2007–08 Liga Bet

Israeli football season The 2007–08 Liga Bet season saw Ahva Arraba (champions of the North A division), Maccabi Kafr Qara (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Hadera (champions of the South A division) and Hapoel Masos/Segev Shalom (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 with the clubs ranked 12th in Liga Alef, Maccabi Tamra (from North A division) and Hapoel Arad (from South B division) won their respective play-offs and were promoted. At the bottom, Maccabi Kafr Yasif, Hapoel Yanuh (from North A division), Hapoel Yokneam, Maccabi Or Akiva (from North B division), Beitar Pardes Hanna, Hapoel Qalansawe (from South A division), Hapoel Tel Sheva and Hapoel Oranit (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel Changes from last season Team changes To/from Liga Alef Beitar Ihud Mashhad was promoted from North A division to Liga Alef; Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Hapoel Kafr Sumei were relegated from Liga Alef and were placed in North A division. Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm and Ironi Tiberias were promoted from North B division to Liga Alef; Since Hapoel Reineh folded, no relegated club was placed in North B division. Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona and Beitar Kfar Saba were promoted from South A division to Liga Alef; A.S. Ramat Eliyahu was relegated from Liga Alef and was placed in South A division. Maccabi Ironi Netivot was promoted from South B division to Liga Alef; Hapoel Arad was relegated from Liga Alef and was placed in South B division. Intra-divisional movements Beitar Kafr Kanna was transferred from North A division to North B division. To/from Liga Gimel Ahi Acre and F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda (both from Liga Gimel Upper Galilee) were promoted to North A division, to replace the relegated Hapoel Kisra and Hapoel Deir Hanna. Maccabi Beit She'an (from Liga Gimel Jezreel) and Maccabi Barta'a (from Liga Gimel Shomron) were promoted to North B division to replace the demoted Hapoel Tel Hanan and Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel. F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda (from Liga Gimel Tel Aviv) and Hapoel Pardesiya (from Liga Gimel Sharon) were promoted to South A division to replace the relegated Hapoel Kiryat Ono and Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jaffa. Bnei Eilat and F.C. Be'er Sheva (both from Liga Gimel Center-South) were promoted to South B division to replace the relegated Maccabi Kiryat Ekron and Hapoel Bnei Lakhish. Since Hapoel Reineh folded over the summer, Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot were promoted from Liga Gimel Jezreel) to North B division fill the vacant space. Since Hapoel Maxim Lod folded over the summer, Ortodoxim Jaffa were promoted to South A division fill the vacant space. North A Division main WDL PR AAR Ahva Arraba MTA Maccabi Tamra MSM Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha IBS Hapoel Kafr Sumei HHS Hapoel Halat el-Sharif Tamra AAC Ahi Acre BAS Bnei Abu Snan MKA Maccabi Kabul MKS Maccabi Kafr Sumei MSH Maccabi Sha'ab HKA Hapoel Karmiel MBI Maccabi Bi'ina HSK Hapoel Sakhnin AKM F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda MKY Maccabi Kafr Yasif HYA Hapoel Yanuh 24 2 4 76 25 22 6 2 75 18 19 4 7 53 36 18 5 7 56 38 13 7 10 59 46 11 5 14 41 44 10 5 15 41 48 10 5 15 42 55 10 6 14 38 43 8 10 12 43 52 9 6 15 33 48 8 7 15 40 55 8 7 15 48 58 8 6 16 39 59 7 9 14 30 46 8 4 18 31 74 -1 One point deducted? -1 One point deducted. -1 One point deducted? green1 Promoted to Liga Alef P #ccccff Promotion play-offs PP inherit Folded F #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel, folded R R complete North B Division main WDL PR MKQ Maccabi Kafr Qara HIX Hapoel Iksal HMH Hapoel Migdal HaEmek HDK Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel MBS Maccabi Beit She'an MUF Maccabi Umm al-Fahm TBM F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur IBB Ihud Bnei Baka MTU Maccabi Tur'an HIS Hapoel Isfiya MBA Maccabi Barta'a BKK Beitar Kafr Kanna HAR Hapoel Ar'ara BTS Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot HYO Hapoel Yokneam MOA Maccabi Or Akiva 24 4 2 74 26 22 6 2 70 20 20 5 5 60 33 17 5 8 73 41 13 7 10 62 50 12 6 12 70 49 10 6 14 36 44 9 8 13 48 59 10 4 16 41 62 8 9 13 50 53 8 8 14 37 54 10 1 19 36 83 9 6 15 34 51 9 4 17 34 64 7 6 17 49 62 5 9 16 30 53 -2 Two points deducted. -2 HAR green1 Promoted to Liga Alef P #ccccff Promotion play-offs PP inherit Folded F #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel R R complete South A Division main WDL PR HHA Hapoel Hadera HMY Hapoel Mahane Yehuda HAZ Hapoel Azor SBT Shimshon Bnei Tayibe IOY F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda BRG Beitar Ramat Gan HPA Hapoel Pardesiya KQA F.C. Kafr Qasim HRI Hapoel Ramat Israel HHH Hapoel Hod HaSharon SVR Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan OJA Ortodoxim Jaffa MJA A.S. Ramat Eliyahu OHO Otzma F.C. Holon BPH Beitar Pardes Hanna HQA Hapoel Qalansawe 20 8 2 60 19 21 4 5 76 25 16 10 4 54 18 13 14 3 62 32 15 6 9 56 42 12 9 9 41 33 12 6 12 49 47 10 10 10 52 52 11 5 14 46 52 9 8 13 35 48 9 5 16 35 75 8 7 15 28 43 8 6 16 55 72 8 6 16 29 52 6 10 14 42 53 3 4 23 21 78 green1 Promoted to Liga Alef P #ccccff Promotion play-offs PP #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel R #ff9999 Relegated to Liga Gimel, folded RF complete South B Division main WDL PR HMS Hapoel Masos/Segev Shalom HAR Hapoel Arad FCD F.C. Dimona MBY Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov BnE Bnei Eilat MSH Maccabi Sha'arayim BGZ Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev BME Beitar Ma'ale Adumim MTR Mo'adon Tzeirei Rahat FBS F.C. Be'er Sheva HME Hapoel Merhavim TRS Hapoel Tirat Shalom MSD Maccabi Sderot HJA Hapoel Jaljulia TLS Hapoel Tel Sheva HOR Hapoel Oranit 25 4 1 77 19 22 6 2 66 24 17 3 10 50 29 16 6 8 57 36 14 6 10 63 43 13 9 8 56 40 13 5 12 48 35 12 7 11 50 45 13 3 14 42 58 12 1 17 43 59 10 5 15 63 64 9 8 13 46 52 9 3 18 48 70 8 5 17 36 66 9 1 20 30 71 0 4 26 29 93 -1 One point deducted. 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 Liga Bet North B runners-up, Maccabi Tamra faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Beitar Haifa in a two legged play-off. The Liga Bet North A runners-up, Hapoel Iksal was suspended from the play-offs, following an attempt for match fixing, prior to their scheduled match against Beitar Haifa.Iksal dismissed from the play-offs Asher Goldberg, telesport.co.il, 22.5.2008 he Beitar Haifa 1 - 1 Maccabi Tamra Maccabi Tamra 3 - 1 Beitar Haifa Maccabi Tamra won 4-2 on aggregate and was promoted to Liga Alef. South play-off Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Mahane Yehuda and Hapoel Arad faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Hapoel Tzafririm Holon. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament. Hapoel Arad 2 - 1 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Tzafririm Holon 2 - 0 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Arad 4 - 1 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon main WDL PR HAR Hapoel Arad HTH Hapoel Tzafririm Holon HMY Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 1 4 green1 Promoted to Liga Alef P red1 Relegated to Liga Bet R inherit Remained in Liga Bet LB complete Hapoel Arad won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef. References The Israel Football Association he The Israel Football Association he The Israel Football Association he The Israel Football Association he Play-offs: Hapoel Arad promoted to Liga Alef The Israel Football Association, 23.5.2008 he Play-offs: Maccabi Tamra promoted to Liga Alef North The Israel Football Association, 3.6.2008 he Category:Liga Bet seasons 5 Israel