1963–64 Liga Gimel

The 1963–64 Liga Gimel season saw 155 clubs competing in 16 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.

Hapoel Hulata, Hapoel Beit Eliezer, Beitar Beit Lid, Hapoel Shefayim, Beitar Petah Tikva, Beitar Ramat Gan, Beitar Rehovot, ASA Jerusalem, Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi and Hapoel Be'eri won their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Bet.

Promotion play-offs, held in neutral venues, were contested between six other regional division winners and saw Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on, Hapoel Yagur and Hapoel Ashdod win over Hapoel Beit She'an, Al-Amal Acre and Hapoel Dimona

15 clubs did not finish the season due to suspensions and withdrawals, which were: Hapoel Kfar Baruch, Hapoel Neve Eitan, Hapoel Givat Oz, Hapoel Ma'alot, Hapoel Shlomi, Hapoel Matzuva, Hapoel Kadima, Hapoel HaKochav Or Yehuda, Hapoel Zarnuga, Hapoel Mishmar HaSharon, Hapoel Nir Yitzhak, Maccabi Jerusalem, Maccabi Kfar Ata, Beitar Mahane Israel and Beitar Ramat HaSharon.

Upper Galilee Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Hulata	16				44	20	24	25	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Hatzor	16				39	11	28	24
3	Hapoel Dan	16				43	32	11	20
4	Hapoel Ayelet HaShahar	16				51	16	35	19
5	Beitar Tiberias	16				41	28	13	19
6	Hapoel Kfar Giladi	16				39	38	1	16
7	Hapoel HaMusach Kiryat Shmona	16				19	54	-35	8
8	Nevatim Safed	16				17	55	-38	5
9	Hapoel Bnei HaGalil	16				19	58	-39	4

North Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Al-Amal Acre	16				57	3	54	30	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Ein HaMifratz	16				49	16	33	22
3	Hapoel Kafr Yasif	16				42	19	23	22
4	Hapoel Tarshiha	16				32	21	11	21
5	Al Ahly Majd al-Krum	16				30	23	7	19
6	Maccabi Mi'ilya	16				25	30	-5	13
7	Hapoel Mi'ilya	16				9	41	-32	7	Two points deducted
8	Hapoel Majd al-Krum	16				9	57	-48	2
9	Hapoel Ma'alot	16				4	47	-43	2

Valleys A Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Beit She'an	16				53	11	42	29	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Sde Nahum	16				50	12	38	26
3	Hapoel Sharona\Kfar Kama	16				39	26	13	23
4	Hapoel Yardena	16				28	28	0	16
5	Maccabi Beit She'an	16				24	27	-3	16
6	Hapoel Tel Yosef	16				24	35	-11	13
7	Beitar Beit She'an	16				26	43	-17	10
8	Hapoel Kfar Baruch	16				13	45	-32	6
9	Hapoel Neve Eitan	16				9	39	-30	5

Valleys B Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on	16				65	12	53	29	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Afula	16				51	24	27	23
3	Hapoel Yokneam	16				43	25	18	21
4	Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on	16				35	21	14	18
5	Beitar Afula	16				27	35	-8	15
6	Yedidut Nazareth	16				27	39	-12	15
7	Hapoel Kiryat Nazareth	16				22	38	-16	10
8	Hapoel Balfouria	16				15	32	-17	9
9	Hapoel Givat Oz	16				7	66	-59	2

Haifa Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Yagur	14				58	8	50	25	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Kiryat Yam	14				40	13	27	21
3	Beitar Tel Hanan	14				23	10	13	18
4	Beitar Tirat HaCarmel	14				42	20	22	16	Three points deducted
5	Maccabi Tel Hanan	14				26	22	4	14
6	Maccabi Kfar Ata	14				20	47	-27	6
7	Beitar Shprintzak	14				14	35	-21	6
8	Beitar Rekhasim	14				6	74	-68	3

Carmel Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Beit Eliezer	18				68	14	54	33	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Geva HaCarmel	18				57	31	26	25
3	Hapoel Or Akiva	18				47	29	18	25
4	Beitar Hadera	18				39	31	8	22
5	Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov	18				38	40	-2	17
6	Hapoel Binyamina	18				29	39	-10	17
7	Maccabi Fureidis	18				34	36	-2	16
8	Beitar Zikhron Ya'akov	18				23	45	-22	11
9	Beitar Atlit	18				23	52	-29	6
10	Hapoel Karkur	18				31	72	-41	6

Samaria Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Beitar Beit Lid	24				77	24	53	39	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Tel Mond	24				77	29	48	39
3	Hapoel Beit Yitzhak	24				94	28	66	37
4	Hapoel HaSharon HaTzfoni	24				75	31	44	37
5	Beitar Zvi Netanya	24				66	39	27	33
6	Hapoel Kfar Yona	24				46	52	-6	26	Two points deducted
7	F.C. Ein Ya'akov	24				37	60	-23	18
8	Maccabi Beit Lid	24				31	57	-16	14	Four points deducted
9	Hapoel Burgata	24				28	58	-30	14
10	Maccabi Amidar Netanya	24				35	58	-23	13
11	Hapoel Yanuv	24				31	57	-26	13	Two points deducted
12	Hapoel Tnuvot	24				37	82	-45	13
13	Hapoel Kadima	24				14	73	-59	6

Sharon Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Shefayim	16				76	6	70	30	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	16				62	8	54	29
3	Beitar Magdiel	16				35	28	7	19
4	Hapoel Nof Yam	16				24	29	-5	16
5	Maccabi Sheikh Munis	16				33	35	-2	15
6	Beitar Herzliya	16				23	40	-17	11
7	Beitar Kfar Saba	16				23	57	-34	11
8	Maccabi Ever HaYarkon	16				16	54	-38	9
9	Beitar Ramat HaSharon	16				10	50	-40	4

Petah Tikva Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Beitar Petah Tikva	22				69	15	54	38	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Sha'ariya	22				79	8	71	37
3	Hapoel Rosh HaAyin	22				84	10	74	37
4	Hapoel Tira	22				45	22	23	27
5	Hapoel Kafr Qasim	22				40	43	-3	24
6	Beitar Ganei Tikva	22				51	38	13	23
7	Beitar Rosh HaAyin	22				45	37	8	23
8	Hapoel Jaljulia	22				31	42	-11	17
9	Shimshon Rosh HaAyin	22				26	55	-29	15
10	Maccabi Rosh HaAyin	22				25	52	-27	8	Two points deducted
11	Hapoel Tayibe	22				18	69	-51	6
12	Maccabi Sha'ariya	22				6	128	-122	3

Tel Aviv Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Beitar Ramat Gan	14				61	9	52	25	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Beitar Bat Yam	14				38	10	28	22
3	Hapoel Ezra	14				32	11	21	20
4	David Tel Aviv	14				41	14	27	19
5	Beitar Yehud	14				16	29	-13	9
6	Maccabi Ramat Hen	14				17	31	-14	6	Two points deducted
7	Beitar HaTzafon Tel Aviv	14				15	67	-52	5
8	Beitar Jaffa	14				15	64	-49	4

Central Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Beitar Rehovot	18				62	14	48	30	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Beitar Beit Dagan	18				43	13	30	30
3	Hapoel Givat Brenner	18				51	29	22	22
4	Maccabi Kfar Gvirol	18				44	17	27	19	Four points deducted
5	Beitar Rishon LeZion	18				29	42	-13	18
6	Beitar Gedera	18				28	46	-18	16
7	Hapoel Gedera	18				34	28	6	13	Two points deducted
8	Maccabi Ekron	18				20	40	-20	12
9	Hapoel Beit Dagan	18				24	47	-23	10
10	Hapoel Zarnuga	18				7	66	-59	2

Jerusalem Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	ASA Jerusalem	14				45	9	36	24	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Beitar Beit Shemesh	14				20	8	12	20
3	Hapoel Beit Shemesh	14				36	9	27	19
4	Hapoel Katamonim	14				23	14	9	17
5	Beitar Ein Karem	14				16	34	-18	10
6	Hapoel Beit Safafa	14				15	30	-15	7
7	Maccabi Beit Shemesh	14				13	38	-25	7
8	Hapoel HaDarom Jerusalem	14				9	35	-26	6

South A Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi	16				55	10	45	29	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi	16				44	17	27	26
3	Hapoel Nehora	16				31	21	10	21
4	Hapoel Sde Uziyahu	16				38	24	14	18
5	Hapoel Beit Ezra	16				32	36	-4	13
6	Hapoel Hatzav	16				25	32	-7	13
7	Maccabi Yavne	16				22	42	-20	11
8	Maccabi Gan Yavne	16				19	50	-31	6	Two points deducted
9	Hapoel Yinon	16				14	56	-42	2	Two points deducted

South B Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Ashdod	14				51	4	47	27	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Gat	14				31	16	15	17
3	Maccabi Ashdod	14				19	22	-3	15
4	Beitar Ashdod	14				21	28	-7	13
5	Hapoel Kiryat Gat	14				27	28	-1	11	Two points deducted
6	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	14				19	24	-5	11
7	Beitar Ashkelon	14				16	33	-17	8	Two points deducted
8	Hapoel Shtulim	14				16	45	-29	4

Negev A Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Dimona	12				42	9	33	21	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	12				33	7	26	20
3	Hapoel Kfar Yeruham	12				22	19	3	14
4	Hapoel Mashabei Sadeh	12				23	33	-10	8
5	Hapoel Mitzpe Ramon	12				11	29	-18	7
6	Beitar Dimona	12				15	19	-4	5	Four points deducted
7	Beitar Ofakim	12				14	44	-30	5

Negev B Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Be'eri	18				75	16	59	33	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Mefalsim	18				54	24	30	28
3	Hapoel Erez	18				38	27	11	24
4	Hapoel Gevim	18				48	35	13	24
5	Hapoel Or HaNer	18				32	29	3	15
6	Hapoel Bror Hayil	18				38	39	-1	15
7	Hapoel Mivtahim	18				22	43	-21	13
8	Hapoel Netivot	18				21	62	-41	9
9	Hapoel Sha'ariyot	18				24	51	-27	8	Two points deducted
10	Hapoel Shelahim	18				16	42	-26	7

Promotion play-offs

Hapoel Yagur v Al-Amal Acre

13 June 1964

Hapoel Yagur	v	Al-Amal Acre

Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on v Hapoel Beit She'an

13 June 1964

Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on	4 – 1	Hapoel Beit She'an

Nahariya Municipal Stadium

Hapoel Ashdod v Hapoel Dimona

Hapoel Ashdod	w/o	Hapoel Dimona

Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on, Hapoel Yagur and Hapoel Ashdod promoted to Liga Bet. Hapoel Ashdod promoted after their opponents, Hapoel Dimona, did not show up for the match.^[1]

See also

• 1963–64 Liga Leumit
• 1963–64 Liga Alef
• 1963–64 Liga Bet

References

• Liga Gimel requests: "Don't want Play-offs!" (Page 3) Moshe Kashtan, Hadshot HaSport, 6 July 1964, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)

1. Kiryat Tiv'on to Liga Bet (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 15 June 1964, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)