# 1961–62 Liga Bet

The 1961–62 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Safed, Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Lod and Hapoel Holon promoted to Liga Alef as the respective winners of their regional divisions.

## North Division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Safed | 30 | – | – | – | 122 | 40 | +82 | 49 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel HaMechonit | 30 | – | – | – | 95 | 33 | +62 | 47 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Nahariya | 30 | – | – | – | 63 | 35 | +28 | 42 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kfar Ata | 30 | – | – | – | 72 | 47 | +25 | 38 | |
| 5 | A.S. Kiryat Bialik | 30 | – | – | – | 62 | 51 | +11 | 36 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov | 30 | – | – | – | 69 | 42 | +27 | 34 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 30 | – | – | – | 62 | 57 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Beitar Haifa | 30 | – | – | – | 63 | 66 | −3 | 27 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | – | – | – | 46 | 57 | −11 | 26 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Atlit | 30 | – | – | – | 42 | 55 | −13 | 25 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | – | – | – | 59 | 73 | −14 | 25 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Blum | 30 | – | – | – | 67 | 61 | +6 | 21 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Yagur | 30 | – | – | – | 38 | 55 | −17 | 20 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat David | 30 | – | – | – | 35 | 95 | −60 | 20 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Tel Hanan | 30 | – | – | – | 30 | 74 | −44 | 19 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Hapoel Beit HaShita | 30 | – | – | – | 32 | 78 | −46 | 17 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* 1 2 No points or goals were awarded for the Hapoel HaMechonit - Hapoel Yagur due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 9-0.

## North Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Hadera | 30 | – | – | – | 74 | 13 | +61 | 51 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Nahliel | 30 | – | – | – | 76 | 26 | +50 | 47 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Givat Haim | 30 | – | – | – | 89 | 52 | +37 | 41 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Neve Shalom | 30 | – | – | – | 57 | 33 | +24 | 38 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Netanya | 29 | – | – | – | 69 | 36 | +33 | 36 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 30 | – | – | – | 47 | 32 | +15 | 36 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | – | – | – | 54 | 41 | +13 | 29 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Herzliya | 30 | – | – | – | 45 | 44 | +1 | 29 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ganei Tikva | 30 | – | – | – | 38 | 56 | −18 | 25 | |
| 10 | Beitar Beit Lid | 28 | – | – | – | 40 | 76 | −36 | 24 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Pardes Hanna | 30 | – | – | – | 36 | 62 | −26 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Givat Olga | 30 | – | – | – | 40 | 68 | −28 | 22 | |
| 13 | Beitar Mahane Yehuda | 30 | – | – | – | 44 | 68 | −24 | 20 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Pardes Hanna | 30 | – | – | – | 47 | 72 | −25 | 20 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 30 | – | – | – | 41 | 62 | −21 | 19 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | HaCarmel Club Haifa | 29 | – | – | – | 22 | 78 | −56 | 13 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## South Division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Lod | 30 | – | – | – | 96 | 21 | +75 | 54 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 30 | – | – | – | 81 | 49 | +32 | 42 | |
| 3 | YMCA Jerusalem | 30 | – | – | – | 65 | 26 | +39 | 38 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 30 | – | – | – | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | |
| 5 | Beitar Holon | 30 | – | – | – | 63 | 44 | +19 | 34 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Bat Yam | 30 | – | – | – | 48 | 42 | +6 | 34 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Bat Yam | 30 | – | – | – | 50 | 45 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Beitar Lod | 30 | – | – | – | 44 | 50 | −6 | 28 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Azor | 30 | – | – | – | 45 | 47 | −2 | 27 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv | 30 | – | – | – | 42 | 51 | −9 | 27 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Yehud | 30 | – | – | – | 54 | 69 | −15 | 27 | |
| 12 | Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv | 30 | – | – | – | 42 | 58 | −16 | 24 | |
| 13 | Hapoel HaDarom Kiryat Shalom | 30 | – | – | – | 48 | 64 | −16 | 23 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Ya'akov Kfar Saba | 30 | – | – | – | 51 | 64 | −13 | 22 | |
| 15 | Maccabi Jerusalem | 30 | – | – | – | 49 | 75 | −26 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Hapoel Ein Karem | 30 | – | – | – | 35 | 95 | −60 | 10 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* ↑ Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv merged with Hapoel Kiryat Shalom.

## South Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Holon | 30 | – | – | – | 71 | 19 | +52 | 48 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | SK Nes Tziona | 30 | – | – | – | 76 | 21 | +55 | 47 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | – | – | – | 72 | 34 | +38 | 45 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Holon | 30 | – | – | – | 71 | 36 | +35 | 39 | |
| 5 | Beitar Ramla | 30 | – | – | – | 66 | 35 | +31 | 38 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 30 | – | – | – | 58 | 43 | +15 | 33 | |
| 7 | Beitar Be'er Sheva | 30 | – | – | – | 52 | 62 | −10 | 29 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Eilat | 30 | – | – | – | 49 | 52 | −3 | 27 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Or Yehuda | 30 | – | – | – | 43 | 56 | −13 | 27 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Sderot | 30 | – | – | – | 50 | 76 | −26 | 26 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 30 | – | – | – | 37 | 47 | −10 | 25 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Rehovot | 30 | – | – | – | 50 | 71 | −21 | 25 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Merhavim | 30 | – | – | – | 49 | 78 | −29 | 25 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Marmorek | 30 | – | – | – | 45 | 55 | −10 | 22 | |
| 15 | Hapoel Bnei Zion | 30 | – | – | – | 34 | 55 | −21 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Beitar Jaffa | 30 | – | – | – | 16 | 99 | −83 | 4 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |