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The 2004–05 Liga Bet season saw Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot (champions of the North A division), Hapoel Bnei Tamra (champions of the North B division), Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam (champions of the South A division) and Hapoel Arad (champions of the South B division) win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.

The runners-up in each division entered a promotion/relegation play-offs with the clubs ranked 12th in Liga Alef. In the north section, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (from North B division) won the play-offs and was promoted. In the south section, Ironi Nes Tziona (from South B division) won the play-offs and was promoted.

At the bottom, Beitar Acre (from North A division) and Maccabi Bnei Tira (from South A division) were relegated to Liga Gimel, whilst Maccabi Majd al-Krum (from North A division) and Beitar Kiryat Ono (from South A division) folded during the season. However, Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel, Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein (from North B division) (from North B division), Moadon Tzeirei Rahat and Maccabi Yehud (from South B division), which finished in the relegation zone, were all reprieved from relegation, after several vacancies were created in Liga Bet for the 2005–06 season, mostly due to withdrawals of clubs.^[1][2][3][4]

North A Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot	28	22	5	1	76	20	56	71	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Karmiel	28	18	8	2	64	22	42	62	Promotion play-offs
3	Beitar Haifa	28	18	5	5	72	25	47	59
4	Beitar Safed	28	17	8	3	76	37	39	59
5	Hapoel Sakhnin	28	17	6	5	67	36	31	56
6	Hapoel Bnei Manda	28	12	5	11	50	48	2	41	Withdrew
7	Ironi I'billin	28	10	8	10	48	46	2	38
8	Hapoel Yanuh	28	10	3	15	48	67	-19	33
9	Hapoel Deir Hanna	28	10	6	12	44	47	-3	332
10	Beitar Kafr Kanna	28	9	5	14	50	68	-18	32
11	Bnei Abu Snan	28	7	10	11	45	47	-2	291
12	Hapoel Peki'in	28	5	7	16	40	67	-27	22	Withdrew
13	Ironi Nahariya	28	6	3	19	32	85	-53	21	Merged with Ironi Shlomi
14	Bnei Julis	28	3	7	18	38	80	-42	141	Withdrew
15	Beitar Acre	28	2	2	24	24	79	-55	8	Relegated to Liga Gimel

During the season, Maccabi Majd al-Krum (after 11 matches) folded and its results were annulled.^[5]

1. Two points deducted

2. Three points deducted

North B Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Bnei Tamra	30	22	2	6	67	26	41	68	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	30	20	6	4	86	25	61	66	Promotion play-offs
3	Hapoel Tel Hanan	30	19	7	4	70	28	42	64
4	Hapoel Ahva Haifa	30	16	5	9	61	46	15	53
5	Maccabi Kafr Qara	30	16	6	8	53	41	12	521
6	Maccabi Or Akiva	30	11	8	11	41	36	5	41
7	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel	30	10	11	9	37	40	-3	41
8	Hapoel Iksal	30	10	9	11	47	54	-7	39
9	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek	30	11	9	10	48	48	0	392
10	Hapoel Yokneam	30	11	6	13	56	46	10	39
11	Hapoel Mo'atza Ezorit Galil Tahton	30	10	7	13	49	43	6	37
12	Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm	30	10	4	16	56	61	-5	34
13	Hapoel Yafa	30	8	8	14	49	65	-16	32	Withdrew
14	Hapoel Ar'ara	30	8	7	15	37	57	-20	31
15	Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel	30	6	5	19	31	80	-49	23	Reprieved from relegation
16	Hapoel Kafr Misr/Nein	30	2	0	28	17	109	-92	6

1. Two points deducted

2. Three points deducted

South A Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam	28	21	5	2	90	23	67	68	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Azor	28	20	5	3	65	26	39	65	Promotion play-offs
3	Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona	28	16	5	7	67	23	44	53
4	Beitar Kfar Saba	28	13	10	5	43	32	11	49
5	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	28	15	2	11	64	28	36	47
6	Beitar Ramat Gan	28	13	7	8	50	30	20	46
7	Hapoel Or Yehuda	28	13	7	8	54	38	16	46	Withdrew
8	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	28	12	7	9	37	22	15	43
9	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	28	12	4	12	49	41	8	40
10	Hapoel Hadera	28	8	12	8	32	36	-4	36
11	Beitar Jaffa	28	6	7	15	31	61	-30	25
12	Hapoel Ramat Yisrael	28	6	6	16	38	60	-22	24
13	Shimshon Bnei Tayibe	28	4	6	18	21	68	-47	18
14	Otzma Holon	28	2	8	18	22	81	-59	14
15	Maccabi Bnei Tira	28	3	1	24	15	109	-94	10	Relegated to Liga Gimel

During the season, Beitar Kiryat Ono (after 13 matches) folded and its results were annulled.^[6]

South B Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Arad	30	22	7	1	76	14	62	73	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Ironi Nes Tziona 1	30	21	3	6	73	29	44	66	Promotion play-offs
3	Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi	30	21	2	7	68	39	29	65
4	Maccabi Ironi Sderot	30	13	13	4	58	36	22	52
5	Maccabi Jerusalem/Ma'ale Adumim	30	16	3	11	64	54	10	51	Withdrew
6	Hapoel Merhavim	30	14	5	11	40	42	-2	47
7	Hapoel Yeruham	30	13	5	12	55	45	10	44	Withdrew
8	A.S. Eilat	30	10	8	12	52	46	6	38
9	Maccabi Ironi Netivot	30	11	5	14	46	45	1	38
10	Hapoel Oranit	30	10	7	13	43	59	-16	37
11	Maccabi Kiryat Ekron	30	7	10	13	36	54	-18	31
12	Hapoel Bnei Lakhish	30	7	8	15	43	64	-21	29
13	Ironi Ramla	30	8	3	19	40	64	-24	27
14	Hapoel Tirat Shalom	30	8	3	19	46	86	-40	27
15	Moadon Tzeirei Rahat	30	6	11	13	36	48	-12	252	Reprieved from relegation
16	Maccabi Yehud	30	3	7	20	17	68	-51	16

1. Maccabi Ben Zvi became Ironi Nes Tziona.

2. Four points deducted

Promotion play-offs

North play-off

Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Hapoel Karmiel and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Maccabi Shefa-'Amr. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Nahariya Municipal Stadium.

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Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Maccabi Shefa-'Amr	2	1	0	1	3	1	2	3	Remained in Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Karmiel	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1	Remained in Liga Bet

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef. Maccabi Shefa-'Amr remained in Liga Alef after Hapoel Majd al-Krum (which relegated from Liga Artzit to Liga Alef) folded during the summer.

South play-off

Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Hapoel Azor and Ironi Nes Tziona faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev .The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Bat Yam Municipal Stadium.

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Ironi Nes Tziona	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	Remained in Liga Alef
2	Hapoel Azor	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1	Remained in Liga Bet

Ironi Nes Tziona won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef. Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev remained in Liga Alef after a vacancy was created in the South division, following the merger of Liga Artzit club, Maccabi Ramat Amidar, with Hakoah Ramat Gan.

References

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  Liga Bet North, 04-05 One (in Hebrew)
  


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  Liga Bet North B, 04-05 One (in Hebrew)
  


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  Liga Bet South A, 04-05 One (in Hebrew)
  


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  Liga Bet South B, 04-05 One (in Hebrew)