# 2005–06 Liga Alef

The 2005–06 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Bnei Tamra (champions of the North Division) and Sektzia Nes Tziona (champions of the South Division) winning the title and promotion to 2006–07.
At the bottom, Hapoel Beit She'an, Maccabi Shefa-'Amr (from North division), F.C. Kafr Qasim and Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev (from South division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, while 12th placed teams from each division, Maccabi Tamra and Maccabi Sha'arayim entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, at the end of which both clubs were relegated as well.

## North Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Bnei Tamra | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 57 | Promoted to Liga Artzit |
| 2 | Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 56 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 47 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 45 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Afula | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 40 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 33 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ironi Shlomi/Nahariya | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 32 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Reineh | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Makr | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 31 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Kafr Sumei | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 31 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 29 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Tamra | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 29 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 27 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 14 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 20 | Relegated to Liga Bet |

## South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 60 | Promoted to Liga Artzit |
| 2 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 50 | |
| 3 | Ironi Ofakim | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 48 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 44 | |
| 5 | A.S. Ramat Eliyahu Hatzrot Jaffa | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 35 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Arad | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 34 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Yavne | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 32 | |
| 9 | Beitar Kiryat Gat | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31 | Merged with Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
| 10 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 31 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 31 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 31 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | F.C. Kafr Qasim | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 29 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 14 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 60 | −39 | 15 | Relegated to Liga Bet |

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

The 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Tamra, faced Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Beitar Haifa and Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm. 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

The 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Maccabi Sha'arayim, faced Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Azor and Ironi Ramla. 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 |
| 3 | 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.