The 1985–86 Liga Artzit season saw Beitar Netanya promoted to Liga Leumit for the first time in the club's history. Beitar Tel Aviv and Hapoel Lod were also promoted.
At the other end of the table, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, Hapoel Beit Shemesh and Beitar Haifa were all relegated to Liga Alef. Beitar Netanya's Yisrael Fogel was the league's top scorer with 17 goals.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Beitar Netanya | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 59 | Promoted to Liga Leumit |
2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 55 | |
3 | Hapoel Lod | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 50 | |
4 | Tzafririm Holon | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 47 | |
5 | Hapoel Tiberias | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 44 | |
6 | Hapoel Hadera | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 44 | |
7 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 44 | |
8 | Hapoel Marmorek | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 41 | |
9 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 40 | |
10 | Beitar Ramla | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | |
11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 37 | |
12 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 36 | |
13 | Hapoel Yehud | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 35 | |
14 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 35 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
15 | Hapoel Beit Shemesh | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 24 | |
16 | Beitar Haifa | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 48 | -28 | 16* |
* 1 point deducted.