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
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	Promoted to Liga Bet
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]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b 1 point deducted.
^ 3 points deducted.
^ 2 points deducted.

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
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	Promoted to Liga Bet
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]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 3 points deducted.
^ 7 points deducted.
^ 1 point deducted.

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
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	Promoted to Liga Bet
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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 1 point deducted.
^ 2 points deducted.

Sharon Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
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]	Promoted to Liga Bet
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]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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
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	Promoted to Liga Bet
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]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 4 points deducted.
^ 3 points deducted.
^ 7 points deducted.

Central Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	F.C. Kiryat Gat	2	2	0	6	2	+4	6	Promoted to Liga Bet.
2	Hapoel Rahat	2	1	1	4	4	0	3	Promoted to Liga Bet.
3	Bnei Yichalel Rehovot	2	0	2	3	6	−3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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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v t e Liga Gimel
Upper Galilee	Bnei Maghar Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei F.C. Beit Jann Hapoel Mi'ilya Hapoel Nahef Hapoel Fassuta Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Tzeirei Sakhnin
Lower 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
Jezreel	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
Samaria	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
Sharon	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
Tel Aviv	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
Central	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
South	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
Seasons (fifth tier)	1958–59 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
Seasons (sixth tier)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09