The 2015–16 Liga Gimel season was the 48th season of fifth tier football in Israel, with 108 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.
League matches began on 9 October 2015 and ended on 7 May 2016.
Review and events At the beginning of the season, Liga Gimel clubs competed in the State Cup, the first four rounds played within each division, with the divisional winners qualifying to the nationwide sixth round. F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit (from Upper Galilee division), Hapoel Bnei Arara 'Ara (from Jezreel division), Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva (from Samaria division) and Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt (from Sharon division) all won their divisional finals, played on October 2, 2015.Summary of Friday Cup Matches Alon Yehudayof, 2 October 2015, doublepass The rest of the divisional finals were played on October 20, 2015, with Shimshon Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv division), Nordia Jerusalem (Central division) and Maccabi Ashdod (South division) winning their matches.Summary of State Cup Matches Alon Yehudayoff, 20 October 2015, Doublepass F.C. Tzeirei Tamra (Lower Galilee division) also won its divisional cup, as its opponent, Haopel Bnei Nujeidat failed to appear to the final.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 92971 IFA, 7 October 2015 On November 26, 2015, following an IFA Disciplinary Committee decision regarding an abandoned match between Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in and Hapoel Ramla, in which the committee decided that both clubs share responsibility for the match being abandoned, F.C. Hevel Modi'in announced its resignation from the leagueHevel Modi'in Announced: We Are Folding! Eli Shmueli, November 26, 2015, Doublepass and forfeited its next match against Hapoel Ironi Gedera.Roundup: Liga Bet and Liga Gimel Eli Shmueli, November 29, 2015, Doublepass On December 4, 2015, during an Upper Galilee division match between Bnei Ma'alot Tashiha and F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit, a Ma'alot-Tarshiha player, Asher Elfasi, attacked the referee and the match was abandoned. Elfasi received a lifetime ban.Attacked a Referee – and was banned for 99 years Moshe Shineman, December 19, 2015, Ynet A Liga Gimel Footballer Kicked the Referee and Was banned for 99 years Ofir Sa'ar, 19 December 2015, Walla! Starting to Get Stricter: A Referee-Striking Player Banned for Life Gidi Lipkin, 20 December 2015, One
Upper Galilee Division
Lower Galilee Division
Jezreel Division
Samaria Division
Sharon Division
Tel Aviv Division
Central Division
South Division
References
External links Liga Gimel Upper Galilee The Israel Football Association Liga Gimel Lower Galilee The Israel Football Association Liga Gimel Jezreel The Israel Football Association Liga Gimel Samaria The Israel Football Association Liga Gimel Sharon The Israel Football Association Liga Gimel Tel Aviv The Israel Football Association Liga Gimel Central The Israel Football Association Liga Gimel South The Israel Football Association