Liga Gimmel (Hebrew: 'ליגה ג, C League) is the sixth tier of the Israeli football league system. The Israeli football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Israel.
The league is comprised of six divisions. Previously there had been twelve divisions in the league, but the collapse of many of the teams led to a readjustment of the divisions. Divisions which no longer exist include:
- Liga Gimel Western Galilee Division
- Liga Gimel Bay Area Division
- Liga Gimel Haifa Area division
- Liga Gimel Gush Dan Division
- Liga Gimel Southern Division (merged with Liga Gimel Central Division)
- Liga Gimel Negev Division
The top team from each division is promoted to Liga Bet (the fifth level) at the end of the season. "Galil" redirects here For the weapon see IMI Galil. Galilee (הגליל ha-Galil, lit the province, Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with Gush Dan (גּוּשׁ דָּן is a Metropolitan area including areas from both the Tel Aviv and the Central Districts of Israel. The Negev (נֶגֶב Tiberian vocalization: Néḡeḇ) is the Desert region of southern Israel. Liga Bet ( Hebrew: 'ליגה ב is the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system. Teams are assigned to their new Liga Bet divisions based on their geographical locations. The bottom two teams from each of Liga Bet's four divisions are demoted to Liga Gimel at the end of every season.
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Northern Divisions
Liga Gimel Upper Galilee and Liga Gimel Western Galilee
The team that finishes first in each of these two divisions is promoted to Liga Bet Northern 1 Division for the following season, while the bottom two teams from Liga Bet Northern 1 Division are demoted to these leagues.
Liga Gimel Jezreel and Liga Gimel Shomron
The team that finishes first in each of these two divisions is promoted to Liga Bet Northern 2 Division for the following season, while the bottom two teams from Liga Bet Northern 2 Division are demoted to these leagues. The Jezreel Valley (עמק יזרעאל Emek Yizrael) is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the south of the Lower Galilee region of Israel Samaria, or the Shomron ( שֹׁמְרוֹן, Standard Šoməron Tiberian Šōmərôn
Southern Divisions
Liga Gimel Sharon and Liga Gimel Tel Aviv
The team that finishes first in each of these two divisions is promoted to Liga Bet Southern 1 Division for the following season, while the bottom two teams from Liga Bet Southern 1 Division are demoted to these leagues. The Sharon Plain (שרון is the northern half of the coastal plain of Israel. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel
Beitar Nes Tubruk, a club based in Netanya currently competes in the Liga Gimel Sharon Division. Beitar Nes Tubruk Netanya ( Hebrew: בית"ר נס טוברוק נתניה formerly Beitar Netanya, is a football club in Netanya, The Sharon Plain (שרון is the northern half of the coastal plain of Israel. In 1987, it competed in Liga Leumit then the premier league. Structure There are 12 clubs in the Liga Leumit Each team plays thirty three rounds of matches as determined by the Israel Football Association and is awarded three points
Liga Gimel Central-South
The Liga Gimel Central-South Division was created as a merger between the Liga Gimel Central Division anf the Liga Gimel Southern Division. The merge was necessary because many of the teams that had competed in the Liga Gimel Southern Division disbanded. The top two teams in this division are promoted to Liga Bet Southern 2 Division for the following season, while the bottom two teams from Liga Bet Southern 2 Division are demoted to this league.
Maccabi Rehovot currently competes in the Liga Gimel Central-South Division. It competed in Israel's top division throughout the 1950s.
Member clubs 2005/06
Northern Divisions
Liga Gimel Upper Galilee
- Maccabi Sha'ab
- Nahariya
- Deir al-Asad
- Hapoel Mazra'a
- Rihanyah
- Hazor
- Hapoel Jat
- Maccabi Bi'ina
- Abu Sinan
- Alfa Safed
- Beitar Bi'ina
- Bnei Kisra
- Hurfeish
- Gush Halav
Liga Gimel Western Galilee
- Kabul
- Reineh
- Kaokab
- Daburiyya
- Shefa-'Amr
- Akko
- Hapoel Sha'ab
- Ma'alot
- Yirka
- Arb el-Hiib
- Nahf
- Maghar
- el-Amal
Liga Gimel Jezreel
- Bnei Cav'vir
- Neve Sha'anan
- Sportek Haifa
- Ramot Menashe
- Tabbash
- Mesilot
- Bnei Natzrat (Nazareth)
- Hapoel Natzrat (Nazareth)
- Umm Al-Ghanam
- Ilut
- Afula
- Ka'abiyye
Liga Gimel Shomron
- Brata
- Beitar Umm al-Fahm
- Ma'ale Iron
- Fureidis
- Mav'awaya
- Bnei Zemer
- Maccabi Jas'r a-Zirka
- Maccabi Jat
- Hapoel Jas'r a-Zirka
- Bnei Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Southern Divisions
Liga Gimel Sharon
- Jordan Valley
- Kfar Saba
- Ariel
- HaSharon Netanya
- S. Sha'ab (شعب שעב is an Arab town ( local council) in the North District of Israel. Nahariya (נַהֲרִיָּה is a City with an estimated population of 50000 located in Northern Israel, on the Mediterranean sea, just south ash-Shaghur is also a town in the Balqa governorate of Jordan. Mazra'a (المزرعة מזרעה is an Arab town ( local council) in northern Israel. Hatzor HaGlilit (חצור הגלילית is a Development town and local council in northern Israel, next to Rosh Pina and near Safed Baqa-Jatt is an Israeli-Arab city in the Haifa District of Israel established in 2003 through a merger of Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Jatt. ash-Shaghur is also a town in the Balqa governorate of Jordan. Abu Sinan or Abu Snan (أبو سنان אַבּוּ סִנָן is an Arab local council in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area Safed (צְפַת pronounced Tsfat; صفد pronounced Safad) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. ash-Shaghur is also a town in the Balqa governorate of Jordan. Hurfeish (حرفيش חורפיש is a Druze local council in the Northern District of Israel. Jish (الجش גִ'שׁ גּוּשׁ חָלָב Gush Halav) is an Arab town located on the northeastern slopes of Mt Kabul (كابول כאבול is a local council in the North District of Israel, located east of Acre and north of Shefa-'Amr. Reineh, or Reine ( Arabic: الرينة Hebrew: ריינה is an Israeli Arab village in the Galilee, located between Nazareth Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am (شفاعمرو Šafā ʻAmr שְׁפַרְעָם Šəfarʻam is a city in the North District in Israel. Sha'ab (شعب שעב is an Arab town ( local council) in the North District of Israel. Ma'alot-Tarshiha (מַעֲלוֹת-תַּרְשִׁיחָא معالوت ترشيحا is a mixed city in the North District in Israel, some 20 km east Nahf ( Arabic نحف Naḥf or Nahef Hebrew: נחף is an Arab local council in the North District Israel. Maghar (المغار (pronounced al-maghar מע'אר or מגאר also spelled as al-Maghar or Mghar; lit Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with Spiseudsigtjpg|thumb|200px|right|View from the dining hall]] Ramot Menashe (רמות מנשה lit Nazareth (ˈnæzərəθ (נָצְרַת Hebrew Natz'rat or Natzeret, الناصرة an-Nāṣira or an-Naseriyye) is the capital and largest Nazareth (ˈnæzərəθ (נָצְרַת Hebrew Natz'rat or Natzeret, الناصرة an-Nāṣira or an-Naseriyye) is the capital and largest Afula (עֲפוּלָה العفولة al-ʻAfūlaḧ is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" referring Umm al-Fahm (أمّ الفحم ʼUmm al-Faḥm, אֻם אל-פַחְם is a city in the Haifa District of Israel with a population of 45000 nearly Baqa al-Gharbiyye (باقة الغربية באקה אל-גרביה בָּקַה אל-עַ'רְבִּיָּה lit Kfar Saba (כְּפַר סָבָא Kfar Sava, lit "Grandfather's Village" or "Saba's Village" is a city in the Sharon region The city of Ariel (אֲרִיאֵל اريئيل is an Israeli settlement on the West Bank, in the Biblical region of Samaria near the ancient C Tel-Mond
- Beitar Nes Tubruk
- Pardes Hanna
- Hadera
- Tira
- Kafr Bara
- Bnei Ra'anana
- Pardesiyya
Liga Gimel Tel Aviv
- Dinamo Holon
- Hapoel Ramla
- Maccabi Or Yehuda
- Pardes Katz
- Senior Citizen Housing Ramat Gan
- Fitness Club Or Yehuda
- Elitzur Yafo
- Neve Golan
- Sports Deal Me'of
- Beit Dagan
- Elitzur Yehud
- Hapoel Kiryat Shalom
- The Orthodox Scouts
- Beitar Ezra
- Beitar Petah Tikva
Liga Gimel Central-South
- Hevel Modi'in
- Maccabi Rehovot
- Hapoel Rahat
- Lod Orthodox
- Ma'ale Adummim
- Azrikam
- Amihai Lod
- Hura
- Bet Shemesh
- Maccabi Lod
- Eastern Settlement
- Beitar Ashkelon
- Be'er Ya'akov
- Abu Ghosh
- Bnei Eilat
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