1978–79 Liga Bet

The 1978–79 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Bnei Nazareth, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon and Beitar Be'er Sheva win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

North Division A

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Bnei Nazareth	26				62	16	46	42	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Safed	26				74	25	49	39
3	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr	26				73	35	38	39
4	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek	26				60	36	24	36
5	Maccabi Hatzor	26				43	42	1	27
6	Hapoel Kfar Kama	26				52	50	2	25
7	Maccabi Neve Sha'anan	26				39	50	-11	24
8	Hapoel Hatzor	26				38	50	-12	24
9	Beitar Kiryat Shmona	26				26	49	-23	22
10	Maccabi Acre	26				36	57	-21	21
11	Maccabi Kiryat Bialik	26				40	43	-3	20
12	Maccabi Tiberias	26				40	59	-19	20
13	Sektzia Ma'alot	26				32	67	-35	14	Relegated to Liga Gimel
14	Hapoel Sakhnin	26				19	59	-40	9	Relegated to Liga Gimel

North Division B

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	24				47	14	33	34	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Afula	24				41	26	15	32
3	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel	24				43	30	13	31
4	Maccabi Or Akiva	24				43	31	12	27
5	Hapoel Kiryat Yam	24				27	22	5	26
6	Maccabi HaSharon Netanya	24				30	32	-2	24
7	Hapoel Tayibe	24				31	42	-11	22
8	Hapoel Kafr Sulam	24				35	39	-4	21
9	Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba	24				29	50	-21	21
10	Hapoel Kafr Qara	24				27	29	-2	20
11	Hapoel HaTzair Haifa	24				33	39	-6	19
12	Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov	24				30	43	-13	18
13	Hapoel Ein Mahil	24				24	43	-19	15	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Hapoel Beit Eliezer withdrew from the league during the season.

South Division A

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	26				50	23	27	40	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Azor	26				39	26	13	31
3	Hapoel Ganei Tikva	26				33	27	6	31
4	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	26				31	28	3	31
5	Hapoel Kfar Shalem	26				29	27	2	28
6	Hapoel Tira	26				32	34	-2	28
7	Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan	26				33	29	4	24
8	Hapoel Rosh HaAyin	26				27	33	-6	23
9	Beitar Holon	26				32	29	3	22
10	Tzafririm Holon	26				27	30	-3	22
11	Beitar Jaffa	26				30	35	-5	22
12	Beitar Herzliya	26				31	39	-8	22
13	Maccabi Bat Yam	26				27	37	-10	21	Relegated to Liga Gimel
14	Beitar Bat Yam	26				30	54	-24	17	Relegated to Liga Gimel

South Division B

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Beitar Be'er Sheva	26				56	17	29	39	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	26				52	26	26	37
3	Hapoel Merhavim	26				51	27	24	35
4	Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi	26				42	35	7	33
5	Hapoel Ofakim	26				38	41	-3	28
6	Maccabi Rehovot	26				42	41	1	27
7	Maccabi Ashkelon	26				36	40	-4	27
8	Hapoel Yeruham	26				34	37	-3	25
9	Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah	26				31	36	-5	23
10	Hapoel Gedera	26				38	43	-5	20
11	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	26				45	59	-14	18
12	Maccabi Ramla	26				27	48	-21	17
13	Beitar Katamonim	26				22	36	-14	15	Relegated to Liga Gimel
14	Hapoel Bnei Lakhish	26				32	60	-28	15	Relegated to Liga Gimel

References

Saturday at Bet leagues, The tables (Page 7) Hadshot HaSport, 29.4.79, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)

Fourth Level Israeli football league seasons

North A	Ahi Acre Ahva Arraba Ahva Kafr Manda Al-Nahda Nazareth Beitar Haifa Hapoel Bnei Maghar Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin Hapoel Ironi Safed Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Kaukab Hapoel Sakhnin Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Ironi Acre

North B	F.C. Daburiyya F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an Hapoel Bnei Nujeidat Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Iksal Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo Hapoel Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ein Mahil Maccabi Ironi Yafa Maccabi Sulam

South A	Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv F.C. Tira F.C. Tzeiri Tayibe Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Otzma Holon

South B	Agudat Sport Holon Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Yavne Bnei Eilat Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C. Be'er Sheva F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Dimona Hapoel Arad Hapoel Merhavim Hapoel Rahat Ironi Beit Shemesh Ironi Modi'in Maccabi Ironi Netivot Tzeirei Rahat

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