1966–68 Liga Gimel

The 1966–68 Liga Gimel season saw 192 clubs competing in 16 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.

Beitar Tiberias, Hapoel Jadeidi, Maccabi Afula, Hapoel Shefa-'Amr, Hapoel Kiryat Yam, Maccabi Neve Sha'anan, Beitar Binyamina, Hapoel Tel Mond, Hapoel Kafr Qasim, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, Maccabi Ramat HaShikma, Beitar Rehovot, Maccabi Dror Lod, Maccabi Ashdod, Maccabi Yavne and Maccabi Be'er Sheva won their regional divisions and qualified for the Promotion play-offs.

At the Promotion play-offs, Maccabi Neve Sha'anan, Beitar Tiberias, Hapoel Shefa-'Amr and Hapoel Kiryat Yam were promoted to Liga Bet from the North play-offs, whilst Beitar Rehovot, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, Maccabi Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Dror Lod were promoted to Liga Bet from the South play-offs.

Upper Galilee Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beitar Tiberias	44	–	–	–	149	35	+114	74	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Hatzor	44	–	–	–	136	44	+92	70
3	Hapoel Ayelet HaShahar	44	–	–	–	143	67	+76	63
4	Hapoel Dan	44	–	–	–	115	63	+52	59
5	Hapoel Kfar HaNassi	44	–	–	–	125	104	+21	47
6	Hapoel Yir'on	44	–	–	–	98	98	0	46
7	Hapoel Neot Mordechai	44	–	–	–	108	110	−2	45
8	Hapoel Kfar Giladi	44	–	–	–	87	87	0	44
9	Beitar Hatzor	44	–	–	–	69	120	−51	28
10	Maccabi Rosh Pinna	44	–	–	–	50	126	−76	20
11	Hapoel Tiberias Illit	44	–	–	–	34	141	−107	17
12	Hapoel Dishon	44	–	–	–	20	139	−119	7

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Western Galilee Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Jadeidi	44	–	–	–	126	37	+89	73	Promotion play-offs
2	Al Ahly Majd al-Krum	44	–	–	–	108	23	+85	72
3	Hapoel Majd al-Krum	44	–	–	–	89	45	+44	56
4	Hapoel Abu Snan	44	–	–	–	85	60	+25	53
5	Hapoel Kafr Yasif	44	–	–	–	108	44	+64	52
6	Bnei Tamra	44	–	–	–	110	53	+57	51
7	Hapoel Ma'alot	44	–	–	–	71	74	−3	38
8	Hapoel Sakhnin	44	–	–	–	74	102	−28	30
9	Maccabi Tamra	44	–	–	–	54	105	−51	30
10	Hapoel Shlomi	44	–	–	–	54	90	−36	27
11	Hapoel Mi'ilya	44	–	–	–	25	150	−125	16
12	Hapoel Kabul	44	–	–	–	14	180	−166	4

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Valleys Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Afula	48	–	–	–	193	47	+146	80	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Beit She'an	48	–	–	–	118	59	+59	68
3	Hapoel Beit HaShita	48	–	–	–	166	84	+82	67
4	Hapoel Kfar Kama	48	–	–	–	155	71	+84	58
5	Hapoel Geva	48	–	–	–	110	87	+23	58
6	Hapoel Mesilot	48	–	–	–	109	100	+9	50
7	Hapoel Hever	48	–	–	–	82	94	−12	45
8	Hapoel Tel Yosef	48	–	–	–	103	116	−13	43
9	Hapoel Yardena	48	–	–	–	68	84	−16	40
10	Maccabi Beit She'an	48	–	–	–	60	108	−48	32
11	Beitar Afula	48	–	–	–	49	132	−83	25
12	Hapoel Menahemia	48	–	–	–	56	171	−115	24
13	Hapoel Vatikei Balfouria	48	–	–	–	34	150	−116	17

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Nazareth Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	52	–	–	–	117	26	+91	93	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Kiryat Nazareth	52	–	–	–	170	66	+104	73
3	Al Ahly Nazareth	52	–	–	–	148	69	+79	72
4	Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on	52	–	–	–	121	71	+50	65
5	HaPiryon Shefa-'Amr	52	–	–	–	119	76	+43	61
6	Al-Salam Nazareth	52	–	–	–	89	95	−6	51
7	Beitar al-Amal Nazareth	52	–	–	–	91	94	−3	49
8	Hapoel Ein Mahil	52	–	–	–	68	106	−38	41
9	Hapoel Daburiyya	52	–	–	–	69	136	−67	40
10	Hapoel Reineh	52	–	–	–	73	105	−32	38
11	Hapoel Bnei Iksal	52	–	–	–	56	100	−44	38
12	Hapoel Bu'eine	52	–	–	–	48	147	−99	33
13	Hapoel Eilabun	52	–	–	–	55	134	−79	31
14	Tzeirei HaDruzim	52	–	–	–	52	111	−59	26

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Bay Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Kiryat Yam	48	–	–	–	170	47	+123	81	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Migdal HaEmek	48	–	–	–	131	49	+82	77
3	HaNoar HaOved Acre	48	–	–	–	136	55	+81	71
4	Shimshon Nahariya	48	–	–	–	134	58	+76	71
5	Beitar Kiryat Binyamin	48	–	–	–	105	60	+45	59
6	Hapoel Kiryat Binyamin	48	–	–	–	95	62	+33	52
7	Maccabi Nahariya	48	–	–	–	100	85	+15	52
8	Hapoel Rekhasim	48	–	–	–	69	111	−42	41
9	Al-Amal Acre	48	–	–	–	63	81	−18	28
10	Hapoel Ein HaMifratz	48	–	–	–	49	89	−40	21
11	Youth Club I'billin	48	–	–	–	32	116	−84	13
12	Hapoel Netiv HaShayara	48	–	–	–	32	119	−87	13
13	Hapoel I'billin	48	–	–	–	6	181	−175	2

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Haifa Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Neve Sha'anan	40	–	–	–	136	36	+100	65	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel HaTzair Haifa	40	–	–	–	94	55	+39	52
3	Hapoel Geva HaCarmel	40	–	–	–	92	52	+40	50
4	Maccabi Fureidis	40	–	–	–	69	54	+15	48
5	Rafi Bat Galim	40	–	–	–	96	68	+28	46
6	Hapoel Yagur	40	–	–	–	91	69	+22	43
7	Beitar Tel Hanan	40	–	–	–	78	69	+9	41
8	Hapoel Ahva Haifa	40	–	–	–	75	82	−7	31
9	Maccabi Tel Hanan	40	–	–	–	51	139	−88	20
10	Beitar Zikhron Ya'akov	40	–	–	–	37	121	−84	17
11	Hapoel Tzrufa	40	–	–	–	51	125	−74	16

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Samaria Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beitar Binyamina	44	–	–	–	165	28	+137	83	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Beit Yitzhak	44	–	–	–	139	61	+78	61
3	Hapoel Elyakhin	44	–	–	–	103	47	+56	57
4	Hapoel 'Ara	44	–	–	–	89	46	+43	56
5	Hapoel Kafr Qara	44	–	–	–	92	64	+28	53
6	Beitar Hadera	44	–	–	–	106	68	+38	44
7	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	44	–	–	–	80	102	−22	42
8	Beitar Or Akiva	44	–	–	–	54	99	−45	30
9	Maccabi Or Akiva	44	–	–	–	50	122	−72	25
10	Hapoel Jisr az-Zarqa	44	–	–	–	46	167	−121	24
11	Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye	44	–	–	–	48	139	−91	23
12	Hapoel Caesarea	44	–	–	–	72	101	−29	22

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Sharon Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Tel Mond	40	–	–	–	153	45	+108	68	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Tayibe	40	–	–	–	123	39	+84	62
3	Maccabi Amidar Netanya	40	–	–	–	109	59	+50	55
4	Hapoel Kadima	40	–	–	–	102	58	+44	52
5	Maccabi HaSharon Netanya	40	–	–	–	74	65	+9	40
6	Hapoel Ein HaTchelet	40	–	–	–	87	80	+7	40
7	Hapoel Yanuv	40	–	–	–	72	80	−8	40
8	Hapoel Kfar Yona	40	–	–	–	64	91	−27	30
9	Hapoel Tnuvot	40	–	–	–	61	123	−62	19
10	Hapoel Burgata	40	–	–	–	32	96	−64	19
11	Maccabi Kfar Yona	40	–	–	–	31	172	−141	13

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Petah Tikva Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Kafr Qasim	48	–	–	–	155	27	+128	86	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Herzliya	48	–	–	–	110	47	+63	68
3	Hapoel Qalansawe	48	–	–	–	145	45	+100	66
4	Hapoel Tira	48	–	–	–	110	56	+54	64
5	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	48	–	–	–	127	69	+58	62
6	Hapoel Jaljulia	48	–	–	–	101	85	+16	58
7	Maccabi Bnei Tira	48	–	–	–	76	102	−26	43
8	Hapoel Peretz Ra'anana	48	–	–	–	89	108	−19	39
9	F.C. Ein Ya'akov	48	–	–	–	64	90	−26	35
10	Maccabi Kafr Qasim	48	–	–	–	64	114	−50	34
11	Hapoel Pardesiya	48	–	–	–	50	97	−47	26
12	Hapoel Eliyahu Ra'anana	48	–	–	–	32	139	−107	12
13	Beitar Qalansawe	48	–	–	–	4	148	−144	0

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Tel Aviv Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	44	–	–	–	170	25	+145	80	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Givat HaShlosha	44	–	–	–	161	54	+107	62
3	Beitar Amishav Petah Tikva	44	–	–	–	137	50	+87	62
4	Beitar Mahane Yehuda	44	–	–	–	113	51	+62	56
5	Hapoel Bavli Tel Aviv	44	–	–	–	96	83	+13	51
6	Maccabi Ever HaYarkon	44	–	–	–	88	89	−1	46
7	Beitar Ganei Tikva	44	–	–	–	96	87	+9	42
8	Beitar Kiryat Matalon	44	–	–	–	87	87	0	36
9	Beitar HaTzafon Tel Aviv	44	–	–	–	63	94	−31	30
10	Beitar Rosh HaAyin	44	–	–	–	44	169	−125	20
11	Maccabi Rosh HaAyin	44	–	–	–	53	208	−155	16
12	Hapoel Afeka	44	–	–	–	14	125	−111	7

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Jaffa Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Ramat HaShikma	48	–	–	–	146	33	+113	83	Promotion play-offs
2	Hapoel Azor	48	–	–	–	121	39	+82	74
3	Hapoel Kiryat Shalom	48	–	–	–	184	64	+120	73
4	Hapoel Ezra	48	–	–	–	128	73	+55	56
5	Beitar Jaffa	48	–	–	–	137	68	+69	54
6	Beitar Giv'at Shmuel	48	–	–	–	109	93	+16	54
7	Tzeirei Jaffa	48	–	–	–	116	84	+32	52
8	Maccabi Montefiore	48	–	–	–	86	97	−11	43
9	Maccabi Ramat Hen	48	–	–	–	96	110	−14	42
10	Bnei Shaltiel	48	–	–	–	66	128	−62	30
11	Beitar Ezra	48	–	–	–	63	202	−139	23
12	A.S. Hershim	48	–	–	–	51	210	−159	17
13	ASA Bar Ilan	48	–	–	–	41	133	−92	13

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Central Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beitar Rehovot	28	–	–	–	88	38	+50	44	Promotion play-offs
2	A.S. Or Yehuda	28	–	–	–	78	35	+43	36
3	Hapoel Ramat Eliyahu	28	–	–	–	53	40	+13	35
4	Maccabi Kfar Gvirol	28	–	–	–	56	47	+9	29
5	Beitar Yehud	28	–	–	–	53	53	0	29
6	Maccabi Yehud	28	–	–	–	45	61	−16	27
7	Maccabi Haim Rehovot	28	–	–	–	28	73	−45	13
8	Maccabi Ramat Eliyahu	28	–	–	–	27	81	−54	10

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Jerusalem Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Dror Lod	48	–	–	–	114	46	+68	71	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Beit Shemesh	48	–	–	–	123	49	+74	69
3	Hapoel Zikhronot	48	–	–	–	112	63	+49	68
4	Hapoel Bnei Ramla	48	–	–	–	95	49	+46	64
5	ASA Jerusalem	48	–	–	–	119	75	+44	57
6	Maccabi Beit Shemesh	48	–	–	–	93	76	+17	57
7	Hakoah Lod	48	–	–	–	85	64	+21	50
8	Beitar Katamonim	48	–	–	–	79	61	+18	47
9	Hapoel Katamonim	48	–	–	–	49	77	−28	32
10	Hapoel HaRakevet Lod	48	–	–	–	53	85	−32	32
11	Hapoel Beit Safafa	48	–	–	–	37	108	−71	17
12	Hapoel Bik'a	48	–	–	–	33	108	−75	17
13	Hapoel Mevaseret Zion	48	–	–	–	20	151	−131	5

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Ashdod Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Ashdod	40	–	–	–	141	34	+107	71	Promotion play-offs
2	Beitar Ashkelon	40	–	–	–	127	30	+97	65
3	Hapoel Merhavim	40	–	–	–	84	52	+32	57
4	Maccabi Ashkelon	40	–	–	–	106	47	+59	50
5	Hapoel Gvar'am	40	–	–	–	89	60	+29	46
6	Beitar Ashdod	40	–	–	–	72	64	+8	44
7	Hapoel Shimshon Ashkelon	40	–	–	–	69	102	−33	30
8	Hapoel Shtulim	40	–	–	–	39	93	−54	21
9	Hapoel Azrikam	40	–	–	–	43	116	−73	18
10	Hapoel Mefalsim	40	–	–	–	24	104	−80	15
11	Hapoel Beit Ezra	40	–	–	–	17	109	−92	10

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South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Yavne	48	–	–	–	185	49	+136	78	Promotion play-offs
2	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	48	–	–	–	149	40	+109	75
3	Hapoel Gedera	48	–	–	–	152	48	+104	70
4	Hapoel Kiryat Gat	48	–	–	–	115	61	+54	66
5	Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi	48	–	–	–	133	74	+59	65
6	Beitar Gedera	48	–	–	–	98	72	+26	56
7	Hapoel Yavne	48	–	–	–	95	104	−9	45
8	Hapoel Hatzav	48	–	–	–	74	95	−21	43
9	Maccabi Sderot	48	–	–	–	70	157	−87	38
10	Maccabi Gan Yavne	48	–	–	–	67	118	−51	32
11	Hapoel Sde Uziyahu	48	–	–	–	50	118	−68	25
12	Hapoel Dorot	48	–	–	–	31	140	−109	14
13	Maccabi Kiryat Ekron	48	–	–	–	3	146	−143	2

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Negev Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	40	–	–	–	142	36	+106	74	Promotion play-offs
2	Shimshon Yeruham	40	–	–	–	95	48	+47	55
3	Hapoel Yeruham	40	–	–	–	81	58	+23	43
4	F.S. Be'er Sheva	40	–	–	–	105	93	+12	42
5	Hapoel Arad	40	–	–	–	91	88	+3	42
6	Beitar Ofakim	40	–	–	–	64	83	−19	36
7	Beitar Dimona	40	–	–	–	67	75	−8	34
8	Hapoel Mitzpe Ramon	40	–	–	–	67	68	−1	33
9	Hapoel Bnei Shimon	40	–	–	–	58	81	−23	28
10	Maccabi Dimona	40	–	–	–	41	117	−76	20
11	Hapoel Mashabei Sadeh	40	–	–	–	48	112	−64	15

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Promotion play-offs

North play-offs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Maccabi Neve Sha'anan	6	–	–	–	18	9	+9	10	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Beitar Tiberias	6	–	–	–	13	7	+6	10
3	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	6	–	–	–	23	12	+11	8
4	Hapoel Kiryat Yam	6	–	–	–	12	9	+3	6
5	Beitar Binyamina	6	–	–	–	8	14	−6	4	Remained in Liga Gimel
6	Hapoel Tel Mond	6	–	–	–	11	21	−10	3
7	Maccabi Afula	6	–	–	–	8	21	−13	1

Source:

Hapoel Jadeidi was suspended from the play-offs due to unruly behavior behalf of their players and crowd.

South play-offs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Beitar Rehovot	7	–	–	–	21	13	+8	9	Promoted to Liga Bet
2	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	7	–	–	–	12	10	+2	9
3	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	7	–	–	–	19	13	+6	8
4	Maccabi Dror Lod	7	–	–	–	13	9	+4	8
5	Maccabi Ramat HaShikma	7	–	–	–	12	10	+2	7	Remained in Liga Gimel
6	Maccabi Ashdod	7	–	–	–	7	10	−3	6
7	Hapoel Kafr Qasim	7	–	–	–	7	10	−3	6
8	Maccabi Yavne	7	–	–	–	7	23	−16	1

Source:
Notes:

See also

• 1966–68 Liga Leumit
• 1966–68 Liga Alef
• 1966–68 Liga Bet

References

• Hard life of a champion (Page 3) Moshe Kashtan, Hadshot HaSport, 3 June 1968, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
• The eight which promoted to Liga Bet were determined Maariv, 30 June 1968, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)