# 1965–66 Liga Bet

The 1965–66 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Nahariya, Hapoel Ra'anana, Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov 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 Nahariya | 30 | – | – | – | 78 | 32 | +46 | 49 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Kfar Ata | 30 | – | – | – | 70 | 44 | +26 | 42 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 30 | – | – | – | 59 | 46 | +13 | 39 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Afikim | 30 | – | – | – | 73 | 49 | +24 | 36 | |
| 5 | A.S. Kiryat Bialik | 30 | – | – | – | 62 | 46 | +16 | 32 | |
| 6 | Beitar Kiryat Shmona | 30 | – | – | – | 38 | 43 | −5 | 30 | |
| 7 | Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on | 30 | – | – | – | 50 | 50 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 30 | – | – | – | 47 | 48 | −1 | 29 | |
| 9 | Beitar Nahariya | 30 | – | – | – | 42 | 45 | −3 | 29 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Sde Nahum | 30 | – | – | – | 53 | 50 | +3 | 28 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat David | 30 | – | – | – | 53 | 67 | −14 | 27 | |
| 12 | Hapoel HaMechonit Tel Hanan | 30 | – | – | – | 38 | 48 | −10 | 26 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | – | – | – | 56 | 67 | −11 | 26 | |
| 14 | Beitar Tirat HaCarmel | 30 | – | – | – | 57 | 71 | −14 | 25 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Yagur | 30 | – | – | – | 36 | 34 | +2 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Maccabi Kiryat Yam | 30 | – | – | – | 23 | 75 | −52 | 9 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## North Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 28 | – | – | – | 89 | 39 | +50 | 44 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Herzliya | 28 | – | – | – | 53 | 33 | +20 | 39 | |
| 3 | M.S. Even Yehuda | 28 | – | – | – | 53 | 35 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Givat Haim | 28 | – | – | – | 86 | 39 | +47 | 37 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Pardes Hanna | 28 | – | – | – | 70 | 29 | +41 | 36 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ya'akov Kfar Saba | 28 | – | – | – | 50 | 31 | +19 | 35 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Shefayim | 28 | – | – | – | 46 | 41 | +5 | 28 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Givat Olga | 28 | – | – | – | 46 | 49 | −3 | 27 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov | 28 | – | – | – | 53 | 63 | −10 | 24 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Binyamina | 28 | – | – | – | 47 | 62 | −15 | 23 | |
| 11 | Beitar Dov Netanya | 28 | – | – | – | 41 | 56 | −15 | 23 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Dora Netanya | 28 | – | – | – | 43 | 69 | −26 | 19 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Beit Eliezer | 28 | – | – | – | 52 | 71 | −19 | 18 | |
| 14 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 28 | – | – | – | 30 | 65 | −35 | 17 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 28 | – | – | – | 27 | 91 | −64 | 9 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
Maccabi Neve Shalom withdrew from the league.

## South Division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 30 | – | – | – | 54 | 18 | +36 | 47 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Bat Yam | 30 | – | – | – | 67 | 30 | +37 | 43 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Bat Yam | 30 | – | – | – | 65 | 33 | +32 | 35 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv | 30 | – | – | – | 53 | 36 | +17 | 35 | |
| 5 | Beitar Harari Bat Yam | 30 | – | – | – | 44 | 54 | −10 | 33 | |
| 6 | Beitar Holon | 30 | – | – | – | 56 | 45 | +11 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Yehud | 30 | – | – | – | 41 | 33 | +8 | 31 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah | 30 | – | – | – | 57 | 52 | +5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ganei Tikva | 30 | – | – | – | 47 | 49 | −2 | 28 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Or Yehuda | 30 | – | – | – | 40 | 48 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Sha'ariya | 30 | – | – | – | 67 | 60 | +7 | 26 | |
| 12 | Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv | 30 | – | – | – | 42 | 49 | −7 | 26 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 30 | – | – | – | 43 | 58 | −15 | 26 | |
| 14 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 30 | – | – | – | 41 | 62 | −21 | 26 | |
| 15 | Beitar Ezra | 30 | – | – | – | 35 | 74 | −39 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Hapoel Azor | 30 | – | – | – | 40 | 91 | −51 | 13 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* ↑ Beitar Harari Tel Aviv merged with Beitar Bat Yam
* ↑ 1 point deducted

## South Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Beitar Be'er Sheva | 30 | – | – | – | 71 | 21 | +50 | 47 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Elite Ramat Gan | 30 | – | – | – | 83 | 26 | +57 | 46 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Rehovot | 30 | – | – | – | 64 | 27 | +37 | 43 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Rehovot | 30 | – | – | – | 54 | 57 | −3 | 33 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Beit Shemesh | 30 | – | – | – | 48 | 38 | +10 | 32 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Bnei Zion | 30 | – | – | – | 48 | 45 | +3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi | 30 | – | – | – | 45 | 46 | −1 | 31 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Ashdod | 30 | – | – | – | 46 | 35 | +11 | 29 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Dorot Sha'ar HaNegev | 30 | – | – | – | 49 | 49 | 0 | 29 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramla | 30 | – | – | – | 56 | 55 | +1 | 27 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Avraham Dimona | 30 | – | – | – | 41 | 48 | −7 | 27 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Eilat | 30 | – | – | – | 45 | 58 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Ofakim | 30 | – | – | – | 50 | 71 | −21 | 25 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Sderot | 30 | – | – | – | 38 | 64 | −26 | 22 | |
| 15 | Beitar Rehovot | 30 | – | – | – | 27 | 67 | −40 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Beitar Kiryat Ekron | 30 | – | – | – | 37 | 95 | −58 | 13 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* ↑ Hapoel Avraham Be'er Sheva merged with Hapoel Dimona