1959–60 Liga Bet

The 1959–60 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel HaMechonit, Hapoel Herzliya, Hapoel Lod and Maccabi Sha'arayim win their regional divisions, and qualify for promotion play-offs. Hapoel Herzliya and Maccabi Sha'arayim won the promotion play-offs and promoted to Liga Alef.

North Division A

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel HaMechonit	28	81	22	59	48	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Afula	28	85	43	42	42
3	A.S. Kiryat Bialik	28	65	40	25	36
4	Hapoel Acre	28	59	39	20	36
5	Hapoel Safed	28	50	33	17	35
6	Hapoel Nahariya	28	58	50	8	30
7	Hapoel Tel Hanan	28	55	48	7	28
8	Hapoel Pardes Hanna ¹	27	40	40	0	26
9	Hapoel Kiryat Shmona	27	44	48	-4	25
10	Hapoel Ramat David	28	47	72	-25	24
11	Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov	28	46	53	-7	23
12	Hapoel Atlit	28	39	53	-14	21
13	Hapoel Kfar Ata	28	34	55	-21	20
14	Beitar Binyamina	28	28	78	-50	16
15	Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel	28	17	74	-57	8	Relegated to Liga Gimel

1. Hapoel Pardes Hanna replaced Hapoel Hulyot, which were folded at the start of the season.^[1]

Maccabi Tiberias withdrew from the league during the season and their results were nullified.^[2]

North Division B

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Herzliya	30	103	22	81	52	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Nahliel	30	83	18	65	51
3	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	30	80	37	43	39
4	Hapoel Ganei Tikva	30	55	41	14	39
5	Hapoel Givat Haim	30	74	61	13	37
6	Beitar Netanya	30	56	27	29	36
7	Hapoel Even Yehuda ¹	30	77	64	13	33	Relegated to Liga Gimel
8	Hapoel Ra'anana	30	60	54	6	32
9	Maccabi Pardes Hanna	30	65	62	3	26
10	Beitar Mahane Yehuda	30	59	71	-12	25
11	Hapoel Givat Olga	30	50	72	-22	23
12	Maccabi Neve Shalom	30	48	62	-14	22
13	Beitar Beit Lid	30	38	70	-32	20
14	Hapoel Dora Netanya	30	49	74	-25	19
15	Hapoel Beit Lid	30	25	62	-37	19	Relegated to Liga Gimel
16	Hapoel Tel Mond	30	18	143	-125	5	Relegated to Liga Gimel

1. Hapoel Even Yehuda withdrew from the league at the end of the season. as a result, the spare place in the division was filled by promoting extra club from Liga Gimel in the following season.

South Division A

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Lod	30	84	22	62	52	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Ramla	30	79	33	46	42
3	Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv	30	57	36	21	41
4	Maccabi Ramat Gan	30	69	43	26	39
5	Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv	30	72	49	23	33
6	Maccabi Ramat Amidar	30	42	43	-1	33
7	Beitar Holon	30	55	48	7	29
8	Hapoel Kiryat Shalom	30	42	43	-1	29
9	Hapoel Yehud	30	32	37	-5	28
10	Maccabi Bat Yam	30	55	51	4	27
11	Maccabi Jerusalem	30	45	52	-7	26
12	Hapoel Azor	30	38	54	-16	26
13	Beitar Lod	30	38	64	-26	24
14	YMCA Jerusalem	30	38	62	-24	21
15	Hapoel HaTzafon Jerusalem	30	43	78	-35	20	Relegated to Liga Gimel
16	HaKochav Or Yehuda	30	22	96	-74	8	Relegated to Liga Gimel

South Division B

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Sha'arayim	30	148	24	124	55	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Holon	30	99	25	74	52
3	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	30	85	29	56	44
4	SK Nes Tziona	30	95	31	64	43
5	Hapoel Or Yehuda	30	67	51	16	39
6	Hapoel Ashkelon	30	68	48	20	38
7	Beitar Ramla	30	78	57	21	33
8	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	30	58	61	-3	29
9	Hapoel Marmorek	30	61	58	3	25
10	Beitar Be'er Sheva	30	40	74	-34	25
11	Maccabi Gedera	30	47	99	-52	20
12	Beitar Jaffa	30	47	88	-41	18
13	Hapoel Merhavim	30	28	91	-63	18
14	Hapoel Gedera	30	33	86	-53	17
15	Hapoel Shmuel Be'er Sheva	30	36	91	-55	15	Relegated to Liga Gimel
16	Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi	30	16	93	-77	9	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Promotion play-offs

A promotion play-off was played between the two winners of the North divisions, and another promotion play-off was played between the two winners of the South divisions. the play-offs format was of two legs, with a decisive match played in neutral venue, if two teams are level. the play-off winners set to be promoted to Liga Alef.

North play-off

Hapoel HaMechonit v Hapoel Herzliya

11 June 1960

Hapoel HaMechonit	0 – 2	Hapoel Herzliya

Kiryat Haim Stadium
Attendance: 2,500

Hapoel Herzliya v Hapoel HaMechonit

18 June 1960

Hapoel Herzliya	3 – 0	Hapoel HaMechonit

Hapoel Herzliya Ground
Attendance: 4,000

Hapoel Herzliya promoted to Liga Alef.

South play-off

Maccabi Sha'arayim v Hapoel Lod

11 June 1960

Maccabi Sha'arayim	2 – 1	Hapoel Lod

Maccabi Rehovot Ground
Attendance: 4,000

Hapoel Lod v Maccabi Sha'arayim

18 June 1960

Hapoel Lod	1 – 0	Maccabi Sha'arayim

Hapoel Lod Ground
Attendance: 5,000

Maccabi Sha'arayim v Hapoel Lod

2 July 1960

Maccabi Sha'arayim	1 – 0	Hapoel Lod

Hapoel Stadium, Giv'atayim
Attendance: 3,500

Maccabi Sha'arayim promoted to Liga Alef.

References

Liga Bet tables (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 7.6.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
Saturday in Bet leagues (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 3.5.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
Saturday in Bet leagues (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 22.5.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
Saturday in Bet leagues (Page 1) Hadshot HaSport, 29.5.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
Saturday in Bet leagues (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 5.6.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
Holiday results, Saturday results (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 6.6.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
Liga Bet in football, In the Liga Bet play-offs (Page 3) Hadshot HaSport, 12.6.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
Liga Bet, Lod won by one goal (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 19.6.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
Maccabi Sha'arayim will return to Giv'atayim in the next year (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 3.7.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)

↑ Big surprises in Liga Bet opening matches (Page 3) Hadshot HaSport, 27.9.59, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
↑ Liga Bet tables (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 26.1.60, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)

Third Level Israeli football leagues seasons

North	Beitar Nahariya F.C. Givat Olga F.C. Karmiel Safed Hapoel Asi Gilboa Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Ironi Nesher Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Tzur Shalom Maccabi Umm al-Fahm

South	Beitar Kfar Saba F.C. Kafr Qasim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Azor Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Marmorek Hapoel Morasha Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi Maccabi Sha'arayim Sektzia Nes Tziona

Seasons (third level)	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

See also: Liga Artzit