1965–66 Liga Gimel

The 1965–66 Liga Gimel season saw 175 clubs competing in 14 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.

Hapoel Hatzor, Beitar Acre, Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Shefa-'Amr, Hapoel Atlit, Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov, Hapoel Kfar Yona, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin, David Tel Aviv, Maccabi Ramla, Beitar Beit Dagan, Maccabi Kiryat Gat, Beitar Ashdod and Hapoel Yeruham won their regional divisions and qualified for the Promotion play-offs.

At the Promotion play-offs, Hapoel Beit She'an, Beitar Acre, Hapoel Atlit and Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov were promoted to Liga Bet from the North play-offs, whilst Maccabi Ramla, Beitar Beit Dagan, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin and David Tel Aviv were promoted to Liga Bet from the South play-offs.

15 clubs did not finish the season due to suspensions and withdrawals.

Upper Galilee Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Hatzor 20 – – – 70 12 +58 37 Promotion play-offs
2 Beitar Tiberias 20 – – – 62 27 +35 30
3 Hapoel Dan 20 – – – 54 29 +25 29
4 Beitar Safed 20 – – – 60 26 +34 27
5 Hapoel Ayelet HaShahar 20 – – – 64 31 +33 23
6 Hapoel Yir'on 20 – – – 46 51 −5 21
7 Hapoel Neot Mordechai 20 – – – 45 41 +4 20
8 Maccabi Rosh Pinna 20 – – – 37 51 −14 14
9 Hapoel Bnei HaGalil 20 – – – 18 54 −36 10
10 Hapoel Dishon 20 – – – 28 83 −55 9
11 Beitar Yosef Kiryat Shmona 20 – – – 3 82 −79 0
Source: [citation needed]

Western Galilee Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Beitar Acre 26 – – – 93 9 +84 50 Promotion play-offs
2 Al-Amal Acre 26 – – – 99 11 +88 49
3 Hapoel Kafr Yasif 26 – – – 61 34 +27 34
4 Al Ahly Majd al-Krum 26 – – – 42 35 +7 28
5 Shimshon Nahariya 26 – – – 65 41 +24 27
6 Hapoel Shlomi 26 – – – 69 60 +9 26
7 Bnei Tamra 26 – – – 39 34 +5 26
8 Maccabi Nahariya 26 – – – 47 44 +3 25
9 Hapoel Tamra 26 – – – 39 68 −29 23
10 Maccabi Tamra 26 – – – 39 75 −36 21
11 Hapoel Mi'ilya 26 – – – 32 64 −32 20
12 Hapoel Sakhnin 26 – – – 31 60 −29 15
13 Hapoel I'billin 26 – – – 20 74 −54 11
14 Hapoel Tarshiha 26 – – – 10 77 −67 3
Source: [citation needed]

Valleys Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Beit She'an 18 – – – 88 20 +68 33 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Beit HaShita 18 – – – 86 16 +70 30
3 Maccabi Afula 18 – – – 53 22 +31 28
4 Beitar Beit She'an 18 – – – 40 31 +9 20
5 Hapoel Tel Yosef 18 – – – 56 34 +22 19
6 Hapoel Kafr Sulam 18 – – – 35 41 −6 16
7 Hapoel Geva 18 – – – 41 57 −16 11
8 Hapoel Hever 18 – – – 23 60 −37 9
9 Hapoel Vatikei Balfouria 18 – – – 18 81 −63 9
10 Maccabi Beit She'an 18 – – – 12 68 −56 4
Source: [citation needed]

Nazareth Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr 22 – – – 88 11 +77 39 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on 22 – – – 72 17 +55 38
3 Hapoel Kiryat Nazareth 22 – – – 55 23 +32 33
4 Beitar Migdal HaEmek 22 – – – 51 23 +28 30
5 Al Ahly Nazareth 22 – – – 47 29 +18 25
6 HaPiryon Shefa-'Amr 22 – – – 33 37 −4 22
7 Tzeirei HaDruzim 22 – – – 36 39 −3 20
8 Hapoel Reineh 22 – – – 34 53 −19 17
9 Hapoel Rekhasim 22 – – – 29 49 −20 14
10 Al-Amal HaKatoli 22 – – – 27 64 −37 13
11 Al-Salam Nazareth 22 – – – 22 63 −41 9
12 Hapoel Daburiyya 22 – – – 8 91 −83 1
Source: [citation needed]

Haifa Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Atlit 24 – – – 99 17 +82 46 Promotion play-offs
2 Beitar Kiryat Binyamin 24 – – – 63 24 +39 37
3 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 24 – – – 63 56 +7 28
4 Hapoel Ahva Haifa 24 – – – 49 50 −1 27
5 Hapoel Geva HaCarmel 24 – – – 59 43 +16 25
6 Beitar Tel Hanan 24 – – – 35 34 +1 23
7 Hapoel HaTzair Haifa 24 – – – 34 33 +1 21
8 Maccabi Tel Hanan 24 – – – 38 44 −6 21
9 Hapoel Kiryat Yam 24 – – – 44 58 −14 20
10 Hapoel Ein HaMifratz 24 – – – 39 49 −10 19
11 Hapoel Kiryat Binyamin 24 – – – 37 65 −28 17
12 Hapoel Tzrufa 24 – – – 35 79 −44 11
13 Hapoel Yokneam 24 – – – 25 68 −43 9
Source: [citation needed]

Samaria Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov 28 – – – 109 29 +80 48 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Beit Yitzhak 28 – – – 97 37 +60 42
3 Beitar Zvi Netanya 28 – – – 85 31 +54 42
4 Maccabi Amidar Netanya 28 – – – 90 41 +49 41
5 Maccabi Fureidis 28 – – – 85 43 +42 35
6 Beitar Binyamina 28 – – – 66 33 +33 34
7 Beitar Hadera 28 – – – 80 46 +34 34
8 Hapoel Or Akiva 28 – – – 63 38 +25 29
9 Maccabi HaSharon Netanya 28 – – – 43 19 +24 29
10 Maccabi Kafr Qasim 28 – – – 40 97 −57 18
11 Hapoel Lehavot Haviva 28 – – – 37 74 −37 16
12 Beitar Or Akiva 28 – – – 82 97 −15 14
13 Hapoel Kafr Qara 28 – – – 34 75 −41 13
14 Beitar Zikhron Ya'akov 28 – – – 23 112 −89 6
15 Hapoel 'Ara 28 – – – 9 91 −82 6
Source: [citation needed]

Sharon Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Kfar Yona 24 – – – 73 22 +51 43 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Ein HaTchelet 24 – – – 76 21 +55 39
3 Hapoel Tel Mond 24 – – – 93 36 +57 32
4 Hapoel Yanuv 24 – – – 52 36 +16 30
5 Hapoel Burgata 24 – – – 46 30 +16 29
6 Hapoel Tira 24 – – – 68 31 +37 28
7 Hapoel Tayibe 24 – – – 45 46 −1 26
8 Hapoel Elyakhin 24 – – – 49 44 +5 24
9 Hapoel Qalansawe 24 – – – 30 43 −13 23
10 Maccabi Bnei Tira 24 – – – 37 73 −36 14
11 Hapoel Tnuvot 24 – – – 22 64 −42 12
12 Maccabi Kfar Yona 24 – – – 27 76 −49 8
13 Maccabi Tayibe 24 – – – 5 101 −96 1
Source: [citation needed]

Petah Tikva Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Rosh HaAyin 26 – – – 117 15 +102 50 Promotion play-offs
2 F.C. Ein Ya'akov 26 – – – 86 22 +64 46
3 Hapoel Kafr Qasim 26 – – – 90 28 +62 35
4 Shimshon Rosh HaAyin 26 – – – 70 44 +26 34
5 Beitar Magdiel 26 – – – 91 60 +31 29
6 Hapoel Peretz Ra'anana 26 – – – 56 51 +5 28
7 Hapoel Jaljulia 26 – – – 51 43 +8 27
8 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 26 – – – 57 89 −32 26
9 Beitar Mahane Yehuda 26 – – – 36 66 −30 18
10 Hapoel Eliyahu Ra'anana 26 – – – 46 73 −27 16
11 Beitar Rosh HaAyin 26 – – – 38 79 −41 13
12 Beitar Fajja Petah Tikva 26 – – – 36 82 −46 10
13 Beitar Amishav Petah Tikva 26 – – – 35 76 −41 9
14 Maccabi Rosh HaAyin 26 – – – 38 119 −81 5
Source: [citation needed]

Tel Aviv Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 David Tel Aviv 24 – – – 80 13 +67 46 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 24 – – – 83 21 +62 40
3 Beitar Herzliya 24 – – – 69 32 +37 35
4 Hapoel Kiryat Shalom 24 – – – 80 39 +41 31
5 Hapoel Ezra 24 – – – 49 44 +5 24
6 Beitar HaTzafon Tel Aviv 24 – – – 51 52 −1 23
7 Maccabi Darom Tel Aviv 24 – – – 44 53 −9 23
8 Hapoel Afeka 24 – – – 48 78 −30 22
9 Beitar Kiryat Matalon 24 – – – 44 61 −17 18
10 Beitar Sheikh Munis 24 – – – 34 37 −3 17
11 Hapoel Bavli Tel Aviv 24 – – – 35 57 −22 15
12 Maccabi Ever HaYarkon 24 – – – 29 68 −39 13
13 Beitar Ganei Tikva 24 – – – 9 100 −91 0
Source: [citation needed]

Jaffa Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Ramla 20 – – – 82 20 +62 38 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Bnei Ramla 20 – – – 52 8 +44 34
3 Hapoel Kireon 20 – – – 45 27 +18 25
4 Tzeirei Jaffa 20 – – – 59 45 +14 24
5 Hapoel Neve Monosson 20 – – – 44 32 +12 23
6 Beitar Eli Kireon 20 – – – 29 57 −28 16
7 Beitar Yehud 20 – – – 33 41 −8 15
8 Beitar Jaffa 20 – – – 32 74 −42 14
9 Maccabi Yehud 20 – – – 35 54 −19 11
10 Hapoel HaRakevet Lod 20 – – – 26 43 −17 11
11 Shabab Jaffa 20 – – – 14 50 −36 7
Source: [citation needed]

Central Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Beitar Beit Dagan 26 – – – 106 23 +83 46 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Gedera 26 – – – 95 36 +59 40
3 Maccabi Yavne 26 – – – 77 43 +34 37
4 Beitar Rishon LeZion 26 – – – 66 32 +34 36
5 Maccabi Kfar Gvirol 26 – – – 44 43 +1 27
6 Maccabi Haim Rehovot 26 – – – 69 71 −2 26
7 Hapoel Hatzav 26 – – – 32 36 −4 26
8 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 26 – – – 45 74 −29 22
9 Maccabi Ezra UBitzaron 26 – – – 35 53 −18 21
10 Beitar Gedera 26 – – – 44 59 −15 18
11 Hapoel Ezra UBitzaron 26 – – – 40 64 −24 17
12 Beitar Tirat Shalom 26 – – – 41 84 −43 17
13 Maccabi Kiryat Ekron 26 – – – 31 84 −53 15
14 Maccabi Gan Yavne 26 – – – 29 52 −23 14
Source: [citation needed]

Jerusalem Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 18 – – – 50 20 +30 29 Promotion play-offs
2 Beitar Beit Shemesh 18 – – – 54 15 +39 28
3 Hapoel Beit Safafa 18 – – – 39 25 +14 23
4 ASA Jerusalem 18 – – – 39 24 +15 22
5 Maccabi Beit Shemesh 18 – – – 25 32 −7 19
6 Hapoel Katamonim 18 – – – 25 31 −6 16
7 Hapoel Kiryat Gat 18 – – – 35 42 −7 12
8 Beitar Katamonim 18 – – – 20 43 −23 12
9 Hapoel Beit Shemesh B 18 – – – 26 40 −14 11
10 Beitar Ein Karem 18 – – – 22 63 −41 7
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Beitar Ashdod 22 – – – 65 28 +37 34 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Be'eri 22 – – – 54 26 +28 34
3 Maccabi Ashkelon 22 – – – 63 19 +44 32
4 Maccabi Ashdod 22 – – – 56 29 +27 30
5 Hapoel Gvar'am Yad Mordechai 22 – – – 55 32 +23 28
6 Beitar Ashkelon 22 – – – 43 32 +11 26
7 Hapoel Merhavim 22 – – – 36 49 −13 17
8 Hapoel Sde Uziyahu 22 – – – 33 48 −15 15
9 Hapoel Shimshon Ashkelon 22 – – – 34 53 −19 14
10 Hapoel Or HaNer 22 – – – 33 68 −35 11
11 Hapoel Shtulim 22 – – – 22 52 −30 11
12 Hapoel Beit Ezra 22 – – – 23 81 −58 8
Source: [citation needed]

Negev Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Yeruham 16 – – – 38 6 +32 29 Promotion play-offs
2 Beitar Dimona 16 – – – 49 19 +30 21
3 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 16 – – – 49 14 +35 20
4 Beitar Ofakim 16 – – – 28 27 +1 20
5 Hapoel Mitzpe Ramon 16 – – – 28 29 −1 17
6 Shimshon Yeruham 16 – – – 28 29 −1 17
7 Maccabi Dimona 16 – – – 27 39 −12 10
8 Hapoel Mashabei Sadeh 16 – – – 14 53 −39 5
9 Beitar Yeruham 16 – – – 8 66 −58 4
Source: [citation needed]

Promotion play-offs

North play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Hapoel Beit She'an 6 – – – 12 8 +4 7 Promoted to Liga Bet
2 Beitar Acre 6 – – – 14 11 +3 7
3 Hapoel Atlit 6 – – – 13 11 +2 7
4 Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov 6 – – – 12 7 +5 6
5 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr 6 – – – 9 8 +1 6 Remained in Liga Gimel
6 Hapoel Hatzor 6 – – – 5 7 −2 4
7 Hapoel Kfar Yona 6 – – – 6 19 −13 2
Source: [citation needed]

South play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Maccabi Ramla 6 – – – 14 5 +9 9 Promoted to Liga Bet
2 Beitar Beit Dagan 6 – – – 13 7 +6 9
3 Hapoel Rosh HaAyin 6 – – – 13 9 +4 8
4 David Tel Aviv 6 – – – 14 7 +7 7
5 Beitar Ashdod 6 – – – 8 11 −3 5 Remained in Liga Gimel
6 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 6 – – – 10 14 −4 4
7 Hapoel Yeruham 6 – – – 0 19 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]

See also

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