2008–09 Liga Bet

Israeli football season October 2014 The 2008–09 Liga Bet season was the last season of Liga Bet as the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system. The third tier, Liga Artzit was scrapped at the end of the season, making Liga Bet the fourth tier. The season saw Maccabi Ironi Jatt (champions of the North A division), Maccabi Umm al-Fahm (champions of the North B division), Shimshon Bnei Tayibe (champions of the South A division) and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon (champions of the South B division) winning the title and promotion to Liga Alef. The runners-up in each division entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, which saw a change of format, as this time, the North runners-up faced each other, as well as the South runners-up, with the winner of each match faced the clubs ranked 12th in Liga Alef North and South divisions respectively, for a decisive matches. Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel lost to Maccabi Kafr Qara of Liga Alef North and Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva lost to Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda of Liga Alef South. However, Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva was eventually promoted to Liga Alef after a vacancy was created in the South division, since Hapoel Umm al-Fahm folded during the summer break.Now it's final: Amishav in Liga Alef and the Bik'a in Liga Bet Doublepass, 17 August 2009 he At the bottom, Bnei Abu Snan, Beitar Kafr Kanna (from North A division), Hapoel Deir el-Asad, Maccabi Sha'ab (from North B division), Hapoel Hod HaSharon, Maccabi Or Yehuda (from South A division), Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in and Hapoel Jaljulia (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel North A Division main WDL PR MIJ Maccabi Ironi Jatt HAH Hapoel Ahva Haifa IBS Hapoel Kafr Sumei HSK Hapoel Sakhnin HRM Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo TBM F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur KKB Hapoel Kaukab HIS Hapoel Isfiya BNA Beitar Nahariya HAR Hapoel Ar'ara HIX Hapoel Iksal AAC Ahi Acre HKA Hapoel Karmiel BTS Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot BAS Bnei Abu Snan BKK Beitar Kafr Kana 23 4 3 74 27 23 3 4 83 38 17 5 8 69 44 14 5 11 62 52 13 8 9 54 40 13 4 13 47 50 12 5 13 45 48 11 5 14 61 71 10 8 12 53 47 10 5 15 54 68 15 4 11 54 46 9 5 16 50 71 9 4 17 45 55 8 7 15 37 61 8 5 17 37 64 4 5 21 35 78 -17 17 points deducted. -4 4 points deducted. green1 Promoted to Liga Alef P #ccccff Promotion play-offs PP #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel, folded RF #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel R complete North B Division main WDL PR MUF Maccabi Umm al-Fahm HDK Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel BHF Beitar Haifa HMH Hapoel Migdal HaEmek HUG Hapoel Umm al-Ghanam/Nein AKM F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda MKA Maccabi Kabul HHS Hapoel Halat el-Sharif Tamra MBS Maccabi Beit She'an IBB Ihud Bnei Baka MBA Maccabi Barta'a MSM Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha HNA Hapoel Nahariya MKS Maccabi Kafr Sumei HDA Hapoel Deir el-Asad MSH Maccabi Sha'ab 25 3 2 98 29 23 3 4 110 36 19 4 7 97 43 13 9 8 72 52 13 6 11 63 56 11 7 12 53 59 11 7 12 52 57 12 3 15 51 65 11 5 14 74 71 10 7 13 57 70 9 8 13 53 61 11 3 16 67 77 10 4 16 63 86 9 6 15 40 67 9 6 15 50 86 2 3 25 24 109 -2 Two points deducted. -1 One point deducted. As ranking in Liga Bet is not set by any other criteria other than points, a match was played between Maccabi Kafr Sumei and Hapoel Deir el-Asad to determine which club will be ranked 14th (and thus will be remained in Liga Bet) and which will be ranked 15th, and will be relegated to Liga Gimel. In the match, played on 16 May 2009 in a neutral venue, Beit She'an Municipal Stadium, Maccabi Kafr Sumei won 2–0 and was ranked 14th and remained in Liga Bet.Conclusion of the weekend's play-off matches in the amateur leagues Israel Football Association, 16 May 2009 he MKS green1 Promoted to Liga Alef P #ccccff Promotion play-offs PP #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel R R complete South A Division main WDL PR SBT Shimshon Bnei Tayibe MPT Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva HAZ Hapoel Azor HMY Hapoel Mahane Yehuda IOY F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda OHO Otzma F.C. Holon BnJ F.C. Bnei Jaffa KQA F.C. Kafr Qasim HPA Hapoel Pardesiya SVR Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan OJA Ortodoxim Jaffa BRG Beitar Ramat Gan HRI Hapoel Ramat Israel MHN Maccabi HaSharon Netanya HHH Hapoel Hod HaSharon MOY Maccabi Or Yehuda 25 4 1 67 15 24 4 2 75 18 18 5 7 72 30 17 4 9 57 33 15 6 9 49 38 11 6 13 51 52 11 5 14 40 39 10 7 13 40 42 9 9 12 39 44 9 9 12 44 56 9 8 13 35 40 8 10 12 41 42 7 11 12 31 53 8 7 15 32 53 8 5 17 34 63 0 2 28 18 107 green1 Promoted to Liga Alef P #ccccff Promotion play-offs PP #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel R R complete South B Division main WDL PR HTH Hapoel Tzafririm Holon MSD Maccabi Sderot BnE Bnei Eilat FCD F.C. Dimona BME Beitar Ma'ale Adumim MBY Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov BGZ Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev FBS F.C. Be'er Sheva SHH F.C. Shikun HaMizrach HME Hapoel Merhavim MSH Maccabi Sha'arayim OLD Ortodoxim Lod HTS Hapoel Tirat Shalom MTR Mo'adon Tzeirei Rahat HHM Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in HJA Hapoel Jaljulia 24 4 2 63 16 22 6 2 64 21 20 5 5 74 18 15 6 9 53 36 14 5 11 49 36 14 5 11 64 57 13 5 12 47 33 11 5 14 43 48 11 5 14 45 51 10 8 12 48 56 10 7 13 35 36 10 3 17 44 70 9 5 16 35 56 8 5 17 39 62 5 3 22 33 86 5 1 24 28 82 green1 Promoted to Liga Alef P #ccccff Promotion play-offs PP #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel R R complete Promotion play-offs North play-off Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Hapoel Ahva Haifa and Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel faced each other. The winner advanced to the decisive play-off match against the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Kafr Qara. 15 May 2009 Hapoel Ahva Haifa 0–1 Report he Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Ilut Stadium Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel qualified for the decisive play-off match against Maccabi Kafr Qara. 20 May 2009 Maccabi Kafr Qara 1–0 Report he Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Ilut Stadium Maccabi Kafr Qara remained in Liga Alef. South play-off Liga Bet South A and South B runners-up, Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva and Maccabi Sderot faced each other. The winner advanced to the decisive play-off match against the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda. 15 May 2009 Maccabi Sderot 0 – 0 3-4 (pen.) Report he Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva Ness Ziona Stadium Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva qualified for the decisive play-off match against Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda. 20 May 2009 Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva 0–2 Report he Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Ness Ziona Stadium Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda remained in Liga Alef; Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva was promoted after Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (which relegated from Liga Artzit to Liga Alef) folded during the summer. References The Israel Football Association he The Israel Football Association he The Israel Football Association he The Israel Football Association he Promotion/relegation play-offs - Liga Alef livegames.co.il, The Internet Archive he Category:Liga Bet seasons 5 Israel