1960–61 Liga Bet

Israeli football season

The 1960–61 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel HaMechonit, Beitar Netanya, Maccabi Ramla and SK Nes Tziona win their regional divisions, and qualify for promotion play-offs. Beitar Netanya and Maccabi Ramla won the promotion play-offs and promoted to Liga Alef.

North Division A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel HaMechonit 30 74 32 +42 47 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Safed 30 92 38 +54 45
3 A.S. Kiryat Bialik 30 69 37 +32 40
4 Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov 30 61 47 +14 35
5 Hapoel Nahariya 30 61 52 +9 33
6 Hapoel Acre 30 59 56 +3 32
7 Hapoel Tel Hanan 30 54 65 −11 31
8 Hapoel Kfar Ata 30 65 48 +17 30
9 Hapoel Afula 30 53 66 −13 30
10 Beitar Tel Amal Haifa 30 52 55 −3 29
11 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 30 46 62 −16 26
12 Hapoel Ramat David 30 53 71 −18 23
13 Hapoel Atlit 30 37 60 −23 21
14 Hapoel Yagur 30 36 60 −24 21
15 Hapoel Geva 30 58 87 −29 18 Relegated to Liga Gimel
16 Beitar Binyamina 30 41 76 −35 17
Source: [citation needed]

North Division B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beitar Netanya 30 58 17 +41 53 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 30 70 28 +42 45
3 Hapoel Nahliel 30 70 28 +42 41
4 Hapoel Givat Haim 30 76 51 +25 40
5 Hapoel Netanya 30 62 43 +19 40
6 Hapoel Pardes Hanna 30 48 40 +8 33
7 Hapoel Ganei Tikva 29 45 43 +2 30
8 Maccabi Pardes Hanna 30 36 39 −3 30
9 Hapoel Givat Olga 30 48 51 −3 27
10 Hapoel Ra'anana 30 41 46 −5 27
11 Beitar Mahane Yehuda 30 58 61 −3 26
12 Maccabi Neve Shalom 30 33 48 −15 25
13 Beitar Beit Lid 30 50 73 −23 21
14 Hapoel Pardesiya 30 42 68 −26 17
15 Hapoel Karkur 29 20 78 −58 12 Relegated to Liga Gimel
16 Hapoel Dora Netanya 30 34 80 −46 11
Source: [citation needed]

South Division A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Ramla 30 68 22 +46 46 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Lod 30 70 26 +44 46
3 Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv 30 71 35 +36 42
4 Maccabi Jerusalem 30 46 41 +5 33
5 Maccabi Bat Yam 30 52 39 +13 31
6 YMCA Jerusalem 30 35 48 −13 30
7 Maccabi Ramat Amidar 30 39 33 +6 29
8 Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv 30 40 42 −2 28
9 Beitar Lod 30 32 53 −21 28
10 Hapoel Azor 30 42 51 −9 27
11 Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv 30 32 43 −11 27
12 Beitar Holon 30 51 52 −1 26
13 Maccabi Ramat Gan 30 44 61 −17 26
14 Hapoel Yehud 30 37 60 −23 24
15 Hapoel Kiryat Shalom 30 28 43 −15 22 Relegated to Liga Gimel
16 Hapoel Zikhronot 30 28 66 −38 12
Source: [citation needed]

South Division B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SK Nes Tziona 30 85 18 +67 50 Promotion play-offs
2 Hapoel Holon 30 82 20 +62 48
3 Beitar Ramla 30 77 35 +42 46
4 Maccabi Holon 30 86 34 +52 42
5 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 30 60 35 +25 41
6 Hapoel Or Yehuda 29 50 53 −3 32
7 Hapoel Ashkelon 30 50 51 −1 28
8 Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov 29 44 47 −3 28
9 Beitar Be'er Sheva 29 40 50 −10 27
10 Hapoel Merhavim 30 43 68 −25 27
11 Hapoel Eilat 30 44 51 −7 26
12 Maccabi Rehovot 30 38 53 −15 22
13 Beitar Jaffa 30 31 60 −29 19
14 Hapoel Marmorek 30 50 79 −29 18
15 Maccabi Gedera 29 26 76 −50 12 Relegated to Liga Gimel
16 Hapoel Gedera 30 24 89 −65 10
Source: [citation needed]

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

Beitar Netanya1 – 0Hapoel HaMechonit
Beitar Netanya Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Werner
Hapoel HaMechonit1 – 4Beitar Netanya
Municipal Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Handwerk

Beitar Netanya promoted to Liga Alef.

South play-off

SK Nes Tziona0 – 2Maccabi Ramla
S.K. Nes Tziona Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Werner
Maccabi Ramla2 – 1SK Nes Tziona
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dudai

Maccabi Ramla promoted to Liga Alef.

References

  • The struggle in Liga Bet is tough - But pointless (Page 3) Hadshot HaSport, 10.7.61, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
  • Ramla with "One leg" in Liga Alef (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 2.7.61, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
  • Ramla to Liga Alef - The crowd roared after the victory over Nes-Tziona (2:1) (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 9.7.61, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
  • Aharoni's hat-trick promoted Beitar Netanya to Liga Alef (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 16.7.61, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
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