2008–09 Liga Gimel
The 2008–09 Liga Gimel season saw 83 clubs competing in 6 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet. This was the last season that Liga Gimel was the sixth tier in the Israeli football league system, a position it held since 1998–99.
At the end of the season, due to the league system restructuring, two clubs from each division were promoted to Liga Bet.
Upper Galilee Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 43 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Maccabi Acre | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 41 | |
3 | Bnei Maghar | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 37 | |
4 | Maccabi Bnei Nahf | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 36[a] | |
5 | F.C. Bnei Arraba | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 28 | |
6 | Maccabi Ein Mahil | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 28 | |
7 | Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 22 | |
8 | Ironi Bnei Kabul | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 19[b] | |
9 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 19 | |
10 | Beitar F.C. Tabash | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 17[a] | |
11 | F.C. Otzma Bnei Yarka | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 73 | −48 | 11[c] |
Notes:
Hapoel Jatt Yanuh HaGlilit, Hapoel Hatzor and Maccabi Kafr Yasif all registered to play in the division, but withdrew before playing a single match.
Jezreel Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 16 | +77 | 65 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Bnei Musmus | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 23 | +59 | 59 | |
3 | Maccabi Nazareth Illit | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 56 | |
4 | F.C. Kfar Kama | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 50 | |
5 | F.C. Daburiyya | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 39 | |
6 | Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 34 | |
7 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 32 | |
8 | Beitar Afula | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 25 | |
9 | Beitar Umm al-Fahm | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 24[a] | |
10 | Maccabi Bnei Ilut | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 18[b] | |
11 | Hapoel Ka'abiyye | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 91 | −58 | 14 | |
12 | Hapoel Manshiya Zabda | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 99 | −80 | 9 | |
13 | Beitar el-Amal Nazareth | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 37 | 113 | −76 | 6[c] |
Notes:
Hapoel Muawiya registered to play in the division, but withdrew before playing a single match.
Samaria Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Maccabi Or Akiva | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 9 | +92 | 65 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 21 | +67 | 63 | |
3 | Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 28 | +36 | 53 | |
4 | Hapoel Spartak Haifa | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 43 | |
5 | Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 37 | |
6 | Hapoel Bnei Zemer | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 33 | |
7 | Hapoel Yokneam | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 31 | |
8 | Hapoel Tel Hanan | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 31[a] | |
9 | Beitar Pardes Hanna | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 30[b] | |
10 | F.C. Kiryat Yam | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 27 | |
11 | Maccabi Jisr az-Zarqa | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 25 | |
12 | Maccabi Fureidis | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 79 | −57 | 9 | |
13 | Beitar Hadera | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 128 | −97 | 0 |
Notes:
Sharon Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 26 | +89 | 75 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 20 | +85 | 73[a] | |
3 | Ironi Ariel | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 86 | 25 | +61 | 72 | |
4 | F.C. Bnei Ra'anana | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 105 | 61 | +44 | 59 | |
5 | F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 56 | |
6 | Ahva Tayibe | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 55 | |
7 | F.C. Tel Mond | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 52 | |
8 | Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 47[b] | |
9 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 45[b] | |
10 | F.C. Bnei Qalansawe | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 34 | |
11 | F.C. Tira | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 69 | 79 | −10 | 28 | |
12 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 50 | 135 | −85 | 24 | |
13 | Beitar Ironi Ariel | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 86 | −41 | 21 | |
14 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 41 | 89 | −48 | 20[b] | |
15 | Hapoel Kafr Bara | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 94 | −66 | 16 | |
16 | Beitar Oranit | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 151 | −138 | 5[a] |
Notes:
- ^ a b 1 point deducted.
- ^ a b c 2 points deducted.
Tel Aviv Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 9 | +143 | 83 | Promoted to Liga Bet |
2 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 108 | 25 | +83 | 76 | |
3 | Bnei Yehud | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 28 | +63 | 70 | |
4 | Ironi Beit Dagan | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 63 | |
5 | Gadna Tel Aviv | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 54 | |
6 | Hapoel Neve Golan | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 52 | |
7 | Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 79 | 48 | +31 | 48 | |
8 | Hapoel Oranit | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 47 | |
9 | Hapoel Kiryat Shalom | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 74 | −2 | 39 | |
10 | A.S. Holon | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 55 | 95 | −40 | 36 | |
11 | Brit Sport Ma'of | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 34 | |
12 | Maccabi Dynamo Holon | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 53 | 83 | −30 | 27[a] | |
13 | Hapoel Ironi Yehud | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 74 | 106 | −32 | 22[b] | |
14 | Elitzur Yehud | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 97 | −47 | 22 | |
15 | Beitar Ezra | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 43 | 126 | −83 | 12 | |
16 | Hapoel Ramla | 30 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 197 | −167 | −4[c] |
Notes:
Central Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 26 | +61 | 59 | Promotion play-offs |
2 | Hapoel Rahat | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 59 | |
3 | Bnei Yichalel Rehovot | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 59 | |
4 | Tzeirei Al-Huzeil | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 42[a] | |
5 | Beitar Ashkelon | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 39 | |
6 | Beitar Jaffa | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 38 | |
7 | Hapoel Matzliah | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 36 | |
8 | Ironi Beit Shemesh | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 34 | |
9 | Hapoel Hura | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 32 | |
10 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 28 | |
11 | Maccabi Segev Shalom | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 25 | |
12 | Hapoel Tel Sheva | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 24 | |
13 | Hapoel Bnei Beit Safafa | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 19 | |
14 | F.C. Rishon LeZion | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 96 | −64 | 12 |
Notes:
- ^ 2 points deducted.
Promotion play-offs
As F.C. Kiryat Gat, Hapoel Rahat and Bnei Yichalel Rehovot finished level on points, the three clubs played a promotion play-offs to determine the league winner and the promoting clubs to Liga Bet.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Promoted to Liga Bet. |
2 | Hapoel Rahat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Bnei Yichalel Rehovot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
References
- Liga Gimel Upper Galilee The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Jezreel The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Samaria The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Sharon The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Tel Aviv The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Central The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
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Galilee
- Bnei Maghar
- Hapoel Mi'ilya
- Hapoel Nahef
- F.C. Beit Jann
- Hapoel Fassuta
- Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei
- Hapoel Shlomi
- Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum
- Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha
- Tzeirei Sakhnin
Galilee
- Beitar Kafr Kanna
- Beitar Kiryat Ata
- Bnei Kafr Yasif
- F.C. Kabul
- F.C. Kafr Yasif
- Hapoel Bnei Dir al-Asad
- Hapoel Ironi Ibli'in
- Maccabi Basmat Tab'un
- Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin
- Tzeirei Kafr Manda
- Beitar Umm al-Fahm
- Bnei Daburiyya
- Bnei Umm al-Fahm
- F.C. Kafr Kama
- F.C. Mash'ad
- Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel
- Hapoel Ein as-Sahala
- Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido
- Hapoel Reineh
- Hapoel Tzeirei Nazareth
- Maccabi Ironi Barta'a
- Tzeirei Iksal
- Beitar Pardes Hanna
- F.C. Kababir
- F.C. Kiryat Haim
- F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur
- F.C. Or Akiva
- F.C. Karmel Haifa
- Hapoel Bnei Jasr a-Zarqa
- Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt
- Hapoel Kiryat Haim
- Maccabi Barkai
- Tzeirei Haifa
- Tzofey Haifa
- Beitar Kfar Saba
- Beitar Mate Binyamin
- Beitar Tubruk
- Bnei Jaljulia
- Bnei Tira
- F.C. Bnei Ra'anana
- F.C. Bnei Zemer
- F.C. Giv'at Shmuel
- F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass
- F.C. Ironi Ariel
- Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba
- Hapoel Oranit
- Hapoel Pardesiya
- Ironi Rosh HaAyin
- Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona
- Maccabi HaSharon Netanya
- Shimshon Bnei Tayibe
- Agudat Sport Holon
- Beitar Ezra
- Beitar Jaffa
- Bnei Herzliya
- Bnei Yehud
- Dizengoff Tel Aviv
- Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv
- Elitzur Yehud Yotel
- F.C. Tel Aviv
- Hakoah Gil Ramat Gan
- Hapoel Neve Golan
- Hapoel Ramat Yisrael
- Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
- Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
- Maccabi Hashikma Ramat Hen
- Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda
- Maccabi Pardes Katz
- Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan
- Maccabi Yehud-Monosson
- Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan
- Ashdod City
- Beitar Gan Yavne
- Beitar Gedera
- Bnei Ramla
- Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot
- Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim
- F.C. Be'er Ya'akov
- F.C. Rishon LeZion
- Hapoel Mevaseret Zion
- Hapoel Tirat Shalom
- Ihud Tzeirei Abu Gush
- Ironi Beit Shemesh
- Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov
- Maccabi Bnei Abu Gush
- Macccabi Kiryat Ekron
- Tzeirei Lod
- Bnei Yeruham
- F.C. Be'er Sheva
- F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy
- F.C. Meitar
- Hapoel Bnei Kuseife
- Hapoel Rahat
- Maccabi Ashkelon
- Maccabi Be'er Sheva
- Maccabi Ironi Hura
- Otzma Be'er Sheva
- Tzeirei Rahat
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