1998–99 Liga Bet
# 1998–99 Liga Bet

The 1998–99 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Hurfeish (champions of the North A division), Maccabi Hadera (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Kiryat Ono (champions of the South A division) and A.S. Ramat Eliyahu (champions of the South B division) win the title. The four clubs were placed in Liga Alef, which became the fourth tier upon the creation of the Israeli Premier League.

At the bottom, Hapoel Karmiel, Beitar Tiberias, Hapoel Bu'eine (from North A division), Hapoel Ilut, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm (from North B division), Maccabi Qalansawe, Hapoel Tel Mond, Maccabi Holon (from South A division) and Beitar Beit Shemesh (from South B division) were all placed in Liga Gimel, which became the sixth tier.

The rest of the clubs remained in Liga Bet, which became the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system.

## North A division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hapoel Hurfeish | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 74 | Placed in Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 75 | 22 | +53 | 71 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 3 | Hapoel Tuba | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 56 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 4 | Maccabi Givat-Harakafot | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 48 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 5 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 47 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 6 | Tzeirei Nahf | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 43 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 7 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 43 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 8 | Hapoel Arraba | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 40 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 9 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 40 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 10 | Ironi Nahariya | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 38 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 11 | Hapoel Dir Hanna | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 37 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 12 | Ironi I'billin | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 37 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 13 | Hapoel Bnei Kafr Yasif | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 36 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 14 | Hapoel Karmiel | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 34 | Placed in Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Beitar Tiberias | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 23 | Placed in Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 30 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 75 | −68 | 6 | Placed in Liga Gimel |

* ↑ 3 points deducted.

## North B division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maccabi Hadera | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 21 | +69 | 73 | Placed in Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Bir al-Maksur | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 70 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 3 | Hapoel Nahliel | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 51 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 4 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 48 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 5 | Hapoel Arab Nujeidat | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 46 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 6 | Hapoel Mo'atza Ezorit Galil Tahton | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 43 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 7 | Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 43 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 8 | Ironi Zikhron Ya'akov | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 39 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 9 | Maccabi Beit She'an | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 38 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 10 | Maccabi Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 37 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 11 | Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 37 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 12 | Hapoel Fureidis | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 37 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 13 | Hapoel Reine | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 35 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 14 | Hapoel Barta'a | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 29 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 15 | Hapoel Ilut | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 27 | Placed in Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 29 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 73 | −49 | 14 | Placed in Liga Gimel |

* Results of the matches between Hapoel Asi Gilboa and Hapoel Arab Nujeidat and between Hapoel Barta'a and Maccabi Umm al-Fahm are unknown.

## South A division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 66 | Placed in Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Herzliya | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 61 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 3 | Beitar Kfar Saba | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 54 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 4 | Maccabi Bat Yam | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 49 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 5 | M.M. Givat Shmuel | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 46 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 6 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 44 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 7 | Hapoel Azor | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 43 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 8 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 39 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 9 | Hapoel Jaljulia | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 38 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 10 | Hapoel Tira | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 38 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 11 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 38 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 12 | Hapoel Ironi Hod HaSharon | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 37 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 13 | Maccabi Kafr Qasim | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 36 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 14 | Maccabi Qalansawe | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 31 | Placed in Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Hapoel Tel Mond | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 30 | Placed in Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Maccabi Holon | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 93 | −69 | 9 | Placed in Liga Gimel |

* Result of the match between Hapoel Azor and Maccabi Kafr Qasim is unknown.

## South B division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A.S. Ramat Eliyahu | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 63 | Placed in Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Shikun HaMizrach | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 51 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 3 | Hapoel Marmorek | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 48 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 4 | Maccabi Ben Zvi | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 47 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 5 | Maccabi Jerusalem/Ma'ale Adumim | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 46 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 6 | Hapoel Ironi Eilat | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 31 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 7 | Maccabi Neve-Alon Lod | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 31 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 8 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 31 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 9 | Ironi Ofakim | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 30 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 10 | Hapoel Merhavim | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 29 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 11 | Hapoel Masos/Segev Shalom | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 29 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 12 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 26 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 13 | Hapoel Ironi Be'er Ya'akov | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 22 | Placed in Liga Bet |
| 14 | Beitar Beit Shemesh | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 91 | −72 | 8 | Placed in Liga Gimel |

* Hapoel Yehud (at the start of the season) and Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi (during the season) withdrew from the league.
* Results of several matches are unknown
