2017–18 Liga Gimel Explained

Competition:Liga Gimel
Season:2017–18
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

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

Format changes

Upper Galilee (North A) Division

Competition:Liga Gimel Upper Galilee
Season:2017–18
Winners:Maccabi Ahva Yarka
League Topscorer:Fadi Badarne
(Maccabi Ahva Yarka) (25)
Matches:116
Total Goals:514

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Maccabi Ahva Yarka style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1
Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab 6 9 11 7 8 8 5 6 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2
Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye 4 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3
Bnei Bir al-Maksur style=background:#ffb3 6 4 5 7 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit 6 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Tzeirei Sakhnin 8 5 6 8 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Hapoel Nahariya 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7
Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish 10 8 8 9 6 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
Hapoel Deir al-Asad 5 style=background:#ffb2 5 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
Maccabi Katzrin Golan 12 11 10 6 7 5 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Hapoel Tarshiha style=background:#ffb2 7 7 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Maccabi Tzeirei Bi'ina 11 12 9 11 11 10 11 11 12 style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black-

Source: Liga Gimel Upper Galilee IFA

Lower Galilee (North B) Division

Competition:Liga Gimel Lower Galilee
Season:2017–18
Winners:Maccabi Ironi Tamra
League Topscorer:Taha Zubidat
(Maccabi Ironi Tamra) (33)
Matches:107
Total Goals:530

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Maccabi Ironi Tamra 4 style=background:gold1 4 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1
Maccabi Kafr Manda 8 8 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2
Maccabi Ironi Yafa 6 10 5 4 4 4 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3
Hapoel Ironi Bnei I'billin style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 6 6 5 6 4 4 4 4 6 7 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Tzeirei Ilut 5 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 7 5 5 5 6 5
Beitar Kafr Kanna 6 9 9 8 5 7 8 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6
Hapoel Kiryat Yam style=background:#ffb2 4 8 9 8 9 9 8 5 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 5 7
Maccabi Basmat Tab'un 9 6 7 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 7 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 8
Maccabi Kiryat Yam style=background:#ffb2 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
Beitar Kiryat Ata 10 6 6 5 7 8 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
Maccabi Tabbash 13 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Maccabi Bnei Deir al-Asad 11 12 11 11 12 12 12 style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black-
Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur 11 12 style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black- style=background:black-

Jezreel (North C) Division

Competition:Liga Gimel Jezreel
Season:2017–18
Winners:Hapoel Bnei Musmus
League Topscorer:Ihab Masarwa
(Ihud Bnei Baqa) (29)
Matches:128
Total Goals:541

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Hapoel Bnei Musmus 4 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1
Ihud Bnei Baqa 6 5 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2
Ahi Bir al-Maksur 6 8 8 5 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3
Bnei Musheirifa Bayada style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Beitar Ein Mahil 11 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 8 5 7 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 5
Beitar Umm al-Fahmstyle=background:#ffb3 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 7 8 6 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 8 6
Maccabi Ahi Ar'ara 'Ara style=background:#ffb2 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 5 7 9 6 8 9 6 5 6 5 5 7
Hapoel Ein as-Sahla 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 6 9 7 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 8
Maccabi Bnei Muqeible 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 7 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 9
Maccabi Umm al-Fahm19 9 10 11 10 10 9 10 style=background:black- style=background:black- 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Hapoel Tzeirei Ka'abiyye 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Beitar Afula 8 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Source: Liga Gimel Jezreel 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.[7]

Samaria (North D) Division

Competition:Liga Gimel Samaria
Season:2017–18
Winners:Tzeirei Ironi Baqa
League Topscorer:Eliyahu Deri
(Beitar Haifa) (34)
Matches:152
Total Goals:656

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Tzeirei Ironi Baqa 4 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1
Beitar Haifa 9 9 7 6 5 6 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2
Maccabi Neve Sha'anan style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 5 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 4 5 4 5 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3
F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur 10 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 4 4 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Maccabi Ironi Barta'a 6 4 4 5 7 5 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva 5 6 6 7 6 7 8 9 9 10 8 8 8 9 8 7 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7
Maccabi Isfiya style=background:#ffb2 5 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 4 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
Maccabi Ahva Fureidis 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
Hapoel Ahva Haifa style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 5 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10
Hapoel Kiryat Haim 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Hapoel Menashe 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Hapoel Halissa 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Source: Liga Gimel Samaria IFA

Sharon (South A) Division

Competition:Liga Gimel Sharon
Season:2017–18
Winners:Hapoel Kafr Bara
League Topscorer:Gary Shpurkin
(Ironi Ariel) (25)
Matches:155
Total Goals:579

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Hapoel Kafr Bara 6 style=background:#ffb3 8 5 6 7 6 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1
Bnei Ra'anana 4 9 5 8 9 5 4 4 4 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2
Sporting Tel Aviv 9 7 6 style=background:#ffb2 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3
Ironi Ariel style=background:gold1 6 style=background:#ffb3 7 8 10 8 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
Maccabi HaSharon Netanya 5 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 4 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 4 5 5
Hapoel Jaljulia 13 11 10 10 11 8 7 8 9 7 7 8 6 7 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Hapoel Oranit style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 4 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8
Tzeirei Tira style=background:#ffb3 8 9 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass 6 4 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10
F.C. Netanya 8 5 7 9 5 6 9 9 6 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 12 11
Bnei Qalansawe 11 10 13 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 12
Beitar Tubruk 10 12 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Source: Liga Gimel Sharon IFA

Tel Aviv (South B) Division

Competition:Liga Gimel Tel Aviv
Season:2017–18
Winners:Beitar Ramat Gan
League Topscorer:Yaniv Avdar
(Bnei Yehud) (47)
Matches:239
Total Goals:1194

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
6 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1
Hapoel Neve Golan 16 11 6 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2
Bnei Yehud 12 4 4 style=background:#ffb2 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3
Otzma Holon style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan4 6 9 6 8 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Hapoel Ramat Israel 9 13 14 10 10 9 10 8 7 5 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Maccabi HaShikma Hen 5 9 5 8 7 7 6 6 4 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Inter Aliyah style=background:#ffb2 5 8 7 6 8 8 7 9 11 11 9 9 9 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 8
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon 10 14 15 11 12 11 11 10 8 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 10 11 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 9
14 15 11 14 14 14 15 13 15 14 14 14 15 15 13 12 14 9 12 10 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Beitar Jaffa 8 10 12 9 9 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 11 11 8 9 11 12 9 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 12 11 12 11
Maccabi Or Yehuda 11 7 9 13 13 13 14 15 14 15 15 15 14 13 14 13 9 10 11 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 11 12 11 12
Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 5 style=background:#ffb3 6 7 9 10 8 10 11 12 12 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 11 11 13 13 13 13
Elitzur Yehud 13 8 7 12 11 10 9 12 13 10 9 10 10 10 12 14 10 11 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 13 14 14 14 14
Beitar Ezra 7 12 13 15 15 15 13 14 12 13 13 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15
Maccabi Pardes Katz 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Source: IFA

Central (South C) Division

Competition:Liga Gimel Central
Season:2017–18
Winners:Hapoel Lod
League Topscorer:Elad Dan
(F.C. Rishon LeZion) (35)
Matches:182
Total Goals:984

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Hapoel Lod style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1
Hapoel Ironi Gedera 6 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 4 style=background:#ffb2
Hapoel Bnei Ashdod 12 12 7 8 6 6 5 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3
Beitar Yavne style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 6 4 5 5 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 4
Maccabi Kiryat Ekron 4 5 6 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 5 style=background:#ffb3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam 11 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Beitar Ashdod style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 4 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Hapoel Ramla 7 10 12 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 8 8 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Tzeirei Lod 14 11 13 13 10 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
F.C. Rishon LeZion 9 14 10 10 11 9 8 10 8 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Hapoel Tirat Shalom 7 9 11 12 13 13 13 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11
Maccabi Bnei Abu Ghosh 13 7 9 7 7 8 10 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12
Hapoel Mevaseret Zion 4 5 8 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13
Hapoel Matzliah 9 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14

Source: IFA

South (South D) Division

Competition:Liga Gimel South
Season:2017–18
Winners:Beitar Kiryat Gat
League Topscorer:Hisham Azbarga
(Ironi Kuseife) (22)
Matches:108
Total Goals:509

Positions by round

Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Beitar Kiryat Gat style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 4 style=background:#ffb3 4 4 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1
Ironi Kuseife 6 8 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:gold1 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2
F.C. Arad 8 6 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb2 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3
F.C. Be'er Sheva style=background:#ffb3 5 6 6 8 8 style=background:#ffb3 style=background:#ffb3 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 4 5 5 4 4 4
A.S. Ashkelon 9 9 7 5 7 9 7 8 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 4 4 5 5 5
Hapoel Merhavim 6 7 10 7 9 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 4 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
Matnas Ofakim 4 style=background:#ffb3 5 4 style=background:#ffb2 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 4 5 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7
Maccabi Ironi Hura 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8
Hapoel Rahat style=background:#ffb2 4 8 9 6 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9
Maccabi Dimona 4 style=background:#ffb2 4 8 5 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10
Tzeirei al-Hoshla 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Source: Liga Gimel South IFA

Promotion play-offs

North A division

1The match result was 1–0 to Maccabi Ironi Yafa (after extra time). However, as Kafr Manda fielded an ineligible player, the match was given as a walkover to Yafa.[8]

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.[9] The match was annulled and neither team advanced to the next round.[10]

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

Team Division Points-per-Match Ave.
Lower Galilee Play-off losing team
Upper Galilee 2.45
Upper Galilee 2.25
Lower Galilee 2.20

South A

Team Division Points-per-Match Ave.
Tel Aviv Play-off losing team
Tel Aviv 2.50
Sharon 2.17
Tel Aviv 2.17
As both Bnei Ra'anana and Otzma Holon are equal on points-per-match average, Bnei Ra'anana are ahead on winning percentage (0.71% and 0.70%)North B
Team Division Points-per-Match Ave.
Jezreel Play-off losing team
Samaria 2.46
Jezreel 2.32
Samaria 2.25

South B

Team Division Points-per-Match Ave.
South B Play-off losing team
Central 2.50
Central 2.38
Central 2.38
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 (+82 and +60).

Notes and References

  1. https://www.yallasport.co.il/single-post/2017/07/04/%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%98%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A7%D7%9F-%D7%97%D7%99%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A7-%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A3-%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%92%D7%94 Hapoel Tzeirei Tamra Signed Another Player and Aiming for Promotion
  2. http://sport1.maariv.co.il/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%94/193422 Umm al-Fahm demoted to Liga Gimel. The Chairman: "We'll Appeal"
  3. https://www.yallasport.co.il/single-post/2017/08/15/%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%99-%D7%98%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%94-%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%97%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%94%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%94-%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%92%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%A8-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%A1-%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%94 Final: Following Appeal, Maccabi Tamra Promoted to Liga Bet
  4. https://doublepass.sport5.co.il/story.php?id=18507 The Supreme Court decided: Pardes Hanna promoted to Liga Bet
  5. http://football.org.il/SiteCollectionDocuments/FTP/eitan/law/2017/aug/20170827%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%A1%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%9451257.pdf File 2/17-8, Beitar Pardes Hanna v. IFA & Maccabi Ironi Tamra
  6. http://football.org.il/SiteCollectionDocuments/FTP/eitan/IFA/asifa/hora.pdf Temporary provisions Regarding Changes in Liga Bet Relegation Play-offs and Establishing Liga Gimel Play-offs
  7. http://football.org.il/Association/LawSystem/Pages/DecisionDisciplinaryCourt.aspx?DECISION_ID=112263 Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal
  8. http://football.org.il/Association/LawSystem/Pages/DecisionDisciplinaryCourt.aspx?DECISION_ID=114378 Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal
  9. https://doublepass.sport5.co.il/story.php?id=19981 Watch the Violent Event in Liga Gimel; Sporting Tel Aviv: "We Feared for Our Lives"
  10. https://doublepass.sport5.co.il/story.php?id=19993 The Disciplinary Tribunal Ruled: Sporting and Bnei Ra'anana Expelled from the Play-offs