1940 Liga Bet

Israeli football season The 1940 Liga Bet season was the second-tier league of the Palestine League organized by the EIFA. The league was split into three regional divisions: North, Samaria and South. The Samaria division was won by Degel Zion Tel Aviv, while Hapoel Hadera won the North division and a British military team, RSG, which competed in the league as a guest, won the South Division. At the end of the season, Degel Zion, Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Rishon LeZion (who finished as runners-up in the South division) competed for promotions to the top division. Hapoel Rishon leZion and Degel Zion won the two top places and were promoted. Regular season results North division 8 teams competed in the division, with Hapoel Hadera winning the league with a perfect record. League Clubs: Bar Kochva Haifa Beitar Haifa Hapoel Binyamina Hapoel Hadera (division champions; advanced to promotion play-offs) Hapoel Kfar Ata Maccabi Binyamina Maccabi Hadera Maccabi Haifa Samaria division main WDL y 2 DZT Degel Zion Tel Aviv ETA Egged Tel Aviv HRG Hapoel Ramat Gan HPP Hapoel Petah Tikva HKP Hakoah Petah Tikva HRA Hapoel Ra'anana MNE Maccabi Netanya HNE Hapoel Netanya BNE Beitar Netanya MRG Maccabi Ramat Gan 13 5 0 53 18 13 1 4 74 25 12 2 4 83 34 11 3 4 71 32 10 1 7 50 42 6 2 10 34 49 5 3 10 31 47 5 2 11 29 59 3 4 11 21 67 0 1 17 14 87 complete South division main WDL y 2 RSG RSG Rehovot HRL Hapoel Rishon LeZion MRE Maccabi Rehovot MRL Maccabi Rishon LeZion HTT HaTehiya Tel Aviv HRE Hapoel Rehovot HGT Hegge Tel Aviv MGE Maccabi Gedera 11 2 1 52 21 10 2 2 38 17 9 2 3 31 20 6 2 6 34 20 6 1 7 27 28 5 1 8 24 39 4 0 10 10 36 0 0 14 9 44 complete Promotion play-offs main WDL 18 August 1940 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006 yes HRL 3 1 0 8 3 DZT 2 0 2 10 5 HHD 0 1 3 2 12 Hapoel Rishon LeZion Degel Zion Tel Aviv Hapoel Hadera PRO PRO green1 Promotion to Liga Alef 2 true 0–4 1–2 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 References 1939/1940 Season Hapoel Petah Tikva Museum he In Liga Bet Samaria division Davar, 26.5.40, Historical Jewish Press he Category:Liga Bet seasons Palestine Palestine 2 2