# 2004–05 Liga Alef

The 2004–05 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Tzur Shalom (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Bnei Lod (champions of the South Division) winning the title and promotion to 2005–06.
At the bottom, Hapoel Tuba, Maccabi Tur'an (from North division), Hapoel Qalansawe and Hapoel Jaljulia (from South division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet.

## North Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 49 | Promoted to Liga Artzit |
| 2 | Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 48 | |
| 3 | Ironi Shlomi | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 45 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 43 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Afula | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 37 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Tamra | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 32 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Reineh | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 31 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Makr | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 31 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 30 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 29 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Hapoel Tuba | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 27 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 14 | Maccabi Tur'an | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 24 | Relegated to Liga Bet |

## South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 62 | Promoted to Liga Artzit |
| 2 | Ironi Ofakim | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 56 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 46 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 42 | |
| 5 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Yavne | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 33 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 33 | |
| 8 | A.S. Ramat Eliyahu | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 31 | |
| 10 | Beitar Kiryat Gat | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 30 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 28 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Hapoel Qalansawe | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 22 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 14 | Hapoel Jaljulia | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 17 | Relegated to Liga Bet |

## Relegation play-offs
### North play-off

The 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, faced Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Hapoel Karmiel and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm. 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 |
| 3 | 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

The 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev, faced Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Azor and Ironi Nes Tziona. 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 |
| 3 | 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.