1969–70 Liga Bet

The 1969–70 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Nahariya, Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov, and Hapoel Yehud win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef. Hapoel Beit Shemesh, which placed third in South Division B was also promoted, as the top two clubs, Hapoel Ramla and Hapoel Ashdod were involved in match-fixing scandal, and as a result, both clubs were disqualified by the IFA.[1]

North Division A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Nahariya 28 – – – 103 18 +85 51 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 28 – – – 78 21 +57 48
3 Hapoel Afikim 28 – – – 64 48 +16 34
4 Hapoel Sde Nahum\Beit She'an[lower-alpha 1] 28 – – – 57 58 −1 30
5 Hapoel Safed 28 – – – 49 54 −5 27
6 Beitar Tel Hanan 28 – – – 49 55 −6 27
7 Hapoel Tel Hanan 28 – – – 45 52 −7 26
8 Beitar Tiberias 28 – – – 49 59 −10 25
9 Hapoel Afula 28 – – – 43 44 −1 24
10 Hapoel Kiryat Yam 28 – – – 58 71 −13 24
11 Beitar Kiryat Shmona 28 – – – 40 49 −9 23
12 Hapoel Kiryat Ata 28 – – – 43 53 −10 23
13 Hapoel Shefa-'Amr 28 – – – 50 68 −18 22
14 Beitar Nahariya 28 – – – 49 63 −14 20
15 Hapoel Ein Harod[lower-alpha 2] 28 – – – 46 107 −61 14 Relegated to Liga Gimel
Source:
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Sde Nahum merged with Hapoel Beit She'an.
  2. Hapoel Ramat David relocated to Ein Harod after playing 14 matches, and renamed Hapoel Ein Harod.

Hapoel Kfar Blum withdrew from the league and folded.

North Division B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov 30 – – – 68 30 +38 44 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Givat Haim 30 – – – 90 59 +31 43
3 Hapoel Beit Eliezer 30 – – – 54 31 +23 37
4 Hapoel Caesarea 30 – – – 49 41 +8 34
5 Hapoel Tel Mond 30 – – – 63 58 +5 32
6 Hapoel Ra'anana 30 – – – 52 49 +3 32
7 Maccabi Pardes Hanna 30 – – – 43 40 +3 32
8 Beitar Dov Netanya 30 – – – 49 54 −5 30
9 Hapoel Binyamina 30 – – – 47 51 −4 29
10 Beitar Binyamina 30 – – – 48 55 −7 29
11 Hapoel Givat Olga 30 – – – 32 33 −1 26
12 Beitar Tirat HaCarmel 30 – – – 47 49 −2 26
13 Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov 30 – – – 46 52 −6 25
14 M.S. Even Yehuda 30 – – – 48 64 −16 24
15 Hapoel Atlit 30 – – – 44 66 −22 23 Relegated to Liga Gimel
16 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 30 – – – 32 80 −48 14
Source:

South Division A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Yehud 30 – – – 81 18 +63 51 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 30 – – – 76 18 +58 49
3 Beitar Holon 30 – – – 62 49 +13 42
4 Maccabi Bat Yam 30 – – – 50 21 +29 41
5 Maccabi Holon 30 – – – 50 36 +14 33
6 Beitar Ramat Gan 30 – – – 46 42 +4 31
7 Hapoel Rosh HaAyin 30 – – – 43 47 −4 30
8 Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah 30 – – – 44 49 −5 29
9 Hapoel Ganei Tikva 30 – – – 42 48 −6 26
10 Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan 29 – – – 33 39 −6 26
11 Hapoel Kiryat Shalom 30 – – – 58 67 −9 26
12 Hapoel Or Yehuda 30 – – – 42 54 −12 25
13 Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv 30 – – – 52 59 −7 23
14 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 30 – – – 27 47 −20 23
15 Hapoel Qalansawe 29 – – – 39 90 −51 16 Relegated to Liga Gimel
16 Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv 30 – – – 12 86 −74 4
Source:

South Division B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Ramla 30 – – – 83 17 +66 49[lower-alpha 1] Disqualified
2 Hapoel Ashdod 30 – – – 82 18 +64 48[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
3 Hapoel Beit Shemesh 30 – – – 61 32 +29 37 Promoted to Liga Alef
4 Maccabi Ashkelon 30 – – – 57 42 +15 34
5 Maccabi Rehovot 30 – – – 61 51 +10 34
6 Hapoel Ofakim 30 – – – 36 34 +2 34[lower-alpha 4]
7 Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi 30 – – – 38 39 −1 32
8 Hapoel Dimona 30 – – – 42 34 +8 31
9 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 30 – – – 50 43 +7 29
10 Beitar Rehovot 30 – – – 35 57 −22 24[lower-alpha 3]
11 HaBira Jerusalem 30 – – – 41 58 −17 23
12 Maccabi Ramla 30 – – – 32 44 −12 22[lower-alpha 5]
13 Maccabi Kfar Gvirol 30 – – – 47 75 −28 21
14 Hapoel Merhavim 30 – – – 35 56 −21 18[lower-alpha 4]
15 Hapoel Kiryat Gat 30 – – – 36 64 −28 18[lower-alpha 5] Relegated to Liga Gimel
16 Maccabi Dror Lod 30 – – – 33 106 −73 13[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Hapoel Ramla - Maccabi Dror Lod result, which ended 13-0, remained as is, despite suspicions of bribery in the match. however the IFA still disqualified Hapoel Ramla from Liga Alef promotion.[2]
  2. 1 point deducted.
  3. No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Ashdod - Beitar Rehovot due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 14-0.[4]
  4. No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Merhavim - Hapoel Ofakim due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 2-0.[3]
  5. No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Kiryat Gat - Maccabi Ramla due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 10-0.[3]

References
  1. Hapoel Beit Shemesh will be promoted to Liga Alef Maariv, 4.9.70, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Hapoel Ramla Davar, 8.10.70, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. Two match results in Liga Bet South canceled Maariv, 10.7.70, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. Fermentation in Ashdod because of football club punishment Davar, 7.6.70, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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