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The 1962–63 Liga Gimel season saw 158 clubs competing in 14 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.

Beitar Safed, Beitar Nahariya, Hapoel Migdal HaEmek, Shefa-'Amr Club, Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel, F.C. Even Yehuda, Maccabi Herzliya, Beitar Ezra, Hapoel Bnei Zion, Hapoel HaTzafon Jerusalem, Beitar Ekron, Maccabi Ashkelon, Hapoel Avraham Be'er Sheva and Hapoel Dorot won their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Bet.

Second placed clubs, Hapoel Afikim, Beitar Acre, Hapoel Pardesiya, Hapoel Kfar Shalem and Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah were also promoted.

Eastern Galilee Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Beitar Safed	14	–	–	–	37	6	+31	23	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Kfar Giladi	14	–	–	–	30	13	+17	20
3	Hapoel Hulata	14	–	–	–	28	30	−2	15
4	Nevatim Safed	14	–	–	–	17	23	−6	15
5	Hapoel Ayelet HaShahar	14	–	–	–	36	23	+13	14
6	Hapoel Dan	14	–	–	–	23	26	−3	8
7	Beitar Tiberias	14	–	–	–	24	48	−24	8
8	Hapoel Kivshan	14	–	–	–	9	33	−24	4^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Hapoel Kivshan failed to show for three fixtures and were punished with suspension of activity by the Israel Football Association.

Western Galilee Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Beitar Nahariya	14	–	–	–	40	3	+37	28	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Shlomi	14	–	–	–	36	16	+20	18
3	Hapoel Matzuva	14	–	–	–	33	25	+8	17
4	Al Ahly Majd al-Krum	14	–	–	–	32	24	+8	16
5	Hapoel Tarshiha	14	–	–	–	23	35	−12	12
6	Hapoel Hanita	14	–	–	–	20	29	−9	10^[a]
7	Hapoel Ma'alot	14	–	–	–	15	34	−19	8^[a]
8	Isasbest Nahariya	14	–	–	–	4	37	−33	3^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Hapoel Hanita, Hapoel Ma'alot and Isasbest Nahariya failed to show for more than three fixtures and were suspended by the Israel Football Association.

Valleys Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek	28	–	–	–	102	14	+88	50	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Afikim	28	–	–	–	129	27	+102	50	Promoted to Liga Bet
3	Maccabi Afula	28	–	–	–	104	15	+89	48
4	Hapoel Beit She'an	28	–	–	–	60	32	+28	38
5	Hapoel Sde Nahum	28	–	–	–	69	41	+28	38
6	Hapoel Sharona\Kfar Kama	28	–	–	–	56	69	−13	28
7	Hapoel Neve Eitan	28	–	–	–	59	42	+17	26
8	Hapoel Tel Yosef	28	–	–	–	50	54	−4	24
9	Hapoel Beit Keshet	28	–	–	–	44	71	−27	21
10	Beitar Afula	28	–	–	–	48	66	−18	20
11	Hapoel Yardena	28	–	–	–	34	59	−25	17
12	Hapoel Ein Harod	28	–	–	–	46	73	−27	16
13	Beitar Beit She'an	28	–	–	–	28	96	−68	16
14	Maccabi Beit She'an	28	–	–	–	27	92	−65	15
15	Hapoel Kfar Baruch	28	–	–	–	19	114	−95	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Haifa Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Shefa-'Amr Club	24	–	–	–	70	20	+50	41	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Beitar Acre	24	–	–	–	71	29	+42	39	Promoted to Liga Bet
3	Hapoel Tel Hanan	24	–	–	–	53	19	+34	37
4	Maccabi Kfar Ata	24	–	–	–	68	51	+17	31
5	Al-Amal Acre	24	–	–	–	51	29	+22	29
6	Hapoel Ein HaMifratz	24	–	–	–	50	35	+15	23
7	Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on	24	–	–	–	32	44	−12	21
8	Hapoel Kiryat Nazareth	24	–	–	–	42	52	−10	18
9	Beitar Tel Hanan	24	–	–	–	24	41	−17	18
10	Hapoel Yokneam	24	–	–	–	27	43	−16	14
11	Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on	24	–	–	–	33	58	−25	13
12	Maccabi Tel Hanan	24	–	–	–	22	63	−41	12
13	Beitar Shprintzak	24	–	–	–	18	77	−59	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Carmel Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel	20	–	–	–	95	10	+85	37	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Karkur	20	–	–	–	56	23	+33	32
3	Hapoel Beit Eliezer	20	–	–	–	50	15	+35	29
4	Beitar Tirat HaCarmel	20	–	–	–	56	21	+35	26
5	Hapoel Geva HaCarmel	20	–	–	–	41	46	−5	21
6	Beitar Hadera	20	–	–	–	37	45	−8	20
7	Hapoel Or Akiva	20	–	–	–	32	40	−8	19
8	Hapoel Kfar Glikson	20	–	–	–	32	58	−26	11
9	Beitar Atlit	20	–	–	–	18	49	−31	10
10	Hapoel Beit Oren	20	–	–	–	13	54	−41	5
11	Beitar Zikhron Ya'akov	20	–	–	–	20	89	−69	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Samaria Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	F.C. Even Yehuda	26	–	–	–	95	12	+83	48	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Pardesiya	26	–	–	–	90	20	+70	45	Promoted to Liga Bet
3	Hapoel HaSharon HaTzfoni	26	–	–	–	66	26	+40	36
4	Hapoel Beit Yitzhak	26	–	–	–	66	42	+24	33
5	Beitar Zvi Netanya	26	–	–	–	57	40	+17	33
6	Hapoel Tel Mond	26	–	–	–	68	38	+30	31
7	Hapoel Mishmar HaSharon	26	–	–	–	69	54	+15	31
8	Hapoel Kfar Yona	26	–	–	–	57	57	0	25
9	Maccabi Beit Lid	26	–	–	–	42	67	−25	23
10	Hapoel Yanuv	26	–	–	–	41	61	−20	15
11	Hapoel Kadima	26	–	–	–	24	76	−52	14
12	Hapoel Burgata	26	–	–	–	27	79	−52	13
13	Maccabi Amidar Netanya	26	–	–	–	21	76	−55	13^[a]
14	Hapoel Maor	26	–	–	–	6	81	−75	4^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Maccabi Amidar Netanya and Hapoel Maor failed to show for more than three fixtures and were suspended by the Israel Football Association.

Sharon Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Maccabi Herzliya	22	–	–	–	85	11	+74	38^[a]	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Shefayim	22	–	–	–	72	15	+57	38
3	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	22	–	–	–	95	18	+77	36
4	Hapoel Ramatayim	22	–	–	–	64	24	+40	32
5	Hapoel Rosh HaAyin	22	–	–	–	40	25	+15	26^[a]
6	Hapoel Tira	22	–	–	–	34	40	−6	21
7	Hapoel Nof Yam	22	–	–	–	32	39	−7	18
8	Beitar Kfar Saba	22	–	–	–	37	70	−33	15
9	Beitar Ramat HaSharon	22	–	–	–	29	69	−40	14
10	Beitar Rosh HaAyin	22	–	–	–	16	64	−48	9
11	Beitar Magdiel	22	–	–	–	19	84	−65	9
12	Hapoel Jaljulia	22	–	–	–	11	72	−61	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Maccabi Herzliya defeated Hapoel Rosh HaAyin 1-0 in away match. The match was postponed and held at 14 September 1963. As a result, Maccabi Herzliya surpassed Hapoel Shefayim on the league table and were promoted to Liga Bet.^[1]

Tel Aviv Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Beitar Ezra	25	–	–	–	86	21	+65	42	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Kfar Shalem	25	–	–	–	74	23	+51	42^[a]	Promoted to Liga Bet
3	Hapoel Sha'ariya	25	–	–	–	41	16	+25	35
4	HaKochav Or Yehuda	25	–	–	–	58	46	+12	31
5	Beitar Bat Yam	25	–	–	–	52	25	+27	29
6	Hapoel Ezra	25	–	–	–	50	36	+14	27
7	Kedma Club	25	–	–	–	35	38	−3	23
8	Beitar Petah Tikva	25	–	–	–	43	58	−15	23
9	Beitar Ganei Tikva	25	–	–	–	48	67	−19	23
10	Maccabi Ramat Hen	25	–	–	–	56	49	+7	22
11	Beitar Ramat Gan	25	–	–	–	42	45	−3	21
12	Maccabi Ein Ganim	25	–	–	–	17	62	−45	8^[b]
13	Beitar Jaffa	13	–	–	–	16	34	−18	4^[c]
14	Beitar Or Yehuda	25	–	–	–	19	117	−98	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Hapoel Kfar Shalem were promoted to Liga Bet by the Israel Football Association, after winning a special draw, in order to make an even number of clubs in Liga Bet North B division.^[2]
^ Maccabi Ein Ganim failed to show in most of the second round and were suspended by the Israel Football Association.
^ Beitar Jaffa entered the league in the second round.

Central Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Hapoel Bnei Zion	22	–	–	–	69	30	+39	40	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah	22	–	–	–	70	19	+51	35	Promoted to Liga Bet
3	Beitar Rehovot	22	–	–	–	49	32	+17	30
4	Hapoel Zarnuga	22	–	–	–	60	31	+29	27
5	Beitar Rishon LeZion	22	–	–	–	46	27	+19	27
6	Beitar Mahane Israel	22	–	–	–	32	41	−9	21
7	Maccabi Kfar Gvirol	22	–	–	–	44	39	+5	20
8	Hapoel Givat Brenner	22	–	–	–	37	43	−6	19
9	Beitar Yehud	22	–	–	–	25	43	−18	15
10	Hapoel Beit Dagan	22	–	–	–	21	58	−37	11
11	Hapoel Zeitan	22	–	–	–	24	55	−31	10^[a]
12	Beitar Beit Dagan	22	–	–	–	11	78	−67	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Hapoel Zeitan failed to show for away fixtures in the second round and were suspended by the Israel Football Association.

Hapoel Shmuel Ramla were suspended from the league at the beginning of the season.

Jerusalem Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Hapoel HaTzafon Jerusalem	12	–	–	–	36	6	+30	21	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Beit Shemesh	12	–	–	–	29	6	+23	17
3	Hapoel HaDarom Jerusalem	12	–	–	–	19	25	−6	12
4	Hapoel Ein Karem	12	–	–	–	18	16	+2	11
5	Maccabi Jerusalem	12	–	–	–	21	27	−6	10
6	Beitar Beit Shemesh	12	–	–	–	16	24	−8	9
7	Beitar Ein Karem	12	–	–	–	8	43	−35	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Beitar Amatzia folded at the beginning of the season.

South A Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Beitar Ekron	16	–	–	–	49	11	+38	30	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Gedera	16	–	–	–	33	15	+18	23
3	Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi	16	–	–	–	39	12	+27	22
4	Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi	16	–	–	–	30	23	+7	17
5	Hapoel Hatzav	16	–	–	–	26	23	+3	15
6	Beitar Gedera	16	–	–	–	28	38	−10	13
7	Hapoel Yinon	16	–	–	–	25	41	−16	8
8	Hapoel Azrikam	16	–	–	–	14	39	−25	6^[a]
9	Maccabi Ekron	16	–	–	–	14	56	−42	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Hapoel Azrikam failed to show in the second round fixtures and were punished with suspension of activity by the Israel Football Association.

South B Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Maccabi Ashkelon	20	–	–	–	52	26	+26	33	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Gat	20	–	–	–	68	22	+46	32
3	Beitar Ashkelon	20	–	–	–	44	31	+13	27
4	Hapoel Ashdod	20	–	–	–	68	34	+34	26
5	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	20	–	–	–	27	30	−3	18
6	Hapoel Nehora	20	–	–	–	32	43	−11	17
7	Hapoel Shtulim	20	–	–	–	25	47	−22	15
8	Hapoel Sde Uziyahu	20	–	–	–	38	40	−2	14
9	Hapoel Beit Ezra	20	–	–	–	35	52	−17	14
10	Maccabi Ashdod	20	–	–	–	22	36	−14	13
11	Beitar Ashdod	20	–	–	–	20	70	−50	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Negev A Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Hapoel Avraham Be'er Sheva	14	–	–	–	60	11	+49	26	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Dimona	14	–	–	–	40	17	+23	21
3	Beitar Dimona	14	–	–	–	28	18	+10	18
4	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	14	–	–	–	25	27	−2	11
5	Hapoel Kfar Yeruham	14	–	–	–	25	23	+2	9
6	Hapoel Mashabei Sadeh	14	–	–	–	21	51	−30	8
7	Beitar Ofakim	14	–	–	–	17	45	−28	7
8	Hapoel Mitzpe Ramon	14	–	–	–	9	33	−24	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Negev B Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Hapoel Dorot	20	–	–	–	87	22	+65	36	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Be'eri	20	–	–	–	72	23	+49	32
3	Hapoel Shelahim	20	–	–	–	46	36	+10	24
4	Hapoel Erez	20	–	–	–	51	38	+13	21
5	Hapoel Or HaNer	20	–	–	–	47	48	−1	21
6	Hapoel Bror Hayil	20	–	–	–	46	53	−7	20
7	Hapoel Nir Yitzhak	20	–	–	–	37	52	−15	19
8	Hapoel Gevim	20	–	–	–	31	40	−9	17
9	Hapoel Mefalsim	20	–	–	–	33	50	−17	14
10	Hapoel Netivot	20	–	–	–	22	65	−43	8
11	Hapoel Sha'ariyot	20	–	–	–	20	65	−45	6