1955–56 Liga Bet

Israeli football season The 1955–56 Liga Bet season was the first in which Liga Bet was the third tier of Israeli football due to the formation of Liga Leumit. Maccabi Hadera (North Division champions) and Maccabi Sha'arayim (South Division champions) qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs against the 9th- and 10th-placed clubs in Liga Alef. North Division main WDL QR 2 MHD Maccabi Hadera HBL Hapoel Beit Lid HNE Hapoel Netanya ATL Sport Club Atlit HEY Hapoel Even Yehuda HAC Hapoel Acre MZY Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov HTC Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel BMY Beitar Mahane Yehuda HTH Hapoel Tel Hanan KHF Hakoah Haifa MBI Maccabi Binyamina – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 35 22 28 22 26 22 24 22 22 22 22 22 21 22 19 22 19 22 18 22 15 22 1 #ccccff Promotion/relegation play-offs PP red1 Relegated to Liga Gimel R R complete South Division main WDL QR 2 SHA Maccabi Sha'arayim MST Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv STA Shimshon Tel Aviv RLZ Hapoel Rishon LeZion BJF Beitar Jaffa BYT Bnei Yehuda HKO Hapoel Bnei Brak\Kiryat Ono MRA Maccabi Ramla HME Hapoel Mefalsim Sha'ar HaNegev HHR Hapoel HaMegabesh Rishon LeZion MJR Maccabi Jerusalem YMC YMCA Jerusalem – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 36 30 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 33 22 31 22 30 22 27 22 26 22 21 22 20 22 18 22 16 22 15 22 14 22 7 #ccccff Promotion/relegation play-offs PP red1 Relegated to Liga Gimel R R complete Promotion play-offs A promotion-relegation play-off between the 9th and 10th-placed teams in Liga Alef, Ahva Notzrit Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem, and the winners of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Maccabi Sha'arayim and Maccabi Hadera. Each team played the other three once. 17 August 1956 Ahva Notzrit Haifa 0–3 Abandoned at the 70th minute with the score of 2–1 to Maccabi Hadera as Ahva Notzrit Haifa players protested awarding Hadera's second goal, which they claimed was stopped by the goalkeeper before the goal line. Maccabi Hadera report (p. 6) he Yehuda 3 50 Karni 70 Gvirzman Hapoel Ground Kfar Saba 800 Sulami 17 August 1956 Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 report (p. 6) he Maccabi Sha'arayim Zion 88 Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium Tel Aviv 1,500 Palman 25 August 1956 Ahva Notzrit Haifa 0–3 Beitar Jerusalem report (p. 6) he 73 87 Hasson 83 Zion Hapoel Ground Kfar Saba 1,000 Palman 25 August 1956 Maccabi Hadera 1–3 report (p. 6) he Maccabi Sha'arayim Gvirzman 54 34 Tzuman 46 Gamilel 61 Madhala Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium Tel Aviv 1,500 Sulami 1 September 1956 Beitar Jerusalem 4–2 Maccabi Hadera report (p. 6) he Ashkenazi 37 48 52 Hasson 42 44 Cohen 84 Gvirzman Maccabi Jaffa Ground Tel Aviv 500 Sulami 1 September 1956 Maccabi Sha'arayim 1–1 report (p. 6) he Ahva Notzrit Haifa Rokvan 3 5 Y. Salim Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium Tel Aviv 1,500 Palman main WDL y 2 Q NJE Beitar Jerusalem SHA Maccabi Sha'arayim MHD Maccabi Hadera ANH Ahva Notzrit Haifa 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 5 8 0 1 2 2 6 green1 Liga Alef LA LA inherit Liga Bet LB LB complete Notes References 1955-56 https://web.archive.org/web/20131113165342/http://wiki.byfans.co.il/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA_1955-1956 2013-11-13 Bnei Yehuda he Beitar Jerusalem in top of the play-offs table Maariv, 26.8.56, Historical Jewish Press he Beitar Jerusalem 4-2 Maccabi Hadera Heruth, 2.9.56, Historical Jewish Press he In Sports Heruth, 6.4.56, Historical Jewish Press he Football (Page 19) https://web.archive.org/web/20150921084528/http://www.infocenters.co.il/hapoel/ideaweb/multimedia/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%99%20%D7%A2%D7%AA/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9F%20%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%9C%201970-1973/%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%9C%201956.pdf 2015-09-21 M. Almog, Hapoel 1956, 1956, www.infocenters.co.il (Hapoel Archive) he Category:Liga Bet seasons Israel 3