The 1953–54 season was the sixth season of competitive football in Israel and the 28th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.
| Season | 1953–54 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Liga Alef | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| Liga Bet | Haopel Hadera Beitar Jerusalem | |
| State Cup | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
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IFA competitions edit
League competitions edit
| Competition | Winner | Promotion | Relegated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Alef | Maccabi Tel Aviv | [note 1] | ||
| Liga Bet | North | Hapoel Hadera | Degel Yehuda Haifa Hapoel Dror Haifa | |
| South | Beitar Jerusalem | Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Mishmar HaShiva | ||
| Liga Gimel | Hapoel Beit Lid Hapoel Acre Beitar Jaffa YMCA Jerusalem |
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1953–54 Israel State Cup edit
The competition took place between 21 March 1953 and 3 July 1954. Maccabi Tel Aviv beaten Maccabi Netanya 4–0 in the final.
National Teams edit
National team edit
1954 World Cup qualification (Group 10) edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Greece
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Israel
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
1953–54 matches edit
| 1 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Greece | 1–0 | Israel | Athens |
Bembis  52' |
Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee:  Massai |
| 8 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Israel | Skopje |
| Milutinović 3' |
Report | Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee:  Alsteen |
| 8 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Israel | 0–2 | Greece | Ramat Gan |
| Report | Kokkinakis 61' Kamaras 83' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Pieri |
| 21 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Israel | 0–1 | Yugoslavia | Ramat Gan |
| Zebec 80' |
Report | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee:  Leafe |
| 1 May 1954 Friendly | South Africa  | 2–1 | Israel | Johannesburg |
| Warren 40' Roos 53' |
Glazer 42' |
Stadium: Rand Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Cable |
1953 Maccabiah Games edit
The national team represented Israel in the 1953 Maccabiah Games, competing against other 6 teams of Jewish footballers. Israel won all its matches, scoring 27 goals and conceding just one goal, and won the gold medal. [1]
Notes edit
- ^ No club was relegated as the league was expanded from 12 to 14 clubs.
References edit
- ^ Israel – South Africa 4:0 in Football Herut, 28 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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