2009–10 Liga Bet

Israeli football season

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.

Team changes

To/from Liga Alef

Intra-divisional movements

Merging and folding clubs

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[a] Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source: [citation needed]
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[a]
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[b][a] Relegation play-offs
13 Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot 30 9 7 14 37 57 −20 34[b]
14 Maccabi Barta'a 30 7 10 13 42 49 −7 31
15 Beitar Ihud Mashhad 30 9 6 15 37 51 −14 27[c]
16 Hapoel Bnei Musmus/Ma'ale Iron 30 5 7 18 30 61 −31 22 Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 1 point deducted?
  2. ^ a b 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[a]
12 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 30 10 6 14 30 48 −18 36[a] 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: [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 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[a] 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: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted?

Promotion play-offs

North divisions

North A division

Semi-finals
Hapoel Kafr Sumei v Hapoel Ahva Haifa
4 May 2010 Hapoel Kafr Sumei 3–0Hapoel Ahva HaifaKafr Sumei
16:00 Ali 18' (pen.)
Ziada 21'
Badarne 58'
Report Attendance: s
Referee: Lugasi
Beitar Nahariya v Hapoel Sakhnin
4 May 2010 Beitar Nahariya 2–0Hapoel 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
Hapoel Kafr Sumei v Beitar Nahariya
7 May 2010 Hapoel Kafr Sumei 1–0Beitar NahariyaKafr Sumei
16:00 Badarne 72' (pen.) Report Referee: Zatme

Hapoel Kafr Sumei advanced to the North regional final.

North B division

Semi-finals
Hapoel Iksal v Hapoel Isfiya
4 May 2010 Hapoel Iksal 2–0 (a.e.t.)Hapoel IsfiyaIksal
16:00 Darawshe 114'
Abdallah 119'
Report Referee: Z. Levi
Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido v Maccabi Ahi Iksal
4 May 2010 Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Maccabi Ahi IksalRamot Menashe
16:00 Bar-Nir 7' Report Zubidat 56' Referee: Amar
Penalties
Hayat soccer ball with check mark
Elbaz soccer ball with check mark
Navon soccer ball with check mark
Levi soccer ball with check mark
Elkanati soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Darawshe
soccer ball with check mark Kot
soccer ball with check mark Shalabi
soccer ball with check mark Ashta
soccer ball with red X Assor

Hapoel Iksal and Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the North B division promotion play-offs final.

Final
Hapoel Iksal v Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido
7 May 2010 Hapoel Iksal2–2 (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

Hapoel Kafr Sumei v Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido
7 May 2010 Hapoel Kafr Sumei2–2 (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 soccer ball with check mark
Trudi soccer ball with check mark
Z.Falah soccer ball with red X
Ziada soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Hayat
soccer ball with check mark Elkanati
soccer ball with check mark Navon
soccer ball with check mark Levi
soccer ball with check mark Bensal

Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the promotion play-off match against Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi from Liga Alef.

Promotion play-off match

Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi v Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido
31 May 2010 Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi2–3 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.

South divisions

South A division

Semi-finals
Hapoel Azor v Maccabi HaSharon Netanya
4 May 2010 Hapoel Azor 1–0 (a.e.t.)Maccabi HaSharon NetanyaNew Holon Municipal Stadium
16:00 Zecharia 99' Report Referee: Liani
F.C. Kafr Qasim v Hapoel Kiryat Ono
4 May 2010 F.C. Kafr Qasim0–0 (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
Hapoel Azor v Hapoel Kiryat Ono
7 May 2010 Hapoel Azor 2–0Hapoel 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
Ironi Ramla v Ortodoxim Lod
4 May 2010 Ironi Ramla 3–0Ortodoxim LodRamla
16:00 Abushdid 41'
Ben Lulu 83'
Lari 90'
Report Referee: Mor Haim
Moadon Tzeirei Rahat v F.C. Dimona
4 May 2010 Moadon Tzeirei Rahat 2–0F.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
Ironi Ramla v Moadon Tzeirei Rahat
7 May 2010 Ironi Ramla 5–4 (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

Hapoel Azor v Ironi Ramla
14 May 2010 Hapoel Azor0–2 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

Shimshon Bnei Tayibe v Ironi Ramla
18 May 2010 Shimshon Bnei Tayibe 1–0Ironi 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

Beitar Haifa v Maccabi Kabul
4 May 2010 Beitar Haifa 4–3Maccabi KabulAvi Ran Stadium, Haifa
16:00 Biton 11', 27', 90'
Sabag 33'
Report Hajj Khaled 44'
Hamam 82'
R. Taha 90+2'
Referee: Dotan
Hapoel Nahariya v Maccabi Kafr Sumei
5 May 2010 Hapoel Nahariya 5–2Maccabi 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

Maccabi Kabul v Maccabi Kafr Sumei
5 May 2010 Maccabi Kabul0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Maccabi Kafr Sumei Kabul
16:00 Report Referee: Shitrit
Penalties
R. Taha soccer ball with check mark
Hajj Khaled soccer ball with check mark
Hibi soccer ball with check mark
Elmakyes soccer ball with check mark
M. Taha soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Murad
soccer ball with check mark As'ad
soccer ball with check mark Kheir
soccer ball with check mark Bader
soccer ball with check mark Mdah

Maccabi Kafr Sumei remained in Liga Bet. Maccabi Kabul relegated to Liga Gimel.

North B division

Semi-finals

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek v Beitar Ihud Mashhad
7 May 2010 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 3–1Beitar Ihud MashhadMigdal HaEmek
16:00 Zaid 7'
Ovadia 23'
Biton 30'
Report M. Shehade 63' Referee: Liani
Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot v Maccabi Barta'a
7 May 2010 Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot0–3 (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

Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot v Beitar Ihud Mashhad
5 May 2010 Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot 3–2Beitar 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

Beitar Petah Tikva v Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa
7 May 2010 Beitar Petah Tikva 1–1 (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 soccer ball with red X
Kozoshvili soccer ball with check mark
Katzar soccer ball with red X
Rosenfeld soccer ball with check mark
Soramello soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Abu Mashal
soccer ball with red X Oz
soccer ball with check mark Biton
soccer ball with red X Megera
soccer ball with red X Duz
Hapoel Mahane Yehuda v Otzma F.C. Holon
8 May 2010 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Otzma F.C. HolonZecharia Ratzabi Stadium
11:00 Report Referee: Adler
Penalties
Sapir soccer ball with check mark
Kalimi soccer ball with check mark
Shoham Tzabari soccer ball with check mark
Bachar soccer ball with check mark
Shefet soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Agiman
soccer ball with check mark Amran
soccer ball with red X David
soccer ball with check mark Elkarif
soccer ball with check mark 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

Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa v Otzma F.C. Holon
14 May 2010 Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa 2–1Otzma F.C. HolonTzeirei 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.

South B division

Semi-finals

Maccabi Sderot v Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov
4 May 2010 Maccabi Sderot 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Maccabi Be'er Ya'akovSderot
16:00 Report Referee: Abu-Zeila
Penalties
Markovich soccer ball with check mark
Mizrahi soccer ball with check mark
Peretz soccer ball with check mark
Zrihen soccer ball with check mark
Ben Zikri soccer ball with red X
Bohadana soccer ball with red X
Rapaport soccer ball with check mark
Tadesa soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Gur
soccer ball with check mark Hajbi
soccer ball with check mark Zarmati
soccer ball with check mark Maman
soccer ball with check mark Gabai
soccer ball with red X Vakhnin
soccer ball with check mark Dabush
soccer ball with red X Hadad
Beitar Giv'at Zeev v Hapoel Rahat
4 May 2010 Beitar Giv'at Zeev1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Hapoel Rahat Giv'at Ze'ev
16:00 Avidani 25' Report Mozia 74' Referee: Reinschreiber
Penalties
Vaknin soccer ball with check mark
Dadia soccer ball with red X
Mizrahi soccer ball with check mark
Shitrit soccer ball with red X
Amos soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark El-Kasasi
soccer ball with red X Mozia
soccer ball with check mark K. El-Finish
soccer ball with red X El-Atrash
soccer ball with check mark 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

Beitar Giv'at Zeev v Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov
5 May 2010 Beitar Giv'at Zeev 2–0Maccabi 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

  • [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)
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