2015–16 Liga Bet
# 2015–16 Liga Bet

The 2015–16 Liga Bet season is the 60th season of fourth tier football in Israel.

League matches began on 2 October 2015 and ended on 19 April 2016, followed by promotion and relegation play-offs.

Tzeirei Kafr Kanna (champions of the North A division), F.C Haifa Robi Shapira (champions of the North B division), F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim (champions of the South A division) and F.C. Dimona (champions of the South B division) won their divisional titles and promotion to Liga Alef.

The clubs ranked 2nd to 5th in each division entered a promotion play-off, at the end of which, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (from the North section) and F.C. Tira (from the South section) met the teams ranked 14th in Liga Alef. F.C. Tira won their tie and was promoted to Liga Alef as well, while Hapoel Umm al-Fahm lost and remained in Liga Bet.

At the bottom, F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur (from North B division), Ironi Beit Dagan (from South A division) and Hapoel Rahat (from South B division) were automatically relegated to Liga Gimel. Hapoel Bnei Maghar (from North A division) folded during the season, leaving their respective divisions with 15 teams.

The clubs ranked 12th to 15th in each division entered a relegation play-off, at the end of which Ahi Bir al-Maksur (from North A division), Ihud Bnei Baqa (from North B division), Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (from South A division) and Hapoel Merhavim (from South B division) dropped to Liga Gimel as well.

## Review and Events

* At the beginning of the season, Liga Bet clubs competed in the State Cup, the first four rounds played within each division as a league cup competition, with the divisional winner and runner-up qualifying to the nationwide sixth round. Ironi Bnei Kabul, F.C Haifa Robi Shapira, F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv and Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot had beaten their rivals in the finals, played between 16 October and 20 October 2015.
* On 8 January 2016, Bnei Maghar announced their resignation from the league, due to financial difficulties and lack of sufficient football stadium in Maghar.

## North A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 62 | Promotion to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 51 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Ironi Bnei Kabul | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 48 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hapoel Kaukab | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 47 | Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Maccabi Ironi Acre | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 47 | Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 47 | |
| 7 | Beitar Nahariya | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 34 | |
| 9 | Ahva Kafr Manda | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 32 | |
| 10 | Ahi Acre | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 32 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Bnei Nahf | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Al-Nahda Nazareth | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 30 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Beitar Haifa | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 30 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Ahi Bir al-Maksur | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 25 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Beitar Kafr Kanna | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 23 | Relegation play-offs |
| – | Hapoel Bnei Maghar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

* 1 2 HKB–MIA 1–1; MIA–HKB 2–2
* ↑ Hapoel Shefa-'Amr had one point deducted as the club's fans spat and threw water bottles at the referee assistant during a match, played on 5 February 2016, against Maccabi Bnei Nahf.

## North B Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | F.C Haifa Robi Shapira | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 70 | Promotion to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 61 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hapoel Sandala Gilboa | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 54 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 49 | Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | F.C. Daburiyya | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 47 | Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 39 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Sulam | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 38 | |
| 9 | Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 38 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Ein Mahil | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 38 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 37 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 36 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 34 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Ihud Bnei Baqa | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 34 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Maccabi Ironi Yafa | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 28 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |

* 1 2 HDK–MAI 1–1; MAI–HDK 3–1
* 1 2 3 MEM–BKQ 2–1, 1–0; MEM–MSU 2–4, 1–1 ; MSU–BKQ 0–1, 3–1
* ↑ Maccabi Umm al-Fahm had three points deducted.

## South A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 68 | Promotion to Liga Alef |
| 2 | F.C. Tira | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 66 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 50 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 48 | Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 47 | Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | A.S. Holon | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 46 | |
| 7 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 39 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Israel | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 35 | |
| 11 | F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 35 | |
| 12 | F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 34 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 33 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 33 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 33 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Ironi Beit Dagan | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 30 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |

* 1 2 HKO–HNY 0–3; HNY–HKO 2–2
* 1 2 3 MKY–HZH 1–4, 1–1; HZH–BRG 0–2, 1–6 ; MKY–BRG 0–3, 1–4

## South B Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | F.C. Dimona | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 69 | Promotion to Liga Alef |
| 2 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 31 | +47 | 64 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | F.C. Holon Yaniv | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 57 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 56 | Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Ironi Modi'in | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 55 | Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Beitar Ma'ale Adumim | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 53 | |
| 7 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 39 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Segev Shalom | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 39 | |
| 10 | Ironi Beit Shemesh | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 37 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Ironi Netivot | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 37 | |
| 12 | Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 33 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Tzeirei Rahat | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 30 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Beitar Yavne | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 30 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Hapoel Merhavim | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 22 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Hapoel Rahat | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 103 | −74 | 11 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |

* 1 2 MBS–MSS 3–1; MSS–MBS 1–2
* ↑ Hapoel Rahat had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

## Promotion play-offs

### Northern Divisions

| Division semi-finals | Division semi-finals | Division semi-finals | Division final | Division final | Division final | Regional final | Regional final | Regional final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Maccabi Ironi Acre | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Maccabi Ironi Acre | 0 | 2 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 0 (4) | | | |
| North A division | North A division | North A division | 2 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 0 (4) | | | |
| North A division | North A division | North A division | 4 | Hapoel Kaukab | 0 (2) | | | |
| 3 | Bnei Kabul | 0 (1) | 4 | Hapoel Kaukab | 0 (2) | | | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kaukab | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kaukab | 0 (4) | | | | 2NA | Hapoel Bu'eine | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2NB | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 3 |
| 2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 3 | | | | | | | 2NB | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 3 |
| 5 | F.C. Daburiyya | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | F.C. Daburiyya | 2 | 2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 1 (3) | | | |
| North B division | North B division | North B division | 2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 1 (3) | | | |
| North B division | North B division | North B division | 4 | Bnei Zalafa | 1 (2) | | | |
| 3 | Hapoel Sandala Gilboa | 1 | 4 | Bnei Zalafa | 1 (2) | | | |
| 4 | Bnei Zalafa | 3 | | | | | | |

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef North division, Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel.

### Southern Divisions

| Division semi-finals | Division semi-finals | Division semi-finals | Division final | Division final | Division final | Regional final | Regional final | Regional final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | F.C. Tira | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 2 | 2 | F.C. Tira | 3 | | | |
| South A division | South A division | South A division | 2 | F.C. Tira | 3 | | | |
| South A division | South A division | South A division | 3 | Hap. K. Qasim Shouaa | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Hap. K. Qasim Shouaa | 1 | 3 | Hap. K. Qasim Shouaa | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Ironi Or Yehuda | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ironi Or Yehuda | 0 | | | | 2SA | F.C. Tira | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2SB | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 0 |
| 2 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 2 | | | | | | | 2SB | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 0 |
| 5 | Ironi Modi'in | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ironi Modi'in | 0 | 2 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 2 (4) | | | |
| South B division | South B division | South B division | 2 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 2 (4) | | | |
| South B division | South B division | South B division | 4 | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | 2 (3) | | | |
| 3 | F.C. Holon | 1 (2) | 4 | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | 2 (3) | | | |
| 4 | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | 1 (4) | | | | | | |

F.C. Tira qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef South division, Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva.

### Promotion play-off Matches

**North section**

Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel remained in Liga Alef; Hapoel Umm al-Fahm remained in Liga Bet.

**South Section**

F.C. Tira Promoted to Liga Alef; Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva relegated to Liga Bet.

## Relegation play-offs

### Northern divisions

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Al-Nahda Nazareth | 0 | | | |
| 15 | Beitar Kafr Kanna | 2 | | | |
| 15 | Beitar Kafr Kanna | 2 | 12 | Al-Nahda Nazareth | 1 |
| | | | 14 | Ahi Bir al-Maksur | 0 |
| 13 | Beitar Haifa | 1 | 14 | Ahi Bir al-Maksur | 0 |
| 14 | Ahi Bir al-Maksur | 0 | | | |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Hap. Ramot Menashe | 0 (12) | | | |
| 15 | Ironi Yafa | 0 (13) | | | |
| 15 | Ironi Yafa | 0 (13) | 12 | Hap. Ramot Menashe | 3 |
| | | | 14 | Ihud Bnei Baqa | 0 |
| 13 | Tzeirei Tur'an | 3 | 14 | Ihud Bnei Baqa | 0 |
| 14 | Ihud Bnei Baqa | 0 | | | |

### Southern divisions

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | R.H. Tel Aviv | 5 | | | |
| 15 | Ironi Kfar Yona | 0 | | | |
| 15 | Ironi Kfar Yona | 0 | 15 | Ironi Kfar Yona | 2 |
| | | | 14 | Tzafririm Holon | 0 |
| 13 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 1 | 14 | Tzafririm Holon | 0 |
| 14 | Tzafririm Holon | 0 | | | |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Bnei Yeechalal | 2 | | | |
| 15 | Hapoel Merhavim | 0 | | | |
| 15 | Hapoel Merhavim | 0 | 15 | Hapoel Merhavim | 0 |
| | | | 13 | Tzeirei Rahat | 1 |
| 13 | Tzeirei Rahat | 0 | 13 | Tzeirei Rahat | 1 |
| 14 | Beitar Yavne | 2 | | | |
