The 2017–18 Liga Gimel season was the 50th season of fifth tier football in Israel, with 105 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.
Changes from last season Team changes Promotion and relegation League Promoted to League Relegated from League To/from Liga Bet 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
Format changes The IFA introduced promotion/relegations playoffs between Liga Bet and Liga Gimel. As a result, The two clubs placed 2nd and 3rd in each Liga Gimel division will qualify for the promotion play-offs. In each pair of divisions (Upper Galilee and Lower Galilee, Jezreel and Samaria, Sharon and Tel Aviv and Central and South) The 2nd placed club will host the 3rd placed club in each division, followed by a match between the two winners to decide the relegation/promotion match against the losing team from the Liga Bet relegation play-offs 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 To clarify the order of promotion for filling vacant places in Liga Bet, the IFA announced that the first club to be promoted if such vacancy would be created, for each Liga Bet division only clubs from its corresponding Liga Gimel divisions would be eligible for promotion (Upper Galilee and Lower Galilee to North A division, Jezreel and Samaria to North B division, etc.). The losing club in the third round of the play-offs would be first to be promoted, followed by points-per-match average in the league.
Upper Galilee (North A) Division
Results
Positions by round
Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Maccabi Ahva Yarka 1 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab 6 9 11 7 8 8 5 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Bnei Bir al-Maksur 3 6 4 5 7 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit 6 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5Tzeirei Sakhnin 8 5 6 8 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6Hapoel Nahariya 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish 10 8 8 9 6 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8Hapoel Deir al-Asad 5 2 5 2 2 3 4 4 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9Maccabi Katzrin Golan 12 11 10 6 7 5 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10Hapoel Tarshiha 2 7 7 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11Maccabi Tzeirei Bi'ina 11 12 9 11 11 10 11 11 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source: Liga Gimel Upper Galilee IFA
Lower Galilee (North B) Division
Results
Positions by round Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Maccabi Ironi Tamra 4 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Maccabi Kafr Manda 8 8 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Maccabi Ironi Yafa 6 10 5 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin 1 3 3 6 6 5 6 4 4 4 4 6 7 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4Tzeirei Ilut 5 2 1 3 2 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 7 5 5 5 6 5Beitar Kafr Kanna 6 9 9 8 5 7 8 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6Hapoel Kiryat Yam 2 4 8 9 8 9 9 8 5 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 5 7Maccabi Basmat Tab'un 9 6 7 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 7 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 8Maccabi Kiryat Yam 2 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9Beitar Kiryat Ata 10 6 6 5 7 8 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10Maccabi Tabbash 13 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11Maccabi Bnei Deir al-Asad 11 12 11 11 12 12 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur 11 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jezreel (North C) Division
Results
Positions by round Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Hapoel Bnei Musmus 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1Ihud Bnei Baqa 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2Ahi Bir al-Maksur 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Bnei Musheirifa Bayada 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4Beitar Ein Mahil 11 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 8 5 7 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 5Beitar Umm al-Fahm3 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 7 8 6 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 8 6Maccabi Ahi Ar'ara 'Ara 2 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 5 7 9 6 8 9 6 5 6 5 5 7Hapoel Ein as-Sahla 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 6 9 7 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 8Maccabi Bnei Muqeible 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 7 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 9Maccabi Umm al-Fahm19 9 10 11 10 10 9 10 - - 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10Hapoel Tzeirei Ka'abiyye 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11Beitar Afula 8 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Source: Liga Gimel Jezreel IFA
1On 27 December 2017 Maccabi Umm al-Fahm was temporarily expelled from the league after the club had a check bounced and the club failed to rectify the situation within a month. The club was reinstated on 10 January 2018.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal IFA, 10 January 2018
Samaria (North D) Division
Results
Positions by round Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Tzeirei Ironi Baqa 4 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Beitar Haifa 9 9 7 6 5 6 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 3 3 5 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur 10 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5Maccabi Ironi Barta'a 6 4 4 5 7 5 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva 5 6 6 7 6 7 8 9 9 10 8 8 8 9 8 7 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7Maccabi Isfiya 2 5 3 4 4 4 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8Maccabi Ahva Fureidis 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9Hapoel Ahva Haifa 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 5 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10Hapoel Kiryat Haim 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11Hapoel Menashe 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12Hapoel Halissa 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Source: Liga Gimel Samaria IFA
Sharon (South A) Division
Results
Positions by round Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Hapoel Kafr Bara 6 3 8 5 6 7 6 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1Bnei Ra'anana 4 9 5 8 9 5 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2Sporting Tel Aviv 9 7 6 2 4 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3Ironi Ariel 1 6 3 7 8 10 8 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 4Maccabi HaSharon Netanya 5 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 5Hapoel Jaljulia 13 11 10 10 11 8 7 8 9 7 7 8 6 7 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6Hapoel Oranit 2 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8Tzeirei Tira 3 8 9 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass 6 4 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10F.C. Netanya 8 5 7 9 5 6 9 9 6 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 12 11Bnei Qalansawe 11 10 13 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 12Beitar Tubruk 10 12 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Source: Liga Gimel Sharon IFA
Tel Aviv (South B) Division
Results
Positions by round Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Hapoel Neve Golan 16 11 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Bnei Yehud 12 4 4 2 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Otzma Holon 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan4 6 9 6 8 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5Hapoel Ramat Israel 9 13 14 10 10 9 10 8 7 5 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6Maccabi HaShikma Hen 5 9 5 8 7 7 6 6 4 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7Inter Aliyah 2 5 8 7 6 8 8 7 9 11 11 9 9 9 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 8Hapoel Tzafririm Holon 10 14 15 11 12 11 11 10 8 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 10 11 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 14 15 11 14 14 14 15 13 15 14 14 14 15 15 13 12 14 9 12 10 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10Beitar Jaffa 8 10 12 9 9 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 11 11 8 9 11 12 9 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 12 11 12 11Maccabi Or Yehuda 11 7 9 13 13 13 14 15 14 15 15 15 14 13 14 13 9 10 11 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 11 12 11 12Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv 3 2 3 5 3 6 7 9 10 8 10 11 12 12 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 11 11 13 13 13 13Elitzur Yehud 13 8 7 12 11 10 9 12 13 10 9 10 10 10 12 14 10 11 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 13 14 14 14 14Beitar Ezra 7 12 13 15 15 15 13 14 12 13 13 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15Maccabi Pardes Katz 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Source: IFA
Central (South C) Division
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Positions by round Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Hapoel Lod 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hapoel Ironi Gedera 6 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 Hapoel Bnei Ashdod 12 12 7 8 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 Beitar Yavne 2 3 2 2 1 4 4 3 6 4 5 5 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 Maccabi Kiryat Ekron 4 5 6 4 3 2 3 5 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam 11 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Beitar Ashdod 1 1 4 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Hapoel Ramla 7 10 12 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 8 8 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Tzeirei Lod 14 11 13 13 10 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 F.C. Rishon LeZion 9 14 10 10 11 9 8 10 8 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Hapoel Tirat Shalom 7 9 11 12 13 13 13 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 Maccabi Bnei Abu Ghosh 13 7 9 7 7 8 10 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 Hapoel Mevaseret Zion 4 5 8 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 Hapoel Matzliah 9 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 Source: IFA
South (South D) Division
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Positions by round