2012–13 Liga Bet

The 2012–13 Liga Bet season saw Beitar Nahariya (champions of the North A division), Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Mahane Yehuda (champions of the South A division) and Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov (champions of the South B division) win the title and promotion to Liga Alef.

The clubs ranked 2nd to 5th in each division entered a promotion play-off, at the end of which, in the North section Hapoel Iksal lost against Maccabi Kafr Kanna from Liga Alef North and remained in Liga Bet, while, in the South section, F.C. Kafr Qasim won against Hapoel Arad from Liga Alef South and was promoted to Liga Alef.

At the bottom, F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur (from North A division), Ihud Bnei Baka (from North B division), Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan (from South A division), and Bnei Yehud (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

The clubs ranked 12th to 15th in each division entered a relegation play-off, at the end of which Hapoel Ahva Haifa (from North A division), F.C. Kfar Kama (from North B division), Gadna Tel Aviv (from South A division) and Hapoel Merhavim (from South B division) dropped to Liga Gimel as well.

North A Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Beitar Nahariya	30	20	7	3	70	29	41	67	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum	30	15	9	6	50	36	14	54	Promotion play-offs
3	Bnei Kabul	30	14	7	9	44	35	9	49
4	Hapoel Kaukab	30	12	10	8	54	36	18	46
5	F.C. Bnei Arraba	30	12	8	10	40	39	1	44
6	Ahi Acre	30	11	11	8	53	40	13	44
7	Maccabi Tamra	30	12	6	12	38	35	3	42
8	Bnei Maghar	30	11	7	12	32	41	-9	40
9	Maccabi Acre	30	10	9	11	50	47	3	39
10	F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda	30	11	4	15	44	46	-2	37
11	Beitar Haifa	30	10	6	14	49	62	-13	36
12	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	30	9	9	12	41	49	-8	36	Relegation play-offs
13	Hapoel Ahva Haifa	30	9	7	14	33	45	-12	34
14	Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei	30	8	9	13	46	60	-14	33
15	Hapoel Sakhnin	30	8	7	15	37	69	-32	30¹
16	F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur	30	5	10	15	36	48	-12	25	Relegated to Liga Gimel

1. 1 point deducted

North B Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Beit She'an/Mesilot	30	27	1	2	109	23	86	82	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	30	17	9	4	75	35	40	60	Promotion play-offs
3	Hapoel Iksal	30	17	8	5	66	34	32	59
4	F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an	30	17	6	7	65	40	25	57
5	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	30	14	7	9	52	39	13	49
6	Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye	30	13	8	9	40	45	-5	47
7	Maccabi Kafr Qara	30	12	8	10	58	40	18	44
8	Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo	30	12	6	12	55	49	6	42
9	Ironi Nesher	30	12	5	13	58	52	6	41
10	F.C. Daburiyya	30	11	4	15	53	59	-6	37
11	Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein	30	11	5	14	47	51	-4	36¹
12	Maccabi Ein Mahil	30	9	9	12	59	67	-8	31²	Relegation play-offs
13	Hapoel Isfiya	30	5	6	19	32	66	-34	21
14	F.C. Bu'eine	30	4	8	18	23	79	-56	20
15	F.C. Kfar Kama	30	5	4	21	34	90	-56	19
16	Ihud Bnei Baqa	30	4	6	20	32	89	-57	18	Relegated to Liga Gimel

1. 1 point deducted
2. 4 point deducted

South A Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	30	22	5	3	81	21	60	71	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	F.C. Kafr Qasim	30	20	6	4	63	19	44	66	Promotion play-offs
3	Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden	30	20	5	5	54	29	25	65
4	F.C. Tira	30	18	7	5	56	31	25	61
5	F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim	30	14	5	11	54	43	11	47
6	Beitar Petah Tikva	30	14	3	13	45	55	-10	45
7	Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon	30	10	9	11	57	54	3	39
8	Otzma F.C. Holon	30	12	2	16	65	68	-3	38
9	F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda	30	12	1	17	48	50	-2	37
10	Beitar Ramat Gan	30	11	4	15	61	60	1	37
11	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	30	10	6	14	49	46	3	36
12	Maccabi HaSharon Netanya	30	9	8	13	35	62	-27	35	Relegation play-offs
13	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	30	8	10	12	29	38	-9	34
14	Gadna Tel Aviv	30	8	3	19	39	76	-37	27
15	Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia	30	7	6	17	32	59	-27	27
16	Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan	30	3	4	23	26	83	-57	13	Relegated to Liga Gimel

South B Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov	30	22	5	3	75	28	47	71	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Maccabi Netivot	30	19	7	4	67	23	44	64	Promotion play-offs
3	Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev	30	19	5	6	61	24	37	62
4	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	30	18	7	5	51	28	23	61
5	F.C. Shikun HaMizrach	30	18	6	6	70	31	39	60
6	Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda	30	16	7	7	72	34	38	55
7	Ironi Modi'in	30	14	5	11	71	50	21	47
8	Bnei Yichalel Rehovot	30	12	8	10	47	41	6	44
9	Beitar Ma'ale Adumim	30	12	6	12	47	51	-4	41
10	Ironi Beit Shemesh	30	9	8	13	49	57	-8	35
11	Hapoel Rahat	30	10	4	16	47	64	-17	34
12	Moadon Tzeirei Rahat	30	9	6	15	44	54	-10	33	Relegation play-offs
13	F.C. Dimona	30	6	3	21	25	75	-50	21
14	Hapoel Merhavim	30	5	5	20	43	78	-35	20
15	F.C. Be'er Sheva	30	5	2	23	50	98	-48	17
16	Bnei Yehud	30	2	4	24	26	109	-83	10	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Promotion Play-offs

Northern Divisions

Division semi-finals			Division final			Regional final


2	Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum	0 (2)

5	F.C. Bnei Arraba	0 (4)
			5	F.C. Bnei Arraba	2
North A division
			4	Hapoel Kaukab	4
3	Bnei Kabul	1

4	Hapoel Kaukab	2
						4NA	Hapoel Kaukab	1

						3NB	Hapoel Iksal	4
2	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	2

5	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	1
			2	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	0
North B division
			3	Hapoel Iksal	1
3	Hapoel Iksal	3 (5)

4	F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an	3 (4)

Hapoel Iksal qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef North division, Maccabi Kafr Kanna.

Promotion Play-off Match

Hapoel Iksal v Maccabi Kafr Kanna

15 May 2013
19:00

Hapoel Iksal	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Maccabi Kafr Kanna
Dahan 78'	Report (Hebrew)	Khatib 54'
	Penalties
Darawshe Sahan Shlusberg Azulai As'ad	3–4	Abdalla Siman Tov Ghadir Saleh

Ilut Stadium
Referee: Grinfeld

Maccabi Kafr Kanna remained in Liga Alef; Hapoel Iksal remained in Liga Bet.

Southern Divisions

Division semi-finals			Division final			Regional final


2	F.C. Kafr Qasim	3

5	F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim	2
			2	F.C. Kafr Qasim	2
South A division
			4	Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden	1
3	Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden	2

4	F.C. Tira	1
						2SA	F.C. Kafr Qasim	3

						5SB	F.C. Shikun HaMizrach	0
2	Maccabi Netivot	2

5	F.C. Shikun HaMizrach	3
			5	F.C. Shikun HaMizrach	0 (4)
South B division
			4	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	0 (2)
3	Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev	3

4	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon	5

F.C. Kafr Qasim qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef South division, Hapoel Arad.

Promotion Play-off Match

F.C. Kafr Qasim v Hapoel Arad

12 May 2013
19:00

F.C. Kafr Qasim	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel Arad
	Report (Hebrew)
	Penalties
Ben Lulu Mer'ab Drei Amer M. Sarsur Sarusi Sarbush M. Sarsur Cohen A. Sarsur	9–8	Elkarat Arzuan Ovadia Saban Hazut Gozlan Weizman Karev Bezel Davidi

Haberfeld Stadium
Referee: Shmuelevich

F.C. Kafr Qasim promoted to Liga Alef; Hapoel Arad relegated to Liga Bet.

Relegation Play-offs

Northern divisions

North A division

Semi-finals			Final


12	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	1

15	Hapoel Sakhnin	0
			15	Hapoel Sakhnin	4

			13	Hapoel Ahva Haifa	1
13	Hapoel Ahva Haifa	1

14	Ihud Bnei Sumei	6

Hapoel Ahva Haifa relegated to Liga Gimel

North B division

Semi-finals			Final


12	Maccabi Ein Mahil	3

15	F.C. Kfar Kama	0
			15	F.C. Kfar Kama	1 (0)

			14	F.C. Bu'eine	1 (3)
13	Hapoel Isfiya	4

14	F.C. Bu'eine	0

F.C. Kfar Kama relegated to Liga Gimel

Southern divisions

South A division

Semi-finals			Final


12	HaSharon Netanya	2

15	Bnei Jaljulia	1
			15	Bnei Jaljulia	6

			14	Gadna Tel Aviv	3
13	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	2

14	Gadna Tel Aviv	0

Gadna Tel Aviv relegated to Liga Gimel

South B division

Semi-finals			Final


12	Tzeirei Rahat	1

15	F.C. Be'er Sheva	2
			12	Tzeirei Rahat	4

			14	Hapoel Merhavim	2
13	F.C. Dimona	4

14	Hapoel Merhavim	1

Hapoel Merhavim relegated to Liga Gimel

References

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Liga Bet

North A	Ahi Acre Ahba Arraba Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Haifa Beitar Nahariya F.C. Julis Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Kaukab Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Bnei Nahf Maccabi Ironi Acre Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Shefa-'Amr

North B	F.C. al-Nahda Nazareth F.C. Daburiyya F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Tirat HaCrmel Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Ihud Bnei Baqa Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ein Mahil Maccabi Ironi Yafa Maccabi Sulam Maccabi Umm al-Fahm

South A	Agudat Sport Holon F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan Hapoel Holon Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jaff Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Hapoel Pardesiya Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Shimshon Tel Aviv

South B	Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Yavne Bnei Eilat Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C. Be'er Sheva Ironi Beit Shemesh Ironi Modi'in Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Ashdod Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Ironi Sderot Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi Maccabi Segev Shalom Nordia Jerusalem Tzeirei Rahat

Seasons (fourth level)	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Football in Israel

Domestic leagues

Men	Premier League (2016–17) Liga Leumit (2016–17) Liga Alef (2016–17) Liga Bet (2016–17) Liga Gimel (2016–17) Noar Premier League (2016–17)

Women	Women's League (2016–17)

Other	Beach Soccer League ('16) ('17) Futsal League

Domestic cups

Men	State Cup (2016–17) Super Cup Toto Cup (2016–17 Al, 2016–17 Leumit) Youth State Cup (2016–17)

Women	Israeli Women's Cup (2016–17)

Defunct competitions

National teams

Men	National team (History Players Records) U-21 U-19 U-18 U-17 Mandatory Palestine

Women	National team U-19 U-17

Other	National beach team National futsal team

Related to national team

International tournaments