1966–68 Liga Gimel

The 1966–68 Liga Gimel season saw 192 clubs competing in 16 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.

Beitar Tiberias, Hapoel Jadeidi, Maccabi Afula, , Hapoel Kiryat Yam, Maccabi Neve Sha'anan, , , Hapoel Kafr Qasim, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, Maccabi Ramat HaShikma, , , Maccabi Ashdod, Maccabi Yavne and Maccabi Be'er Sheva won their regional divisions and qualified for the Promotion play-offs.

At the Promotion play-offs, Maccabi Neve Sha'anan, Beitar Tiberias, and Hapoel Kiryat Yam were promoted to Liga Bet from the North play-offs, whilst , Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, Maccabi Be'er Sheva and were promoted to Liga Bet from the South play-offs.

Upper Galilee Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beitar Tiberias	44	–	–	–	149	35	+114	74	Promotion play-offs
2		44	–	–	–	136	44	+92	70
3		44	–	–	–	143	67	+76	63
4		44	–	–	–	115	63	+52	59
5		44	–	–	–	125	104	+21	47
6		44	–	–	–	98	98	0	46
7		44	–	–	–	108	110	−2	45
8		44	–	–	–	87	87	0	44
9		44	–	–	–	69	120	−51	28
10		44	–	–	–	50	126	−76	20
11		44	–	–	–	34	141	−107	17
12		44	–	–	–	20	139	−119	7

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Western Galilee Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Jadeidi	44	–	–	–	126	37	+89	73	Promotion play-offs
2		44	–	–	–	108	23	+85	72
3	Hapoel Majd al-Krum	44	–	–	–	89	45	+44	56
4		44	–	–	–	85	60	+25	53
5		44	–	–	–	108	44	+64	52
6	Bnei Tamra	44	–	–	–	110	53	+57	51
7		44	–	–	–	71	74	−3	38
8	Hapoel Sakhnin	44	–	–	–	74	102	−28	30
9	Maccabi Tamra	44	–	–	–	54	105	−51	30
10	Hapoel Shlomi	44	–	–	–	54	90	−36	27
11		44	–	–	–	25	150	−125	16
12	Hapoel Kabul	44	–	–	–	14	180	−166	4

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Valleys Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Afula	48	–	–	–	193	47	+146	80	Promotion play-offs
2		48	–	–	–	118	59	+59	68
3		48	–	–	–	166	84	+82	67
4		48	–	–	–	155	71	+84	58
5		48	–	–	–	110	87	+23	58
6		48	–	–	–	109	100	+9	50
7		48	–	–	–	82	94	−12	45
8		48	–	–	–	103	116	−13	43
9		48	–	–	–	68	84	−16	40
10		48	–	–	–	60	108	−48	32
11		48	–	–	–	49	132	−83	25
12		48	–	–	–	56	171	−115	24
13	Hapoel Vatikei Balfouria	48	–	–	–	34	150	−116	17

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Nazareth Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1		52	–	–	–	117	26	+91	93	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Kiryat Nazareth	52	–	–	–	170	66	+104	73
3	Al Ahly Nazareth	52	–	–	–	148	69	+79	72
4		52	–	–	–	121	71	+50	65
5		52	–	–	–	119	76	+43	61
6	Al-Salam Nazareth	52	–	–	–	89	95	−6	51
7	Beitar al-Amal Nazareth	52	–	–	–	91	94	−3	49
8		52	–	–	–	68	106	−38	41
9	Hapoel Daburiyya	52	–	–	–	69	136	−67	40
10	Hapoel Reineh	52	–	–	–	73	105	−32	38
11		52	–	–	–	56	100	−44	38
12	Hapoel Bu'eine	52	–	–	–	48	147	−99	33
13		52	–	–	–	55	134	−79	31
14		52	–	–	–	52	111	−59	26

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Bay Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Kiryat Yam	48	–	–	–	170	47	+123	81	Promotion play-offs
2		48	–	–	–	131	49	+82	77
3		48	–	–	–	136	55	+81	71
4		48	–	–	–	134	58	+76	71
5		48	–	–	–	105	60	+45	59
6		48	–	–	–	95	62	+33	52
7		48	–	–	–	100	85	+15	52
8		48	–	–	–	69	111	−42	41
9		48	–	–	–	63	81	−18	28
10		48	–	–	–	49	89	−40	21
11		48	–	–	–	32	116	−84	13
12		48	–	–	–	32	119	−87	13
13		48	–	–	–	6	181	−175	2

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Haifa Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Neve Sha'anan	40	–	–	–	136	36	+100	65	Promotion play-offs
2		40	–	–	–	94	55	+39	52
3		40	–	–	–	92	52	+40	50
4		40	–	–	–	69	54	+15	48
5		40	–	–	–	96	68	+28	46
6		40	–	–	–	91	69	+22	43
7		40	–	–	–	78	69	+9	41
8	Hapoel Ahva Haifa	40	–	–	–	75	82	−7	31
9		40	–	–	–	51	139	−88	20
10		40	–	–	–	37	121	−84	17
11		40	–	–	–	51	125	−74	16

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Samaria Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1		44	–	–	–	165	28	+137	83	Promotion play-offs
2		44	–	–	–	139	61	+78	61
3		44	–	–	–	103	47	+56	57
4		44	–	–	–	89	46	+43	56
5	Hapoel Kafr Qara	44	–	–	–	92	64	+28	53
6		44	–	–	–	106	68	+38	44
7	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	44	–	–	–	80	102	−22	42
8		44	–	–	–	54	99	−45	30
9	Maccabi Or Akiva	44	–	–	–	50	122	−72	25
10		44	–	–	–	46	167	−121	24
11	Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye	44	–	–	–	48	139	−91	23
12		44	–	–	–	72	101	−29	22

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Sharon Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1		40	–	–	–	153	45	+108	68	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Tayibe	40	–	–	–	123	39	+84	62
3		40	–	–	–	109	59	+50	55
4		40	–	–	–	102	58	+44	52
5	Maccabi HaSharon Netanya	40	–	–	–	74	65	+9	40
6		40	–	–	–	87	80	+7	40
7		40	–	–	–	72	80	−8	40
8		40	–	–	–	64	91	−27	30
9		40	–	–	–	61	123	−62	19
10		40	–	–	–	32	96	−64	19
11	Maccabi Kfar Yona	40	–	–	–	31	172	−141	13

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Petah Tikva Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Kafr Qasim	48	–	–	–	155	27	+128	86	Promotion play-offs
2		48	–	–	–	110	47	+63	68
3		48	–	–	–	145	45	+100	66
4	Hapoel Tira	48	–	–	–	110	56	+54	64
5	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	48	–	–	–	127	69	+58	62
6		48	–	–	–	101	85	+16	58
7	Maccabi Bnei Tira	48	–	–	–	76	102	−26	43
8		48	–	–	–	89	108	−19	39
9		48	–	–	–	64	90	−26	35
10	Maccabi Kafr Qasim	48	–	–	–	64	114	−50	34
11	Hapoel Pardesiya	48	–	–	–	50	97	−47	26
12		48	–	–	–	32	139	−107	12
13		48	–	–	–	4	148	−144	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Tel Aviv Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	44	–	–	–	170	25	+145	80	Promotion play-offs
2		44	–	–	–	161	54	+107	62
3		44	–	–	–	137	50	+87	62
4	Beitar Mahane Yehuda	44	–	–	–	113	51	+62	56
5	Hapoel Bavli Tel Aviv	44	–	–	–	96	83	+13	51
6		44	–	–	–	88	89	−1	46
7		44	–	–	–	96	87	+9	42
8		44	–	–	–	87	87	0	36
9		44	–	–	–	63	94	−31	30
10		44	–	–	–	44	169	−125	20
11		44	–	–	–	53	208	−155	16
12		44	–	–	–	14	125	−111	7

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Jaffa Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Ramat HaShikma	48	–	–	–	146	33	+113	83	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Azor	48	–	–	–	121	39	+82	74
3	Hapoel Kiryat Shalom	48	–	–	–	184	64	+120	73
4		48	–	–	–	128	73	+55	56
5	Beitar Jaffa	48	–	–	–	137	68	+69	54
6		48	–	–	–	109	93	+16	54
7	Tzeirei Jaffa	48	–	–	–	116	84	+32	52
8		48	–	–	–	86	97	−11	43
9	Maccabi Ramat Hen	48	–	–	–	96	110	−14	42
10		48	–	–	–	66	128	−62	30
11	Beitar Ezra	48	–	–	–	63	202	−139	23
12		48	–	–	–	51	210	−159	17
13		48	–	–	–	41	133	−92	13

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Central Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1		28	–	–	–	88	38	+50	44	Promotion play-offs
2		28	–	–	–	78	35	+43	36
3		28	–	–	–	53	40	+13	35
4		28	–	–	–	56	47	+9	29
5		28	–	–	–	53	53	0	29
6	Maccabi Yehud	28	–	–	–	45	61	−16	27
7		28	–	–	–	28	73	−45	13
8		28	–	–	–	27	81	−54	10

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Jerusalem Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1		48	–	–	–	114	46	+68	71	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Beit Shemesh	48	–	–	–	123	49	+74	69
3		48	–	–	–	112	63	+49	68
4		48	–	–	–	95	49	+46	64
5		48	–	–	–	119	75	+44	57
6	Maccabi Beit Shemesh	48	–	–	–	93	76	+17	57
7		48	–	–	–	85	64	+21	50
8		48	–	–	–	79	61	+18	47
9		48	–	–	–	49	77	−28	32
10	Hapoel HaRakevet Lod	48	–	–	–	53	85	−32	32
11		48	–	–	–	37	108	−71	17
12		48	–	–	–	33	108	−75	17
13	Hapoel Mevaseret Zion	48	–	–	–	20	151	−131	5

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Ashdod Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Ashdod	40	–	–	–	141	34	+107	71	Promotion play-offs
2		40	–	–	–	127	30	+97	65
3	Hapoel Merhavim	40	–	–	–	84	52	+32	57
4	Maccabi Ashkelon	40	–	–	–	106	47	+59	50
5		40	–	–	–	89	60	+29	46
6	Beitar Ashdod	40	–	–	–	72	64	+8	44
7		40	–	–	–	69	102	−33	30
8		40	–	–	–	39	93	−54	21
9		40	–	–	–	43	116	−73	18
10		40	–	–	–	24	104	−80	15
11		40	–	–	–	17	109	−92	10

Source:^{[citation needed]}

South Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Yavne	48	–	–	–	185	49	+136	78	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	48	–	–	–	149	40	+109	75
3	Hapoel Gedera	48	–	–	–	152	48	+104	70
4	Hapoel Kiryat Gat	48	–	–	–	115	61	+54	66
5	Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi	48	–	–	–	133	74	+59	65
6		48	–	–	–	98	72	+26	56
7		48	–	–	–	95	104	−9	45
8		48	–	–	–	74	95	−21	43
9	Maccabi Sderot	48	–	–	–	70	157	−87	38
10		48	–	–	–	67	118	−51	32
11		48	–	–	–	50	118	−68	25
12		48	–	–	–	31	140	−109	14
13	Maccabi Kiryat Ekron	48	–	–	–	3	146	−143	2

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Negev Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	40	–	–	–	142	36	+106	74	Promotion play-offs
2		40	–	–	–	95	48	+47	55
3	Hapoel Yeruham	40	–	–	–	81	58	+23	43
4		40	–	–	–	105	93	+12	42
5	Hapoel Arad	40	–	–	–	91	88	+3	42
6		40	–	–	–	64	83	−19	36
7		40	–	–	–	67	75	−8	34
8		40	–	–	–	67	68	−1	33
9		40	–	–	–	58	81	−23	28
10		40	–	–	–	41	117	−76	20
11		40	–	–	–	48	112	−64	15

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Promotion play-offs[]

North play-offs[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Maccabi Neve Sha'anan	6	–	–	–	18	9	+9	10	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Beitar Tiberias	6	–	–	–	13	7	+6	10
3		6	–	–	–	23	12	+11	8
4	Hapoel Kiryat Yam	6	–	–	–	12	9	+3	6
5		6	–	–	–	8	14	−6	4	Remained in
6		6	–	–	–	11	21	−10	3
7	Maccabi Afula	6	–	–	–	8	21	−13	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Hapoel Jadeidi was suspended from the play-offs due to unruly behavior behalf of their players and crowd.^[1]

South play-offs[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1		7	–	–	–	21	13	+8	9	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	7	–	–	–	12	10	+2	9
3	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	7	–	–	–	19	13	+6	8
4		7	–	–	–	13	9	+4	8
5	Maccabi Ramat HaShikma	7	–	–	–	12	10	+2	7	Remained in
6	Maccabi Ashdod	7	–	–	–	7	10	−3	6
7	Hapoel Kafr Qasim	7	–	–	–	7	10	−3	6
8	Maccabi Yavne	7	–	–	–	7	23	−16	1^[a]

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 2 points deducted.

References[]

Hard life of a champion (Page 3) Moshe Kashtan, Hadshot HaSport, 3 June 1968, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
The eight which promoted to Liga Bet were determined Maariv, 30 June 1968, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

^ The eight newly promoted from Liga Gimel to Liga Bet in football were determined Davar, 2 July 1968, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[table_hth_MYV0.043104179223582-2] 2 points deducted.

[The_eight_newly_promoted_from_Liga_Gimel_to_Liga_Bet_in_football_were_determined-1] The eight newly promoted from Liga Gimel to Liga Bet in football were determined Davar, 2 July 1968, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

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show v t Liga Bet
North A (Group A)	F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Arraba Hapoel Karmiel Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha
North A (Group B)	Ahi Acre Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya F.C. al-Nahda Nazareth F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil Hapoel Ironi Safed Ironi Bnei Kabul
North B (Group A)	F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Sandala Gilboa Ironi Nesher Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel
North B (Group B)	Beitar Haifa Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Ihud Bnei Baqa Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Nujeidat
South A (Group A)	Bnei Jaffa Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Pardesiya Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Shimshon Tel Aviv
South A (Group B)	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan F.C. Ru'ah Tel Aviv Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kiryat Ono Shimshon Bnei Tayibe
South B (Group A)	Beitar Kiryat Gat Beitar Yavne Bnei Eilat F.C. Arad Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Merhavim Ironi Modi'in Maccabi Ironi Sderot Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi
South B (Group B)	Beitar Ashdod F.C. Be'er Sheva F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Lod Hapoel Yeruham Maccabi Ironi Netivot Tzeirei Rahat
Seasons (fourth level)	1955–56 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1994–95 1996–97 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2017–18 2020–21

show v t
Domestic leagues	Liga Leumit Liga Alef Liga Bet Liga Gimel
Domestic cups	State Cup Super Cup
Related to national team	1967 AFC Youth Championship
Club seasons
Liga Leumit

show v t
Domestic leagues	Liga Leumit Liga Alef Liga Bet Liga Gimel
Domestic cups	State Cup Super Cup
Asian competitions	Asian Champion Club Tournament
Related to national team	1968 AFC Asian Cup 1968 Olympics qualification 1968 AFC Youth Championship
Club seasons
Liga Leumit

1966–68 Liga Gimel

Contents

Upper Galilee Division[]

Western Galilee Division[]

Valleys Division[]

Nazareth Division[]

Bay Division[]

Haifa Division[]

Samaria Division[]

Sharon Division[]

Petah Tikva Division[]

Tel Aviv Division[]

Jaffa Division[]

Central Division[]

Jerusalem Division[]

Ashdod Division[]

South Division[]

Negev Division[]

Promotion play-offs[]

North play-offs[]

South play-offs[]

See also[]

References[]