# 1978–79 Liga Bet

The 1978–79 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Bnei Nazareth, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon and Beitar Be'er Sheva win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

## North Division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 26 | – | – | – | 62 | 16 | +46 | 42 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Safed | 26 | – | – | – | 74 | 25 | +49 | 39 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | 26 | – | – | – | 73 | 35 | +38 | 39 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 26 | – | – | – | 60 | 36 | +24 | 36 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Hatzor | 26 | – | – | – | 43 | 42 | +1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Kama | 26 | – | – | – | 52 | 50 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | 26 | – | – | – | 39 | 50 | −11 | 24 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Hatzor | 26 | – | – | – | 38 | 50 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | Beitar Kiryat Shmona | 26 | – | – | – | 26 | 49 | −23 | 22 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Acre | 26 | – | – | – | 36 | 57 | −21 | 21 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Kiryat Bialik | 26 | – | – | – | 40 | 43 | −3 | 20 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Tiberias | 26 | – | – | – | 40 | 59 | −19 | 20 | |
| 13 | Sektzia Ma'alot | 26 | – | – | – | 32 | 67 | −35 | 14 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 14 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 26 | – | – | – | 19 | 59 | −40 | 9 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## North Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 24 | – | – | – | 47 | 14 | +33 | 34 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Afula | 24 | – | – | – | 41 | 26 | +15 | 32 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 24 | – | – | – | 43 | 30 | +13 | 31 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Or Akiva | 24 | – | – | – | 43 | 31 | +12 | 27 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Kiryat Yam | 24 | – | – | – | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | 24 | – | – | – | 30 | 32 | −2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Tayibe | 24 | – | – | – | 31 | 42 | −11 | 22 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kafr Sulam | 24 | – | – | – | 35 | 39 | −4 | 21 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba | 24 | – | – | – | 29 | 50 | −21 | 21 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Kafr Qara | 24 | – | – | – | 27 | 29 | −2 | 20 | |
| 11 | Hapoel HaTzair Haifa | 24 | – | – | – | 33 | 39 | −6 | 19 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov | 24 | – | – | – | 30 | 43 | −13 | 18 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Ein Mahil | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 43 | −19 | 15 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
Hapoel Beit Eliezer withdrew from the league during the season.

## South Division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 26 | – | – | – | 50 | 23 | +27 | 40 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Azor | 26 | – | – | – | 39 | 26 | +13 | 31 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Ganei Tikva | 26 | – | – | – | 33 | 27 | +6 | 31 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 26 | – | – | – | 31 | 28 | +3 | 31 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 26 | – | – | – | 29 | 27 | +2 | 28 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Tira | 26 | – | – | – | 32 | 34 | −2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan | 26 | – | – | – | 33 | 29 | +4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Rosh HaAyin | 26 | – | – | – | 27 | 33 | −6 | 23 | |
| 9 | Beitar Holon | 26 | – | – | – | 32 | 29 | +3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Tzafririm Holon | 26 | – | – | – | 27 | 30 | −3 | 22 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jaffa | 26 | – | – | – | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
| 12 | Beitar Herzliya | 26 | – | – | – | 31 | 39 | −8 | 22 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Bat Yam | 26 | – | – | – | 27 | 37 | −10 | 21 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 14 | Beitar Bat Yam | 26 | – | – | – | 30 | 54 | −24 | 17 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## South Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Beitar Be'er Sheva | 26 | – | – | – | 56 | 17 | +39 | 39 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 26 | – | – | – | 52 | 26 | +26 | 37 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Merhavim | 26 | – | – | – | 51 | 27 | +24 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi | 26 | – | – | – | 42 | 35 | +7 | 33 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Ofakim | 26 | – | – | – | 38 | 41 | −3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | – | – | – | 42 | 41 | +1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ashkelon | 26 | – | – | – | 36 | 40 | −4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Yeruham | 26 | – | – | – | 34 | 37 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah | 26 | – | – | – | 31 | 36 | −5 | 23 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Gedera | 26 | – | – | – | 38 | 43 | −5 | 20 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 26 | – | – | – | 45 | 59 | −14 | 18 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Ramla | 26 | – | – | – | 27 | 48 | −21 | 17 | |
| 13 | Beitar Katamonim | 26 | – | – | – | 22 | 36 | −14 | 15 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 14 | Hapoel Bnei Lakhish | 26 | – | – | – | 32 | 60 | −28 | 15 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |