The 1941–42

Liga Bet Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...

season was the second tier league of the

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organized by the

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. The league was split into two regional divisions: North and South. The North division was won by

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, while Hapoel Rehovot won the South division. At the end of the season, the two divisional winners met in a two-legged play-off to determine promotion to top division. Maccabi Netanya won the first match 3–1, and Hapoel Rehovot won the return leg 2–0.Return Match for Promotion to Liga Alef
HaBoker, 21 June 1942, via archive.football.org.il A deciding match was never played, as the EIFA decided to promote both teams to Liga Alef.

North division

South division

* Three teams, HaTehiya Tel Aviv,

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and Mr. Burton XI competed in the league, but withdrew before completing the first half of the season. The teams' results were annulled. Egged Tel Aviv, Hapoel HaNoar HaOved and Mr. Barker XI withdrew during the second half of the season and the remainder of their fixtures were given as 0–3 losses.

References

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