The 1955–56
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 first in which Liga Bet was the third tier of
Israeli football due to the formation of
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 ...
.
Maccabi Hadera (North Division champions) and
Maccabi Sha'arayim (South Division champions) qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs against the 9th- and 10th-placed clubs in
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 ...
.
North Division
South Division
Promotion play-offs
A promotion-relegation play-off between the 9th and 10th-placed teams in
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 ...
,
Ahva Notzrit Haifa 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 Liga Bet,
Maccabi Sha'arayim and
Maccabi Hadera. Each team played the other three once.
Notes
References
1955-56 Bnei Yehuda
Beitar Jerusalem in top of the play-offs tableMaariv, 26.8.56, Historical Jewish Press
Beitar Jerusalem 4-2 Maccabi HaderaHeruth, 2.9.56, Historical Jewish Press
In SportsHeruth, 6.4.56, Historical Jewish Press
Football (Page 19) M. Almog, Hapoel 1956, 1956, www.infocenters.co.il (Hapoel Archive)
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