# 2005–06 Liga Bet

The 2005–06 Liga Bet season saw Beitar Safed (champions of the North A division), Hapoel Ahva Haifa (champions of the North B division), Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva (champions of the South A division) and Hapoel Maxim Lod (champions of the South B division) win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.
The runners-up in each division entered a promotion/relegation play-offs with the clubs ranked 12th in Liga Alef. In the north section, Beitar Haifa (from North B division) won the play-offs and was promoted. In the south section, Ironi Ramla (from South B division) won the play-offs and was promoted.
Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi, which finished third in the South B division, was also promoted to Liga Alef, after a vacancy was created in the South division, following the merger of Beitar Kiryat Gat and Maccabi Kiryat Gat.
At the bottom, Beitar Jaffa, A.S. Holon (from South A division) and Maccabi Yehud (from South B division) were all relegated to Liga Gimel, whilst Hapoel Ironi I'billin (from North A division) and Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein (from South A division) folded during the season. However, Hapoel Deir Hanna (from North B division), Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel (from North B division) and Hapoel Bnei Lakhish (from South B division), which finished in the relegation zone, were all reprieved from relegation, after several vacancies were created in Liga Bet for the 2006–07 season, mostly due to withdrawals and mergers of clubs.

## North A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Beitar Safed | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 64 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Beitar Haifa | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 28 | +55 | 57 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Maccabi Kafr Sumei | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 52 | |
| 4 | Beitar Ihud Mashhad | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 50 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Karmiel | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 45 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Tuba | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 | Withdrew |
| 7 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Ahva Arraba | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 36 | |
| 9 | Bnei Abu Snan | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 34 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Halat al-Sharif Tamra | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 31 | |
| 11 | Beitar Kafr Kanna | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 30 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Kisra | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 30 | |
| 13 | Maccabi Kafr Yasif | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 28 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Yanuh | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 59 | −33 | 23 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Deir Hanna | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 20 | Reprieved from relegation |
During the season, Hapoel Ironi I'billin (after 13 matches) folded and its results were annulled.

## North B Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Hapoel Ahva Haifa | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 85 | 19 | +66 | 67 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 63 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hapoel Iksal | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 57 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Or Akiva | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 54 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Mo'atza Ezorit Galil Tahton | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 54 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Isfiya | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 31 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Kafr Qara | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 30 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Hanan | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 30 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Yokneam | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 28 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Tur'an | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 28 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Ar'ara | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 27 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 26 | |
| 15 | Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 23 | Reprieved from relegation |
During the season, Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein (after 21 matches) folded and its results were annulled.

## South A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 69 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Azor | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 68 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 61 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 59 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 56 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 54 | |
| 7 | Beitar Kfar Saba | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 51 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 44 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 39 | |
| 10 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Yisrael | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 37 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jaffa | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 32 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Qalansawe | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 23 | |
| 14 | Otzma Holon | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 23 | |
| 15 | Beitar Jaffa | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 20 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | A.S. Holon | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 33 | 104 | −71 | 6 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## South B Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Maxim Lod | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 23 | +55 | 72 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Ironi Ramla | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 21 | +50 | 69 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 3 | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 20 | +44 | 63 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 4 | Hapoel Oranit | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 55 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Ironi Netivot | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 54 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Masos/Segev Shalom | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 51 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 50 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Merhavim | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 45 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Jaljulia | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 33 | |
| 11 | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 33 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Tirat Shalom | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 32 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Tel Sheva | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 23 | |
| 14 | F.C. Dimona | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 23 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Bnei Lakhish | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 86 | −55 | 21 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 16 | Maccabi Yehud | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 18 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## Promotion play-offs
### North play-off

Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Beitar Haifa and Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Tamra. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Kiryat Eliezer Stadium.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Beitar Haifa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | Remained in Liga Bet |
| 3 | Maccabi Tamra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
Beitar Haifa won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef.

### South play-off

Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Azor and Ironi Ramla faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Maccabi Sha'arayim. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Bat Yam Municipal Stadium.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ironi Ramla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 2 | Hapoel Azor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Remained in Liga Bet |
Ironi Ramla won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef.