The 1979–80 Liga Bet season saw Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, Maccabi Or Akiva, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin and Maccabi Be'er Sheva win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.[1]

At the bottom, Maccabi Tiberias, Beitar al-Amal Nazareth (from North A division), Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov, Maccabi HaSharon Netanya (from North B division), Beitar Holon, Beitar Jaffa (from South A division), Hapoel Ofakim and Hapoel Kiryat Gat (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.

North Division A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Shefa-'Amr 26 90 26 +64 47 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik 26 53 32 +21 36
3 Hapoel Kfar Kama 26 52 38 +14 29
4 Maccabi Acre 26 54 44 +10 27
5 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 26 34 49 −15 26
6 Maccabi Neve Sha'anan 26 29 31 −2 25
7 Maccabi Afula 26 34 48 −14 24
8 Hapoel Bnei Acre 26 36 43 −7 23
9 Hapoel Hatzor 26 33 36 −3 22
10 Maccabi Hatzor 26 44 51 −7 22
11 Beitar Kiryat Shmona 26 30 47 −17 22
12 Hapoel Safed 26 40 36 +4 20
13 Maccabi Tiberias 26 40 50 −10 20 Relegated to Liga Gimel
14 Beitar al-Amal Nazareth 26 34 72 −38 15
Source: [citation needed]

North Division B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Or Akiva 26 54 27 +27 39 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Kafr Sulam 26 44 27 +17 32
3 Maccabi Fureidis 26 45 37 +8 29
4 Hapoel Givat Haim 26 35 36 −1 28
5 Hapoel Nahliel 26 25 23 +2 27
6 Hapoel Kiryat Yam 26 41 38 +3 26
7 Hapoel Afula 26 45 49 −4 25
8 Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel 26 31 35 −4 25
9 Hapoel Tayibe 26 25 36 −11 25
10 Hapoel Kafr Qara 26 34 36 −2 24
11 Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba 26 38 52 −14 24
12 Hapoel HaTzair Haifa 26 36 29 +7 23
13 Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov 26 32 42 −10 22 Relegated to Liga Gimel
14 Maccabi HaSharon Netanya 26 20 44 −24 13
Source: [citation needed]

South Division A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hapoel Rosh HaAyin 26 60 25 +35 36 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Tzafririm Holon[a] 26 50 17 +33 36
3 Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan 26 43 11 +32 33
4 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 26 35 23 +12 33
5 Hapoel Azor 26 40 26 +14 30
6 Hapoel Ganei Tikva 26 30 40 −10 29
7 Hapoel Ihud Tzeirei Jaffa 26 33 27 +6 27
8 Hapoel Kiryat Shalom 26 37 33 +4 27
9 Hapoel Tira 26 36 31 +5 26
10 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 26 26 35 −9 22
11 Maccabi Ramla 26 26 43 −17 19
12 Beitar Herzliya[a] 26 22 38 −16 18
13 Beitar Holon 26 18 61 −43 16 Relegated to Liga Gimel
14 Beitar Jaffa 26 17 57 −40 12
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Beitar Herzliya - Tzafririm Holon which ended 0-0,[2] was awarded 2-0 to Tzafririm Holon. Prior to the last match of the season, the Israel Football Association reversed its decision, and the original result stood as is.[1]

South Division B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 26 46 18 +28 38 Promoted to Liga Alef
2 Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov 26 54 28 +26 34
3 Hapoel Yeruham 26 40 27 +13 33
4 Hapoel Merhavim 26 42 36 +6 28
5 SK Nes Tziona 26 41 46 −5 26
6 Beitar Ashdod[a] 26 38 48 −10 25
7 Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi 26 35 34 +1 23
8 Maccabi Rehovot 26 37 40 −3 23
9 Maccabi Ashkelon 26 29 38 −9 23
10 Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah 26 30 41 −11 22
11 Beitar Lod 26 36 44 −8 21
12 Hapoel Gedera 26 24 35 −11 21
13 Hapoel Ofakim 26 31 44 −13 21 Relegated to Liga Gimel
14 Hapoel Kiryat Gat[a] 26 26 35 −9 18
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Beitar Ashdod - Hapoel Kiryat Gat which ended 1-1, was awarded 2-0 to Hapoel Kiryat Gat after Beitar Ashdod was found guilty for fielding ineligible players.[3] Later, Beitar Ashdod was cleared of allegation, and the original result stood as is.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosh HaAyin and Maccabi Be'er Sheva promoted to Liga Alef Maariv, 27.4.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Liga Bet Maariv, 6.4.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Only 2 completion matches in Liga Bet Maariv, 4.5.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hakoah - Cleared of allegation for crowd trouble Maariv, 15.5.80, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)