1996–97 Liga Bet

The 1996–97 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Majd al-Krum, Maccabi Tur'an, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda and Maccabi Ashkelon win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

At the bottom, Hapoel Bnei Tamra, Maccabi Givat HaRakafot, Maccabi Kabul (from North A division), Hapoel Givat Olga, Maccabi Tzur Shalom, Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm (from North B division), Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Beitar Bat Yam, Beitar Jaffa (from South A division), Beitar Netiv Ashdod and Hapoel Gedera (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

North A division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Majd al-Krum 30 18 7 5 52 28 +24 61 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Arraba 30 16 8 6 62 43 +19 56
3 Tzeirei Nahf 30 13 10 7 39 29 +10 49
4 Hapoel Kafr Sumei 30 10 12 8 39 33 +6 42
5 Hapoel Sakhnin 30 9 15 6 48 40 +8 42
6 Hapoel Bnei Nazareth 30 10 11 9 37 31 +6 41
7 Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha 30 10 11 9 31 29 +2 41
8 Hapoel Bu'eine 30 11 7 12 28 36 −8 40
9 Hapoel Deir Hanna 30 9 13 8 41 34 +7 40
10 Hapoel Hurfeish 30 11 6 13 44 47 −3 39
11 Hapoel Tuba 30 10 9 11 35 31 +4 39
12 Beitar Hatzor 30 8 14 8 34 35 −1 38
13 Hapoel Ein Mahil 30 10 7 13 46 51 −5 37
14 Hapoel Bnei Tamra 30 10 7 13 32 39 −7 37 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Maccabi Givat HaRakafot 30 7 14 9 33 29 +4 35
16 Maccabi Kabul 30 0 5 25 7 73 −66 5
Source: [citation needed]

North B division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Tur'an 30 21 7 2 82 21 +61 69[a] Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Kafr Qara 30 20 8 2 53 18 +35 67[a]
3 Maccabi Umm al-Fahm 30 15 6 9 40 34 +6 51
4 Hapoel Nahliel 30 13 8 9 37 30 +7 47
5 Hapoel Barta'a 30 11 9 10 41 52 −11 42
6 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik 30 11 8 11 41 44 −3 41
7 Hapoel Fureidis 30 10 11 9 40 37 +3 41
8 Maccabi Or Akiva 30 10 9 11 31 40 −9 39
9 Hapoel Arab Nujeidat 30 9 10 11 39 46 −7 37
10 Hapoel Bir al-Maksur 30 8 13 9 42 43 −1 37
11 Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel 30 9 7 14 28 37 −9 34
12 Maccabi Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye 30 9 7 14 37 46 −9 34
13 Hapoel Reineh 30 6 15 9 28 35 −7 33
14 Hapoel Givat Olga 30 8 4 18 37 54 −17 28 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Maccabi Tzur Shalom 30 7 6 17 39 50 −11 27
16 Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm 30 6 6 18 30 59 −29 24
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b One point deducted.

South A division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda 30 20 6 4 68 30 +38 66 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 M.M. Givat Shmuel 30 16 5 9 46 27 +19 53
3 Hapoel Azor 30 16 5 9 53 37 +16 53
4 Maccabi Bat Yam 30 14 7 9 44 27 +17 49
5 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 30 13 10 7 49 37 +12 49
6 Hapoel Ra'anana 30 13 9 8 46 33 +13 48
7 Maccabi Qalansawe 30 12 12 6 42 32 +10 48
8 Hapoel Herzliya 30 12 6 12 39 30 +9 42
9 Beitar Kfar Saba 30 11 6 13 40 47 −7 39
10 Beitar Kfar Yona 30 10 8 12 29 36 −7 38
11 Maccabi Holon 30 11 3 16 42 57 −15 36
12 Maccabi Kafr Qasim 30 10 7 13 36 41 −5 35[a]
13 Hapoel Tira 30 9 10 11 40 39 +1 35[a]
14 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 30 7 11 12 35 44 −9 32 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Beitar Bat Yam 30 4 7 19 30 68 −38 19
16 Beitar Jaffa 30 3 6 21 20 74 −54 15
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Two points deducted.

South B division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Ashkelon 30 18 11 1 52 15 +37 64[a] Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Eilat 30 19 6 5 48 18 +30 63
3 A.S. Ramat Eliyahu 30 16 12 2 52 15 +37 60
4 Ironi Ofakim 30 14 4 12 45 38 +7 46
5 Maccabi Ben Zvi 30 14 4 12 50 38 +12 46
6 Hapoel Bnei Lakhish 30 11 11 8 48 42 +6 43[a]
7 Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov 30 10 11 9 34 31 +3 41
8 Hapoel Marmorek 30 11 7 12 49 42 +7 40
9 Hapoel Merhavim 30 11 6 13 33 48 −15 39
10 Beitar Beit Shemesh 30 10 9 11 47 41 +6 39
11 Hapoel Mevaseret Zion 30 10 8 12 51 43 +8 38
12 Hapoel Bnei Laqiya 30 10 4 16 46 56 −10 34
13 Beitar Lod 30 10 2 18 36 74 −38 32
14 Maccabi Neve Alon Lod 30 8 8 14 41 54 −13 32
15 Beitar Netiv Ashdod 30 8 4 18 33 56 −23 28 Relegated to Liga Gimel
16 Hapoel Gedera 30 4 5 21 36 90 −54 17
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 1 point deducted?

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