LIGA GIMEL

'Liga Gimmel' (Hebrew: 'ליגה ג) is the sixth tier of the Israeli football league system. Its name translates as ''C League''.
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 next higher league) at the end of the season. 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 Gimmel 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 2 Division for the following season, while the bottom two teams from Liga Bet Northern 2 Division are demoted to these leagues.

Liga Gimel Central-South

Teams

Northern Divisions

Liga Gimel Upper Galilee

Liga Gimel Western Galilee

Liga Gimel Jezreel

Liga Gimel Shomron

Southern Divisions

Liga Gimel Sharon

Liga Gimel Tel Aviv

Liga Gimel Central-South

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.

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.
Beitar Nes Tubruk, a club based in Netanya currently competes in the Liga Gimel Sharon Division. In 1987, it competed in Liga Leumit then the premier league.

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 Rehoboth currnetly competes in the Liga Gimel Central-South Division. It competed in Ligat ha'Al throughout the 1950s.

Teams

NOTE: The following list of teams is from the 2005-06 season.

Northern Divisions

Liga Gimel Upper Galilee

★ Maccabi Sha'ab

★ Nahariya

★ Deir al-Asad

★ Hapoel Mazra'a

★ Richanyah

★ 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

★ Oranit

★ Beitar Nes Tubruk Netanya

★ Pardes Hanna

★ Hadera

★ Tira

★ Kafar 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 (Jaffa)

★ Neve Golan

★ Sports Deal Me'of

★ Beit Dagan

★ Elitzur Yahud

★ Kiryat Shalom

★ The Orthodox Scouts

★ Beitar Ezra

★ Beitar Petach Tikva

Liga Gimel Central-South

★ Chevel Modi'in

★ Maccabi Rehovot

★ Hapoel Rahat

★ Lod Orthodox

★ Ma'ale Adummim

★ Azrikam

★ Amichai Lod

★ Hura

★ Bet Shemesh

★ Maccabi Lod

★ Eastern Settlement

★ Beitar Ashkelon

★ Be'er Ya'aqov

★ Abu Ghosh

★ Bnei Eilat