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Liga Bet (Hebrew: ליגה ב', lit. League B) is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions.

History

League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef with Liga Bet as the second division. The 1952–53 season was also not played, and Liga Bet resumed in 1953–54.

In the 1955–56 season, Liga Leumit came into existence as the new top division, with Liga Alef becoming the second division and Liga Bet demoted to the third division. Restructuring in 1976 saw the creation of Liga Artzit as a new second tier, and the second demotion of Liga Bet, as it became the fourth division. Further restructuring to create the Israeli Premier League in 1999 saw Liga Bet demoted again, this time to the fifth tier. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Liga Artzit was scrapped as the Premier League and Liga Leumit were expanded to 16 clubs each, resulting in Liga Bet returning to the fourth tier.

Liga Beth Sud (în ebraică: ליגה ב' דרום) este o liga regională de fotbal din Israel, formată din 16 echipe din partea de sud a țării. Se află la cel de-al patrulea nivel din sistemul fotbalistic israelian. Liga a fost înființată în 1951 și este gestionată de Asociația de Fotbal din Israel. Sezonul Ligii Beth Sud durează din august până în mai, fiecare echipă jucând câte 30 de meciuri. Primele două clasate sunt promovate în Liga Aleph, în timp ce ultimele două clasate sunt retrogradate în Liga Gimel.