1965 �66 Liga Bet

The 1965–66 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Nahariya, Hapoel Ra'anana, Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov and Beitar Be'er Sheva win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

North Division A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Nahariya	30	–	–	–	78	32	+46	49	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Kfar Ata	30	–	–	–	70	44	+26	42
3	Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel	30	–	–	–	59	46	+13	39
4	Hapoel Afikim	30	–	–	–	73	49	+24	36
5	A.S. Kiryat Bialik	30	–	–	–	62	46	+16	32
6	Beitar Kiryat Shmona	30	–	–	–	38	43	−5	30
7	Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on	30	–	–	–	50	50	0	29
8	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek	30	–	–	–	47	48	−1	29
9	Beitar Nahariya	30	–	–	–	42	45	−3	29
10	Hapoel Sde Nahum	30	–	–	–	53	50	+3	28
11	Hapoel Ramat David	30	–	–	–	53	67	−14	27
12	Hapoel HaMechonit Tel Hanan	30	–	–	–	38	48	−10	26
13	Hapoel Afula	30	–	–	–	56	67	−11	26
14	Beitar Tirat HaCarmel	30	–	–	–	57	71	−14	25
15	Hapoel Yagur	30	–	–	–	36	34	+2	22	Relegated to Liga Gimel
16	Maccabi Kiryat Yam	30	–	–	–	23	75	−52	9	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

North Division B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Ra'anana	28	–	–	–	89	39	+50	44	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Maccabi Herzliya	28	–	–	–	53	33	+20	39
3	M.S. Even Yehuda	28	–	–	–	53	35	+18	39
4	Hapoel Givat Haim	28	–	–	–	86	39	+47	37
5	Maccabi Pardes Hanna	28	–	–	–	70	29	+41	36
6	Hapoel Ya'akov Kfar Saba	28	–	–	–	50	31	+19	35
7	Hapoel Shefayim	28	–	–	–	46	41	+5	28
8	Hapoel Givat Olga	28	–	–	–	46	49	−3	27
9	Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov	28	–	–	–	53	63	−10	24
10	Hapoel Binyamina	28	–	–	–	47	62	−15	23
11	Beitar Dov Netanya	28	–	–	–	41	56	−15	23
12	Hapoel Dora Netanya	28	–	–	–	43	69	−26	19
13	Hapoel Beit Eliezer	28	–	–	–	52	71	−19	18
14	Beitar Petah Tikva	28	–	–	–	30	65	−35	17
15	Hapoel Pardesiya	28	–	–	–	27	91	−64	9	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

Maccabi Neve Shalom withdrew from the league.

South Division A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	30	–	–	–	54	18	+36	47	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Bat Yam	30	–	–	–	67	30	+37	43
3	Maccabi Bat Yam	30	–	–	–	65	33	+32	35
4	Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv	30	–	–	–	53	36	+17	35
5	Beitar Harari Bat Yam^[a]	30	–	–	–	44	54	−10	33
6	Beitar Holon	30	–	–	–	56	45	+11	32^[b]
7	Hapoel Yehud	30	–	–	–	41	33	+8	31
8	Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah	30	–	–	–	57	52	+5	29
9	Hapoel Ganei Tikva	30	–	–	–	47	49	−2	28
10	Hapoel Or Yehuda	30	–	–	–	40	48	−8	27
11	Hapoel Sha'ariya	30	–	–	–	67	60	+7	26
12	Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv	30	–	–	–	42	49	−7	26
13	Maccabi Ramat Gan	30	–	–	–	43	58	−15	26
14	Beitar Ramat Gan	30	–	–	–	41	62	−21	26
15	Beitar Ezra	30	–	–	–	35	74	−39	22	Relegated to Liga Gimel
16	Hapoel Azor	30	–	–	–	40	91	−51	13	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Beitar Harari Tel Aviv merged with Beitar Bat Yam
^ 1 point deducted

South Division B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Beitar Be'er Sheva	30	–	–	–	71	21	+50	47	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Elite Ramat Gan	30	–	–	–	83	26	+57	46
3	Maccabi Rehovot	30	–	–	–	64	27	+37	43
4	Hapoel Rehovot	30	–	–	–	54	57	−3	33
5	Hapoel Beit Shemesh	30	–	–	–	48	38	+10	32
6	Hapoel Bnei Zion	30	–	–	–	48	45	+3	31
7	Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi	30	–	–	–	45	46	−1	31
8	Hapoel Ashdod	30	–	–	–	46	35	+11	29
9	Hapoel Dorot Sha'ar HaNegev	30	–	–	–	49	49	0	29
10	Hapoel Ramla	30	–	–	–	56	55	+1	27
11	Hapoel Avraham Dimona^[a]	30	–	–	–	41	48	−7	27
12	Hapoel Eilat	30	–	–	–	45	58	−13	25
13	Hapoel Ofakim	30	–	–	–	50	71	−21	25
14	Hapoel Sderot	30	–	–	–	38	64	−26	22
15	Beitar Rehovot	30	–	–	–	27	67	−40	16	Relegated to Liga Gimel
16	Beitar Kiryat Ekron	30	–	–	–	37	95	−58	13	Relegated to Liga Gimel

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Hapoel Avraham Be'er Sheva merged with Hapoel Dimona

References

Hapoel Nahariya, Ra'anana, Be'er Ya'akov and Beitar Be'er Sheva - to Liga Alef Davar, 30.5.66, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
The next "unknown" - Beitar Be'er Sheva Maariv, 29.5.66, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[table_note_BBY0.91569360248544-1] Beitar Harari Tel Aviv merged with Beitar Bat Yam

[table_hth_BHO0.91569360248544-2] 1 point deducted

[table_note_HAD0.95407014244891-3] Hapoel Avraham Be'er Sheva merged with Hapoel Dimona

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v t e Liga Alef
North	F.C. Kiryat Yam F.C. Tira Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Ironi Arraba Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr Ironi Nesher Maccabi Akhi Nazareth Maccabi Ata Bialik Maccabi Nujeidat Tzeirei Kafr Kanna Tzeirei Umm al-Fahm
South	F.C. Dimona F.C. Jerusalem F.C. Holon Yermiyahu Hapoel Ashdod Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Lod Hapoel Marmorek Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi Ironi Modi'in Maccabi Ironi Ashdod Maccabi Sha'arayim Maccabi Yavne Nordia Jerusalem Sektzia Ness Ziona Shimshon Kafr Qasim Shimshon Tel Aviv
Seasons (third level)	1938 1940 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
See also: Liga Artzit

v t e 1965–66 in Israeli football
Domestic leagues	Liga Leumit Liga Alef Liga Bet Liga Gimel
Domestic cups	State Cup Super Cup
Related to national team	Results 1966 World Cup qualification 1966 AFC Youth Championship
Club seasons
Liga Leumit	Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Jaffa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Sha'arayim Maccabi Tel Aviv Shimshon Tel Aviv