Mandatory Palestine national football team

Mandatory Palestine
נבחרת ארץ ישראל
Nickname(s)	Eretz Israel ; (Land of Israel)
Association	Eretz Israel Football Association (PFA)
Head coach	Shimon Ratner (1934 WCQ); Egon Pollak (1938 WCQ); Arthur Baar (1940 Friendly)
Captain	Avraham Reznik (1934–1938); Pinhas Fiedler (1934); Gdalyahu Fuchs (1938)
Most caps	Gdalyahu Fuchs (4)
Top scorer	Werner Caspi (2)
Home stadium	Hapoel Ground, Tel Aviv; Maccabiah Stadium, Tel Aviv; Maccabi Ground, Tel Aviv
Elo ranking
Highest	60 (March 1934)
Lowest	71 (April 1940)
First international
	Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine ; (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934); Last international; Mandatory Palestine 5–1 Greater Lebanon ; (Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine; 27 April 1940)
Biggest win
	Mandatory Palestine 5–1 Greater Lebanon ; (Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine; 27 April 1940)
Biggest defeat
	Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine ; (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)

The Mandatory Palestine national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ארץ ישראל בכדורגל, Nivheret Eretz Yisrael Bekhadurgel- lit. "Land of Israel national football team"; also: התאחדות ארץ ישראלית למשחק כדור-רגל, Hitachduth Eretz Yisraelit Lekhadur Regel – lit. "The Land of Israel Association of Football") represented the British Mandate of Palestine in international football competitions^[1] and was managed by the Eretz Israel Football Association.^{[upper-alpha 1]}

The team used to play in the Maccabiah Stadium and Hapoel Ground, both are located in Tel Aviv, Israel.

History

Mandatory Palestine during its tour in Egypt in 1931.

Football was introduced to Palestine by the British military during its occupation of the territory in World War I. After the war, the sport's development was continued by "European Jews who had been exposed to soccer in their native countries".^[2] Palestinian Arabs, specifically those of Islamic beliefs, refrained from participating in football's early formation due to their resistance to "Western cultural institutions".^[3]

The Eretz Israel Football Association was founded in August 1928 and applied for membership in FIFA. It was accepted to FIFA on 6 June 1929 as the Eretz Israel Football Association.^[4]^[5] It was the first of 14 sports organizations which absorbed hundreds of leading sportsmen who immigrated in the wake of antisemitism in Europe.^[6]

Mandatory Palestine end up playing five international games before the end of the British Mandate in 1948 which resulted in Israel independence. During those five games, the national team fielded only Jewish players. Three anthems were played before each match: the British "God Save the King", the Jewish (and future Israeli) "Hatikvah" and the opposing team's anthem.^[7]

In 1948 the team became, officially, the national team of Israel.

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did Not Enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1934	Did Not Qualify								2	0	0	2	2	11
1938	Did Not Qualify								2	0	0	2	1	4
Total	Qualifiers	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	3	15

1934 World Cup Qualification

16 March 1934 1934 WCQ	Egypt	7–1	Palestine, British Mandate	Cairo, Egypt
	Mokhtar 11', 35', 51' Taha 21', 79' Latif 43', 87'	Report	Nudelman 61'	Stadium: British Army Ground Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Stanley Wells (England)

6 April 1934 1934 WCQ	Palestine, British Mandate	1–4	Egypt	Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
	Sukenik 54'	Report	Latif 2' Mokhtar 7', 22' Fawzi 35'	Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Frederick John Goodsby (England)

Egypt qualified for the final round.

1938 World Cup Qualification

22 January 1938 1938 WCQ	Palestine, British Mandate	1–3	Greece	Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
	Neufeld 36'	Report	Vikelidis 15', 30' Migiakis 73'	Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Egypt)

20 February 1938 1938 WCQ	Greece	1–0	Palestine, British Mandate	Athens, Greece
	Vikelidis 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Leoforos Alexandras Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mika Popović (Yugoslavia)

Greece qualified for the final round.

Squad

1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification

16/3/1934 and 6/4/1934^[8]
Coach: Egon Pollak, Shimon Ratner

Player	Position
Willy Berger	GK
Avraham Reznik	DF
Pinhas Fiedler	DF
Zalman Friedmann	MF
Gdalyahu Fuchs	MF
Yohanan Sukenik	MF
Amnon Harlap	FW
Perry Kraus	-
Paul Kastenbaum	-
Haim Reich	-
Avraham Nudelman	FW
David Weinberg	-
Yaacov Levi-Meir	-
Yaacov Zelibanski	-

22/1/1938 and 20/02/1938^[8]
Coach: Egon Pollak

Player	Position
Julius Klein	GK
Israel Elsner	GK
Avraham Beit-Halevi	DF
Avraham Reznik	DF
Yosef Liebermann	MF
Yohanan Sukenik	MF
Menahem Mirmovich	MF
Gdalyahu Fuchs	MF
Mila Ginzburg	FW
Shuka Brashedski	FW
Perry Neufeld	FW
Gaul Machlis	FW
Avraham Nudelman	FW
Yona Stern	FW
Jerry Beit-Halevi	FW
Nathan Pentz	FW

Last squad

22/01/1940
Coach: Arthur Baar

Player
Binyamin Mizrahi
Yaacov Breir
Shalom Shalomzon
Zalman Friedmann
Zvi Fuchs
Lonia Dvorin
Haim Reich
Herbert Meitner
Zvi Erlich
Werner Caspi
Avraham Schneiderowitz
Gaul Machlis

Managers

Friendly matches

27 April 1940 International Friendly	Palestine, British Mandate	5–1	Greater Lebanon	Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
	Meitner 2' Schneiderowitz 11' Machlis 32' Caspi 40', 60'	Report	Kamil 50'	Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Blackwell (England)

Notes

↑ According to the Israel Football Association, the name of the association was "Eretz Israel Football Association".^[2]

References

↑ Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv. "British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934–1948". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
1 2 Henshaw 1979, p. 387.
↑ Henshaw 1979, p. 386.
↑ Foundation and Affiliation year in Association Information of Israel at FIFA official website
↑ Foundation and FIFA affiliation years on association information of Israel at UEFA website
↑ Griver, Simon (June 1999). "Sports in Israel". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Palestine – International Results – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
1 2 British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934-1948

Bibliography

Henshaw, Richard (1979). The Encyclopedia of World Soccer. Washington, D.C.: New Republic Books. ISBN 0-915220-34-2.

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[3] According to the Israel Football Association, the name of the association was "Eretz Israel Football Association".^[2]

[1] Cazal, Jean-Michel; Bleicher, Yaniv. "British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934–1948". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[FOOTNOTEHenshaw1979387-2] 1 2 Henshaw 1979, p. 387.

[FOOTNOTEHenshaw1979386-4] Henshaw 1979, p. 386.

[5] Foundation and Affiliation year in Association Information of Israel at FIFA official website

[6] Foundation and FIFA affiliation years on association information of Israel at UEFA website

[7] Griver, Simon (June 1999). "Sports in Israel". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[8] Mubarak, Hassanin. "Palestine – International Results – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[squad-9] 1 2 British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934-1948

Elo ranking
Nickname(s)	Eretz Israel (Land of Israel)
Association	Eretz Israel Football Association (PFA)
Head coach	Shimon Ratner (1934 WCQ) Egon Pollak (1938 WCQ) Arthur Baar (1940 Friendly)
Captain	Avraham Reznik (1934–1938) Pinhas Fiedler (1934) Gdalyahu Fuchs (1938)
Most caps	Gdalyahu Fuchs (4)
Top scorer	Werner Caspi (2)
Home stadium	Hapoel Ground, Tel Aviv Maccabiah Stadium, Tel Aviv Maccabi Ground, Tel Aviv
Highest	60 (March 1934)
Lowest	71 (April 1940)
First international
Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934) Last international Mandatory Palestine 5–1 Greater Lebanon (Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine; 27 April 1940)
Biggest win
Mandatory Palestine 5–1 Greater Lebanon (Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine; 27 April 1940)
Biggest defeat
Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine (Cairo, Egypt; 16 March 1934)