The 2017–18 Liga Bet season was the 62nd season of fourth tier football in Israel.
Changes from last season Team changes Promotion and relegation League Promoted to League Relegated from League To/from Liga Alef Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Yaniv Nordia Jerusalem Tzeirei Kafr Kanna Hapoel F.C. Karmiel Safed (folded) Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah To/from Liga Gimel Bnei HaGolan VeHaGalil Maccabi Nujeidat Maccabi Bnei Reineh Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Shimshon Kafr Qasim Ironi Beit Dagan A.S. Ashdod Hapoel Yeruham Beitar Haifa Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Ironi Yafa Beitar Kafr Kanna Beitar Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Beitar Yavne Maccabi Segev Shalom (folded)
To replace the folded Hapoel F.C. Karmiel Safed, Tzeirei Tamra was promoted from Liga Gimel, as the best second-placed team in the northern divisions.Hapoel Tzeirei Tamra Signed Another Player and Aiming for Promotion Bahaa Kashkush, 4 July 2017, Yalla Sport In December 2016, the IFA was ordered to demote Maccabi Umm al-Fahm to Liga Gimel by FIFA due to an unpaid debt.Umm al-Fahm demoted to Liga Gimel. The Chairman: "We'll Appeal" Asher Goldberg, 15 December 2016, Ma'ariv The club, which finished 11th in North B division was demoted at the end of the season and was replaced initially by Maccabi Ironi Tamra, the second best second-placed team in the northern divisions of Liga Gimel.Final: Following Appeal, Maccabi Tamra Promoted to Liga Bet Adham Ghanem, 15 August 2017, Yalla Sport However, an appeal was lodged by Beitar Pardes Hanna, which was the best second-placed team in the Liga Gimel division which promote to North B division, claiming that only teams from the Jezre'el and Samaria division should be considered for promotion as replacement to Maccabi Umm al-Fahm. The IFA Supreme Court accepted the appeal and Promoted Beitar Pardes Hanna to Liga Bet.The Supreme Court decided: Pardes Hanna promoted to Liga Bet Michael Weissermann, 27 August 2017, DoublePass File 2/17-8, Beitar Pardes Hanna v. IFA & Maccabi Ironi Tamra IFA During the summer the merger between Maccabi Ironi Acre and Hapoel Kiryat Yam broke up, leading Hapoel Kiryat Yam to register the club in Liga Gimel. Maccabi Ironi Acre then merged with Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha, effectively reprieving Sektzia Ma'alot from relegation.Sektzia Ma'alot Might Remain in Liga Bet Avi Pepis, 1 July 2017, Doublepass
Format changes The IFA introduced promotion/relegations playoffs between Liga Bet and Liga Gimel. As a result, The two bottom club of each Liga Bet division will relegate directly to Liga Gimel, while the 13th placed and 14th placed teams in each division will face each other in one match. The losing team will face the Liga Gimel play-off winner in a single match for a spot in Liga Bet.Temporary provisions Regarding Changes in Liga Bet Relegation Play-offs and Establishing Liga Gimel Play-offs IFA, 4 September 2017
North A Division
Results
Positions by round
North B Division
Results
Positions by round
South A Division
Results
Positions by round
South B Division
Results
Positions by round
Promotion play-offs Northern Divisions
1The match was abandoned at the 116th minute with Hapoel Bnei Fureidis leading 3–1 as Bnei Kafr Qara staff attacked the fourth official.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 17 April 2018 Fureidis Celebrated in Kafr Qara, The Match Was Abandoned During Extra Time Roni Navon, 13 April 2018, Yalla The match was given as a walkover to Hapoel Bnei Fureidis, while Kafr Qara had two points deducted for the next season campaign.Disciplinary Tribunal Protocol IFA, 17 April 2017
Southern Divisions
Promotion play-off matches North section
South Section
Relegation play-offs
North A
Sektzia Ma'alot remained in Liga Bet; Maccabi Ironi Yafa remained in Liga Gimel
South A
Hapoel Kiryat Ono remained in Liga Bet; Bnei Yehud remained in Liga Gimel
North B
Maccabi Ein Mahil remained in Liga Bet; Ihud Bnei Baqa remained in Liga Gimel
South B
Tzeirei Rahat relegated to Liga Gimel; Ironi Kusiefe promoted to Liga Bet
References
External links The Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association
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