 The following season they finished 5th, with Nisim Elmaliah the division's top scorer with 30 goals.Despite only finishing 7th out of 12 in 1955–56, Beitar had both the division's top scorers; Avraham Levi and Michael Michaelov with 16 goals each.In 1960–61, the club finished bottom of the division, and were relegated to Liga Alef.