# 1996–97 Liga Bet

The 1996–97 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Majd al-Krum, Maccabi Tur'an, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda and Maccabi Ashkelon win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.
At the bottom, Hapoel Bnei Tamra, Maccabi Givat HaRakafot, Maccabi Kabul (from North A division), Hapoel Givat Olga, Maccabi Tzur Shalom, Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm (from North B division), Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Beitar Bat Yam, Beitar Jaffa (from South A division), Beitar Netiv Ashdod and Hapoel Gedera (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

## North A division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Majd al-Krum | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 61 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Arraba | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 56 | |
| 3 | Tzeirei Nahf | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 49 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 42 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Sakhnin | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 42 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 41 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 40 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Deir Hanna | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 40 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Hurfeish | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 39 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Tuba | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 39 | |
| 12 | Beitar Hatzor | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 38 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Ein Mahil | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 37 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Bnei Tamra | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 37 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Maccabi Givat HaRakafot | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 35 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Maccabi Kabul | 30 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 73 | −66 | 5 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |

## North B division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Tur'an | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 21 | +61 | 69 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Kafr Qara | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 67 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 51 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Nahliel | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 47 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Barta'a | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 42 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Kiryat Bialik | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Fureidis | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Or Akiva | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 39 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Arab Nujeidat | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Bir al-Maksur | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 37 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 34 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 34 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Reineh | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 33 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Givat Olga | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 28 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 27 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 24 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* 1 2 One point deducted.

## South A division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 66 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | M.M. Givat Shmuel | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 53 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Azor | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 53 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Bat Yam | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 49 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 49 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 48 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Qalansawe | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 48 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Herzliya | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 42 | |
| 9 | Beitar Kfar Saba | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 39 | |
| 10 | Beitar Kfar Yona | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Holon | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 36 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Kafr Qasim | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 35 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Tira | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 35 | |
| 14 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 32 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 15 | Beitar Bat Yam | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 68 | −38 | 19 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Beitar Jaffa | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 74 | −54 | 15 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* 1 2 Two points deducted.

## South B division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Ashkelon | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 52 | 15 | +37 | 64 | Promoted to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Eilat | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 63 | |
| 3 | A.S. Ramat Eliyahu | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 52 | 15 | +37 | 60 | |
| 4 | Ironi Ofakim | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 46 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Ben Zvi | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 46 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Bnei Lakhish | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 43 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Marmorek | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 40 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Merhavim | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 39 | |
| 10 | Beitar Beit Shemesh | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 39 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 38 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Bnei Laqiya | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 34 | |
| 13 | Beitar Lod | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 32 | |
| 14 | Maccabi Neve Alon Lod | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | Beitar Netiv Ashdod | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 28 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
| 16 | Hapoel Gedera | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 90 | −54 | 17 | Relegated to Liga Gimel |
* 1 2 1 point deducted?