1996–97 Liga Bet

The 1996–97 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Majd al-Krum, Maccabi Tur'an, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda and Maccabi Ashkelon win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

At the bottom, Hapoel Bnei Tamra, Maccabi Givat HaRakafot, Maccabi Kabul (from North A division), Hapoel Givat Olga, Maccabi Tzur Shalom, Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm (from North B division), Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Beitar Bat Yam, Beitar Jaffa (from South A division), Beitar Netiv Ashdod and Hapoel Gedera (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

North A division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Majd al-Krum	30	18	7	5	52	28	24	61	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Arraba	30	16	8	6	62	43	19	56
3	Tzeirei Nahf	30	13	10	7	39	29	10	49
4	Hapoel Kafr Sumei	30	10	12	8	39	33	6	42
5	Hapoel Sakhnin	30	9	15	6	48	40	8	42
6	Hapoel Bnei Nazareth	30	10	11	9	37	31	6	41
7	Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha	30	10	11	9	31	29	2	41
8	Hapoel Bu'eine	30	11	7	12	28	36	-8	40
9	Hapoel Deir Hanna	30	9	13	8	41	34	7	40
10	Hapoel Hurfeish	30	11	6	13	44	47	-3	39
11	Hapoel Tuba	30	10	9	11	35	31	4	39
12	Beitar Hatzor	30	8	14	8	34	35	-1	38
13	Hapoel Ein Mahil	30	10	7	13	46	51	-5	37
14	Hapoel Bnei Tamra	30	10	7	13	32	39	-7	37	Relegated to Liga Gimel
15	Maccabi Givat HaRakafot	30	7	14	9	33	29	4	35
16	Maccabi Kabul	30	0	5	25	7	73	-66	5

North B division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Tur'an	30	21	7	2	82	21	62	¹69	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Kafr Qara	30	20	8	2	53	18	35	¹67
3	Maccabi Umm al-Fahm	30	15	6	9	40	34	6	51
4	Hapoel Nahliel	30	13	8	9	37	30	7	47
5	Hapoel Barta'a	30	11	9	10	41	52	-11	42
6	Maccabi Kiryat Bialik	30	11	8	11	41	44	-3	41
7	Hapoel Fureidis	30	10	11	9	40	37	3	41
8	Maccabi Or Akiva	30	10	9	11	31	40	-9	39
9	Hapoel Arab Nujeidat	30	9	10	11	39	46	-7	37
10	Hapoel Bir al-Maksur	30	8	13	9	42	43	-1	37
11	Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel	30	9	7	14	28	37	-9	34
12	Maccabi Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye	30	9	7	14	37	46	-9	34
13	Hapoel Reineh	30	6	15	9	28	35	-7	33
14	Hapoel Givat Olga	30	8	4	18	37	54	-17	28	Relegated to Liga Gimel
15	Maccabi Tzur Shalom	30	7	6	17	39	50	-11	27
16	Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm	30	6	6	18	30	59	-29	24

1. One point deducted.

South A division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda	30	20	6	4	68	30	38	66	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	M.M. Givat Shmuel	30	16	5	9	46	27	19	53
3	Hapoel Azor	30	16	5	9	53	37	16	53
4	Maccabi Bat Yam	30	14	7	9	44	27	17	49
5	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	30	13	10	7	49	37	12	49
6	Hapoel Ra'anana	30	13	9	8	46	33	13	48
7	Maccabi Qalansawe	30	12	12	6	42	32	10	48
8	Hapoel Herzliya	30	12	6	12	39	30	9	42
9	Beitar Kfar Saba	30	11	6	13	40	47	-7	39
10	Beitar Kfar Yona	30	10	8	12	29	36	-7	38
11	Maccabi Holon	30	11	3	16	42	57	-15	36
12	Maccabi Kafr Qasim	30	10	7	13	36	41	-5	¹35
13	Hapoel Tira	30	9	10	11	40	39	1	¹35
14	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	30	7	11	12	35	44	-9	32	Relegated to Liga Gimel
15	Beitar Bat Yam	30	4	7	19	30	68	-38	19
16	Beitar Jaffa	30	3	6	21	20	74	-53	15

1. Two point deducted.

South B division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Ashkelon	30	18	11	1	52	15	37	64	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Eilat	30	19	6	5	48	18	30	63
3	A.S. Ramat Eliyahu	30	16	12	2	52	15	37	60
4	Ironi Ofakim	30	14	4	12	45	38	7	46
5	Maccabi Ben Zvi	30	14	4	12	50	38	12	46
6	Hapoel Bnei Lakhish	30	11	11	8	48	42	6	43
7	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	30	10	11	9	34	31	3	41
8	Hapoel Marmorek	30	11	7	12	49	42	7	40
9	Hapoel Merhavim	30	11	6	13	33	48	-15	39
10	Beitar Beit Shemesh	30	10	9	11	47	41	6	39
11	Hapoel Mevaseret Zion	30	10	8	12	51	43	8	38
12	Hapoel Bnei Laqiya	30	10	4	16	46	56	-10	34
13	Beitar Lod	30	10	2	18	36	74	-38	32
14	Maccabi Neve Alon Lod	30	8	8	14	41	54	-13	32
15	Beitar Netiv Ashdod	30	8	4	18	33	56	-23	28	Relegated to Liga Gimel
16	Hapoel Gedera	30	4	5	21	36	90	-54	17	Relegated to Liga Gimel

References

v t e Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Ahli Tamra Ahva Arraba Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Shefa'-Amr F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Karmiel Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Abu Sna'an Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ironi Tamra Maccabi Ironi Yafa
North B	Beitar Haifa Bnei Qalansawe Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel F.C. Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Qalansawe Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Yafa Ihud Bnei Baqa Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel
South A	Beitar Ramat Gan Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Jaffa F.C. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Azor Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Inter Aliyah Tel Aviv Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Sporting Tel Aviv Tzeirei Tira
South B	Beitar Kiryat Gat Beitar Yavne Bnei Eilat F.C. Jerusalem F.C. Ramla F.C. Sderot F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Shimshon Ashkelon Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Segev Shalom Hapoel Yeruham Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Ramla
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