title: 2008–09 Liga Gimel
text: # 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 | |
  | 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 | |
  | 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 | |
  | 11 | F.C. Otzma Bnei Yarka | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 73 | −48 | 11 | |
  
  * 1 2 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 | |
  | 10 | Maccabi Bnei Ilut | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 18 | |
  | 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 | |
  
  * ↑ 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 | |
  | 9 | Beitar Pardes Hanna | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 30 | |
  | 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 | |
  
  * ↑ 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 | 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 | |
  | 9 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 45 | |
  | 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 | |
  | 15 | Hapoel Kafr Bara | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 94 | −66 | 16 | |
  | 16 | Beitar Oranit | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 151 | −138 | 5 | |
  
  * 1 2 1 point deducted.
  * 1 2 3 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 | |
  | 13 | Hapoel Ironi Yehud | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 74 | 106 | −32 | 22 | |
  | 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 | |
  
  * ↑ 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 | Promotion play-offs |
  | 3 | Bnei Yichalel Rehovot | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 59 | Promotion play-offs |
  | 4 | Tzeirei Al-Huzeil | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 42 | |
  | 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 | |
  
  * ↑ 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 | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | F.C. Kiryat Gat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Promoted to Liga Bet. |
  | 2 | Hapoel Rahat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Promoted to Liga Bet. |
  | 3 | Bnei Yichalel Rehovot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |
  