2013–14 Liga Alef

The 2013–14 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Kfar Saba (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Kiryat Gat (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.

The clubs which were ranked between 2nd to 5th places in each division competed in a promotion play-offs, in which the winner, Ironi Tiberias advanced to the final round, where they beat the 14th placed club in Liga Leumit, Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 5-1 on aggregate. thus, Ironi Tiberias were also promoted to Liga Leumit.

At the bottom, the bottom two clubs in each division, Maccabi Kafr Kanna, Ahva Arraba (from North division), Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov and Bnei Eilat (from South division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst the two clubs which were ranked in 14th place in each division, Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel and Maccabi Be'er Sheva were relegated after losing the relegation play-offs.

Changes from last season

Team changes

Hapoel Afula and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem were promoted to Liga Leumit; Hapoel Kfar Saba (to North division), Sektzia Nes Tziona (to South division) were relegated from Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Kafr Kanna and Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha were relegated to Liga Bet from North division; Beitar Nahariya and Hapoel Beit She'an were promoted to the North division from Liga Bet.
Hapoel Arad, Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona and Ortodoxim Lod were relegated to Liga Bet from South division; Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov and F.C. Kafr Qasim were promoted to the South division from Liga Bet.

North Division

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South Division

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Promotion play-offs

First round

Second and third placed clubs played single match at home against the fourth and fifth placed clubs in their respective regional division.

7 May 2014

16:00 UTC+3

Ironi Tiberias	2 – 1	Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel
Elimelech49' Akiva90'	Report (in Hebrew)	Nasir al-Din31'

Tiberias Municipal Stadium, Tiberias

Referee: Shahar Arbeli

7 May 2014

16:00 UTC+3

F.C. Karmiel Safed	0 – 2	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek
	Report (in Hebrew)	Siman Tov61' Janah67'

Karmiel Stadium, Karmiel

Referee: Zvika Levi

7 May 2014

16:00 UTC+3

Hapoel Azor	4 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel Marmorek
Segal39' Hakak92'115' Ravid110'	Report (in Hebrew)	Hajaj10'

Azor Stadium, Azor

Referee: Liran Liani

7 May 2014

18:00 UTC+3

Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa	0 – 1	Beitar Kfar Saba
	Report (in Hebrew)	Revivo30'

Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium, Tel Aviv

Referee: Eli Hacmon

Ironi Tiberias and Hapoel Migdal HaEmek (from North division) and Hapoel Azor and Beitar Kfar Saba (from South division) advanced to the second round.

Second round

The winners of the first round played single match at home of the higher ranked club (from each regional division).

11 May 2014

16:00 UTC+3

Ironi Tiberias	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek
Peleg58'	Report (in Hebrew)	Rotstein27'
Penalties
Ben David Elimelech Braver Elmakyes Shafsha	5–3	Siman Tov Cohen Badash Janah

Tiberias Municipal Stadium, Tiberias

Referee: Halim Zatma

11 May 2014

16:00 UTC+3

Hapoel Azor	2 – 0	Beitar Kfar Saba
Zechariah47' Levi78' (p)	Report (in Hebrew)

Azor Stadium, Azor

Referee: Menashe Masiah

Ironi Tiberias and Hapoel Azor advanced to the third round.

Third round

Ironi Tiberias and Hapoel Azor faced each other for a single match in neutral venue. the winner advanced to the fourth round against the 14th placed club in Liga Leumit.

16 May 2013

15:15 UTC+3

Hapoel Azor	1 – 1	Ironi Tiberias
Geva15'	Report (in Hebrew)	Siso31'
Penalties
Asher Segal Weizmann Levi	2–4	Ben David Lazmi Braver Elmakyes Shafsha

Netanya Stadium, Netanya

Referee: Ziv Adler

Ironi Tiberias advanced to the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Fourth round - promotion/relegation play-offs

Ironi Tiberias faced the 14th placed in 2013–14 Liga Leumit Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. the winner on aggregate earned a spot in the 2014–15 Liga Leumit. The matches took place on May 23 and 27, 2014.

23 May 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	0 - 3	Ironi Tiberias
	Report (in Hebrew)	Elimelech31' Lazmi39'85'

Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem

Referee: Liran Liani

27 May 2014

16:00 UTC+3

Ironi Tiberias	2 - 1	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
Akiva5' (p) Lazmi36'	Report (in Hebrew)	Aharon64'

Green Stadium, Nazareth Illit

Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich

Ironi Tiberias won 5–1 on aggregate and promoted to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem relegated to Liga Alef.

Relegation play-offs

North play-off

The 14th placed club in Liga Alef North, Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel, faced the Liga Bet North play-offs winner. the winner earned a spot in the 2014–15 Liga Alef.

Liga B North A play-off

Semi-finals

29 April 2014	Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda	Maalot
16:00 UTC+3	De Kalbo120'	Report	Issawi108'	Referee: Jabarin
	Penalties
	Tal Ya'akov Ajam Zaika Levi Edri		Taha Kadah M. Zidan A. Zidan Mandalawi Issawi

3 May 2014	Hapoel Kafr Kanna	1–4	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	Ilut Stadium
20:45 UTC+3	Armaly73' (pen.)	Report	Haj44' Bushnak51', 55', 63'	Referee: Levi

Final

7 May 2014	Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha	2–1	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	Ma'alot
16:00 UTC+3	Tal18', 61'	Report	Kortam80'	Referee: Greenfeld

Liga B North B play-off

Semi-finals

29 April 2014	Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye	2–1	Maccabi Kafr Qara	Baqa al-Gharbiyye
16:00 UTC+3	Mundia22' Cohen43'	Report	Kabaha72'	Referee: Zechariah

29 April 2014	Hapoel Iksal	0–1	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	Municipal Stadium, Beit She'an
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Darawshe49'	Referee: Arbeli

Final

2 May 2014	Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye	2–4	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	Baqa al-Gharbiyye
15:00 UTC+3	Cohen18' Mundia36'	Report	Zubidat53', 90+6' Darawshe78', 90+5'	Referee: Dotan

Regional final

11 May 2014	Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	Ilut Stadium
18:00 UTC+3	De Kalbo90' Huari107' Tasao117'	Report	Darawshe19'	Referee: Layba

Relegation/promotion match

15 May 2014	Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha	Ilut Stadium
16:30 UTC+3		Report		Referee: Arbeli
	Penalties
	El-Ali Tweel Tatur Atma Naser el-Din Zeitun Al-Kara		Tal De Kalbo Edri Zaika Levi Huari Ajam

Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Promoted to Liga Alef; Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel relegated to Liga Bet.

South play-off

The 14th placed club in Liga Alef South, Maccabi Be'er Sheva, faced the Liga Bet North play-offs winner. the winner earned a spot in the 2014–15 Liga Alef.

Liga B South A play-off

Semi-finals

29 April 2014	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	2–0	Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden	Neve Hadar, Hod HaSharon
16:00 UTC+3	Shporkin78' Haloyan87'	Report		Referee: Dotan

29 April 2014	Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona	4–2	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	Kfar Yona
16:00 UTC+3	Tzabari28' Halwani50' Cohen75' Nucenovich90'	Report	Zarbiv48' Shemesh80'	Referee: Bernstein

Final

2 May 2014	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona	Neve Hadar, Hod HaSharon
14:30 UTC+3	Ohayon91' Menachem110' Weinstein115' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Jabarin

Liga B South B play-off

Semi-finals

29 April 2014	Maccabi Ironi Netivot	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Hapoel Rahat	Netivot
16:00 UTC+3	Pachima33'	Report	Al Atamen60'	Referee: Elkabetz
	Penalties
	Kachlon Tan'ami Pachima Dayan		Al Ataika Shelly Swisa Sarusi

29 April 2014	Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev	0–1	Ironi Modi'in	Giv'at Ze'ev
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Sabag10'	Referee: Leibovich

Final

2 May 2014	Ironi Modi'in	0–1	Hapoel Rahat	Modi'in
14:30 UTC+3		Report	Abu Bilal24'	Referee: Wachsberger

Regional final

9 May 2014	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	2–1	Hapoel Rahat	Ramat Gan Stadium
15:00 UTC+3	Ohayon18', 48'		Abu Arar87'	Referee: Simnian

Relegation/promotion match

14 May 2014	Maccabi Be'er Sheva	0–1	Hapoel Hod HaSharon	Ramat Gan Stadium
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Menachem89'	Referee: Hacmon

Hapoel Hod HaSharon Promoted to Liga Alef; Maccabi Be'er Sheva relegated to Liga Bet; However, they were eventually reprieved from relegation, after Ironi Bat Yam, which have finished 12th in Liga Alef South, folded during the summer.

References

Liga Alef North 2013/2014 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
Liga Alef South 2013/2014 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)