The 2005–06
Liga Bet
Liga Bet () 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 Independence. However, the financial ...
season saw
Beitar Safed (champions of the North A division),
Hapoel Ahva Haifa (champions of the North B division),
Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva (champions of the South A division) and
Hapoel Maxim Lod (champions of the South B division) win their regional divisions and promoted to
Liga Alef
Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...
.
The runners-up in each division entered a promotion/relegation play-offs with the clubs ranked 12th in
Liga Alef
Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...
. In the north section,
Beitar Haifa (from North B division) won the play-offs and was promoted. In the south section,
Ironi Ramla (from South B division) won the play-offs and was promoted.
Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi, which finished third in the South B division, was also promoted to Liga Alef, after a vacancy was created in the South division, following the merger of
Beitar Kiryat Gat and
Maccabi Kiryat Gat.
At the bottom,
Beitar Jaffa,
A.S. Holon (from South A division) and
Maccabi Yehud (from South B division) were all relegated to
Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region.
History
Liga Gimel ...
, whilst
Hapoel Ironi I'billin (from North A division) and
Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein (from South A division) folded during the season. However,
Hapoel Deir Hanna (from North B division),
Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel (from North B division) and
Hapoel Bnei Lakhish (from South B division), which finished in the relegation zone, were all reprieved from relegation, after several vacancies were created in Liga Bet for the
2006–07 season, mostly due to withdrawals and mergers of clubs.
North A Division
During the season,
Hapoel Ironi I'billin (after 13 matches) folded and its results were annulled.
North B Division
During the season,
Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein (after 21 matches) folded and its results were annulled.
Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein
The Israel Football Association
South A Division
South B Division
Promotion play-offs
North play-off
Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Beitar Haifa and Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Tamra. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
The Haifa Municipal Stadium (, ''Etztadion HaIroni Haifa''), more commonly known as Kiryat Eliezer (), was a multi-use stadium in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It was mostly used for football matches and as the home stadium o ...
.
Beitar Haifa won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef
Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...
.
South play-off
Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Azor and Ironi Ramla faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Maccabi Sha'arayim. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Bat Yam Municipal Stadium.
Ironi Ramla won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef
Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...
.
References
Liga Bet North, 05-06
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Liga Bet North B, 05-06
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Liga Bet South A, 05-06
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Liga Bet South B, 05-06
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Play-off Liga Alef/Liga Bet
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Israel
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