The 1996–97 Liga Gimel season saw 155 clubs competing in 11 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.
Beitar Tiberias, Hapoel Kabul, Ironi I'billin, Maccabi Beit She'an, Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel, Hapoel Asi Gilboa, Beitar Nes Tubruk, Hapoel Jaljulia, Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen, Maccabi Jerusalem/Ma'ale Adumim and Maccabi Be'er Sheva won their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Bet.
Upper Galilee Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Beitar Tiberias | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 21 | +73 | 60 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Beitar Maghar | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 47 | |
3 | Hapoel Yanuh | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 37 | |
4 | Maccabi Kiryat Shmona | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 36 | |
5 | Hapoel Bnei Sajur | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 34 | |
6 | Beitar Safed | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 34 | |
7 | Maccabi Sajur | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 31 | |
8 | Hapoel Katzrin | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 27 | |
9 | Beitar Kafr Kanna | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 22 | |
10 | Hapoel Fassuta | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 22 | |
11 | Hapoel Rehaniya | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 12 | |
12 | Maccabi Bnei Yarka | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 63 | −47 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Western Galilee Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Kabul | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 22 | +79 | 76 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Maccabi Ironi Shlomi | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 15 | +54 | 71 | |
3 | Ironi Nahariya | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 32 | +74 | 68 | |
4 | Maccabi Kafr Sumei | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 97 | 41 | +56 | 58 | |
5 | Hapoel Abu Snan | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 51[a] | |
6 | Hapoel Maghar | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 45 | |
7 | Hapoel Kisra | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 45 | |
8 | Hapoel Peki'in | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 40 | |
9 | Ironi Bnei Julis | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 38 | |
10 | Hapoel Nahariya | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 25 | |
11 | Hapoel Tarshiha | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 81 | −55 | 23 | |
12 | Maccabi Bi'ina | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 22 | |
13 | Beitar Ma'alot | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 20 | |
14 | Hapoel Jat HaGlilit | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 117 | −99 | 8 | |
15 | Hapoel Sha'ab | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 101 | −80 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Three points deducted
Bay Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ironi I'billin | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 10 | +60 | 76 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Jadeidi | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 12 | +80 | 72 | |
3 | Hapoel Makr | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 13 | +68 | 70 | |
4 | Hapoel Mo'atza Ezorit Galil Tahton | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 16 | +66 | 66 | |
5 | Hapoel Bnei Acre | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 42 | |
6 | Hapoel Kaukab | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 41 | |
7 | Hapoel Bnei Manda | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 41 | |
8 | Hapoel Wadi Sallama | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 36 | |
9 | Beitar al-Ittihad Shefa-'Amr | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 34 | |
10 | Hapoel Halat al-Sharif Tamra | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 31 | |
11 | Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 30 | |
12 | Hapoel Ka'abiyye | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 83 | −57 | 25 | |
13 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 67 | −46 | 17 | |
14 | Hapoel Bnei Mazra'a | 28 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 124 | −99 | 15 | |
15 | Hapoel Kafr Sheikh Danun | 28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 92 | −75 | 7 |
Source: [citation needed]
Jezreel Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Beit She'an | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 18 | +76 | 75 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Kafr Sulam | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 70 | |
3 | Hapoel Ilut | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 96 | 34 | +62 | 67 | |
4 | Hapoel Daburiyya | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 61 | |
5 | Hapoel Emek Tamra | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 53[a] | |
6 | Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 52 | |
7 | Hapoel Kfar Kama | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 45 | |
8 | Hapoel Yafa | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 40 | |
9 | Maccabi Mashhad | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 40 | |
10 | Beitar Migdal HaEmek | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 35 | |
11 | Beitar Iksal | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 35 | |
12 | Hapoel Kafr Misr | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 78 | −22 | 31[a] | |
13 | Maccabi Ein Mahil | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 77 | −41 | 26 | |
14 | Hapoel Mashhad | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 89 | −53 | 21 | |
15 | Hapoel Kafr Shibli | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 38 | 89 | −51 | 17 | |
16 | Beitar Afula | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 157 | −129 | 9 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
Haifa Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 13 | +105 | 74 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 16 | +75 | 72 | |
3 | Hapoel Yokneam | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 48 | |
4 | Maccabi Bir al-Maksur | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 46 | |
5 | Beitar Haifa | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 44 | |
6 | Beitar Atlit | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 43 | |
7 | Hapoel Bnei Kababir | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 38 | |
8 | Hapoel Tel Hanan | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 35 | |
9 | Maccabi Tzofei Haifa | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 31 | |
10 | Hapoel Bnei Kafr Yasif | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 83 | −59 | 22 | |
11 | Beitar Kiryat Yam | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 85 | −43 | 21 | |
12 | Maccabi Ka'abiyye | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 80 | −59 | 20 | |
13 | Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 68 | −45 | 14 | |
14 | Hapoel Basmat Tab'un | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 72 | −41 | 13 |
Source: [citation needed]
Samaria Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 105 | 26 | +79 | 70 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 87 | 38 | +49 | 68 | |
3 | Hapoel Ein as-Sahala | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 53 | |
4 | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 49 | |
5 | Beitar Pardes Hanna | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 48 | |
6 | Maccabi Fureidis | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 46 | |
7 | Maccabi Kafr Qara | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 40 | |
8 | Hapoel Ar'ara | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 39[a] | |
9 | Hapoel HaYogev Salem | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 33 | |
10 | Hapoel Muawiya | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 31 | |
11 | Ironi Zikhron Ya'akov | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 31 | |
12 | Beitar Umm al-Fahm | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 69 | −33 | 26 | |
13 | Hapoel Musheirifa | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 84 | −47 | 22 | |
14 | Maccabi Ar'ara | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 66 | −41 | 20 | |
15 | Maccabi Musmus | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 95 | −76 | 6[a] |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
Sharon Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 17 | +83 | 63 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Shimshon Bnei Tayibe | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 86 | 19 | +67 | 62[a] | |
3 | Hapoel Tel Mond | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 25 | +60 | 57 | |
4 | Maccabi Bnei Tira | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 35 | +61 | 55[b] | |
5 | Maccabi Kfar Yona | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 48 | |
6 | Maccabi Amidar Netanya | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 40 | |
7 | Shimshon Tira | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 37 | |
8 | Hapoel Pardesiya | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 36 | |
9 | Hapoel Jatt | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 34 | |
10 | Hapoel Qalansawe | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 26[c] | |
11 | Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 15 | |
12 | Hapoel Beit Eliezer | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 14[d] | |
13 | Hapoel Jisr az-Zarqa | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 85 | −53 | 14[e] | |
14 | Beitar Hadera | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 190 | −168 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
Dan Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hapoel Jaljulia | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 15 | +60 | 63 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Beitar Ariel | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 17 | +58 | 61 | |
3 | Flamingo Ironi Rosh HaAyin | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 17 | +72 | 54 | |
4 | Hapoel Neve Golan | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 48[a] | |
5 | Hapoel Kafr Bara | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 40 | |
6 | Otzma Holon | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 33 | |
7 | Maccabi Rosh HaAyin | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 30 | |
8 | Maccabi Ramat HaSharon | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 30 | |
9 | Maccabi Yehud | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 25 | |
10 | Beitar Hod HaSharon | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 23 | |
11 | Brit Sport Ma'of | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 21 | |
12 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 89 | −62 | 10[b] | |
13 | Maccabi Ironi Jatt | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 111 | −98 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
Tel Aviv Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 26 | +67 | 72 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Tirat Shalom | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 27 | +66 | 71 | |
3 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 21 | +49 | 64 | |
4 | Beitar Beit Dagan | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 55 | |
5 | Maccabi Montefiore | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 107 | 44 | +63 | 55 | |
6 | Hapoel Ramat Yisrael | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 44 | |
7 | Beitar Kiryat Ono | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 41 | |
8 | Beitar Or Yehuda | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 88 | 85 | +3 | 41 | |
9 | Beitar Holon | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 86 | 64 | +22 | 37 | |
10 | Elitzur Bar Ilan | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 34 | |
11 | Hapoel Antonio Jaffa | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 33 | |
12 | Hapoel Kiryat Shalom | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 27 | |
13 | HaTzofim HaOrtodoxim | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 105 | −75 | 12 | |
14 | Hapoel Zeitan | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 120 | −80 | 10[a] | |
15 | Beitar Ezra | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 41 | 190 | −149 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Two points deducted.
Central Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Jerusalem/Ma'ale Adumim | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 15 | +74 | 65 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 54 | |
3 | Beitar Kiryat Gat | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 52 | |
4 | ASA Jerusalem | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 44 | |
5 | Beitar Kiryat Ekron | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 39[a] | |
6 | Hapoel Ramla | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 36 | |
7 | Beitar Yavne | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 33 | |
8 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 31 | |
9 | Maccabi Beit Shemesh | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 24 | |
10 | Hapoel Rakevet Lod | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 23 | |
11 | Maccabi Rehovot | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 21[b] | |
12 | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 81 | −62 | 14 | |
13 | Hapoel Bnei Ayish | 24 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 126 | −101 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
Beitar Gedera were suspended from the league.
South Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 11 | +50 | 55 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Arad | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 51 | |
3 | Hapoel Aroer | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 23 | +48 | 47 | |
4 | Hapoel Sde Uzziah/Be'er Tuvia | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 46 | |
5 | Hapoel Rahat | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 44 | |
6 | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 35 | |
7 | Hapoel Masos/Segev Shalom | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 25 | |
8 | Maccabi Yeruham | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 19 | |
9 | Hapoel Kuseife | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 16 | |
10 | Tzeirei Rahat | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 15 | |
11 | Hapoel Mitzpe Ramon | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 80 | −52 | 11[a] | |
12 | Hapoel Gan Yavne | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 93 | −75 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Two points deducted.
References
- Liga Gimel Upper Galilee IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Western Galilee IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Bay IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Jezreel IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Haifa IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Samaria IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Sharon IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Dan IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Tel Aviv IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Central IFA (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel South IFA (in Hebrew)