1985–86 Liga Bet

The 1985–86 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Bnei Tamra, Hapoel Tayibe, Hapoel Tira and Hapoel Ramla win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

At the bottom, Hapoel Abu Snan, Hapoel Nahariya (from North A division), Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov, Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye (from North B division), Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Maccabi Ramat HaSharon (from South A division), Beitar Lod and Maccabi Be'er Sheva (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

North Division A

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Bnei Tamra	24	46	23	23	35	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Maccabi Bnei Hatzor	24	44	21	23	33
3	Beitar Kiryat Shmona	24	40	31	9	32
4	Maccabi Acre	24	39	22	17	29
5	Hapoel Tel Hanan	24	31	25	6	25
6	Hapoel Bnei Nazareth	24	32	38	-6	23
7	Sektzia Ma'alot	24	30	31	-1	22
8	Hapoel Majd al-Krum	24	32	40	-8	22
9	Hapoel Afikim	24	28	39	-11	20
10	Maccabi Kiryat Bialik	24	27	43	-16	20
11	Hapoel Sakhnin	24	27	36	-9	18
12	Hapoel Bnei Acre	24	32	41	-9	17
13	Hapoel Abu Snan	24	25	36	-11	17	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Hapoel Nahariya withdrew from the league and did not show up for their first two opening matches of the season.^[1]

North Division B

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Tayibe	26	48	23	25	38	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel	26	50	25	25	34
3	Hapoel Givat Olga	26	53	40	13	32
4	Maccabi Isfiya	26	45	43	2	31
5	Hapoel Kafr Sulam	26	36	37	-1	29
6	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek	26	37	25	12	26
7	Hapoel Yokneam	26	29	26	3	26
8	Hapoel Nahliel	26	39	47	-8	26
9	Hapoel Beit Eliezer	26	34	36	-2	24
10	Hapoel Iksal	26	43	51	-8	24
11	Maccabi Tzur Shalom	26	43	45	-2	23
12	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	26	26	38	-12	19
13	Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov	26	26	49	-23	14	Relegated to Liga Gimel
14	Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye	26	20	63	-43	12	Relegated to Liga Gimel

South Division A

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Tira	26	49	21	28	42	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Ihud Tzeirei Jaffa	26	43	19	24	40
3	Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah	26	36	33	3	32
4	Hapoel Kfar Shalem	26	46	41	5	28
5	Hapoel Kafr Qasim	26	29	29	0	26
6	Hapoel Jaljulia	26	36	37	-1	26
7	Maccabi Herzliya	26	30	34	-4	26
8	Beitar Kfar Saba	26	29	28	1	25
9	M.M. Givat Shmuel	26	30	40	-10	23
10	Maccabi Ramla	26	24	29	-5	21
11	Beitar Rosh HaAyin	26	27	33	-6	21
12	Hapoel Herzliya	26	24	30	-6	21
13	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	26	25	33	-8	20	Relegated to Liga Gimel
14	Maccabi Ramat HaSharon	26	25	44	-19	13	Relegated to Liga Gimel

South Division B

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Ramla	26	45	12	33	40	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Ironi Ashdod	26	41	12	29	40
3	Hapoel Ashdod	26	36	25	11	34
4	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	26	37	30	7	30
5	Maccabi Rehovot	26	33	31	2	27
6	SK Nes Tziona	26	25	37	-12	25
7	Hapoel Eilat	26	31	36	-5	23
8	Maccabi Ramat Ben Zvi	26	27	31	-4	21
9	Maccabi Kiryat Ekron	26	30	35	-5	21
10	Beitar Yavne	26	25	31	-6	21
11	Beitar Lod ¹	26	20	30	-10	21	Relegated to Liga Gimel
12	Hapoel Sderot	26	25	41	-16	21
13	Hapoel Merhavim ¹	26	27	38	-11	20
14	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	26	28	40	-12	20	Relegated to Liga Gimel

1. Beitar Lod withdrew from the league at the end of the season. as a result, Hapoel Merhavim reprieved from relegation and replaced Beitar Lod in the following season.^[2]

References

Promoted to Liga Alef: Bnei Tamra, Tira, Tayibe and Ramla Maariv, 18.5.86, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)

↑ Two leaders with a clean sheet Maariv, 13.10.85, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ The connection between minister Gad Yaacobi to Be'er Ya'akov Maariv, 12.10.86, Historical Jewish Press (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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