1943–44 in Mandatory Palestine football

Football in Mandatory Palestine
Season 1943–44
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The 1943–44 season was the 17th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association.

IFA Competitions

1941–42 Palestine League

League matches, which started during the previous season were completed during the season with a single match played in the southern division[1] and the final round play-offs. Maccabi Rishon LeZion won the southern division[2] and qualified to the playoffs, along with second placed Maccabi Tel Aviv and Jerusalem division winner, Homenetmen Jerusalem. In the play-offs, Maccabi Tel Aviv won both its matches against Maccabi Rishon LeZion, while Homenetmen withdrew after playing one match, forfeiting the rest of its fixtures, and Maccabi Tel Aviv was declared league champions.[3]

Southern division final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1Maccabi Rishon LeZion26203387223.7143
2Maccabi Tel Aviv26211482263.1543
3Maccabi Nes Tziona26193469312.2341
4Hapoel Tel Aviv26192587233.7840
5Maccabi Petah Tikva26152954381.4232
6Hapoel Petah Tikva26135855491.1231
7Beitar Tel Aviv261141150481.0425
8National Sport Club Jaffa261131255551.0025
9Hapoel Ramat Gan26941354670.8122
10Maccabi Rehovot26851334500.6821
11Hapoel Herzliya26431927660.4111
12Hapoel Rishon LeZion26521926710.37101
13Hakoah Tel Aviv26412127950.289
14Degel Zion Tel Aviv26161911770.147

Source: [2]

Championship play-off

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1Maccabi Tel Aviv4400130–6
2Maccabi Rishon LeZion41126100.603
3Homenetmen Jerusalem40133120.251

Source: [3]

1943–44 Palestine League

League matches began on 11 September 1943[4] However, the league matches were not completed by the end of the season, and were continued after the summer break.

League table (top 5)

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1Hapoel Tel Aviv19163073107.3035
2Maccabi Rehovot21145249182.7233
3Maccabi Tel Aviv21132663272.3328
4Maccabi Nes Tziona20123555311.7727
5Maccabi Netanya1895440361.1123

Source: The Palestine Post, 29 June 1944, p. 2

1943 Palestine Cup

A cup competition was held during the previous season, in spring 1943, which was called The Wartime Cup, with the semi-finals and final being delayed over the summer break.[5] The final, between Hapoel Jerusalem and a Royal Artilery XI was played on 16 October 1943, with the Gunners winning 7–1.[6][7]

Gunners 7–1 Hapoel Jerusalem
Summary
Hapoel Petah Tikva ground

1944 Palestine Cup

The competition started on 19 February 1944,[8] but was delayed over the summer break and were completed during the following season.

Notable Events

  • Between 28 August and 6 September, Al Ahly Cairo visited Mandatory Palestine. The team was strengthened with players from King Farouk Club, and was also billed as Cairo All Stars. The visiting team played five matches, three against Beitar Tel Aviv, losing the first match 1–3,[9] winning the second 2–0[10][11] and losing the third 1–4,[12] and two against selected Arab XI teams from Jerusalem,winning 4–2,[13] and Haifa, winning 4–0.[14]
    Prior to Al Ahly's first match against Beitar Tel Aviv, the Egyptian FA notified the EIFA that Al Ahly's visit was against EFA decisions and asked to forbid any matches against Al Ahly.[9] The EIFA notified Beitar Tel Aviv, which decided to go on with the planned match on 28 August 1943 and with the entire tour. Beitar Tel Aviv was suspended from all activities, forcing the team to forfeit its cup semi-final match against Hapoel Jerusalem, and in October 1943 was given a six months suspension, a 12 months ban on matches against foreign teams and a 50 PP fine.[15]
  • On 15 April 1944, Hapoel Haifa won the Haifa Cup for the third consecutive year, after beating British army team All White 3–2[16] and 6–2 in the two legged final.[17]
  • In early July 1944, a Maccabi Palestine XI took a brief tour to Lebanon, playing two matches, against Homenetmen, losing 2–3, and against a Beirut XI, losing 0–1.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Memo no. 11, p. 2 IFA (in Hebrew)
  2. 1 2 Memo No. 11, P.3 IFA (in Hebrew)
  3. 1 2 League and Cup Committee Meeting 1.11.43 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
  4. ↑ Wartime League Matches Began HaBoker, 12 September 1943 (in Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. pp. 128–129.
  6. ↑ Gunners Route Hapoel in War Cup Final Jerusalem Post, 17 October 1943
  7. ↑ Gunners Team Won the 1943 Wartime Cup HaBoker, 17 October 1943 (in Hebrew)
  8. ↑ Wartime Cup Matches Started With a Surprise HaBoker, 20 February 1944 (in Hebrew)
  9. 1 2 Beitar T.A. Beats N.S.C. Cairo 3:1 (1:0) HaBoker, 29 August 1943 (in Hebrew)
  10. ↑ Cairo All-Stars Win Return With Betar The Palestine Post, 3 September 1943
  11. ↑ Egyptians Turn Tables on Tel Aviv Betar The Palestine Post, 5 September 1943
  12. ↑ Betar Win 'Rubber' With Egyptians The Palestine Post, 6 September 1943
  13. ↑ Cairo All Stars Beat Jerusalem Stars The Jerusalem Post, 1 September 1943
  14. ↑ Egyptian Tourists Win at Haifa The Palestine Post, 8 September 1943
  15. ↑ Beitar Before the FA Disciplinary Committee HaBoker, 10 October 1943 (in Hebrew)
  16. ↑ Haifa Cup Final HaBoker, 9 April 1944 (in Hebrew)
  17. ↑ Hapoel Won the Haifa Cup HaBoker, 16 April 1944 (in Hebrew)
  18. ↑ Around the Two Maccabi E.I. Matches in Beirut HaBoker, 9 July 1944 (in Hebrew)
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