# 2020–21 Liga Bet

The 2020–21 Liga Bet season is the 65th season of fourth-tier football in Israel.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

* The four division winners, Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum, Hapoel Bnei Fureidis, Tzeirei Tayibe and F.C. Dimona were promoted to Liga Alef. Hapoel Bu'eine, Maccabi Bnei Reineh and Ironi Kuseife were also promoted to Liga Alef to fill empty vacancies.
* Since the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no team was relegated to Liga Gimel. However Maccabi Bnei Nahf, Maccabi Ahva Yarka and Maccabi Umm al-Fahm folded and didn't register to this season.
* 18 teams from Liga Gimel were promoted from Liga Bet to complete a 72 team line-up, 18 teams in each division.

## Format change

To accommodate the shortened schedule caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the league was split into two phases. For the first phase each division was split to two sub-divisions with nine teams in each sub-division, to be played as a double round robin tournament (16 matches in total). At the end of the first phase in each division the two top teams from each sub-division qualifying to a promotion group of four teams, again to be played as a double round robin tournament (6 matches in total), with the winning team gaining promotion to Liga Alef and the second-placed team qualifying to the promotion play-offs. The seven bottom placed teams in each sub-division would continue in their respective sub-division with the points gained during the first phase, playing an additional round robin schedule (six matches in total). The bottom team in each sub-division would be relegated to Liga Gimel and the sixth placed team would compete to the relegation play-offs.

## North A Division
### Sub-division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Karmiel | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 39 | Promotion group |
| 2 | Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 37 | Promotion group |
| 3 | Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 36 | |
| 4 | Tzeirei Tamra | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 33 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 29 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Arraba | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Tzeirei Sakhnin | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sektzia Ma'alot | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 26 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Hapoel Bnei Bir al-Maksur | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 65 | −51 | 4 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |

### Sub-division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 7 | +42 | 40 | Promotion group |
| 2 | Ahi Acre | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 27 | Promotion group |
| 3 | Bnei MMBE | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Safed | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 35 | |
| 5 | Ironi Bnei Kabul | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 34 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Ironi Yafa | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 34 | |
| 7 | Beitar Nahariya | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 33 | |
| 8 | Ahva Kafr Manda | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 28 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Al-Nahda Nazareth | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 136 | −133 | 0 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |
* 1 2 Bnei MMBE wins over Hapoel Safed in head-to-head (0–0;4–1;0–2).
* 1 2 Ironi Bnei Kabul wins over Maccabi Yafa in head-to-head (3–1;1–2;2–1).

### Promotion group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | Promotion to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hapoel Karmiel | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ahi Acre | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 | |

## North B Division
### Sub-division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ironi Nesher | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 12 | +38 | 39 | Promotion group |
| 2 | F.C. Tirat Carmel | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 33 | Promotion group |
| 3 | F.C. Pardes Hanna | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 39 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Beit She'an | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 34 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Bnei Musmus | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 31 | |
| 6 | Ahi Bir al-Maksur | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 29 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Sandala Gilboa | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 23 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Hapoel Ein as-Sahala | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 74 | −48 | 7 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |

### Sub-division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 39 | Promotion group |
| 2 | Hapoel Tirat Carmel | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 35 | Promotion group |
| 3 | Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 35 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Nujeidat | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 31 | |
| 5 | Ihud Bnei Baqa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 28 | |
| 6 | Beitar Haifa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | F.C. Kfar Kama | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 26 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 17 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |
* 1 2 Ironi Bnei Baqa wins over Beitar Haifa in head-to-head (2–1;1–0;3–4).

### Promotion group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ironi Nesher | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 16 | Promotion to Liga Alef |
| 2 | F.C. Tirat Carmel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 2 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Tirat Carmel | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan wins over Hapoel Tirat Carmel in head-to-head (on away goals) (2–2;3–3).

## South A Division
### Sub-division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 37 | Promotion group |
| 2 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 31 | Promotion group |
| 3 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 39 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Ironi Beit Dagan | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Sporting Tel Aviv | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 18 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Otzma Holon | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 16 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |

### Sub-division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 35 | Promotion group |
| 2 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 33 | Promotion group |
| 3 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 34 | |
| 4 | Beitar Kfar Saba | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 32 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Qalansawe | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 28 | |
| 6 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 27 | |
| 7 | F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 24 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Hapoel Kafr Bara | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 21 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |

### Promotion group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | Promotion to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | |

## South B Division
### Sub-division A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 37 | Promotion group |
| 2 | Bnei Eilat | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 35 | Promotion group |
| 3 | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 46 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Merhavim | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 41 | |
| 5 | Beitar Kiryat Gat | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 37 | |
| 6 | Ironi Modi'in | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 26 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Gedera | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 20 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Arad | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 11 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Beitar Yavne | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 64 | −51 | 6 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |

### Sub-division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Lod | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 35 | Promotion group |
| 2 | Hapoel Yeruham | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 34 | Promotion group |
| 3 | Maccabi Netivot | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 42 | |
| 4 | F.C. Jerusalem | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 40 | |
| 5 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrah | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 39 | |
| 6 | Beitar Ma'ale Adumim | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 24 | |
| 7 | Tzeirei Rahat | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 22 | |
| 8 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 62 | −41 | 13 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Beitar Ashdod | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 10 | Relegation to Liga Gimel |
* 1 2 F.C. Jerusalem wins over F.C. Shikun HaMizrah in head-to-head (on away goals) (3–0;1–4).

### Promotion group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bnei Eilat | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Promotion to Liga Alef |
| 2 | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hapoel Yeruham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Lod | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Maccabi Sderot and Hapoel Yeruham finished with equal head-to-head records (0–1; 1–0). Maccabi Sderot won the deciding match 2–0.

## Promotion play-offs

In the first round of the play-offs the two second-placed teams from the promotion groups (North section and South section) faced each other in a single match on neutral ground. The winner of the match faced the 14th-placed team from Liga Alef in a single match.

### South section
#### First round
#### Second round
## Relegation play-offs

In each division (North A and B and South A and B) the sixth-placed teams from each sub-division played each other, with the winning team staying in Liga Bet. The losing team from each division faced the Liga Gimel play-off winner in a single match for a place in Liga Alef.
| Relegation Playoffs | Relegation Playoffs | Relegation Playoffs | Test Match | Test Match | Test Match |
| | | | A6 | Sektzia Ma'alot | 0 (4) |
| A6 | Sektzia Ma'alot | 0 | LG | Ironi Bnei Sha'ab | 0 (5) |
| B6 | Ahva Kafr Manda | 2 | | | |
| Relegation Playoffs | Relegation Playoffs | Relegation Playoffs | Test Match | Test Match | Test Match |
| | | | A6 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 2 |
| A6 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 0 | LG | HaMakhtesh Givatayim | 1 |
| B6 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 1 | | | |
| Relegation Playoffs | Relegation Playoffs | Relegation Playoffs | Test Match | Test Match | Test Match |
| | | | B6 | Hapoel R. Menashe Megiddo | 1 |
| A6 | Hapoel Sandala Gilboa | 4 | LG | Tzeirei Umm al-Fahm | 3 |
| B6 | Hapoel R. Menashe Megiddo | 1 | | | |
| Relegation Playoffs | Relegation Playoffs | Relegation Playoffs | Test Match | Test Match | Test Match |
| | | | B6 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 0 |
| A6 | Maccabi Arad | 6 | LG | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 3 |
| B6 | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 0 | | | |