The 2005–06 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Bnei Tamra (champions of the North Division) and Sektzia Nes Tziona (champions of the South Division) winning the title and promotion to 2006–07.

At the bottom, Hapoel Beit She'an, Maccabi Shefa-'Amr (from North division), F.C. Kafr Qasim and Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev (from South division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, while 12th placed teams from each division, Maccabi Tamra and Maccabi Sha'arayim entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, at the end of which both clubs were relegated as well.

North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Bnei Tamra 26 17 6 3 57 24 +33 57 Promoted to Liga Artzit
2 Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi 26 17 5 4 55 23 +32 56
3 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 26 14 5 7 47 36 +11 47
4 Hapoel Asi Gilboa 26 13 6 7 43 25 +18 45
5 Hapoel Afula 26 12 4 10 41 35 +6 40
6 Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha 26 10 3 13 30 38 −8 33
7 Maccabi Ironi Shlomi/Nahariya 26 8 8 10 28 39 −11 32
8 Hapoel Reineh 26 9 4 13 36 37 −1 31
9 Hapoel Makr 26 8 7 11 31 41 −10 31
10 Hapoel Kafr Sumei 26 9 4 13 21 38 −17 31
11 Hapoel Kafr Kanna 26 8 5 13 41 45 −4 29
12 Maccabi Tamra 26 7 8 11 26 33 −7 29 Relegation play-offs
13 Hapoel Beit She'an 26 7 6 13 28 37 −9 27 Relegated to Liga Bet
14 Maccabi Shefa-'Amr 26 5 5 16 18 51 −33 20
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sektzia Nes Tziona 26 19 3 4 59 22 +37 60 Promoted to Liga Artzit
2 Hapoel Mevaseret Zion 26 15 5 6 43 28 +15 50
3 Ironi Ofakim 26 13 9 4 46 19 +27 48
4 Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam 26 12 8 6 51 27 +24 44
5 A.S. Ramat Eliyahu Hatzrot Jaffa 26 10 5 11 31 47 −16 35
6 Hapoel Arad 26 9 7 10 31 36 −5 34
7 Maccabi Yavne 26 8 8 10 25 30 −5 32
8 Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda 26 9 5 12 24 35 −11 32
9 Beitar Kiryat Gat 26 9 4 13 31 30 +1 31 Merged with Maccabi Kiryat Gat[1]
10 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 26 8 7 11 32 34 −2 31
11 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 26 9 4 13 35 39 −4 31
12 Maccabi Sha'arayim 26 7 10 9 22 29 −7 31 Relegation play-offs
13 F.C. Kafr Qasim 26 8 5 13 33 48 −15 29 Relegated to Liga Bet
14 Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev 26 3 6 17 21 60 −39 15
Source: [citation needed]

Relegation play-offs

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North play-off

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The 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Tamra, faced Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Beitar Haifa and Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Kiryat Eliezer Stadium.

Maccabi Tamra1 - 6Beitar Haifa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Beitar Haifa 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 6 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm 2 1 0 1 7 8 −1 3 Remained in Liga Bet
3 Maccabi Tamra 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0 Relegated to Liga Bet
Source: [citation needed]

Beitar Haifa won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef.

South play-off

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The 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Maccabi Sha'arayim, faced Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Azor and Ironi Ramla. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Bat Yam Municipal Stadium.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ironi Ramla 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Maccabi Sha'arayim 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Relegated to Liga Bet
3 Hapoel Azor 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 Remained in Liga Bet
Source: [citation needed]

Ironi Ramla won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef.

References

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