1954–55 Liga Bet
The 1954–55 Liga Bet season was the last in which Liga Bet was the second tier of Israeli football, as the new Liga Leumit became the top division and Liga Alef became the second tier.
Hapoel Kiryat Haim (North Division champions) and Maccabi Jaffa (South Division champions) qualify for promotion\relegation play-offs with the 11th- and 12th-placed clubs in Liga Alef.
North Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 89 | 25 | +64 | 31 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
2 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 27 | |
3 | Hapoel Nahariya | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 25 | |
4 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 24 | |
5 | Hapoel Beit Lid | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
6 | Hakoah Haifa | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 20 | |
7 | Hapoel Acre | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 17 | |
8 | Sport Club Atlit | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 17 | |
9 | Maccabi Hadera | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 16 | |
10 | Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 12 | |
11 | Hapoel Netanya | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 9 |
Source: [citation needed]
South Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 21 | +52 | 36 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
2 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 35 | |
3 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 32 | |
4 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 26 | |
5 | Hapoel Rehovot | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 24 | |
6 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 21 | |
7 | Maccabi Jerusalem | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 21[a] | Relegated to Liga Bet |
8 | Bnei Yehuda | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 20[a] | |
9 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 15 | |
10 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 14 | |
11 | Beitar Jaffa | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 14 | |
12 | YMCA Jerusalem | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 97 | −74 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
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Promotion-relegation play-off
[edit]A promotion-relegation play-off between the 12th and 11th-placed teams in Liga Alef, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Beitar Jerusalem, and the winners of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kiryat Haim. Each team played the other three once.
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 – 1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
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Netanya
Maccabi Jaffa | 4 – 1 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim |
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Petah Tikva
Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3 – 2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
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Petah Tikva
Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1 – 1 | Maccabi Jaffa |
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Haifa
Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 1 – 1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
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Netanya
Maccabi Jaffa | 3 – 0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
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Haifa
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Liga Leumit |
2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Liga Alef |
4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1954-55 Bnei Yehuda (in Hebrew)
- Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kiryat Haim in top of Liga Bet Al Hamishmar, 2.10.55, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Previous seasons The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- In the Play-offs Davar, 23.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
- In the Play-offs Davar, 30.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
- Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Jaffa promoted to Liga Leumit Davar, 6.11.55, Historical Jewish Press