2015–16 Liga Gimel

Israeli football season The 2015–16 Liga Gimel season was the 48th season of fifth tier football in Israel, with 108 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet. League matches began on 9 October 2015 and ended on 7 May 2016. Review and events At the beginning of the season, Liga Gimel clubs competed in the State Cup, the first four rounds played within each division, with the divisional winners qualifying to the nationwide sixth round. F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit (from Upper Galilee division), Hapoel Bnei Arara 'Ara (from Jezreel division), Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva (from Samaria division) and Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt (from Sharon division) all won their divisional finals, played on October 2, 2015.Summary of Friday Cup Matches Alon Yehudayof, 2 October 2015, doublepass he The rest of the divisional finals were played on October 20, 2015, with Shimshon Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv division), Nordia Jerusalem (Central division) and Maccabi Ashdod (South division) winning their matches.Summary of State Cup Matches Alon Yehudayoff, 20 October 2015, Doublepass he F.C. Tzeirei Tamra (Lower Galilee division) also won its divisional cup, as its opponent, Haopel Bnei Nujeidat failed to appear to the final.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 92971 IFA, 7 October 2015 he On November 26, 2015, following an IFA Disciplinary Committee decision regarding an abandoned match between Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in and Hapoel Ramla, in which the committee decided that both clubs share responsibility for the match being abandoned, F.C. Hevel Modi'in announced its resignation from the leagueHevel Modi'in Announced: We Are Folding! Eli Shmueli, November 26, 2015, Doublepass he and forfeited its next match against Hapoel Ironi Gedera.Roundup: Liga Bet and Liga Gimel Eli Shmueli, November 29, 2015, Doublepass he On December 4, 2015, during an Upper Galilee division match between Bnei Ma'alot Tashiha and F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit, a Ma'alot-Tarshiha player, Asher Elfasi, attacked the referee and the match was abandoned. Elfasi received a lifetime ban.Attacked a Referee – and was banned for 99 years Moshe Shineman, December 19, 2015, Ynet heA Liga Gimel Footballer Kicked the Referee and Was banned for 99 years Ofir Sa'ar, 19 December 2015, Walla! heStarting to Get Stricter: A Referee-Striking Player Banned for Life Gidi Lipkin, 20 December 2015, One he Upper Galilee Division main WDL P FCJ F.C. Julis MMB Bnei HaGolan VeHaGalil HAZ F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit HBR Hapoel Bnei Rameh ARD F.C. Aramshe Danun HBH Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish HBP Hapoel Bnei Peki'in MAY Maccabi Ahva Yarka HMG Hapoel Merom HaGalil HBB Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina HTA Hapoel Tarshiha HJY Hapoel Jatt Yanuh HaGlilit HNA Hapoel Nahariya BMT – Bnei Ma'alot Tarshiha 20 3 1 80 22 19 4 1 92 16 -1 18 3 3 66 18 15 5 4 62 32 11 2 11 52 49 10 5 9 49 44 10 5 9 45 38 -1 9 2 13 47 64 6 2 16 36 73 5 4 15 31 76 5 2 17 40 71 4 2 18 21 63 2 5 17 31 86 0 0 0 0 0 -2 The first round match between Hapoel Bnei Peki'in and Bnei HaGolan VeHaGalil was abandoned at the 90th minute as the two teams' benches and several players started fighting. As the two teams were guilty of the match abandonment, the result was set as a 0–0 with no points awarded.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 93053 IFA, 14 October 2015 he MMB On 4 December 2015, during a match between Bnei Ma'alot Tashiha and F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit, a Ma'alot-Tarshiha player, Asher Elfasi, attacked the referee and the match was abandoned. Elfasi received a lifetime ban and the club had two points deducted.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 93588 IFA, 16 December 2015 he On 4 March 2016, a match between F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit and Bnei Ma'alot Tarshiha was abandoned at the 20th minute, with Hatzor HaGlilit leading 3–0, as Ma'alot Tarshiha players left the pitch after conceding the third goal of the match. The club was expelled from the league and its results were annulled.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94606 IFA, 9 March 2016 he On 26 March 2016, Hapoel Jatt Yanuh HaGlilit failed to show for a match against Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina. As this was the third time the club fails to show for a match, the club was expelled from the league, with their results standing and their remaining two matches forfeited.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94831 IFA, 30 March 2016 he #cfc Promotion to Liga Bet P #BBBBBB EXP 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th deciding match 16 April 2016 IFA he Lower Galilee Division main WDL P TzS Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr AAR Ahva Arraba IBS Ironi Bnei Sha'ab MKM Maccabi Kafr Manda HES F.C. Halat el-Sharif TZT F.C. Tzeirei Tamra IBI Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin MIT Maccabi Ironi Tamra HBN Haopel Bnei Nujeidat BDA Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad BAR F.C. Bnei Arraba MBT Maccabi Basmat Tab'un TIK – F.C. Tzeirei Ibtin Khawaled BDH – Maccabi Bnei Deir Hanna 19 1 2 53 9 19 1 2 56 14 18 2 2 57 26 12 3 7 51 27 8 5 9 35 32 8 3 11 39 39 -1 7 1 14 34 58 6 4 12 25 34 6 2 14 25 56 6 1 15 42 67 5 1 16 34 66 4 4 14 26 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On 18 January 2016, F.C. Tzeirei Ibtin Khawaled failed to show for a match against Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin. As this was the third time the club failed to show to a match, it was expelled from the league and its results were annulled.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94002 IFA, 20 January 2016 he On 13 February 2016, a match between Maccabi Bnei Deir Hanna and F.C. Halat el-Sharif was cancelled due to absence of the mandatory security stewards for the match. As Deir Hanna already was on probation following several instances of failing to show to a match, the club was expelled from the league and its results were annulled.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94261 IFA, 24 February 2016 he On 31 January 2016, a match between F.C. Tzeirei Tamra and Ahva Arraba was abandoned on the 67th minute due to crowd violence. For its part in the riot, Tzeirei Tamra had one point deducted.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94081 IFA, 10 February 2016 he AAR–TzS 0–0; TzS–AAR 1–0 AAR #cfc Promotion to Liga Bet P P #BBBBBB EXP EXP 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th deciding match 16 April 2016 IFA he Jezreel Division main WDL P HBA Hapoel Bnei Arara 'Ara BFU Hapoel Bnei Fureidis HIS Hapoel Isfiya BMB Bnei Musheirifa Baiada BAF Beitar Afula MNI F.C. Nazareth Illit AAA Maccabi Ahi Arara 'Ara BUF Beitar Umm al-Fahm HBM Hapoel Bnei Musmus HIN Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth BEM Beitar Ein Mahil HKK F.C. Kfar Kama BAN – Beitar al-Amal Nazareth 19 3 0 67 13 17 3 2 62 20 13 2 7 55 25 10 5 7 28 26 8 3 11 51 57 8 2 12 40 56 7 5 10 31 42 7 4 11 27 39 7 4 11 28 39 7 2 13 37 52 6 3 13 26 51 4 2 16 22 54 0 0 0 0 0 -1 On 2 Match 2016, Beitar al-Amal Nazareth failed to show for a match against Bnei Musheirifa Baiada. The club was expelled from the league and its results annulled.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94444 IFA, 2 March 2016 he On 20 February 2016, a match between Beitar al-Amal Nazareth and Hapoel Bnei Fureidis was abandoned at the 43rd minute as a Beitar al-Amal player, Masud Odetallah stormed into the stands in attempt to attack several visiting fans that verbally assaulted him. The referee dismissed the player and blew for half-time. However, as the referee tried to restart the match after the break, Odetallah refused to leave the pitch, causing the match to be abandoned.Bet and Gimel Leagues – Weekend Wrap-up Eli Shmueli, 21 February 2016, DoublePass he For the club's part in the match abandonment, the club had one point deducted.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94423 IFA, 24 February 2016 he BUF–MUS 1–2; MUS–BUF 0–3 BUF #cfc Promotion to Liga Bet P #BBBBBB EXP 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th deciding match 16 April 2016 IFA he Samaria Division main WDL PR HTH Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel HKY Hapoel Kiryat Yam MIS Maccabi Isfiya MIB Maccabi Ironi Barta'a NSE Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad THC Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel HOA Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva BPH Beitar Pardes Hanna AHA Hapoel Ahva Haifa BHA Beitar Hadera BJZ Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa HES Hapoel Ein as-Sahala HHA Hapoel Halissa 18 5 1 79 19 18 4 2 78 12 17 1 6 71 38 14 6 4 64 31 12 4 8 51 41 10 5 9 55 53 9 7 8 42 34 9 7 8 42 34 7 1 16 48 94 6 0 18 27 82 5 1 18 43 78 -1 5 0 19 20 81 4 2 18 20 62 Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa had fielded an ineligible player in two matches and had one point deducted.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 93877 IFA, 1 January 2016 heDecision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 93931 IFA, 8 January 2016 he HES,BJZ1 EaS–JaZ 2–1; JaZ–EaS 7–1 #cfc Promotion to Liga Bet P P 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th deciding match 15 April 2016 IFA he Sharon Division main WDL P IBJ Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt BQA Bnei Qalansawe IAR Ironi Ariel HJA Hapoel Jaljulia SKQ Shimshon Kafr Qasim MSN Maccabi HaSharon Netanya BRA Bnei Ra'anana HOR Hapoel Oranit HKB Hapoel Kafr Bara KQN F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass STB Shimshon Bnei Tayibe FCN F.C. Netanya BTU Beitar Tubruk 19 1 4 71 19 17 3 4 45 28 17 1 6 74 30 15 4 5 45 28 14 3 7 57 33 12 4 8 60 51 11 1 12 61 67 8 6 10 41 54 7 5 12 50 63 7 2 15 32 70 5 1 18 25 55 2 6 16 23 65 1 5 18 17 68 -2 Beitar Tubruk had fielded an ineligible player and had two points deducted.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 94833 IFA,30 March 2016 he #cfc Promotion to Liga Bet P 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th deciding match 15 April 2016 IFA he Tel Aviv Division main WDL P STV Shimshon Tel Aviv MSH Maccabi HaShikma Hen HKS Hapoel Kiryat Shalom SHV Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan BYE Bnei Yehud BJA Beitar Jaffa HNG Hapoel Neve Golan MSR Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan OZH Otzma Holon EJA Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv EYE Elitzur Yehud MPK Maccabi Pardes Katz IOY Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda BEZ Beitar Ezra 22 3 1 102 22 20 2 4 110 39 20 1 5 72 29 16 6 4 71 37 17 2 7 69 42 13 5 8 74 55 11 3 12 83 51 10 1 15 59 70 9 1 16 58 80 7 2 17 53 87 5 7 14 44 78 7 0 19 36 126 4 4 18 30 80 1 3 22 25 90 #cfc Promotion to Liga Bet P 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th deciding match 15 April 2016 IFA he Central Division main WDL P NJE Nordia Jerusalem ILO Ironi Lod HGE Hapoel Ironi Gedera MKE Maccabi Kiryat Ekron RLZ F.C. Rishon LeZion HTS Hapoel Tirat Shalom ABY Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam HMZ Hapoel Mevaseret Zion ZLD F.C. Tzeirei Lod MTZ Hapoel Matzliah HRA Hapoel Ramla HHM – Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in 17 2 1 96 19 15 1 4 61 26 14 2 4 53 15 12 1 7 43 27 8 3 9 34 47 8 3 9 33 47 8 1 11 44 60 -2 6 3 11 35 43 6 1 13 29 50 5 3 12 36 53 1 0 19 26 103 -2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 The fourth round match between Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in and Hapoel Ramla was abandoned at the 80th minute, with Hevel Modi'in leading 7–1 due to a brawl between the two teams.Enough: A Violent Riot in the Match Between Hevel Modi'in and Ramla Tomer Rott, 3 November 2015, Doublepass he As the two teams were found guilty of the match abandonment, the result was set as a 0–0 with no points awarded and a further point was deducted from each team.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 93287 (Hapoel Ramla) IFA, 25 November 2015 heDecision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 93287 (Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in) IFA, 25 November 2015 he As a result of the decision, Hevel Modi'in alerted the IFA of their intent to withdraw immediately from the league and their results were annulled. Hapoel Ramla had one point deducted over the events of the match with Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in and one further point deducted as their match against Maccabi Kiryat Ekron was abandoned as their player Avi Dabush attacked the referee.The Violence in Israeli Football: A Player Punched the Referee and was Expelled for a Year Ofir Sa'ar, 2 January 2016, Walla! heDecision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 93782 IFA, 30 December 2015 he Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam had two points deducted as they refused to resume their last round match against F.C. Tzeirei Lod after the break since they claimed to receive threats from their opponents.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 95099 IFA, 30 December 2015 he RLZ–TSH 5–1; TSH–RLZ 1–0 RLZ #cfc Promotion to Liga Bet P #BBBBBB EXP 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th deciding match 15 April 2016 IFA he South Division main WDL P ASH Maccabi Ashdod SDE Maccabi Ironi Sderot ASA A.S. Ashdod HBA Hapoel Bnei Ashdod HYE Hapoel Yeruham BSV F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy ARD F.C. Arad EIY Elitzur Ironi Yehuda ALH F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla BSR Bnei al-Salam Rahat AGD A.S. Ashkelon MIH Maccabi Ironi Hura IKU Ironi Kuseife MDI Maccabi Dimona TMD Hapoel Tzeirei al-Mahdi 25 2 1 120 24 22 2 4 75 22 21 2 5 105 25 20 4 4 94 31 15 8 5 67 22 15 3 10 82 73 11 5 12 57 70 9 4 15 45 77 9 2 17 50 79 9 2 17 54 87 6 7 15 40 59 7 3 18 50 81 6 5 17 36 83 4 6 18 43 104 2 3 23 32 113 BaS–HOS 3–1; HOS–BaS 4–1 BSR #cfc Promotion to Liga Bet P P 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head; 4th deciding match 7 May 2016 IFA he References External links Liga Gimel Upper Galilee The Israel Football Association he Liga Gimel Lower Galilee The Israel Football Association he Liga Gimel Jezreel The Israel Football Association he Liga Gimel Samaria The Israel Football Association he Liga Gimel Sharon The Israel Football Association he Liga Gimel Tel Aviv The Israel Football Association he Liga Gimel Central The Israel Football Association he Liga Gimel South The Israel Football Association he 5 Category:Liga Gimel seasons Israel Liga Gimel