Liga Dalet ( he, ליגה ד', lit. ''D League'') was the fifth (in 1958–59 and between 1969 and 1976) and sixth (between 1976 and 1985) tier, at the bottom of the

Israeli football league system The Israeli football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Israel. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream ...

History

Liga Dalet first came into existence in 1958 as a league added beneath

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gimel ...

at the bottom of the Israeli football league system to accommodate the surplus number of teams from Liga Gimel. However, it operated for only one season because third tier

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 ...

was expanded to include 64 clubs.Who and who in Liga Bet?
Heruth, 20.9.59, Historical Jewish Press making room for more clubs in

Liga gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gimel ...

. Liga Dalet was re-established in 1969, again as a fifth and bottom tier beneath Liga Gimel.Liga Dalet in Football Will Be Operated Starting Next Year
Maariv, 17 October 1968, Historical Jewish Press In 1976, with the introduction of

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

at the second tier, Liga Dalet was demoted to the sixth tier. In 1985, as the number of clubs in the league system dwindled, Liga Dalet was cancelled and its remaining clubs were promoted to fifth tier

Structure

As the bottom tier of the league system, the league was divided into regional leagues with a changing number of teams in each division. The top club of each division was usually promoted to

, with further clubs promoted in order to complete vacancies in the league above. Liga Dalet clubs participated in the

State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first he ...

, entering in the first round.

References

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