1955–56 Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. season

Beitar Tel Aviv
1955–56 season
Manager	Alois Hess
Stadium	Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv
Liga Alef (1955) ; Liga Leumit (1956)	5th ; 7th
State Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Elmaliah, Huli (32); All: Nisim Elmaliah (34)
	← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955–56 Beitar Tel Aviv season was the club's 23rd season since its establishment, in 1934, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.

At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 5th. The new league season, with the top division being renamed Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club finishing 7th.^[1]

During the season, the club also competed in the State Cup, which was also carried over the summer break. The club was eliminated in the quarter-finals, after losing 0–4 to Hapoel Petah Tikva.^[2]

In addition, during the break between the completion of the 1954–55 league and the beginning of the 1955–56 league, the club participated in the Netanya 25th anniversary cup, along with Maccabi Petah Tikva, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the competition, which was played as a round-robin tournament, the club finished fourth.^[3]

Match Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

1954–55 Liga Alef

The league began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 6 rounds being played during September and October 1955.^[4]

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
3	Hapoel Tel Aviv	26	12	9	5	49	23	2.13	33
4	Maccabi Netanya	26	13	7	6	54	43	1.26	33
5	Beitar Tel Aviv	26	12	5	9	64	47	1.36	29
6	Maccabi Haifa	26	11	6	9	54	41	1.32	28
7	Maccabi Petah Tikva	26	10	7	9	37	41	0.90	27

Matches

3 September 1955 21	Hapoel Balfouria	1–8	Beitar Tel Aviv	Afula
	Bentov 85'	Report (p. 8)	27' Huli 34', 39', 51', 57' (pen.), 79' Elmaliah 44', 56' Bar-Zion	Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 600 Referee: Moshe Cohen

10 September 1955 22	Hapoel Haifa	1–0	Beitar Tel Aviv	Haifa
	Gilerman 3'	Report (p. 8)		Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Werner

24 September 1955 23	Beitar Tel Aviv	2–5	Maccabi Rehovot	Tel Aviv
	Bar-Zion 28' Huli 66'	Report (p. 8)	40' Schmilovich 42', 78' Litvak 84', 89' Herschkovitz	Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Cohen

1 October 1955 24	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3–0	Beitar Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
	Sheli 23', 90' Michaelov 73'	Report (p. 8)		Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hillman

8 October 1955 25	Beitar Tel Aviv	3–0	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Tel Aviv
	Elmaliah 65', 77' Azani 90'	Report (p. 8)		Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Fried

15 October 1955 26	Hapoel Kfar Saba	1–3	Beitar Tel Aviv	Kfar Saba
	Ratz 65'	Report (p. 8)	1' Elmaliah 2', 12' Gleit	Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sher

Results by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Result	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	W
Position	1	3	5	4	4	6	5	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	7	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 1955. Source: 2 Dear Points
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1955–56 Liga Leumit

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
5	Maccabi Haifa	22	11	3	8	51	29	1.76	25
6	Hapoel Haifa	22	9	4	9	32	39	0.82	22
7	Beitar Tel Aviv	22	10	0	12	42	44	0.95	20
8	Maccabi Netanya	22	9	2	11	31	44	0.70	20
9	Hapoel Ramat Gan	22	9	0	13	28	42	0.67	18

Matches

3 December 1955 1	Beitar Tel Aviv	6–3	Maccabi Rehovot	Tel Aviv
	Huli 1', 25', 54', 58' Elmaliah 38', 60'		20' Vider 82', 85' Litvak	Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich

10 December 1955 2	Hapoel Haifa	1–3	Beitar Tel Aviv	Haifa
	Diamant 45'		57' Huli 60' Shchinik 70' Gleit	Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zahavi

17 December 1955 3	Beitar Tel Aviv	2–3	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Tel Aviv
	Huli 47' Elmaliah 79', pen.'		19' Nadel 60', 83' Bernard	Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hillman

24 December 1955 4	Maccabi Jaffa	2–4	Beitar Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
	Aroyo 33' B. Cohen 61'		4', 40' Huli 26' Arbiv 30' (pen.) Elmaliah	Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Werner

31 December 1955 5	Hapoel Petah Tikva	2–0	Beitar Tel Aviv	Petah Tikva
	Kofman 12' (pen.) Zelikovich 72'			Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Frizner

7 January 1956 6	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2–3	Beitar Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
	Studinski 75' Nahmias 78'		31' Elmaliah 70' Huli 89' Bar-Zion	Stadium: Basa Stadium Referee: Ben-Rubi

14 January 1956 7	Beitar Tel Aviv	1–6	Maccabi Haifa	Tel Aviv
	Huli 90'		2', 38', 47' Georgiou 27' Hardy 51' Held 84' S. Levi	Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: Werner

21 January 1956 8	Hapoel Ramat Gan	0–3	Beitar Tel Aviv	Givatayim
			6' (pen.) Elmaliah 23', 60' Bar Zion	Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Cohen

11 February 1956 9	Beitar Tel Aviv	3–2	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Tel Aviv
	Bar-Zion 20' Huli 33' Strugo 34'		28' Lutotovski 63' H. Glazer	Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Schwartz

18 February 1956 10	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3–1	Beitar Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
	Weiss 30' Michaelov 63' Rosenbaum 81'		28' Bar-zion	Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen

25 February 1956 11	Maccabi Netanya	1–0	Beitar Tel Aviv	Netanya
	Caspi 60'			Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Schwartz

3 March 1956 12	Maccabi Rehovot	1–0	Beitar Tel Aviv	Rehovot
	Litvak 74' (pen.)			Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Halperin

10 March 1956 13	Beitar Tel Aviv	2–3	Hapoel Haifa	Tel Aviv
	Huli 49' Arbiv 81'		51' Ginzburg 63' (pen.) Martin 72' M. Simantiris	Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: Schwartz

17 March 1956 14	Maccabi Petah Tikva	0–3	Beitar Tel Aviv	Petah Tikva
			32' Bar-Zion 56', 74' Elmaliah	Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich

24 March 1956 15	Beitar Tel Aviv	4–0	Maccabi Jaffa	Tel Aviv
	Huli 7' Kurik 20' Bar- Zion 34', 80'			Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Werner

31 March 1956 16	Beitar Tel Aviv	1–2	Hapoel Petah Tikva	Tel Aviv
	Arbiv 61'		1' Stelmach 59' Z. Ratzabi	Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ben-Rubi

7 April 1956 17	Beitar Tel Aviv	1–2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
	Elmaliah 64'		15' Israeli 59' Nahmias	Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: Moshe Cohen

14 April 1956 18	Maccabi Haifa	4–2	Beitar Tel Aviv	Haifa
	Hardy 7', 52' Held 10', 55'		39' Gleit 73' Huli	Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hillman

22 April 1956 19	Beitar Tel Aviv	1–0	Hapoel Ramat Gan	Tel Aviv
	Elmaliah 37'			Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Werner

19 May 1956 20	Hapoel Kfar Saba	2–0	Beitar Tel Aviv	Kfar Saba
	H. Glazer 64' (pen.) Tobiash 69'			Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Frizner

27 May 1956 21	Beitar Tel Aviv	0–5	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
			19', 88' Rosenbaum 15', 32' Michaelov 59' Yehudayoff	Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hillman

2 June 1956 22	Beitar Tel Aviv	2–0	Maccabi Netanya	Tel Aviv
	Arbiv 6' Huli 34'			Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dudkevich

Results by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Result	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W
Position	2	2	4	4	6	4	6	5	4	5	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	7

Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 1956. Source: IFA
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

State Cup

27 August 1955 QF	Beitar Tel Aviv	0–4	Hapoel Petah Tikva	Tel Aviv
		Report (p. 8)	47', 59' Chirik 61' Stelmach 75' Zelikovich	Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Frizner

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. Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramat Gan took part in the 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

Source: Hadshot HaSport, p. 1

29 October 1955 1	Hapoel Ramat Gan	5–2	Beitar Tel Aviv	Givatayim
	Chronsich 3', 78' Kirschenberg 11' (pen.), 69', 73'	Report (p. 8)	20' Osherov 57' Emaliah	Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Metzler

5 November 1955 2	Maccabi Petah Tikva	8–3	Beitar Tel Aviv	Petah Tikva
	Spiegel 6', 35', 44' Bernard , 52' Nadel 31', 73' Turkenitz 33'	Report (p. 8)	?', 80' Gleit 81' Arbiv	Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Schiendling

12 November 1955 3	Maccabi Netanya	2–2	Beitar Tel Aviv	Netanya
	Lemel 23' Meller 40'	Report (p. 8)	22' Emaliah 65' Arbiv	Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich

References

^ Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Maccabi T.A. – Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel P.T. – Hapoel R.G. in the semi-finals Hadshot HaSport, 28 August 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
^ A Final Table of the Netanya Anniversary Cup Hadshot HaSport, 13 November 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)

[1] Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[2] Maccabi T.A. – Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel P.T. – Hapoel R.G. in the semi-finals Hadshot HaSport, 28 August 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)

[3] A Final Table of the Netanya Anniversary Cup Hadshot HaSport, 13 November 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)

[4] 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)

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