The 1975–76 Liga Bet season was the last in which Liga Bet was the third tier of Israeli football, as at the end of the season, Liga Artzit came into existence, and became the new second tier, Liga Alef became the third tier, and Liga Bet became the fourth tier.

As no club relegated from Liga Alef in the previous season, each Liga Bet division had 15 clubs. due to the restructuring, two clubs promoted from each division; winners, Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Nazareth Illit, Hapoel Or Yehuda and Maccabi Yavne, who joined by second placed clubs, Hapoel Afikim, Hapoel Ra'anana, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin and Hapoel Ashkelon.

North Division A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Beit She'an 28 69 23 +46 43 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Afikim 28 67 21 +46 40
3 Beitar Nahariya 28 45 44 +1 32
4 Hapoel Kiryat Yam 27 48 33 +15 31
5 Hapoel Majd al-Krum 27 37 40 −3 30
6 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 28 43 39 +4 29
7 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik 28 45 43 +2 29
8 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 27 33 32 +1 28
9 Hapoel Hatzor 28 32 31 +1 26
10 Hapoel HaTzair Haifa 28 36 42 −6 25
11 Beitar Kiryat Shmona 28 39 50 −11 22
12 Maccabi Tiberias 28 21 35 −14 22
13 Beitar Tiberias 28 39 49 −10 20
14 Hapoel Ein Harod 28 33 56 −23 19 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Hapoel Karmiel 27 25 74 −49 14
Source: [citation needed]

Hapoel Kfar Ruppin folded.[1] as a result, the spare place in the division was filled by promoting extra club from Liga Gimel.

North Division B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 28 75 31 +44 42 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Ra'anana 28 48 15 +33 42
3 Hapoel Tayibe 28 42 24 +18 39
4 Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov 28 47 31 +16 37
5 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 28 56 51 +5 29
6 Hapoel Givat Olga 28 38 38 0 27
7 Hapoel Kafr Qara 28 36 44 −8 25
8 Hapoel Beit Eliezer 28 30 43 −13 23
9 Hapoel Geva HaCarmel 28 32 49 −17 23
10 Hapoel Afula 28 32 39 −7 22
11 Hapoel Binyamina 28 35 43 −8 22
12 Maccabi HaSharon Netanya 28 32 46 −14 22
13 Beitar Dov Netanya 28 34 57 −23 22
14 Hapoel Givat Haim 28 38 47 −9 21 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on 28 44 61 −17 19
Source: [citation needed]

South Division A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Or Yehuda 28 72 22 +50 42 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Rosh HaAyin 28 58 21 +37 38[a]
3 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 28 50 17 +33 38[b]
4 Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba 28 48 36 +12 34
5 Beitar Holon 28 47 38 +9 29
6 Tzafririm Holon 28 51 45 +6 29
7 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 28 41 39 +2 29
8 Hapoel Kafr Qasim 28 40 45 −5 26
9 Beitar Bat Yam 28 31 39 −8 25
10 Maccabi Yehud 28 26 43 −17 22[b]
11 Hapoel Giv'atayim 28 36 62 −26 22
12 Beitar Herzliya 28 32 48 −16 21
13 Beitar Ramat Gan 28 26 52 −26 18
14 Hapoel Hod HaSharon 28 34 62 −28 17 Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Beitar Lod 28 36 59 −23 14[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Rosh HaAyin - Beitar Lod due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 5-0. furthermore, two points deducted from both clubs.[2]
  2. ^ a b No points or goals were awarded for Hapoel Kiryat Ono - Maccabi Yehud due to suspicions of bribery in the match, which ended 10-0. furthermore, two points deducted from both clubs.[3]

South Division B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Yavne 28 44 18 +26 40 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Ashkelon 28 48 17 +31 39
3 Beitar Be'er Sheva 28 55 29 +26 39
4 Hapoel Ofakim 28 39 37 +2 29
5 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 28 35 40 −5 28
6 Maccabi Ramla 28 35 41 −6 28
7 Hapoel Kiryat Gat 28 36 34 +2 27
8 Hapoel Gedera 28 45 50 −5 27
9 Maccabi Ashkelon 28 42 45 −3 25
10 Beitar Ashkelon 28 38 46 −8 25
11 Hapoel Merhavim 28 33 35 −2 24
12 Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah 28 36 43 −7 24
13 Hapoel Eilat 28 37 47 −10 23
14 Maccabi Jerusalem 28 38 59 −21 22[a] Relegated to Liga Gimel
15 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 28 26 46 −20 14
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Maccabi Jerusalem were docked six points for not showing up for their match against Hapoel Gedera.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kibbutz Movement declares war on Football Davar, 22.6.75, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ 0:0 without points in Rosh HaAyin - Beitar Lod Davar, 7.9.76, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Two points deducted from Kiryat Ono Maariv, 31.8.76, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ League finished, Appendages remained (Page 3) Hadshot HaSport, 31.5.76, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)