2008–09 Liga Bet
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The 2008–09 Liga Bet season was the last season of Liga Bet as the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system. The third tier, Liga Artzit was scrapped at the end of the season, making Liga Bet the fourth tier.
The season saw Maccabi Ironi Jatt (champions of the North A division), Maccabi Umm al-Fahm (champions of the North B division), Shimshon Bnei Tayibe (champions of the South A division) and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (champions of the South B division) winning the title and promotion to Liga Alef.
The runners-up in each division entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, which saw a change of format, as this time, the North runners-up faced each other, as well as the South runners-up, with the winner of each match faced the clubs ranked 12th in Liga Alef North and South divisions respectively, for a decisive matches. Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel lost to Maccabi Kafr Qara of Liga Alef North and Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva lost to Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda of Liga Alef South. However, Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva was eventually promoted to Liga Alef after a vacancy was created in the South division, since Hapoel Umm al-Fahm folded during the summer break.[1]
At the bottom, , Beitar Kafr Kanna (from North A division), , (from North B division), Hapoel Hod HaSharon, (from South A division), Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in and (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel
North A Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Ironi Jatt | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 73 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Hapoel Ahva Haifa | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 38 | +45 | 72 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 56 | |
4 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 47 | |
5 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 47 | |
6 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 43 | ||
7 | Hapoel Kaukab | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | |
8 | Hapoel Isfiya | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 38 | |
9 | Beitar Nahariya | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 38 | |
10 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 35 | ||
11 | Hapoel Iksal | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 32[a] | |
12 | Ahi Acre | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 32 | |
13 | Hapoel Karmiel | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 31 | |
14 | Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 31 | |
15 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 25[b] | Relegated to Liga Gimel, folded | |
16 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 17 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
Notes:
North B Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 29 | +69 | 78 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 110 | 36 | +74 | 72 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | Beitar Haifa | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 97 | 43 | +54 | 61 | |
4 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 48 | |
5 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 45 | ||
6 | F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 40 | |
7 | Maccabi Kabul | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 40 | |
8 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 39 | ||
9 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 74 | 71 | +3 | 38 | ||
10 | Ihud Bnei Baka | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 37 | |
11 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 35 | ||
12 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 34[a] | |
13 | Hapoel Nahariya | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 86 | −23 | 34 | |
14 | Maccabi Kafr Sumei | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 33[b] | |
15 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 86 | −36 | 33[b] | Relegated to Liga Gimel | |
16 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 109 | −85 | 8[c] |
Notes:
- ^ Two points deducted.
- ^ Jump up to: a b As ranking in Liga Bet is not set by any other criteria other than points, a match was played between Maccabi Kafr Sumei and to determine which club will be ranked 14th (and thus will be remained in Liga Bet) and which will be ranked 15th, and will be relegated to Liga Gimel. In the match, played on 16 May 2009 in a neutral venue, Beit She'an Municipal Stadium, Maccabi Kafr Sumei won 2–0 and was ranked 14th and remained in Liga Bet.[2]
- ^ One point deducted.
South A Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 15 | +52 | 79 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 18 | +57 | 76 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | Hapoel Azor | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 59 | |
4 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 55 | |
5 | F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
6 | Otzma F.C. Holon | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 39 | |
7 | F.C. Bnei Jaffa | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 38 | |
8 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 37 | |
9 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 36 | |
10 | Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 36 | |
11 | Ortodoxim Jaffa | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 35 | |
12 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 34 | |
13 | Hapoel Ramat Israel | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 32 | |
14 | Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 31 | |
15 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 29 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
16 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 107 | −89 | 2 |
South B Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 16 | +47 | 76 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
2 | Maccabi Sderot | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 72 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | Bnei Eilat | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 18 | +56 | 65 | |
4 | F.C. Dimona | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 51 | |
5 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 47 | ||
6 | Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 47 | |
7 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 44 | |
8 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 38 | |
9 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrach | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 38 | |
10 | Hapoel Merhavim | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 38 | |
11 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 37 | |
12 | Ortodoxim Lod | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 33 | |
13 | Hapoel Tirat Shalom | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 32 | |
14 | Mo'adon Tzeirei Rahat | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 29 | |
15 | Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 86 | −53 | 18 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
16 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 82 | −54 | 16 |
Promotion play-offs[]
North play-off[]
Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Hapoel Ahva Haifa and Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel faced each other. The winner advanced to the decisive play-off match against the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Kafr Qara.
Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel qualified for the decisive play-off match against Maccabi Kafr Qara.
Maccabi Kafr Qara | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel |
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Report (in Hebrew) |
Maccabi Kafr Qara remained in Liga Alef.
South play-off[]
Liga Bet South A and South B runners-up, Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva and Maccabi Sderot faced each other. The winner advanced to the decisive play-off match against the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda.
Maccabi Sderot | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) 3-4 (pen.) | Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva |
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Report (in Hebrew) |
Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva qualified for the decisive play-off match against Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda.
Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda remained in Liga Alef; Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva was promoted after Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (which relegated from Liga Artzit to Liga Alef) folded during the summer.
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)
- Promotion/relegation play-offs - Liga Alef livegames.co.il, The Internet Archive (in Hebrew)
- ^ Now it's final: Amishav in Liga Alef and the Bik'a in Liga Bet Doublepass, 17 August 2009 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Conclusion of the weekend's play-off matches in the amateur leagues Israel Football Association, 16 May 2009 (in Hebrew)
- Liga Bet seasons
- 2008–09 in Israeli football leagues
- 2008–09 in European fifth tier association football leagues