The 2015–16

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season was the 48th season of fifth tier football in

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, with 108 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to

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. League matches began on 9 October 2015 and ended on 7 May 2016.

Review and events

* At the beginning of the season, Liga Gimel clubs competed in the State Cup, the first four rounds played within each division, with the divisional winners qualifying to the nationwide sixth round. F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit (from Upper Galilee division), Hapoel Bnei Arara 'Ara (from Jezreel division), Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva (from Samaria division) and Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt (from Sharon division) all won their divisional finals, played on October 2, 2015. The rest of the divisional finals were played on October 20, 2015, with

Shimshon Tel Aviv Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. In 2000 it merged with Beitar Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv.

(Tel Aviv division), Nordia Jerusalem (Central division) and

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(South division) winning their matches. F.C. Tzeirei Tamra (Lower Galilee division) also won its divisional cup, as its opponent, Haopel Bnei Nujeidat failed to appear to the final. * On November 26, 2015, following an IFA Disciplinary Committee decision regarding an abandoned match between

Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in () is an Israeli football club based in Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. The club is currently in Liga Gimel Central division. History The club was founded in 2005 and joined Liga Gimel. The club made their only promoti ...

and Hapoel Ramla, in which the committee decided that both clubs share responsibility for the match being abandoned, F.C. Hevel Modi'in announced its resignation from the leagueHevel Modi'in Announced: We Are Folding!
Eli Shmueli, November 26, 2015, Doublepass and forfeited its next match against Hapoel Ironi Gedera.Roundup: Liga Bet and Liga Gimel
Eli Shmueli, November 29, 2015, Doublepass * On December 4, 2015, during an Upper Galilee division match between Bnei Ma'alot Tashiha and F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit, a Ma'alot-Tarshiha player, Asher Elfasi, attacked the referee and the match was abandoned. Elfasi received a lifetime ban.Attacked a Referee – and was banned for 99 years
Moshe Shineman, December 19, 2015, Ynet A Liga Gimel Footballer Kicked the Referee and Was banned for 99 years
Ofir Sa'ar, 19 December 2015, Walla!
Gidi Lipkin, 20 December 2015, One

Review and events

Upper Galilee Division

Lower Galilee Division

Jezreel Division

Samaria Division

Sharon Division

Tel Aviv Division

Central Division

South Division

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