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 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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 30[a]
16 F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur 30 5 10 15 36 48 −12 25 Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted.

North B Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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 36[a]
12 Maccabi Ein Mahil 30 9 9 12 59 67 −8 31[b] 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
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted?
  2. ^ 5 points deducted?

South A Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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
Source: [citation needed]

South B Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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[a]
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
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted?

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 Iksal1–1 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Kafr Kanna
Dahan 78' Report (in Hebrew) Khatib 54'
Penalties
Darawshe soccer ball with check mark
Sahan soccer ball with red X
Shlusberg soccer ball with check mark
Azulai soccer ball with check mark
As'ad soccer ball with red X		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark Abdalla
soccer ball with check mark Siman Tov
soccer ball with check mark Ghadir
soccer ball with check mark Saleh
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 Qasim0–0 (a.e.t.)Hapoel Arad
Report (in Hebrew)
Penalties
Ben Lulu soccer ball with check mark
Mer'ab soccer ball with red X
Drei soccer ball with check mark
Amer soccer ball with check mark
M. Sarsur soccer ball with check mark
Sarusi soccer ball with check mark
Sarbush soccer ball with check mark
M. Sarsur soccer ball with check mark
Cohen soccer ball with check mark
A. Sarsur soccer ball with check mark		 9–8 soccer ball with check mark Elkarat
soccer ball with check mark Arzuan
soccer ball with check mark Ovadia
soccer ball with check mark Saban
soccer ball with red X Hazut
soccer ball with check mark Gozlan
soccer ball with check mark Weizman
soccer ball with check mark Karev
soccer ball with check mark Bezel
soccer ball with red X Davidi
Referee: Shmuelevich

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

Relegation play-offs

Northern divisions

Southern divisions

References

  • [1] The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  • [2] The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  • [3] The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  • [4] The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)