot	28	17	3	8	68	23	+45	54
4	Beitar Ma'ale Adumim	28	17	3	8	61	48	+13	54
5	Hapoel Merhavim	28	15	5	8	61	37	+24	50		BYR–HMR 1–4 HMR–BYR 0–3
6	Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot	28	15	5	8	45	27	+18	50		BYR–HMR 1–4 HMR–BYR 0–3
7	F.C. Dimona	28	14	3	11	65	52	+13	45
8	F.C. Be'er Sheva	28	12	6	10	57	49	+8	42
9	Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev	28	10	7	11	55	39	+16	37
10	A.S. Holon	28	11	1	16	54	65	−11	34
11	Tzeirei Rahat	28	9	6	13	45	53	−8	33
12	Hapoel Rahat	28	7	5	16	38	62	−24	25	Relegation play-offs
13	Beitar Yavne	28	6	2	20	21	60	−39	20
14	Ironi Beit Shemesh	28	4	4	20	42	78	−36	16
15	F.C. Bnei Ra'anana	28	0	0	28	22	124	−102	0
–	Hapoel Arad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hapoel Rahat had one point deducted.
Hapoel Arad folded after 15 matches and its results were nullified.^[2]

Promotion Play-offs

Northern Divisions

Division semi-finals			Division final			Regional final


2	Ironi Bnei Kabul	1

5	Beitar Haifa	0
			2	Ironi Bnei Kabul	0
North A division
			3	Maccabi Ironi Acre	2
3	Maccabi Ironi Acre	2

4	Ahi Acre	1
						3NA	Maccabi Ironi Acre	2

						3NB	Hapoel Iksal	4
2	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel	2

5	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	1
			2	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel	1
North B division
			3	Hapoel Iksal	3
3	Hapoel Iksal	2

4	Maccabi Ein Mahil	1

Hapoel Iksal qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef North division, Hapoel Asi Gilboa.

Southern Divisions

Division semi-finals			Division final			Regional final


2	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	1

5	Beitar Ramat Gan	2
			5	Beitar Ramat Gan	0
South A division
			4	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	1
3	Hap. K. Qasim Shouaa	2 (1)

4	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	2 (3)
						4SA	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	0 (5)

						2SB	Ironi Modi'in	0 (3)
2	Ironi Modi'in	1

5	Hapoel Merhavim	0
			2	Ironi Modi'in	2
South B division
			4	Beitar Ma'ale Adumim	1
3	Maccabi Ironi Netivot	1 (3)

4	Beitar Ma'ale Adumim	1 (4)

Hapoel Kiryat Ono qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef South division, Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa.

Promotion Play-off Matches

North section

12 May 2015	Hapoel Asi Gilboa	0–1	Hapoel Iksal	Ilut Stadium
18:00 UTC+3			Abu Leil 60'

Hapoel Iksal Promoted to Liga Alef; Hapoel Asi Gilboa relegated to Liga Bet;^[3] However, they were eventually reprieved from relegation, following the merger between Hapoel Hadera and F.C. Givat Olga.^[4]

South Section

12 May 2015	Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa	2–0	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	Lod Municipal Stadium
18:00 UTC+3	Maman 67' Levi 90'

Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa remained in Liga Alef; Hapoel Kiryat Ono remained in Liga Bet.

Relegation Play-offs

Northern divisions

North A division

Semi-finals			Final


12	Hapoel Sakhnin	5

15	Bnei Maghar	2
			15	Bnei Maghar	2

			14	Ahva Arraba	1
13	Hapoel Kaukab	1

14	Ahva Arraba	0

Ahva Arraba relegated to Liga Gimel

North B division

Semi-finals			Final


12	Ironi Yafa	5

15	F.C. Daburiyya	2
			15	F.C. Daburiyya	6

			13	Bnei Nujeidat	0
13	Bnei Nujeidat	1

14	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	3

Hapoel Bnei Nujeidat relegated to Liga Gimel

Southern divisions

South A division

Semi-finals			Final


12	Tzeirei Tayibe	2

15	Bnei Jaljulia	1
			15	Bnei Jaljulia	0

			14	Ironi Or Yehuda	1
13	Beitar Petah Tikva	1

14	Ironi Or Yehuda	0

Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia relegated to Liga Gimel

South B division

Semi-finals			Final


12	Hapoel Rahat	5

15	Bnei Ra'anana	1
			15	Bnei Ra'anana	1 (2)

			13	Beitar Yavne	1 (4)
13	Beitar Yavne	2

14	Ironi Beit Shemesh	3

F.C. Bnei Ra'anana relegated to Liga Gimel

References

↑ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 91703 IFA, 25 February 2015 (Hebrew)
↑ Hapoel Arad Is Expected to Announce Its Folding on Sunday Michael Weissermann, 7 January 2014, doublepass (Hebrew)
↑ Hapoel Iksal In Liga Alef! 12 May 2015, doublepass (Hebrew)
↑ History: Hapoel Hadera and Givat Olga merged Doublepass, 9 September 2015 (Hebrew)

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