The 1999–2000

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit (, 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 by the Israel Football A ...

season was the first in which Liga Artzit was the third tier of Israeli football due to the formation of the

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. Only the champions,

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, were promoted as restructuring continued in the divisions above. Hapoel Ironi Dimona and Hapoel Iksal were relegated to

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. At the end of the season Beitar Tel Aviv and Shimshon Tel Aviv merged to form Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv. The spare place in the division was filled by promoting the third-best club from Liga Alef rather than reprieving Hapoel Ironi Dimona.

Final table

References

Israel Third Level 1999/2000
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