# 1975–76 Liga Bet

The 1975–76 Liga Bet season was the last in which Liga Bet was the third tier of Israeli football, as at the end of the season, Liga Artzit came into existence, and became the new second tier, Liga Alef became the third tier, and Liga Bet became the fourth tier.
As no club relegated from Liga Alef in the previous season, each Liga Bet division had 15 clubs. due to the restructuring, two clubs promoted from each division; winners, Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Nazareth Illit, Hapoel Or Yehuda and Maccabi Yavne, who joined by second placed clubs, Hapoel Afikim, Hapoel Ra'anana, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin and Hapoel Ashkelon.

## North Division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 28 | – | – | – | 69 | 23 | +46 | 43 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Afikim | 28 | – | – | – | 67 | 21 | +46 | 40 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 3 | Beitar Nahariya | 28 | – | – | – | 45 | 44 | +1 | 32 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kiryat Yam | 27 | – | – | – | 48 | 33 | +15 | 31 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Majd al-Krum | 27 | – | – | – | 37 | 40 | −3 | 30 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 28 | – | – | – | 43 | 39 | +4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Kiryat Bialik | 28 | – | – | – | 45 | 43 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | 27 | – | – | – | 33 | 32 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Hatzor | 28 | – | – | – | 32 | 31 | +1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Hapoel HaTzair Haifa | 28 | – | – | – | 36 | 42 | −6 | 25 | |
| 11 | Beitar Kiryat Shmona | 28 | – | – | – | 39 | 50 | −11 | 22 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Tiberias | 28 | – | – | – | 21 | 35 | −14 | 22 | |
| 13 | Beitar Tiberias | 28 | – | – | – | 39 | 49 | −10 | 20 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Ein Harod | 28 | – | – | – | 33 | 56 | −23 | 19 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Hapoel Karmiel | 27 | – | – | – | 25 | 74 | −49 | 14 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
Hapoel Kfar Ruppin folded. as a result, the spare place in the division was filled by promoting extra club from Liga Gimel.

## North Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 28 | – | – | – | 75 | 31 | +44 | 42 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 28 | – | – | – | 48 | 15 | +33 | 42 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 3 | Hapoel Tayibe | 28 | – | – | – | 42 | 24 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov | 28 | – | – | – | 47 | 31 | +16 | 37 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 28 | – | – | – | 56 | 51 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Givat Olga | 28 | – | – | – | 38 | 38 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kafr Qara | 28 | – | – | – | 36 | 44 | −8 | 25 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Beit Eliezer | 28 | – | – | – | 30 | 43 | −13 | 23 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Geva HaCarmel | 28 | – | – | – | 32 | 49 | −17 | 23 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Afula | 28 | – | – | – | 32 | 39 | −7 | 22 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Binyamina | 28 | – | – | – | 35 | 43 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | 28 | – | – | – | 32 | 46 | −14 | 22 | |
| 13 | Beitar Dov Netanya | 28 | – | – | – | 34 | 57 | −23 | 22 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Givat Haim | 28 | – | – | – | 38 | 47 | −9 | 21 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on | 28 | – | – | – | 44 | 61 | −17 | 19 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## South Division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Or Yehuda | 28 | – | – | – | 72 | 22 | +50 | 42 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Rosh HaAyin | 28 | – | – | – | 58 | 21 | +37 | 38 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 28 | – | – | – | 50 | 17 | +33 | 38 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba | 28 | – | – | – | 48 | 36 | +12 | 34 | |
| 5 | Beitar Holon | 28 | – | – | – | 47 | 38 | +9 | 29 | |
| 6 | Tzafririm Holon | 28 | – | – | – | 51 | 45 | +6 | 29 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 28 | – | – | – | 41 | 39 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim | 28 | – | – | – | 40 | 45 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | Beitar Bat Yam | 28 | – | – | – | 31 | 39 | −8 | 25 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Yehud | 28 | – | – | – | 26 | 43 | −17 | 22 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Giv'atayim | 28 | – | – | – | 36 | 62 | −26 | 22 | |
| 12 | Beitar Herzliya | 28 | – | – | – | 32 | 48 | −16 | 21 | |
| 13 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 28 | – | – | – | 26 | 52 | −26 | 18 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 28 | – | – | – | 34 | 62 | −28 | 17 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Beitar Lod | 28 | – | – | – | 36 | 59 | −23 | 14 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* 1 2 No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Rosh HaAyin - Beitar Lod due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 5-0. furthermore, two points deducted from both clubs.
* 1 2 No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Kiryat Ono - Maccabi Yehud due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 10-0. furthermore, two points deducted from both clubs.

## South Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Yavne | 28 | – | – | – | 44 | 18 | +26 | 40 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 28 | – | – | – | 48 | 17 | +31 | 39 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 3 | Beitar Be'er Sheva | 28 | – | – | – | 55 | 29 | +26 | 39 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Ofakim | 28 | – | – | – | 39 | 37 | +2 | 29 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 28 | – | – | – | 35 | 40 | −5 | 28 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Ramla | 28 | – | – | – | 35 | 41 | −6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kiryat Gat | 28 | – | – | – | 36 | 34 | +2 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Gedera | 28 | – | – | – | 45 | 50 | −5 | 27 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Ashkelon | 28 | – | – | – | 42 | 45 | −3 | 25 | |
| 10 | Beitar Ashkelon | 28 | – | – | – | 38 | 46 | −8 | 25 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Merhavim | 28 | – | – | – | 33 | 35 | −2 | 24 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah | 28 | – | – | – | 36 | 43 | −7 | 24 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Eilat | 28 | – | – | – | 37 | 47 | −10 | 23 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Jerusalem | 28 | – | – | – | 38 | 59 | −21 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 28 | – | – | – | 26 | 46 | −20 | 14 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* ↑ Maccabi Jerusalem were docked six points for not showing up for their match against Hapoel Gedera.