# 2004–05 Liga Bet

The 2004–05 Liga Bet season saw Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot (champions of the North A division), Hapoel Bnei Tamra (champions of the North B division), Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam (champions of the South A division) and Hapoel Arad (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, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (from North B division) won the play-offs and was promoted. In the south section, Ironi Nes Tziona (from South B division) won the play-offs and was promoted.
At the bottom, Beitar Acre (from North A division) and Maccabi Bnei Tira (from South A division) were relegated to Liga Gimel, whilst Maccabi Majd al-Krum (from North A division) and Beitar Kiryat Ono (from South A division) folded during the season. However, Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel, Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein (from North B division) (from North B division), Moadon Tzeirei Rahat and Maccabi Yehud (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 2005–06 season, mostly due to withdrawals of clubs.

## North A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 20 | +56 | 71 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Karmiel | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 62 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Beitar Haifa | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 59 | |
| 4 | Beitar Safed | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 37 | +39 | 59 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 57 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Bnei Manda | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 41 | Withdrew |
| 7 | Ironi I'billin | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Yanuh | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 33 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Deir Hanna | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Beitar Kafr Kanna | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 32 | |
| 11 | Bnei Abu Snan | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 29 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Peki'in | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 22 | Withdrew |
| 13 | Ironi Nahariya | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 85 | −53 | 21 | Merged with Ironi Shlomi |
| 14 | Beitar Julis | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 14 | Withdrew |
| 15 | Beitar Acre | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 79 | −55 | 8 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* ↑ Three points deducted
* 1 2 Two points deducted
During the season, Maccabi Majd al-Krum (after 11 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 Bnei Tamra | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 68 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 25 | +61 | 66 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Hanan | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 64 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Ahva Haifa | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 53 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Kafr Qara | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Or Akiva | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Iksal | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 39 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Yokneam | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 39 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Mo'atza Ezorit Galil Tahton | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 37 | |
| 12 | Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Yafa | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 32 | Withdrew |
| 14 | Hapoel Ar'ara | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 31 | |
| 15 | Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 23 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 16 | Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein | 30 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 109 | −92 | 6 | Reprieved from relegation |
* ↑ Two points deducted
* ↑ Three points deducted

## South A Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 90 | 23 | +67 | 68 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Azor | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 65 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 53 | |
| 4 | Beitar Kfar Saba | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 49 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 64 | 28 | +36 | 47 | |
| 6 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 46 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Or Yehuda | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 46 | Withdrew |
| 8 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 43 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 40 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 36 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jaffa | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 25 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat Yisrael | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 24 | |
| 13 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 68 | −47 | 18 | |
| 14 | Otzma Holon | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 81 | −59 | 14 | |
| 15 | Maccabi Bnei Tira | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 109 | −94 | 10 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
During the season, Beitar Kiryat Ono (after 13 matches) folded and its results were annulled.

## South B Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Hapoel Arad | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 76 | 14 | +62 | 73 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Ironi Nes Tziona | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 73 | 29 | +44 | 66 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 65 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 52 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Jerusalem/Ma'ale Adumim | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 51 | Withdrew |
| 6 | Hapoel Merhavim | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 47 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Yeruham | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 44 | Withdrew |
| 8 | A.S. Eilat | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 38 | Withdrew |
| 9 | Maccabi Ironi Netivot | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 38 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Oranit | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 37 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 31 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Bnei Lakhish | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 29 | |
| 13 | Ironi Ramla | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 27 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Tirat Shalom | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 46 | 86 | −40 | 27 | |
| 15 | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 25 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 16 | Maccabi Yehud | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 16 | Reprieved from relegation |
* ↑ Maccabi Ben Zvi became Ironi Nes Tziona.
* ↑ Four points deducted

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

Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Hapoel Karmiel and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Nahariya Municipal Stadium.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Remained in Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Karmiel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | Remained in Liga Bet |
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef. Maccabi Shefa-'Amr remained in Liga Alef after Hapoel Majd al-Krum (which relegated from Liga Artzit to Liga Alef) folded during the summer.

### South play-off

Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Azor and Ironi Nes Tziona faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev. 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 qualification |
| 1 | Ironi Nes Tziona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Remained in Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Azor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | Remained in Liga Bet |
Ironi Nes Tziona won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef. Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev remained in Liga Alef after a vacancy was created in the South division, following the merger of Liga Artzit club, Maccabi Ramat Amidar, with Hakoah Ramat Gan.