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1940 Liga Bet
The 1940 Liga Bet season was the second-tier league of the Palestine League organized by the EIFA. The league was split into three regional divisions: North, Samaria and South. The Samaria division was won by Degel Zion Tel Aviv, while Hapoel Hadera won the North division and a British military team, RSG, which competed in the league as a guest, won the South Division.
At the end of the season, Degel Zion, Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Rishon LeZion (who finished as runners-up in the South division) competed for promotions to the top division. Hapoel Rishon leZion and Degel Zion won the two top places and were promoted.
8 teams competed in the division, with Hapoel Hadera winning the league with a perfect record.
League Clubs:
- Bar Kochva Haifa
- Beitar Haifa
- Hapoel Binyamina
- Hapoel Hadera (division champions; advanced to promotion play-offs)
- Hapoel Kfar Ata
- Maccabi Binyamina
- Maccabi Hadera
- Maccabi Haifa
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 18 | 2.944 | 31 | |
| 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 25 | 2.960 | 27 | |
| 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 83 | 34 | 2.441 | 26 | |
| 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 32 | 2.219 | 25 | |
| 5 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 42 | 1.190 | 21 | |
| 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 49 | 0.694 | 14 | |
| 7 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 47 | 0.660 | 13 | |
| 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 59 | 0.492 | 12 | |
| 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 67 | 0.313 | 10 | |
| 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 87 | 0.161 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 21 | 2.476 | 24 | |
| 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 2.235 | 22 | |
| 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 1.550 | 20 | |
| 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 1.700 | 14 | |
| 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 0.964 | 13 | |
| 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 0.615 | 11 | |
| 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 0.278 | 8 | |
| 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 0.205 | 0 |
- 1939/1940 Season Hapoel Petah Tikva Museum (in Hebrew)
- In Liga Bet Samaria division Davar, 26.5.40, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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