1979–80 Liga Bet

The 1979–80 Liga Bet season saw Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, Maccabi Or Akiva, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin and Maccabi Be'er Sheva win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.[1]

At the bottom, Maccabi Tiberias, Beitar al-Amal Nazareth (from North A division), Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov, Maccabi HaSharon Netanya (from North B division), Beitar Holon, Beitar Jaffa (from South A division), Hapoel Ofakim and Hapoel Kiryat Gat (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

North Division A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Shefa-'Amr 26 – – – 90 26 +64 47 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik 26 – – – 53 32 +21 36
3 Hapoel Kfar Kama 26 – – – 52 38 +14 29
4 Maccabi Acre 26 – – – 54 44 +10 27
5 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 26 – – – 34 49 −15 26
6 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 26 – – – 29 31 −2 25
7 Maccabi Afula 26 – – – 34 48 −14 24
8 Hapoel Bnei Acre 26 – – – 36 43 −7 23
9 Hapoel Hatzor 26 – – – 33 36 −3 22
10 Maccabi Hatzor 26 – – – 44 51 −7 22
11 Beitar Kiryat Shmona 26 – – – 30 47 −17 22
12 Hapoel Safed 26 – – – 40 36 +4 20
13 Maccabi Tiberias 26 – – – 40 50 −10 20 Relegated to Liga Gimel
14 Beitar al-Amal Nazareth 26 – – – 34 72 −38 15
Source:

North Division B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Or Akiva 26 – – – 54 27 +27 39 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Kafr Sulam 26 – – – 44 27 +17 32
3 Maccabi Fureidis 26 – – – 45 37 +8 29
4 Hapoel Givat Haim 26 – – – 35 36 −1 28
5 Hapoel Nahliel 26 – – – 25 23 +2 27
6 Hapoel Kiryat Yam 26 – – – 41 38 +3 26
7 Hapoel Afula 26 – – – 45 49 −4 25
8 Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel 26 – – – 31 35 −4 25
9 Hapoel Tayibe 26 – – – 25 36 −11 25
10 Hapoel Kafr Qara 26 – – – 34 36 −2 24
11 Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba 26 – – – 38 52 −14 24
12 Hapoel HaTzair Haifa 26 – – – 36 29 +7 23
13 Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov 26 – – – 32 42 −10 22 Relegated to Liga Gimel
14 Maccabi HaSharon Netanya 26 – – – 20 44 −24 13
Source:

South Division A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Rosh HaAyin 26 – – – 60 25 +35 36 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Tzafririm Holon[lower-alpha 1] 26 – – – 50 17 +33 36
3 Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan 26 – – – 43 11 +32 33
4 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 26 – – – 35 23 +12 33
5 Hapoel Azor 26 – – – 40 26 +14 30
6 Hapoel Ganei Tikva 26 – – – 30 40 −10 29
7 Hapoel Ihud Tzeirei Jaffa 26 – – – 33 27 +6 27
8 Hapoel Kiryat Shalom 26 – – – 37 33 +4 27
9 Hapoel Tira 26 – – – 36 31 +5 26
10 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 26 – – – 26 35 −9 22
11 Maccabi Ramla 26 – – – 26 43 −17 19
12 Beitar Herzliya[lower-alpha 1] 26 – – – 22 38 −16 18
13 Beitar Holon 26 – – – 18 61 −43 16 Relegated to Liga Gimel
14 Beitar Jaffa 26 – – – 17 57 −40 12
Source:
Notes:
  1. Beitar Herzliya - Tzafririm Holon which ended 0-0,[2] was awarded 2-0 to Tzafririm Holon. Prior to the last match of the season, the Israel Football Association reversed its decision, and the original result stood as is.[1]

South Division B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 26 – – – 46 18 +28 38 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov 26 – – – 54 28 +26 34
3 Hapoel Yeruham 26 – – – 40 27 +13 33
4 Hapoel Merhavim 26 – – – 42 36 +6 28
5 SK Nes Tziona 26 – – – 41 46 −5 26
6 Beitar Ashdod[lower-alpha 1] 26 – – – 38 48 −10 25
7 Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi 26 – – – 35 34 +1 23
8 Maccabi Rehovot 26 – – – 37 40 −3 23
9 Maccabi Ashkelon 26 – – – 29 38 −9 23
10 Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah 26 – – – 30 41 −11 22
11 Beitar Lod 26 – – – 36 44 −8 21
12 Hapoel Gedera 26 – – – 24 35 −11 21
13 Hapoel Ofakim 26 – – – 31 44 −13 21 Relegated to Liga Gimel
14 Hapoel Kiryat Gat[lower-alpha 1] 26 – – – 26 35 −9 18
Source:
Notes:
  1. Beitar Ashdod - Hapoel Kiryat Gat which ended 1-1, was awarded 2-0 to Hapoel Kiryat Gat after Beitar Ashdod was found guilty for fielding ineligible players.[3] Later, Beitar Ashdod was cleared of allegation, and the original result stood as is.[4]

References
  1. Rosh HaAyin and Maccabi Be'er Sheva promoted to Liga Alef Maariv, 27.4.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Liga Bet Maariv, 6.4.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. Only 2 completion matches in Liga Bet Maariv, 4.5.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hakoah - Cleared of allegation for crowd trouble Maariv, 15.5.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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