1954–55 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season

The 1954–55 Maccabi Tel Aviv season was the club's 49th season since its establishment, in 1906, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.

Maccabi Tel Aviv
1954–55 season
ManagerJerry Beit haLevi
StadiumBasa Stadium, Tel Aviv
Liga Alefnot completed
State Cupnot completed
Top goalscorerLeague: Yehoshua Glazer (25)
All: Yehoshua Glazer (30)

During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup. In addition, the club played in the privately organized Shapira Cup, a four-club league competition and took tours to Italy and England (the later while being billed as Maccabi Israel).

Review and events

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  • In August 1954, Maccabi Tel Aviv departed for a tour of Italy, intending to play Lazio, Torino, Roma and Napoli. However, the matches against Torino and Roma were cancelled,[1] and the team returned home after playing just two matches in Italy, drawing 0–0 with Lazio and losing 1–7 to Napoli, and one more match, en route home, a 1–1 draw against RC Paris, which was Ernst Happel's first match for RC Paris.[2]
  • A Maccabi XI, composed of the best players affiliated with Maccabi clubs, most of them from Maccabi Tel Aviv, took a tour of England between 21 October and 7 November 1954. Maccabi lost all four matches during the tour, including a 0–10 defeat to Wolves and was criticized heavily for arranging the tour and the pick of its opponents.[3]
  • During December 1954 and January 1955, as no league matches were played due to a dispute between Hapoel, Maccabi and Beitar factions in the IFA, Hapoel Tel Aviv organized a league competition for the top Tel Aviv teams, Hapoel, Maccabi, Beitar and Maccabi Jaffa. The competition was played as a double round-robin tournament, with the top placed team winning the cup, named after former Hapoel Tel Aviv treasurer, Yosef Shapira. Maccabi Tel Aviv won four matches and lost two, finishing second.[4]
  • In early May 1955, Brazilian team Associação Atlética Portuguesa visited Israeli, playing three matches, the first of which against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Brazilians beat Maccabi 3–0,[5] and a joint Maccabi-Hapoel team 4–0.[6]

Match results

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Legend

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga Alef

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League matches began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the season, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, delaying the end of the league season to the next season.[7]

League table (as of 2 July 1955)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 20 14 3 3 68 20 3.400 31
2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 20 13 4 3 38 15 2.533 30
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 20 9 8 3 37 17 2.176 26
4 Beitar Tel Aviv 20 9 5 6 48 36 1.333 23
5 Maccabi Petah Tikva 20 8 6 6 27 24 1.125 22
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 1955. Source: Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)

Matches

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5 February 1955 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–1 Maccabi Netanya Tel Aviv
Studinski   15', 88'
Levi   31'
Halivner   46'
Glazer   50'
Israeli   67'
Report (p. 8)   44' Caspi Stadium: Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Cohen
12 February 1955 2 Beitar Jerusalem 1–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
Yehezkel   15' Report (p. 8)   27' (pen.) Schneor
  36', 71' Glazer
  86' (o.g.) Mizrahi
Stadium: YMCA Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Levichter
19 February 1955 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Beitar Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Rabinovich   12'
Israeli   18'
Studinski   85'
Report (p. 8)   46' Huli Stadium: Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Klein
26 February 1955 4 Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
Ben-Tzvi   73' (pen.) Report   30', 70' Israeli
  90' Glazer
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Cohen
5 March 1955 5 Hapoel Petah Tikva 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
Stelmach   3'
Kofman   42'
Report (p. 8)   12' Glazer Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Levichter
12 March 1955 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Hapoel Hadera Tel Aviv
Barzilai   70' (o.g.) Report (p. 8) Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Asa
19 March 1955 7 Maccabi Tel Aviv 12–0 Hapoel Balfouria Tel Aviv
Schneor   4', 19', 53', 71', 76', 80'
Glazer   12', 23'
Studinski   18'
Israeli   38', 39', 65'
Stadium: Basa Stadium
2 April 1955 8 Hapoel Haifa 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
Shamir   10'   26' Turika
  70' Studinski
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium
Referee: Dudkevich
9 April 1955 9 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Rehovot Tel Aviv
Glazer   25'
Studinski   42'
Report (p. 8)   46' Steuermann Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Levinger
13 April 1955 10 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Yehudayoff   11'
Rosenbaum   78'
Report (p. 4)   26' Glazer Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sher
16 April 1955 11 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–2 Maccabi Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Dobrin   28'
Reznik   82' (pen.)
Report (p. 8)   30' (pen.) Spiegel
  48' Bernard
Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Werner
23 April 1955 12 Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Kfar Saba
Report (p. 8) Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Klein
30 April 1955 13 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Hapoel Ramat Gan Tel Aviv
Glazer   9', 24', 29', 38'
Israeli   33'
Dobrin   67'
Report (p. 8) Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Levichter
14 May 1955 14 Maccabi Netanya 2–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
M. Cohen   10'
I. Caspi   75'
Report (p. 8)   3', 62' Glazer Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Levinger
21 May 1955 15 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Beitar Jerusalem Tel Aviv
Glazer   16', 81'
Studinski   58', 69'
Levi   73'
Stiemer   87' (o.g.)
Report (p. 8) Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Werner
4 June 1955 16 Beitar Tel Aviv 3–0 (w/o)
(abandoned)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Report (p. 8)   5' Glazer
  36' (pen.) Turika
Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sher
11 June 1955 17 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
Glazer   77' Report   51' Tenenmaum
  62' (pen.) Ben-Tzvi
Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fried
18 June 1955 18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Israeli   33'
Glazer   43'
Report (p. 8)   17' Stelmach Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Frizner
26 June 1955 19 Hapoel Hadera 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hadera
Salomon   55' Report (p. 8)   25', 90' Studinski Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rosenbaum
3 July 1955 20 Hapoel Balfouria 2–9 Maccabi Tel Aviv Afula
Levin   26'
Kochavi   54'
Report (p. 8)   14', 19', 50', 61', 70' (pen.), 75' Glazer
  35' Israeli
  40', 58' Studinski
Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zahavi

Results by match

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ResultWWWWLWWWWLDDWDWWLWWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 1955. Source: 2 Dear Points
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

State Cup

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26 March 1955 Round 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Hakoah Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Schneor   6', 85'
Matania   11' (pen.)
Rabinovich   31', 82'
Israeli   33'
Stadium: Basa Stadium
28 May 1955 Round 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Glazer   9', 51'
Turika   53' (pen.)
Israeli   66', 73', 83'
Stadium: Basa Stadium

Shapira Cup

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (W) 6 5 0 1 12 7 1.714 10
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 4 0 2 16 8 2.000 8
3 Beitar Tel Aviv 6 2 0 4 7 8 0.875 4
4 Maccabi Jaffa 6 1 0 5 5 17 0.294 2
Source: Hadshot HaSport, p. 1
(W) Winners

Results

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4 December 1954 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1 Maccabi Jaffa Tel Aviv
Levinson   26' (o.g.)
Studinski   29', 85'
Glazer   54'
Israeli   83'
  65' B. Cohen Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ben Rubi
11 December 1954 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Beitar Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Schneor   2'
Glazer   87'
  67' Gleit Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Werner
18 December 1954 3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Rosenbaum   15'
Fuchs   46'
  90' Reznik Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ben-Rubi
25 December 1954 4 Maccabi Jaffa 1–5 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Miranda   29'   15', 87', 89' Studinski
  20' Nahmias
  62' Glazer
Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
8 January 1955 5 Beitar Tel Aviv 2–1
abandoned
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Huli   40'
Bar-Zion   58'
  38' Reznik Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dudkevich
15 January 1955 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Reznik   10'
Schweitzer   15' (o.g.)
  81' Rosenbaum Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Cohen

References

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  1. ^ Today: Napoli–Maccabi T.A. Al HaMishmar, 12 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Today: Two Minutes Before the Whistle The Equalizing Goal Was Score in the Maccabi Racing Match Al HaMishmar, 21 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ The Great Disgrace of the Israeli Football Al HaMishmar, 31 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Hadshot HaSport, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  5. ^ Atletico – Maccabi 3:0 Hadshot HaSport, 5 May 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  6. ^ Atletico Had Beaten Hapoel and Maccabi Tel Aviv Team – 4:0 Hadshot HaSport, 11 May 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  7. ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)