1962–63 Liga Bet

The 1962–63 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Acre, Hapoel Nahliel, YMCA Jerusalem and SK Nes Tziona win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

Further twelve teams which have finished between second and fourth were also promoted, with one more promotion spot decided by a promotion play-off, as Liga Alef expanded from one to two regional divisions.

North Division A

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Acre	30	81	18	63	50	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Kfar Blum	30	71	32	39	47
3	Hapoel Nahariya	30	70	35	35	42
4	Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov	30	76	45	31	41
5	Beitar Haifa	30	66	55	11	40	Promotion play-offs
6	Hapoel Afula	30	70	52	18	34
7	Beitar Kiryat Shmona	30	34	29	5	32
8	Hapoel Kiryat Shmona	30	38	47	-9	31
9	Hapoel HaMechonit	30	47	42	5	30
10	A.S. Kiryat Bialik	30	49	55	–6	22
11	Beitar Binyamina	30	58	72	–14	22
12	Hapoel Kfar Ata	30	54	89	-35	22
13	Hapoel Bnei Nazareth	30	43	59	-16	21
14	Hapoel Ramat David	30	36	90	-54	16
15	Hapoel Atlit	30	32	82	-50	13
16	Hapoel Yagur	30	31	87	–56	11	Relegated to Liga Gimel

North Division B

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Nahliel	30	73	18	55	45	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	30	46	21	25	45
3	Hapoel Givat Haim	30	88	40	44	42
4	Maccabi Hadera	30	76	44	32	40
5	Hapoel Herzliya	30	65	33	32	39	Promotion play-offs
6	Hapoel Netanya	30	70	49	21	32
7	Hapoel Pardes Hanna	30	46	48	-2	31
8	Hapoel Ra'anana	30	50	68	-18	27
9	Hapoel Dora Netanya	30	35	54	–19	26
10	Maccabi Neve Shalom	30	47	66	–19	25
11	Beitar Kiryat Ono	30	48	77	-29	23
12	Hapoel Ganei Tikva	30	46	59	–13	22
13	Maccabi Pardes Hanna	30	29	47	-18	21
14	Beitar Mahane Yehuda	30	40	68	-28	21
15	Hapoel Givat Olga	30	36	60	-24	20
16	Beitar Beit Lid	30	32	81	–49	19	Relegated to Liga Gimel

South Division A

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	YMCA Jerusalem	30	82	35	57	47	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Maccabi Ramat Amidar	30	53	24	29	42
3	Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv	30	56	31	25	41
4	Hapoel Giv'atayim	30	52	36	16	37
5	Beitar Holon	30	65	44	21	36	Promotion play-offs
6	Hapoel Yehud	30	51	37	14	35
7	Maccabi Bat Yam	30	48	36	12	34
8	Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv	30	55	50	5	30
9	Hapoel HaDarom Kiryat Shalom	30	55	63	–8	30
10	Hapoel Rehovot	30	68	59	9	26
11	Beitar Lod	30	53	71	–18	25
12	Hapoel Bat Yam	30	39	54	–15	24
13	Hapoel Azor	30	43	68	–25	22
14	Maccabi Ramat Gan	30	38	68	–30	22
15	Hapoel Ya'akov Kfar Saba	30	57	62	–5	21
16	ASA Jerusalem	30	22	94	–72	9	Relegated to Liga Gimel

South Division B

Pos	Club	P	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	SK Nes Tziona	30	53	22	31	45	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Beitar Ramla	30	82	33	49	42
3	Hapoel Marmorek	30	71	39	32	41
4	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	30	78	36	42	39
5	Hapoel Sderot	30	65	52	13	36	Promotion play-offs
6	Beitar Be'er Sheva	30	49	38	11	35
7	Hapoel Ashkelon	30	65	42	23	34
8	Maccabi Holon	30	63	59	4	28
9	Hapoel Or Yehuda	30	55	77	–22	28
10	Maccabi Rehovot	30	52	54	–2	26
11	Hapoel Eilat	30	43	61	–18	23
12	Harari Tel Aviv	30	42	66	–24	23
13	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	30	32	57	–25	23
14	Hapoel Ofakim	30	35	56	–21	22
15	Hapoel Merhavim	30	46	69	–23	22
16	Hapoel Kiryat Gat	30	34	91	–57	15	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Promotion play-offs

A promotion-play off was played between all the teams which have finished in the 5th place in their respective regional division. the play-off format was of semi-finals and final match, played in neutral venue. the play-offs winner set to be promoted to Liga Alef.

Semi-final:

Hapoel Herzliya v Beitar Holon

15 October 1963

Hapoel Herzliya	5 – 0	Beitar Holon

Beitar Haifa v Hapoel Sderot

15 October 1963

Beitar Haifa	4 – 1	Hapoel Sderot

Final:

Hapoel Herzliya v Beitar Haifa

22 October 1963

Hapoel Herzliya	6 – 1	Beitar Haifa

Maccabi Hadera Stadium

References

16 teams promoted from Liga Bet to Alef Maariv, 26.5.63, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
Hapoel Herzliya - Beitar Haifa today in promotion play-off Davar, 22.10.63, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
Hapoel Herzliya - Beitar Haifa 6-1 Davar, 23.10.63, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
Bet leagues (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 30.5.63, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)

Third Level Israeli football leagues seasons

North	F.C. Karmiel Safed Hapoel Asi Gilboa Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Iksal Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Ironi Nesher Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Tzur Shalom

South	Beitar Kfar Saba Bnei Eilat F.C. Kafr Qasim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Marmorek Hapoel Morasha Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio Maccabi Sha'arayim Sektzia Nes Tziona

Seasons (third level)	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 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

See also: Liga Artzit

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