The 2017–18

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season was the 62nd season of fourth tier football in

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Changes from last season

Team changes

Promotion and relegation

* To replace the folded Hapoel F.C. Karmiel Safed, Tzeirei Tamra was promoted from Liga Gimel, as the best second-placed team in the northern divisions. * In December 2016, the IFA was ordered to demote Maccabi Umm al-Fahm to

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due to an unpaid debt. The club, which finished 11th in North B division was demoted at the end of the season and was replaced initially by Maccabi Ironi Tamra, the second best second-placed team in the northern divisions of Liga Gimel. However, an appeal was lodged by Beitar Pardes Hanna, which was the best second-placed team in the Liga Gimel division which promote to North B division, claiming that only teams from the Jezre'el and Samaria division should be considered for promotion as replacement to Maccabi Umm al-Fahm. The IFA Supreme Court accepted the appeal and Promoted Beitar Pardes Hanna to Liga Bet. *During the summer the merger between Maccabi Ironi Acre and Hapoel Kiryat Yam broke up, leading Hapoel Kiryat Yam to register the club in

. Maccabi Ironi Acre then merged with Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha, effectively reprieving Sektzia Ma'alot from relegation.

Format changes

* The IFA introduced promotion/relegations playoffs between

and

. As a result, The two bottom club of each Liga Bet division will relegate directly to

, while the 13th placed and 14th placed teams in each division will face each other in one match. The losing team will face the Liga Gimel play-off winner in a single match for a spot in

North A Division

Results

Positions by round

North B Division

Results

Positions by round

South A Division

Results

Positions by round

South B Division

Results

Positions by round

Promotion play-offs

Northern Divisions

¹The match was abandoned at the 116th minute with Hapoel Bnei Fureidis leading 3–1 as Bnei Kafr Qara staff attacked the fourth official. The match was given as a walkover to Hapoel Bnei Fureidis, while Kafr Qara had two points deducted for the next season campaign.Disciplinary Tribunal Protocol
IFA, 17 April 2017

Southern Divisions

Promotion play-off matches

North section

South Section

Relegation play-offs

North A ''Sektzia Ma'alot remained in Liga Bet; Maccabi Ironi Yafa remained in Liga Gimel'' South A ''Hapoel Kiryat Ono remained in Liga Bet; Bnei Yehud remained in Liga Gimel'' North B ''Maccabi Ein Mahil remained in Liga Bet; Ihud Bnei Baqa remained in Liga Gimel'' South B ''Tzeirei Rahat relegated to Liga Gimel; Ironi Kusiefe promoted to Liga Bet''

References

External links

The Israel Football Association

The Israel Football Association

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