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Liga Bet
Season2020–21

The 2020–21 Liga Bet season is the 65th season of fourth-tier football in Israel.

Changes from last season

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Team changes

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Format change

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To accommodate the shortened schedule caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the league was split into two phases. For the first phase each division was split to two sub-divisions with nine teams in each sub-division, to be played as a double round robin tournament (16 matches in total). At the end of the first phase in each division the two top teams from each sub-division qualifying to a promotion group of four teams, again to be played as a double round robin tournament (6 matches in total), with the winning team gaining promotion to Liga Alef and the second-placed team qualifying to the promotion play-offs.
The seven bottom placed teams in each sub-division would continue in their respective sub-division with the points gained during the first phase, playing an additional round robin schedule (six matches in total). The bottom team in each sub-division would be relegated to Liga Gimel and the sixth placed team would compete to the relegation play-offs.[1]

North A Division

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Sub-division A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Karmiel 16 13 0 3 50 18 32 39 Promotion group
2 Tzeirei Kafr Kanna 16 11 4 1 42 18 24 37
3 Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab 22 10 6 6 33 20 13 36
4 Tzeirei Tamra 22 9 6 7 39 29 10 33
5 Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye 22 8 5 9 29 38 −9 29
6 Hapoel Arraba 22 8 6 8 31 29 2 30
7 Tzeirei Sakhnin 22 8 4 10 33 36 −3 28
8 Sektzia Ma'alot 22 8 2 12 28 46 −18 26 Relegation play-offs
9 Hapoel Bnei Bir al-Maksur 22 1 1 20 14 65 −51 4 Relegation to Liga Gimel
Source: Liga Bet North A IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.

Sub-division B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr 16 13 1 2 49 7 42 40 Promotion group
2 Ahi Acre 16 9 0 7 30 24 6 27
3 Bnei MMBE 22 10 5 7 42 24 18 35[a]
4 Hapoel Safed 22 10 5 7 33 25 8 35[a]
5 Ironi Bnei Kabul 22 10 4 8 47 29 18 34[b]
6 Maccabi Ironi Yafa 22 10 4 8 42 30 12 34[b]
7 Beitar Nahariya 22 10 3 9 48 25 23 33
8 Ahva Kafr Manda 22 8 4 10 40 34 6 28 Relegation play-offs
9 Al-Nahda Nazareth 22 0 0 22 3 136 −133 0 Relegation to Liga Gimel
Source: Liga Bet North A IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Bnei MMBE wins over Hapoel Safed in head-to-head (0–0;4–1;0–2).
  2. ^ a b Ironi Bnei Kabul wins over Maccabi Yafa in head-to-head (3–1;1–2;2–1).

Promotion group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tzeirei Kafr Kanna 6 4 2 0 9 2 7 14 Promotion to Liga Alef
2 Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr 6 4 1 1 15 6 9 13 Promotion play-offs
3 Hapoel Karmiel 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6
4 Ahi Acre 6 0 1 5 5 16 −11 1
Source: Liga Bet North A IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.

North B Division

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Sub-division A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ironi Nesher 16 12 3 1 50 12 38 39 Promotion group
2 F.C. Tirat Carmel 16 10 3 3 49 21 28 33
3 F.C. Pardes Hanna 22 12 3 7 49 23 26 39
4 Hapoel Beit She'an 22 10 4 8 44 25 19 34
5 Hapoel Bnei Musmus 22 8 7 7 35 42 −7 31
6 Ahi Bir al-Maksur 22 8 5 9 31 49 −18 29
7 Maccabi Ahi Iksal 22 7 6 9 36 45 −9 27
8 Hapoel Sandala Gilboa 22 7 2 13 33 62 −29 23 Relegation play-offs
9 Hapoel Ein as-Sahala 22 2 1 19 26 74 −48 7 Relegation to Liga Gimel
Source: Liga Bet North B IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.

Sub-division B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 16 12 3 1 40 17 23 39 Promotion group
2 Hapoel Tirat Carmel 16 11 2 3 38 8 30 35
3 Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara 22 11 2 9 63 48 15 35
4 Maccabi Nujeidat 22 9 4 9 41 37 4 31
5 Ihud Bnei Baqa 22 8 4 10 37 51 −14 28[a]
6 Beitar Haifa 22 8 4 10 43 40 3 28[a]
7 F.C. Kfar Kama 22 8 3 11 28 52 −24 27
8 Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo 22 8 2 12 30 37 −7 26 Relegation play-offs
9 Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt 22 5 2 15 23 53 −30 17 Relegation to Liga Gimel
Source: Liga Bet North B IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ironi Bnei Baqa wins over Beitar Haifa in head-to-head (2–1;1–0;3–4).

Promotion group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ironi Nesher 6 5 1 0 17 3 14 16 Promotion to Liga Alef
2 F.C. Tirat Carmel 6 4 1 1 9 3 6 13 Promotion play-offs
3 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 6 0 2 4 8 19 −11 2[a]
4 Hapoel Tirat Carmel 6 0 2 4 7 16 −9 2[a]
Source: Liga Bet North B IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Maccabi Neve Sha'anan wins over Hapoel Tirat Carmel in head-to-head (on away goals) (2–2;3–3).

South A Division

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Sub-division A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 16 11 4 1 36 16 20 37 Promotion group
2 Shimshon Tel Aviv 16 9 4 3 38 17 21 31
3 Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa 22 12 3 7 44 29 15 39
4 Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva 22 10 5 7 33 26 7 35
5 Ironi Beit Dagan 22 9 6 7 38 37 1 33
6 Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim 22 7 7 8 38 42 −4 28
7 Sporting Tel Aviv 22 7 2 13 31 52 −21 23
8 Hapoel Pardesiya 22 5 3 14 27 49 −22 18 Relegation play-offs
9 Otzma Holon 22 4 4 14 18 35 −17 16 Relegation to Liga Gimel
Source: Liga Bet South A IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.

Sub-division B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 16 11 2 3 47 14 33 35 Promotion group
2 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 16 10 3 3 37 17 20 33
3 Beitar Ramat Gan 22 9 7 6 37 31 6 34
4 Beitar Kfar Saba 22 9 5 8 27 25 2 32
5 Hapoel Qalansawe 22 8 4 10 34 38 −4 28
6 Beitar Petah Tikva 22 7 6 9 29 37 −8 27
7 F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv 22 7 5 10 27 33 −6 26
8 Shimshon Bnei Tayibe 22 7 3 12 26 33 −7 24 Relegation play-offs
9 Hapoel Kafr Bara 22 6 3 13 19 55 −36 21 Relegation to Liga Gimel
Source: Liga Bet South A IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.

Promotion group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shimshon Tel Aviv 6 4 1 1 16 7 9 13 Promotion to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 6 2 2 2 11 14 −3 8 Promotion play-offs
3 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7
4 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4
Source: Liga Bet South A IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.

South B Division

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Sub-division A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Ironi Sderot 16 11 4 1 36 5 31 37 Promotion group
2 Bnei Eilat 16 11 2 3 44 17 27 35
3 Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi 22 13 7 2 55 20 35 46
4 Hapoel Merhavim 22 11 8 3 39 22 17 41
5 Beitar Kiryat Gat 22 11 4 7 39 32 7 37
6 Ironi Modi'in 22 7 5 10 34 39 −5 26
7 Hapoel Gedera 22 6 2 14 28 55 −27 20
8 Maccabi Arad 22 2 5 15 19 53 −34 11 Relegation play-offs
9 Beitar Yavne 22 1 3 18 13 64 −51 6 Relegation to Liga Gimel
Source: Liga Bet South B IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.

Sub-division B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Lod 16 11 2 3 35 19 16 35 Promotion group
2 Hapoel Yeruham 16 10 4 2 30 11 19 34
3 Maccabi Netivot 22 12 6 4 49 21 28 42
4 F.C. Jerusalem 22 11 7 4 48 21 27 40[a]
5 F.C. Shikun HaMizrah 22 11 6 5 48 22 26 39[a]
6 Beitar Ma'ale Adumim 22 6 6 10 25 44 −19 24
7 Tzeirei Rahat 22 6 4 12 33 53 −20 22
8 F.C. Be'er Sheva 22 3 4 15 21 62 −41 13 Relegation play-offs
9 Beitar Ashdod 22 3 1 18 25 61 −36 10 Relegation to Liga Gimel
Source: Liga Bet South B IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b F.C. Jerusalem wins over F.C. Shikun HaMizrah in head-to-head (on away goals) (3–0;1–4).

Promotion group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bnei Eilat 6 3 2 1 10 5 5 11 Promotion to Liga Alef
2 Maccabi Ironi Sderot 6 3 1 2 10 4 6 10[a] Promotion play-offs
3 Hapoel Yeruham 6 3 1 2 6 4 2 10[a]
4 Hapoel Lod 6 1 0 5 2 15 −13 3
Source: Liga Bet South B IFA (in Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head to head; 6) deciding match.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Maccabi Sderot and Hapoel Yeruham finished with equal head-to-head records (0–1; 1–0). Maccabi Sderot won the deciding match 2–0.[2][3]

Promotion play-offs

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In the first round of the play-offs the two second-placed teams from the promotion groups (North section and South section) faced each other in a single match on neutral ground. The winner of the match faced the 14th-placed team from Liga Alef in a single match.

North section

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First round

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Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr3–0F.C. Tirat Carmel
Kadri 11'
Khatib 25'
Bushnak 90'		 IFA
Referee: Yigal Fried

Second round

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Ironi Tiberiasw/o
(1–0)
(abandoned '90 7)[4]		Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr
Mahfud Yellow card 59'
Davidov 82'
Ben David Yellow card 83'		 IFA Red card 22' T. Diab
Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 24' A. Diab
Yellow card 80' Red card 84' Khatib
Red card 90 5' Nassar
Yellow card 90 5' Shabal
Yellow card 8' Red card 90 7' Younes

South section

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First round

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Hapoel Mahane Yehuda2–1Maccabi Sderot
Shiri 19'
Elbaz 78'		 IFA 57' (pen.) Kahlon

Second round

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Nordia Jerusalem1–0Hapoel Mahane Yehuda
Cohen 18' IFA
Referee: Gal Leibovich

Relegation play-offs

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In each division (North A and B and South A and B) the sixth-placed teams from each sub-division played each other, with the winning team staying in Liga Bet. The losing team from each division faced the Liga Gimel play-off winner in a single match for a place in Liga Alef.

References

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  1. ^ "הוראת שעה ליגות א'-ג' 2020-21" [Temporary Provisions Leagues Alef to Gimel 2020-21] (PDF) (in Hebrew). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ Itah, Yossi (22 June 2021). "סוף עונה: ירוחם הפסידה לשדרות ונשארת בליגה ב'" [Season's End: Yeruham Lost to Sderot and Remains in Liga Bet]. Sheva (in Hebrew). Be'er Sheva. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "פרטי המשחק: מ.ס. הפ' ירוחם–מכבי ע. שדרות" [Match Details: F.C. Hap. Yeruham–Maccabi I. Sderot]. football.org.il (in Hebrew). IFA. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "שישה אדומים והפסד טכני השאירו את עירוני טבריה בליגה א'" [Six Reds and a Technical Loss Kept Ironi Tiberias in Liga Alef]. Sport5 (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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