1955–56 Liga Gimel

The 1955–56 Liga Gimel season saw 72 clubs competing in 10 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet. This was the first season of fourth tier football in Israel, following the formation of Liga Leumit as the top division.

Hapoel Saded, Hapoel Kfar Ata, Hapoel Tiberias, Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov, Hapoel Givat Haim, Hapoel Lod, Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Jaffa, Hapoel Ramla and Hapoel Be'er Sheva won their regional divisions and qualified for the Promotion play-offs.

At the Promotion play-offs, Hapoel Kfar Ata and Hapoel Tiberias were promoted to Liga Bet from the North play-offs, whilst Hapoel Ramla and Hapoel Be'er Sheva were promoted to Liga Bet from the South play-offs.

Upper Galilee Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Safed	12	21	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Kfar Giladi	12	16
3	HaChalutz Safed	12	16
4	Hapoel Ayelet HaShahar	12	9
5	Hapoel Kiryat Shmona	12	7
6	Hapoel Lehavot HaBashan	12	2

Hapoel She'ar Yashuv and Maccabi Safed withdrew from the league during the season.

Western Galilee Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Kfar Ata	14	25	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Acre	14	18
3	Hapoel Zvi Nahariya	14	18
4	Hapoel Kfar Hasidim	14	14
5	Hapoel Yas'ur	14	13
6	Hapoel Doveh Beit HaEmek	14	4
7	Hapoel Yehiam Kabri	14	2
8	Hapoel Matzuva Hanita	14	2

Jordan Valley Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Tiberias	10	18	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Tiberias	10	16
3	Hapoel Afikim	10	2
4	Hapoel Ma'agan	10	2
5	Hapoel Yavne'el	10	0
6	Hapoel Kinneret	10	0

North Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov	10	16	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Yehuda Haifa	10	15
3	Atid Haifa	10	10
4	Beitar Binyamina	10	9
5	Hapoel Givat Zaid	10	6
6	Beitar Pardes Hanna	10	0

Samaria Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Givat Haim	14	26	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Netanya	14	20
3	Hapoel Nahliel	14	18
4	Hapoel Givat Olga	14	11
5	Hapoel Yanuv	14	10
6	Hapoel Kfar Yona	14	6
7	Maccabi Meyasdim Hadera	14	5
8	Hapoel Burgata	14	2

Sharon Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Lod	8	16	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Herzliya	8	12
3	Hapoel Neve Yamin	8	4
4	Hapoel Elishama	8	0
5	Hapoel Jaljulia	8	0

Dan Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Jaffa	14	21	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Bat Yam	14	21
3	Hapoel Ever HaYarkon	14	20
4	Kadima Jaffa	14	17
5	Beitar Saqiya	14	12
6	Bar Kochva Tel Aviv	14	9
7	Hapoel Bat Yam	14	6
8	Beitar Bat Yam	14	4

Beitar Ramat Israel withdrew from the league during the season.

Middle Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Holon	18	33	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Holon	18	29
3	Hapoel Ganei Tikva	18	28
4	Terra Santa Jaffa	18	22
5	Hapoel Beit Dagon	18	17
6	Beitar Yehuda Jerusalem	18	14
7	Beitar Holon	18	14
8	Hapoel Kochav Or Yehuda	18	8
9	Hapoel Azor	18	6
10	Beitar Beit Dagon	18	4

Central Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Ramla	14	23	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Lod	14	23
3	Beitar Ramla	14	18
4	Hapoel Or Yehuda	14	12
5	Hapoel Yehud	14	10
6	Hapoel Kochav HaTzafon Jerusalem	14	9
7	HaKochav Lod	14	9
8	Hapoel Hadar Ramatayim	14	8

South Division

Pos	Club	P	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	12	23	Promotion play-offs
2	SK Nes Tziona	12	16
3	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	12	15
4	Hapoel Marmorek	12	10
5	Hapoel Shoval	12	8
6	Hapoel Sha'arayim	12	7
7	Kochav Nes Tziona	12	3

References

Football (Page 19) M. Almog, Hapoel 1956, 1956, www.infocenters.co.il (Hapoel Archive) (Hebrew)

Fourth Level Israeli football league seasons

North A	Ahi Acre Ahi Bir al-Maksur Ahva Kafr Manda Al-Nahda Nazareth Beitar Haifa Beitar Kafr Kanna Beitar Nahariya F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna Hapoel Bnei Maghar Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Kaukab Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Bnei Nahf Maccabi Ironi Acre

North B	F.C. Daburiyya F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo Hapoel Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Ihud Bnei Baqa Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ein Mahil Maccabi Ironi Yafa Maccabi Sulam Maccabi Umm al-Fahm

South A	Agudat Sport Holon Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv F.C. Tira F.C. Tzeiri Tayibe Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Hapoel Pardesiya Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona

South B	Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Yavne Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C. Be'er Sheva F.C. Dimona F.C. Holon Yaniv Hapoel Merhavim Hapoel Rahat Ironi Beit Shemesh Ironi Modi'in Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi Maccabi Segev Shalom Tzeirei Rahat

Seasons (fourth level)	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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