2017–18 Liga Gimel


The 2017–18 Liga Gimel season was the 50th season of fifth tier football in Israel, with 105 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.

Changes from last season

Team changes

Promotion and relegation

Results

Positions by round


Team \ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Team \ Round
Maccabi Ahva Yarka1323322111111111111111
Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab69117885644333222222222
Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye4111111222222333333333
Bnei Bir al-Maksur3645766556554444444444
F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit6434443333446666655555
Tzeirei Sakhnin8568998777775555566666
Hapoel Nahariya910121212121212101010109999999977
Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish10889679998888877777788
Hapoel Deir al-Asad5252234465667788888899
Maccabi Katzrin Golan12111067578899910101010101010101010
Hapoel Tarshiha27710101110101111111111111111111111111111
Maccabi Tzeirei Bi'ina11129111110111112-------------


Source: IFA

Lower Galilee (North B) Division

Results

Positions by round


Team \ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Team \ Round
Maccabi Ironi Tamra41423111111211111111111111
Maccabi Kafr Manda88211232223333332222222222
Maccabi Ironi Yafa610544423332122223333333333
Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin13366564444675644444444444
Tzeirei Ilut52132345655444456665755565
Beitar Kafr Kanna69985789887888888888888886
Hapoel Kiryat Yam24898998566556777777676757
Maccabi Basmat Tab'un96778677778767565556567678
Maccabi Kiryat Yam241010101010101010101010101010101091010101010109
Beitar Kiryat Ata10665785699999999991099999910
Maccabi Tabbash1311121211111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Maccabi Bnei Deir al-Asad11121111121212-------------------
Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur1112------------------------

Jezreel (North C) Division

Results

Positions by round


Team \ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Team \ Round
Hapoel Bnei Musmus4111111111211111111121
Ihud Bnei Baqa6532222222122222222212
Ahi Bir al-Maksur6885433333333333333333
Bnei Musheirifa Bayada1223355444444444444444
Beitar Ein Mahil11656666655985756777775
Beitar Umm al-Fahm3467788987868998999986
Maccabi Ahi Ar'ara 'Ara2778877778579689656557
Hapoel Ein as-Sahla910999910899697577888898
Maccabi Bnei Muqeible4344544566756865565669
Maccabi Umm al-Fahm19910111010910--101010101010101010101010
Hapoel Tzeirei Ka'abiyye12111212121212121111121211111111111111111111
Beitar Afula8111110111111111010111112121212121212121212


Source: IFA
1On 27 December 2017 Maccabi Umm al-Fahm was temporarily expelled from the league after the club had a check bounced and the club failed to rectify the situation within a month. The club was reinstated on 10 January 2018.

Samaria (North D) Division

Results

Positions by round


Team \ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Team \ Round
Tzeirei Ironi Baqa42132111111111111111111111
Beitar Haifa99765643323332222222222222
Maccabi Neve Sha'anan33513222234545434333333333
F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur10101099855442223343444444444
Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa67888996555454556655555555
Maccabi Ironi Barta'a64457578776666665766666666
Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva566767899108889879999988777
Maccabi Isfiya25344467889998998877777888
Maccabi Ahva Fureidis88910101110101091010101010101010101010109999
Hapoel Ahva Haifa112213346677777875888910101010
Hapoel Kiryat Haim1211111111101111111111111211111111111111111111111111
Hapoel Menashe1112121212131313131313121112121212121212121212121212
Hapoel Halissa1313131313121212121212131313131313131313131313131313


Source: IFA

Sharon (South A) Division

Results

Positions by round


Team \ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Team \ Round
Hapoel Kafr Bara63856767765444443211122211
Bnei Ra'anana49589544421111222322211122
Sporting Tel Aviv97624313232233334443433333
Ironi Ariel163781085556676677776666544
Maccabi HaSharon Netanya52142222113322111134344455
Hapoel Jaljulia1311101011878977867866555555666
Hapoel Oranit21411131344555555667777777
Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona1213121212121212121212121212121212121212121010998
Tzeirei Tira389679101011119998788888888889
F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass6423345689101010101011111110101099101010
F.C. Netanya8579569968878999999991111111211
Bnei Qalansawe1110131110111111101011111111111010101111111212121112
Beitar Tubruk1012111313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313


Source: IFA

Tel Aviv (South B) Division

Results

Positions by round


Team \ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Team \ Round
632322111111111111111111111111
Hapoel Neve Golan16116443332222222222222222222222
Bnei Yehud1244255556654445666533333333333
Otzma Holon111111223333333333344444444444
Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan469684445445554444455555555555
Hapoel Ramat Israel91314101091087577766555666666666666
Maccabi HaShikma Hen595877664766677777777787777777
Inter Aliyah258768879111199911888888878888998
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon10141511121111108988889101213101199109999889
1415111414141513151414141515131214912101110910101010101010
Beitar Jaffa810129912121111121213111189111291212121313141512111211
Maccabi Or Yehuda11791313131415141515151413141391011910111111121211121112
Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv323536791081011121210111314141414151515111113131313
Elitzur Yehud13871211109121310910101012141011131313141414151314141414
Beitar Ezra71213151515131412131312131415151515151515131212131415151515
Maccabi Pardes Katz151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616


Source:

Central (South C) Division

Results

Positions by round


Team \ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Team \ Round
Hapoel Lod32114322111111111111111111
Hapoel Ironi Gedera64332111222222322222222242
Hapoel Bnei Ashdod1212786654433334434434433323
Beitar Yavne23221443645543243343344434
Maccabi Kiryat Ekron45643235356666666555555555
Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam118555566564455555666666666
Beitar Ashdod11468777777777777777777777
Hapoel Ramla71012991098998898998888888888
Tzeirei Lod1411131310111112111010101010889999999999
F.C. Rishon LeZion9141010119810889989101010101010101010101010
Hapoel Tirat Shalom79111213131311121213131314141212121212121211111111
Maccabi Bnei Abu Ghosh1379778109101111111111111111111111111112121212
Hapoel Mevaseret Zion4581012121213131312121212131414141414141414131313
Hapoel Matzliah913141414141414141414141413121313131313131313141414


Source:

South (South D) Division

Results

Positions by round


Team \ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Team \ Round
Beitar Kiryat Gat1111434433222111111111
Ironi Kuseife6833111111111222222222
F.C. Arad8622322222333333333333
F.C. Be'er Sheva3566883345557776455444
A.S. Ashkelon9975797888865655644555
Hapoel Merhavim67107965554446467776666
Matnas Ofakim4354246666674544567777
Maccabi Ironi Hura11109101010101010101010101010101010101098
Hapoel Rahat2489659999999999999889
Maccabi Dimona424857877778888888891010
Tzeirei al-Hoshla10111111111111111111111111111111111111111111


Source: IFA

Promotion play-offs

North A division

1The match result was 1–0 to Maccabi Ironi Yafa. However, as Kafr Manda fielded an ineligible player, the match was given as a walkover to Yafa.
Maccabi Ironi Yafa remained in Liga Gimel; Sektzia Ma'alot remained in Liga Bet

North B division

Ihud Bnei Baqa remained in Liga Gimel; Maccabi Ein Mahil remained in Liga Bet

South A division

1The match was abandoned at the 36th minute following a brawl between the teams. The match was annulled and neither team advanced to the next round.
Bnei Yehud remained in Liga Gimel; Hapoel Kiryat Ono remained in Liga Bet

South B division

Ironi Kuseife Promoted to Liga Bet; Tzeirei Rahat relegated to Liga Gimel

Further promotions

The following teams are eligible to promotion if a vacancy would be created in 2018–19 Liga Bet:
North A
TeamDivisionPoints-per-Match Ave.
Maccabi Ironi YafaLower GalileePlay-off losing team
Maccabi Ahva Sha'abUpper Galilee2.45
Hapoel Bnei Tuba-ZangariyyeUpper Galilee2.25
Maccabi Kafr MandaLower Galilee2.20

South A
TeamDivisionPoints-per-Match Ave.
Bnei YehudTel AvivPlay-off losing team
Hapoel Neve GolanTel Aviv2.50
Bnei Ra'ananaSharon2.17
Otzma HolonTel Aviv2.17

As both Bnei Ra'anana and Otzma Holon are equal on points-per-match average, Bnei Ra'anana are ahead on winning percentage
North B
TeamDivisionPoints-per-Match Ave.
Ihud Bnei BaqaJezreelPlay-off losing team
Beitar HaifaSamaria2.46
Ahi Bir al-MaksurJezreel2.32
Maccabi Neve Sha'ananSamaria2.25

South B
TeamDivisionPoints-per-Match Ave.
Tzeirei RahatSouth BPlay-off losing team
Hapoel Ironi GederaCentral2.50
Hapoel Bnei AshdodCentral2.38
Beitar YavneCentral2.38

As both Hapoel Bnei Ashdod and Beitar Yavne are equal on points-per-match average and winning percentage, Hapoel Bnei Ashdod are ahead on goal difference.