1976–77 Liga Gimel

The 1976–77 Liga Gimel season saw 112 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.

Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Hapoel Sakhnin, Hapoel Kfar Ruppin Gilboa, Hapoel Givat Haim, Hapoel Ganei Tikva, A.S. Lazarus Holon, Beitar Katamonim and Hapoel Yeruham won their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Bet.

Galilee Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha	24	19	4	1	52	19	+33	42	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Yardena	24	14	3	7	53	30	+23	31
3	Maccabi Beit She'an	24	13	4	7	55	43	+12	30
4	Maccabi Safed	24	12	4	8	52	32	+20	28
5	Hapoel Ein Harod Kinneret	24	10	8	6	55	40	+15	28
6	Hapoel Karmiel	24	11	3	10	66	56	+10	25
7	Maccabi Karmiel	24	12	1	11	55	57	−2	25
8	Hapoel Kafr Sumei	24	10	4	10	46	61	−15	24
9	Hapoel Tur'an	24	6	8	10	38	47	−9	20
10	Hapoel Yir'on	24	8	3	13	53	61	−8	19
11	Hapoel Shlomi	24	7	5	12	41	59	−18	19
12	Hapoel Kfar HaNasi	24	4	4	16	26	58	−32	12	Demoted to Liga Dalet
13	Beitar Hatzor	24	3	3	18	20	49	−29	9	Reprieved from relegation
–	Hapoel Ne'ot Mordechai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Bay Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Sakhnin	26	16	7	3	60	28	+32	39	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	26	17	6	3	86	31	+55	38^[a]
3	Maccabi Sakhnin	26	16	6	4	65	35	+30	36^[a]
4	Maccabi Acre	26	16	7	3	85	30	+55	35^[b]
5	Maccabi Tzur Shalom	26	14	4	8	48	43	+5	32
6	Maccabi Ben Ami	26	11	6	9	57	61	−4	28
7	Hapoel Abu Snan	26	11	5	10	50	45	+5	25^[a]
8	Hapoel Makr	26	9	5	12	54	42	+12	23
9	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr	26	7	7	12	39	53	−14	21
10	Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on	26	6	7	13	43	65	−22	17^[a]
11	Hapoel Rechasim	26	6	6	14	44	73	−29	16^[a]
12	Maccabi Tel Hanan	26	9	0	17	43	92	−49	16^[a]
13	Hapoel Sha'ab	26	7	3	16	33	68	−35	13^[b]
14	Beitar Haifa	26	1	1	24	17	58	−41	1^[a]	Relegated to Liga Dalet

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 2 points deducted
^ ^a ^b 4 points deducted

Haifa Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Kfar Ruppin Gilboa	26	18	7	1	65	22	+43	43	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel	26	17	5	4	57	14	+43	39
3	Hapoel HaTzair Daliyat al-Karmel	26	17	4	5	49	22	+27	38
4	Hapoel Ahva Haifa	26	13	8	5	41	23	+18	32^[a]
5	Beitar al-Amal Nazareth	26	15	5	6	53	36	+17	31^[b]
6	Hapoel Ein Mahil	26	12	6	8	50	38	+12	30
7	Hapoel Yokne'am	26	10	6	10	36	49	−13	26
8	Beitar Daliyat al-Karmel	26	8	7	11	32	41	−9	23
9	Hapoel Arrabe	26	7	10	9	40	45	−5	22^[a]
10	Maccabi Kafr Kanna	26	8	3	15	30	44	−14	19
11	Maccabi Afula	26	10	3	13	37	46	−9	13^[c]
12	Hapoel Ta'anachim	26	7	1	18	41	71	−30	13^[a]
13	Hapoel Isfiya	26	3	6	17	21	49	−28	12
14	Hapoel Bnei Nein	26	1	1	24	11	63	−52	3	Relegated to Liga Dalet

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c 2 points deducted
^ 4 points deducted
^ 10 points deducted?

Samaria Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Givat Haim	26	22	2	2	95	24	+71	46	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Atlit	26	19	5	2	81	36	+45	43
3	Beitar Binyamina	26	14	8	4	64	39	+25	36
4	Maccabi Amidar Netanya	26	14	4	8	48	38	+10	32
5	Maccabi Fureidis	26	11	5	10	46	50	−4	27
6	Maccabi Or Akiva	26	9	7	10	50	38	+12	25
7	Hapoel Halissa	26	12	1	13	60	77	−17	25
8	Beitar Pardes Hanna	26	9	6	11	35	40	−5	24
9	Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye	26	7	8	11	39	46	−7	22
10	Bnei Umm al-Fahm	26	8	3	15	41	54	−13	19
11	Maccabi Umm al-Fahm	26	7	5	14	36	67	−31	19
12	Maccabi Tzofei Haifa	26	5	6	15	21	45	−24	16
13	Hapoel Sela Hadera	26	5	6	15	31	62	−31	16
14	Maccabi Pardes Hanna	26	6	2	18	24	58	−34	14	Relegated to Liga Dalet

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Sharon Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Ganei Tikva	26	22	4	0	70	15	+55	48	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Jaljulia	26	19	4	3	62	22	+40	42
3	Elitzur Bar Ilan	26	13	5	8	46	35	+11	31
4	Beitar Kfar Saba	26	12	6	8	38	30	+8	30
5	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	26	11	6	9	55	40	+15	28
6	Hapoel Tel Mond	26	10	8	8	59	51	+8	28
7	Hapoel Tira	26	11	7	8	55	42	+13	27^[a]
8	Maccabi Ramat HaSharon	26	11	5	10	45	46	−1	27
9	Hapoel Tnuvot	26	10	3	13	48	50	−2	23
10	Hapoel Ge'ulim	26	8	6	12	44	51	−7	22
11	Hapoel Sdei Hemed	26	6	6	14	33	51	−18	18
12	Hapoel Kadima	26	8	4	14	43	59	−16	16^[b]
13	M.S. Even Yehuda	26	5	2	19	21	53	−32	12
14	Maccabi Kfar Yona	26	1	4	21	28	102	−74	6	Relegated to Liga Dalet

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 2 points deducted
^ 4 points deducted

Dan Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lazarus Holon	26	18	6	2	75	26	+49	42	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Maccabi Bat Yam	26	15	7	4	57	21	+36	37
3	Hapoel Kiryat Shalom	26	14	8	4	57	36	+21	36
4	Hapoel Azor	26	16	2	8	59	32	+27	34
5	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	26	12	6	8	49	52	−3	30
6	Hapoel Ihud Tzeirei Jaffa	26	12	5	9	51	46	+5	29
7	Beitar Lod	26	13	5	8	61	47	+14	25^[a]
8	Hapoel Neve Golan	26	10	3	13	43	50	−7	23
9	Maccabi Ben Zvi	26	8	5	13	35	53	−18	21
10	Hapoel Bnei Zion	26	6	8	12	36	50	−14	20
11	Hapoel Tzafon Tel Aviv	26	8	3	15	45	63	−18	19
12	Maccabi Holon	26	7	4	15	41	51	−10	18
13	Hapoel Bnei Lod	26	6	1	19	42	84	−42	13
14	Hapoel Afeka	26	4	3	19	22	62	−40	11	Relegated to Liga Dalet

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 6 points deducted

Central Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Beitar Katamonim	24	17	5	2	58	19	+39	35^[a]	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Maccabi Kiryat Ekron	24	12	11	1	59	23	+36	35
3	Maccabi Lod	24	14	6	4	69	38	+31	34
4	A.S. Moshe Rehovot	24	13	7	4	49	20	+29	33
5	Hapoel Sde Uziyah	24	13	6	5	51	22	+29	32
6	ASA Jerusalem	24	13	4	7	71	41	+30	30
7	Hapoel Mevaseret Zion	24	7	9	8	46	53	−7	23
8	Hapoel Azrikam	24	8	5	11	38	43	−5	21
9	Maccabi Jerusalem	24	6	6	12	30	63	−33	18
10	Hapoel HaShalom Ramla	24	6	4	14	31	48	−17	16
11	Maccabi Beit Shemesh	24	6	4	14	35	78	−43	16
12	Hapoel Yehuda	24	5	2	17	38	87	−49	12
13	Hapoel Matzliah	24	0	3	21	6	46	−40	−1^[a]
–	Hapoel Zichronot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b 4 points deducted

South Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hapoel Yeruham	26	22	2	2	79	17	+62	46	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	26	21	1	4	73	18	+55	43
3	Hapoel Bnei Lakhish	26	16	3	7	62	39	+23	35
4	Maccabi Dimona	26	14	5	7	50	30	+20	33
5	Hapoel Be'eri	26	13	6	7	70	46	+24	32
6	Hapoel Sderot	26	13	4	9	63	47	+16	30
7	Maccabi Eilat	26	11	4	11	46	52	−6	26
8	Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi	26	11	3	12	50	32	+18	25
9	Hapoel Patish	26	10	5	11	39	42	−3	25
10	Hapoel Hatzav	26	7	5	14	30	57	−27	19
11	Beitar Kiryat Gat	26	7	3	16	38	68	−30	17
12	Hapoel Netivot	26	6	4	16	34	72	−38	16
13	Beitar Ofakim	26	6	0	20	39	93	−54	12
14	Hapoel Arad	26	2	1	23	10	70	−60	3^[a]	Relegated to Liga Dalet

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 2 points deducted

References[edit]

Memo no. 152 IFA (in Hebrew)

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v t e Liga Gimel
Upper Galilee	Bnei Maghar Hapoel Mi'ilya Hapoel Nahef F.C. Beit Jann Hapoel Fassuta Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Shlomi Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha 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

v t e 1976–77 in Israeli football
Domestic leagues	Liga Leumit Liga Artzit Liga Alef Liga Bet Liga Gimel Liga Dalet
Domestic cups	State Cup Super Cup
Related to national team	Results 1978 World Cup qualification Maccabiah Games
Club seasons
Liga Leumit	Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Tel Aviv Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan Hapoel Acre Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Yehud Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Jaffa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Peath Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv Shimshon Tel Aviv