The 1954–55

Liga Bet Liga Bet () is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the financial ...

season was the last in which Liga Bet was the second tier of Israeli football, as the new

Liga Leumit The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League. Structure There are 16 ...

became the top division and

Liga Alef Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...

became the second tier. Hapoel Kiryat Haim (North Division champions) and

Maccabi Jaffa Maccabi Jaffa Football Club () is an Israeli football club from Jaffa, Tel Aviv. Founded in 2007 as a phoenix football club by fans of Maccabi Jaffa F.C., which was dissolved in 2000 and all previous attempts in the intervening years to revive it ...

(South Division champions) qualify for promotion\relegation play-offs with the 11th- and 12th-placed clubs in

North Division

South Division

Promotion-relegation play-off

A promotion-relegation play-off between the 12th and 11th-placed teams in Liga Alef,

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadium. History The club was established in 1928. In 1951– ...

and

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier in Israeli football ...

, and the winners of the regional divisions of

and Hapoel Kiryat Haim. Each team played the other three once.

References

1954-55
Bnei Yehuda
Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kiryat Haim in top of Liga Bet
Al Hamishmar, 2.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
Previous seasons
The Israel Football Association
In the Play-offs
Davar, 23.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
In the Play-offs
Davar, 30.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Jaffa promoted to Liga Leumit
Davar, 6.11.55, Historical Jewish Press {{DEFAULTSORT:1954-55 Liga Bet Liga Bet seasons

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