2013–14 Liga Bet
# 2013–14 Liga Bet

The 2013–14 Liga Bet season saw Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum (champions of the North A division), Ironi Nesher (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon (champions of the South A division) and F.C. Shikun HaMizrach (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 Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Hapoel Hod HaSharon won against their Liga Alef opponents and were promoted to Liga Alef as well.

At the bottom, F.C. Bnei Arraba (from North A division), F.C. Bu'eine (from North B division), Shimshon Bnei Tayibe (from South A division), and Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam (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 Maccabi Tamra (from North A division), Hapoel Isfiya (from North B division), Maccabi HaSharon Netanya (from South A division) and Maccabi Sderot (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 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 14 | +50 | 71 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 25 | +39 | 71 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 52 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 51 | Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 49 | Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Bnei Kabul | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kaukab | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 37 | |
| 9 | Beitar Haifa | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 37 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Acre | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Ahi Acre | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 36 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 35 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Bnei Maghar | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 35 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Maccabi Tamra | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 29 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 26 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | F.C. Bnei Arraba | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 25 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

* 1 2 As ranking in Liga Bet is not set by any other criteria other than points, a match was played between Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum and Hapoel Kafr Kanna to determine which club will be ranked 1st (and thus will be promoted directly to Liga Alef) and which will be ranked 2nd, and will play in the promotion play-offs. In the match, played on 30 April 2014 in a neutral venue, Ilut Stadium, Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum won 4–3 on penalties and was ranked 1st and promoted.
* ↑ 1 point deducted.

## North B Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ironi Nesher | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 63 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 30 | +43 | 62 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hapoel Iksal | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 59 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 55 | Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Maccabi Kafr Qara | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 46 | Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Maccabi Sulam | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 39 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ein Mahil | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 34 | |
| 9 | F.C. Daburiyya | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 34 | |
| 10 | Bnei Nujeidat | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 32 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 30 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Isfiya | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 29 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 27 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Hapoel Yoqneam | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 26 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 88 | −58 | 18 | Relegation play-offs |

F.C. Bu'eine was dismissed from the league, demoted to Liga Gimel and its results were nullified.

## South A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hapoel Morasha Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 71 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 79 | 28 | +51 | 67 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Maccabi Kfar Yona | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 59 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 51 | Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 51 | Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 49 | |
| 7 | F.C. Tira | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 48 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat Israel | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 46 | |
| 9 | F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 41 | |
| 10 | Otzma F.C. Holon | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 38 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 38 | |
| 12 | F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 33 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 27 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Tzafririm Holon | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 24 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 90 | −50 | 18 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 114 | −83 | 12 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## South B Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrach | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 64 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Netivot | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 62 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 58 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Ironi Modi'in | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 57 | Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Hapoel Rahat | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 54 | Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | F.C. Dimona | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 49 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 47 | |
| 8 | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 39 | |
| 9 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 38 | |
| 10 | Bnei Yichalel Rehovot | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 37 | |
| 11 | F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 37 | |
| 12 | Ironi Beit Shemesh | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 35 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Hapoel Arad | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 31 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Beitar Ma'ale Adumim | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 28 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Maccabi Sderot | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 27 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 126 | −90 | 13 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

* ↑ 1 point deducted?

## 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 Kafr Kanna | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 4 | 5 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 1 | | | |
| North A division | North A division | North A division | 5 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 1 | | | |
| North A division | North A division | North A division | 3 | Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 0 (5) | 3 | Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 2 | | | |
| 4 | F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| 4 | F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 0 (4) | | | | 3NA | Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 3 |
| | | | | | | 4NB | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 1 |
| 2 | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 2 | | | | | | | 4NB | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 1 |
| 5 | Maccabi Kafr Qara | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Maccabi Kafr Qara | 1 | 2 | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 2 | | | |
| North B division | North B division | North B division | 2 | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 2 | | | |
| North B division | North B division | North B division | 4 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Hapoel Iksal | 0 | 4 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 1 | | | | | | |

Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef North division, Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel.

**Promotion play-off Match**

Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Promoted to Liga Alef; Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel relegated to Liga Bet.

### Southern Divisions

| Division semi-finals | Division semi-finals | Division semi-finals | Division final | Division final | Division final | Regional final | Regional final | Regional final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 0 | 2 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 3 | | | |
| South A division | South A division | South A division | 2 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 3 | | | |
| South A division | South A division | South A division | 3 | Maccabi Kfar Yona | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Maccabi Kfar Yona | 4 | 3 | Maccabi Kfar Yona | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 2 | | | | 2SA | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 2 |
| | | | | | | 5SB | Hapoel Rahat | 1 |
| 2 | Maccabi Netivot | 1 (2) | | | | | | | 5SB | Hapoel Rahat | 1 |
| 5 | Hapoel Rahat | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Rahat | 1 (4) | 5 | Hapoel Rahat | 1 | | | |
| South B division | South B division | South B division | 5 | Hapoel Rahat | 1 | | | |
| South B division | South B division | South B division | 4 | Ironi Modi'in | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 0 | 4 | Ironi Modi'in | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Ironi Modi'in | 1 | | | | | | |

Hapoel Hod HaSharon qualified to the promotion play-off match against 14th ranked club in Liga Alef South division, Maccabi Be'er Sheva.

### Relegation/promotion match

Hapoel Hod HaSharon Promoted to Liga Alef; Maccabi Be'er Sheva relegated to Liga Bet. However, they were eventually reprieved from relegation, after Ironi Bat Yam, which have finished 12th in Liga Alef South, folded during the summer.

## Relegation play-offs

### Northern divisions

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Ihud Bnei Sumei | 5 | | | |
| 15 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 0 | | | |
| 15 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 0 | 15 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 1 |
| | | | 14 | Maccabi Tamra | 0 |
| 13 | Bnei Maghar | 4 | 14 | Maccabi Tamra | 0 |
| 14 | Maccabi Tamra | 0 | | | |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Hapoel Isfiya | 2 | | | |
| 15 | Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein | 3 | | | |
| 15 | Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein | 3 | 12 | Hapoel Isfiya | 0 |
| | | | 13 | F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an | 1 |
| 13 | F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an | 1 | 13 | F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an | 1 |
| 14 | Hapoel Yoqneam | 2 | | | |

### Southern divisions

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Ironi Or Yehuda | 1 | | | |
| 15 | HaSharon Netanya | 0 | | | |
| 15 | HaSharon Netanya | 0 | 15 | HaSharon Netanya | 2 (2) |
| | | | 13 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 2 (4) |
| 13 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 2 | 13 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 2 (4) |
| 14 | Tzafririm Holon | 4 | | | |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Ironi Beit Shemesh | 0 (4) | | | |
| 15 | Maccabi Sderot | 0 (2) | | | |
| 15 | Maccabi Sderot | 0 (2) | 15 | Maccabi Sderot | 1 |
| | | | 13 | Hapoel Arad | 3 |
| 13 | Hapoel Arad | 1 | 13 | Hapoel Arad | 3 |
| 14 | Beitar Ma'ale Adumim | 2 | | | |
