1958–59 Liga Bet

The 1958–59 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Tiberias and Hapoel Ramla promoted to Liga Alef as the respective winners of the north and south divisions. They were joined by runners-up, Hapoel Netanya and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, which were promoted after promotion play-offs.

No club relegated, as in the following season, Liga Bet expanded from 24 clubs, divided in two regional divisions, to 64 clubs, divided in four regional divisions.[1]

North Division

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Hapoel Tiberias2082206237Promoted to Liga Alef
2Hapoel Netanya2150232730Promotion play-offs
3Hapoel Beit Lid2244281628
4Hapoel Acre223839-124
5Hapoel Safed204338523
6Beitar Netanya224544122
7Hapoel Tel Hanan224044-422
8Hapoel Nahariya226051921
9Hapoel Even Yehuda223262-3016
10Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel223051-2115
11Hapoel Kfar Ata222354-3111
12Hapoel Atlit212053-339

South Division

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Hapoel Ramla2259154435Promoted to Liga Alef
2Hapoel Be'er Sheva2238162233Promotion play-offs
3Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv2252272531
4SK Nes Tziona2237211629
5Maccabi Ramat Gan2140291125
6Hapoel Holon213932725
7Maccabi Ramla222645-1920
8Hapoel Rishon LeZion223333017
9Hapoel Ra'anana222641-1516
10Hapoel Kiryat Ono223058-2814
11Beitar Jaffa222858-309
12Beitar Mahane Yehuda221659-438

Promotion play-offs

A promotion-relegation play-off between the second placed clubs of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Hapoel Netanya and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Alef, Maccabi Sha'arayim and Hapoel Afula. Each club played the other three once.

Shortly after the play-offs, Hapoel Afula was disqualified for fielding Zvi Singel, who was also listed at the Israeli football association as a player of lower division club, Hapoel Beit HaShita. as a result, Afula lost their Liga Alef status, and Hapoel Netanya took their place in Liga Alef.[2]

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Hapoel Afula3300141136Disqualified, relegated to Liga Bet
2Hapoel Be'er Sheva320146-24Promoted to Liga Alef
3Hapoel Netanya301236–31Promoted to Liga Alef
4Maccabi Sha'arayim301219–81Relegated to Liga Bet

References

  1. Who and who in Liga Bet? Heruth, 20.9.59, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  2. Hapoel Afula disqualified Maariv, 5.7.59, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
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