2017–18_Liga_Bet

2017–18 Liga Bet

2017–18 Liga Bet

Football league season


The 2017–18 Liga Bet season was the 62nd season of fourth tier football in Israel.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Changes from last season

Team changes

Promotion and relegation

More information League, Promoted to League ...
  • To replace the folded Hapoel F.C. Karmiel Safed, Tzeirei Tamra was promoted from Liga Gimel, as the best second-placed team in the northern divisions.[1]
  • In December 2016, the IFA was ordered to demote Maccabi Umm al-Fahm to Liga Gimel by FIFA due to an unpaid debt.[2] The club, which finished 11th in North B division was demoted at the end of the season and was replaced initially by Maccabi Ironi Tamra, the second best second-placed team in the northern divisions of Liga Gimel.[3] However, an appeal was lodged by Beitar Pardes Hanna, which was the best second-placed team in the Liga Gimel division which promote to North B division, claiming that only teams from the Jezre'el and Samaria division should be considered for promotion as replacement to Maccabi Umm al-Fahm. The IFA Supreme Court accepted the appeal and Promoted Beitar Pardes Hanna to Liga Bet.[4][5]
  • During the summer the merger between Maccabi Ironi Acre and Hapoel Kiryat Yam broke up, leading Hapoel Kiryat Yam to register the club in Liga Gimel. Maccabi Ironi Acre then merged with Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha, effectively reprieving Sektzia Ma'alot from relegation.[6]

Format changes

  • The IFA introduced promotion/relegations playoffs between Liga Bet and Liga Gimel. As a result, The two bottom club of each Liga Bet division will relegate directly to Liga Gimel, while the 13th placed and 14th placed teams in each division will face each other in one match. The losing team will face the Liga Gimel play-off winner in a single match for a spot in Liga Bet.[7]

North A Division

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 08 April 2018. Source: Liga B North A IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head; 4) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Bu'eine wins head-to-head against Ironi Bnei Kabul (1–0, 1–1).
  2. F.C. Julis withdrew for the league after 6 matches[8] due to financial difficulties.[9]

Results

More information Home \ Away, AAC ...
Updated to match(es) played on 08 April 2018. Source: Liga B North A IFA (in Hebrew)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match originally ended with Hapoel Bu'eine winning 3–1. As Bu'eine fielded an ineligible player, the match was given to Beitar Nahariya. An appeal submitted by Hapoel Bu'eine was denied. [10]
  2. The match originally ended with Ihud Bnei Sumei winning 3–1. As Bnei Sumei fielded an ineligible player, the match was given to Bnei HaGolan VeHaGalil.[11]

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Hapoel Kaukab ...
Source: IFA
F = Folded

North B Division

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 04 April 2018. Source: Liga B North B IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head; 4) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo wins head-to-head against Hapoel Sandala Gilboa (0–0, 2–1).
  2. Tzeirei Tur'an withdrew from the league following a dispute between the club management and the local council.[12][13]

Results

More information Home \ Away, NHD ...
Updated to match(es) played on 04 April 2018. Source: Liga B North B IFA (in Hebrew)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match originally ended with Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel winning 3–2. As Tirat HaCarmel fielded an ineligible player, the match was given to Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel.[14]

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Hapoel Bnei Zalafa ...
Source: IFA
E = Expelled; F = Folded
  1. On 27 December 2017 Beitar Pardes Hana was expelled from the league after failing to appear to three matches.[15] The club appealed and was re-instated on 10 January 2018.[16]

South A Division

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More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 04 April 2018. Source: Liga B South A IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head; 4) deciding match.

Results

More information Home \ Away, APT ...
Updated to match(es) played on 04 April 2018. Source: Liga B South A IFA (in Hebrew)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Shimshon Kafr Qasim ...
Source: IFA

South B Division

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: Liga B South B IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head; 4) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. Ironi Modi'in wins head-to-head against Maccabi Netivot (2–1, 2–0).

Results

More information Home \ Away, ASA ...
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: Liga B South B IFA (in Hebrew)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match originally ended with Bnei Eilat winning 1–0. As Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev fielded an ineligible player, the match result was set to a 3–0 victory to Beni Eilat.[17]
  2. The match originally ended with Maccabi Ashdod winning 1–0. As Hapoel Yeruham fielded an ineligible player, the match was given to Maccabi Ashdod as a 3–0 victory.[18]
  3. The match originally ended with Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi winning 3–1. As Maccabi Be'er Sheva fielded an ineligible player, the match result was set to a 3–0 victory to Kiryat Malakhi.[19]

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, A.S. Ashdod ...
Source: IFA

Promotion play-offs

Northern Divisions

Division semi-finals Division final Regional final
         
2 Ahva Kafr Manda 2
5 Tzeirei Kafr Kana 3
5 Tzeirei Kafr Kana 0
North A division
4 Ironi Bnei Kabul 2
3 Hapoel Bu'eine 1
4 Ironi Bnei Kabul 2
NA4 Ironi Bnei Kabul 0
NB4 Hapoel Bnei Fureidis 1
2 F.C. Daburiyya 0
5 Maccabi Ahi Iksal 4
5 Maccabi Ahi Iksal 0
North B division
4 Hapoel Bnei Fureidis 2
3 Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara 0
4 Hapoel Bnei Fureidis 31

1The match was abandoned at the 116th minute with Hapoel Bnei Fureidis leading 3–1 as Bnei Kafr Qara staff attacked the fourth official.[20][21] The match was given as a walkover to Hapoel Bnei Fureidis, while Kafr Qara had two points deducted for the next season campaign.[22]

Southern Divisions

Division semi-finals Division final Regional final
         
2 Ironi Or Yehuda 3
5 Shimshon Bnei Tayibe 2
2 Ironi Or Yehuda 3
South A division
4 Shimshon Tel Aviv 1
3 Tzeirei Tayibe 0
4 Shimshon Tel Aviv 3
SA2 Ironi Or Yehuda 0 (3)
SB3 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 0 (1)
2 Maccabi Ashdod 1 (5)
5 F.C. Be'er Sheva 1 (4)
2 Maccabi Ashdod 0
South B division
3 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 2
3 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 4
4 Beitar Ma'ale Adumim 0

Promotion play-off matches

North section

More information Hapoel Migdal HaEmek, 5–0 ...
Referee: Aviad Shiloah

South Section

More information Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, 3–1 ...
Referee: Ro'i Reinschreiber

Relegation play-offs


References

  1. Hapoel Tzeirei Tamra Signed Another Player and Aiming for Promotion Archived 2020-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Bahaa Kashkush, 4 July 2017, Yalla Sport (in Hebrew)
  2. Umm al-Fahm demoted to Liga Gimel. The Chairman: "We'll Appeal" Asher Goldberg, 15 December 2016, Ma'ariv (in Hebrew)
  3. Final: Following Appeal, Maccabi Tamra Promoted to Liga Bet Archived 2020-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Adham Ghanem, 15 August 2017, Yalla Sport (in Hebrew)
  4. The Supreme Court decided: Pardes Hanna promoted to Liga Bet Michael Weissermann, 27 August 2017, DoublePass (in Hebrew)
  5. Sektzia Ma'alot Might Remain in Liga Bet Avi Pepis, 1 July 2017, Doublepass (in Hebrew)
  6. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 14 March 2018 (in Hebrew)
  7. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 10 October 2017 (in Hebrew)
  8. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 31 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
  9. Disciplinary Tribunal Protocol IFA, 27 December 2017 (in Hebrew)
  10. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 10 January 2018 (in Hebrew)
  11. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 11 April 2018 (in Hebrew)
  12. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 8 November 2017 (in Hebrew)
  13. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 7 March 2018 (in Hebrew)
  14. Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 17 April 2018 (in Hebrew)
  15. Disciplinary Tribunal Protocol IFA, 17 April 2017 (in Hebrew)

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