1955–56 in Israeli football

Football in Israel
Season 1955–56
Liga Leumit Maccabi Tel Aviv
Liga Alef Hakoah Tel Aviv
Liga Bet Maccabi Hadera
Maccabi Sha'arayim
State Cup Maccabi Tel Aviv
1954–55 Israel 1956–57

The 1955–56 season was the 8th season of competitive football in Israel and the 30th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Review and Events

Domestic leagues

1954–55 Liga Alef

The league, which started during the previous season, was completed on 16 October 1955 and was won by Hapoel Petah Tikva, its first ever championship. At the bottom, Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Balfouria relegated to 1955–56 Liga Alef. Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba finished 11th and 12th and faced 1954–55 Liga Bet regional divisions' winners, Hapoel Kiryat Haim and Maccabi Jaffa, at the end of which, Hapoel Kfar Saba retained its place in the top division, joined by Maccabi Jaffa.

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA Gr Pts Notes
1Hapoel Petah Tikva26184468232.9640Champions
2Maccabi Tel Aviv26174584283.0038
3Hapoel Tel Aviv26129549232.1333
4Maccabi Netanya26137654431.2633
5Beitar Tel Aviv26125964471.3629
6Maccabi Haifa26116954411.3228
7Maccabi Petah Tikva26107937410.9027
8Maccabi Rehovot261141149481.0226
9Hapoel Haifa26961140550.7324
10Hapoel Ramat Gan261031335410.8523
11Beitar Jerusalem26851337590.6321Promotion/relegation play-offs
12Hapoel Kfar Saba26661438460.8318
13Hapoel Hadera26721736530.6816Relegated to Liga Alef
14Hapoel Balfouria263221321290.258

Promotion/Relegation play-offs

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts Notes
1Maccabi Jaffa3210824.005Liga Leumit
2Hapoel Kfar Saba3120531.674Liga Leumit
3Hapoel Kiryat Haim3111570.713Liga Alef
4Beitar Jerusalem3003390.330Liga Alef

1955–56 Liga Leumit

The league started on 3 December 1955 and was played until 2 June 1956. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title, while Maccabi Rehovot and Hapoel Kfar Saba finished bottom and relegated to 1956–57 Liga Alef. Maccabi Jaffa, who finished 10th, played a promotion/relegation play-offs against Hakoah Tel Aviv, and won both matches to stay in the top division.

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts Notes
1Maccabi Tel Aviv22136347162.9432Champions
2Hapoel Petah Tikva22125554281.9329
3Hapoel Tel Aviv22125549291.6929
4Maccabi Petah Tikva22107547341.3827
5Maccabi Haifa22113851291.7625
6Hapoel Haifa2294932390.8222
7Beitar Tel Aviv221001242440.9520
8Maccabi Netanya22921131440.7020
9Hapoel Ramat Gan22901328420.6718
10Maccabi Jaffa22651139480.8117Promotion/relegation play-offs
11Maccabi Rehovot22611525640.3913Relegated to Liga Alef
12Hapoel Kfar Saba22361320480.4212

Promotion/Relegation playoffs

The 10th-placed Maccabi Jaffa faced 1955–56 Liga Alef winner, Hakoah Tel Aviv. The matches took place on June 10 and 17, 1956.

Maccabi Jaffa won 4–1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Hakoah Tel Aviv remained in Liga Alef.

Domestic cups

1954–55 Israel State Cup

The competition, which started on 22 January 1955, was played until autumn 1956, with the final being played on 19 November 1956. Maccabi Tel Aviv had beaten Hapoel Petah Tikva 3–1 in the final.

Final

19 November 1955
Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Hapoel Petah tikva
Nahmias  8'
Glazer  35'
Studinski  68'
Kofman  84'
Basa Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Reuven Frizner

1956–57 Israel State Cup

The competition started on 11 February 1956 and was completed during the next season.

Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup

In October and November, while the promotion playoffs and the State Cup were being played, two cup competitions were organized by Liga Leumit Clubs, the second edition of the Shapira Cup, and the Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup. The Shapira Cup, in which Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Petah Tikva participated, was abandoned after two rounds of play.

Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramat Gan took part in a second cup competition, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Netanya.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3 2 1 0 14 5 2.800 5 Winners
2 Hapoel Ramat Gan 3 1 1 1 8 7 1.143 3
3 Maccabi Netanya 3 1 1 1 5 7 0.714 3
4 Beitar Tel Aviv 3 0 1 2 7 15 0.467 1

National Teams

National team

After more than a year of inactivity, the national team was reorganized under a new coach, Jack Gibbons. The national team played several matches against local teams and visiting teams, travelled to the U.S. to play an American Soccer League XI in an Israeli Independence Day celebration[6] and competed against the Soviet Union in the 1956 Olympics qualification. The national team was also due to participate in the 1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification and was drawn to play Pakistan in the first round and Afghanistan in the second round. However, both teams declined playing Israel. As all the other teams in the western zone withdrew, the national team qualified as regional winner.[7][8]

1956 Olympics qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 220071+64
 Israel 200217-60

1955–56 matches

International club matches

Visiting foreign teams

FK Sarajevo

Kapfenberger SV

In February 1956 the Israeli government lifted the ban on hosting teams from Austria and Hapoel and Maccabi Petah Tikva invited Kapfenberger SV to a tour of Israel.[9] The visit was met with criticism from right-wing politicians[10][11] and acts of sabotage in order to stop the Austrian team from playing,[12][13] but the matches went ahead as planned.

Sunderland

Rampla Juniors

São Cristóvão

First Vienna


References

  1. 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule dribblist.com (Hebrew)
  2. 1955-1956 Liga Leumit Schedule dribblist.com (Hebrew)
  3. Tel Aviv team – Haifa team 3:3 Davar, 16 September 1955, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  4. 1956: The First Meeting Between Israel and USSR Asher Goldberg, 9 September 2013, IFA (Hebrew)
  5. The First and Historic Visit of Russia in Israel Asher Goldberg, 9 September 2012, IFA (Hebrew)
  6. 75,000 Attend “america Salutes Israel” Rally at Yankee Stadium 30 April 1956, JTA
  7. Asian Nations Cup 1956 RSSSF
  8. Israel to the Asian Football Cup Final Davar, 15 July 1956, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  9. Kapfenberg Will Go Through the Mandelbaum Gate to Israel on Friday Davar, 8 February 1956, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  10. Kapfenberg A. Hetzroni, Herut, 14 February 1956, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  11. Footnotes Davar, 15 February 1956, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  12. The Efforts to Prevent the Shame – to No Avail Herut, 13 February 1956, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  13. The Day the Goals Went Aflame Nisim Kalderon, 1 July 2014, P.T. Neto (Hebrew)
  14. Rampla Juniors – Israel 2:0 (0:0) Davar, 11 May 1956, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  15. 3- Giras: Tercera parte (Racing - Wanderers) el-area.com (Spanish)
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