# 1986–87 Liga Bet

The 1986–87 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Bnei Nazareth, Maccabi Isfiya, Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Ashdod win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef. In the North A division, the final decisive match between Hapoel Bnei Nazareth and Maccabi Acre was postponed for over a month after league matches ended, and was eventually played on 13 June 1987. Nazareth won the match 2–0 and was promoted to Liga Alef.
At the bottom, Hapoel Afikim, Beitar Kiryat Shmona (from North A division), Beitar Pardes Hanna, Hapoel Beit Eliezer (from North B division), Beitar Pardes Katz, Beitar Kfar Saba (from South A division), Hapoel Sderot and Hapoel Merhavim (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

## North A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 40 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Acre | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 38 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Shefa-Amr | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 28 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Safed | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Bnei Hatzor HaGlilit | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 23 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Majd al-Krum | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Givat HaRakafot | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Bnei Acre | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 20 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Kiryat Bialik | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 20 | |
| 12 | Sektzia Ma'alot | 24 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 18 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Afikim | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 14 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| – | Beitar Kiryat Shmona | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Folded |
* ↑ Two points deducted.
* ↑ Beitar Kiryat Shmona withdrew from the league and its results were annulled.

## North B Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Isfiya | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 42 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 35 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Givat Olga | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 31 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 26 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Kafr Sulam | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Iksal | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Hanan | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 24 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 23 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Yokneam | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 23 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Tzofei Haifa | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 23 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Nahliel | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 22 | |
| 13 | Beitar Pardes Hanna | 26 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 14 | Hapoel Beit Eliezer | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 19 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* ↑ Three points deducted.

## South A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Herzliya | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 40 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 40 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Herzliya | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 31 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 28 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | M.M. Givat Shmuel | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Jaljulia | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ihud Tzeirei Jaffa | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 22 | |
| 10 | Beitar Rosh HaAyin | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | Beitar Kfar Yona | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 21 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Bat Yam | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 21 | |
| 13 | Beitar Pardes Katz | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 20 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 14 | Beitar Kfar Saba | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## South Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Ashdod | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 45 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | SK Nes Tziona | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 37 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 34 | |
| 4 | Beitar Yavne | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Eilat | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 24 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ben Zvi | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 22 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Ramla | 26 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 22 | |
| 10 | Beitar Kiryat Malakhi | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 22 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 21 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 21 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Sderot | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 21 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 14 | Hapoel Merhavim | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 15 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |