1933–34 in Mandatory Palestine football
| Season | 1933–34 | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
The 1933–34 season was the seventh season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association and the 2nd under the Arab Palestine Sports Federation.
IFA Competitions
1933–34 Palestine League
Due to orders of the High Commissioner for Palestine, the second edition of the Palestine League was played without participation of British teams, including the reigning champions, British Police. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title after completing a perfect season of 14 victories in 14 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (C) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 6.429 | 28 |
| 2 | Maccabi Hashmonai | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 1.588 | 16 |
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 1.389 | 14 |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0.867 | 12 |
| 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 1.250 | 11 |
| 6 | Maccabi Nes Tziona | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 7 | Maccabi Rehovot | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 0.367 | 6 |
| 8 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 0.286 | 3 |
| 9 | Maccabi Haifa[a] (F) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
(C) Champions; (F) Folded
Notes:
1934 Palestine Cup
10 clubs entered the competition, which ended, as the previous competition, with a Tel Aviv derby. This time Hapoel defeated Maccabi 3–2 and won the cup.
Final
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
Harlap  12'Berger (pen.)Zimon |
2' Neufeld Beit haLevi |
National team
1934 World Cup Qualification
The EIFA entered a team to the 1934 World Cup, and was placed in Group 12 of the qualification rounds, with Egypt and Turkey. Following Turkey's withdrawal, the national team faced Egypt in a two-legged tie. Prior to the first match the national team played three practice matches, the first against a Royal Air Force Palestine XI, which was won 7–2, the second against a British military team from Gaza, which was won 3–1, and the second against a Royal Air Force Middle East XI, which was won 8–1.[3]
| 16 March 1934 1934 WCQ | Egypt  | 7–1 |  Mandatory Palestine | Cairo, Egypt |
| Mokhtar 11', 35', 51' Taha 21', 79'Latif 43', 87' |
Report Report |
Nudelman 61' |
Stadium: British Army Ground Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Stanley Wells (England) |
| 6 April 1934 1934 WCQ | Mandatory Palestine | 1–4 | Egypt | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Sukenik 54' |
Report Report |
Latif 2' Mokhtar 7', 22'Fawzi 35' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 5,000 / 8,000 Referee: Frederick John Goodsby (England) |
Egypt qualified for the final round.
Line-ups
Coaches: 
Egon Pollak, 
Shimon Ratner
References
- ^ Current Affairs Do'ar HaYom, 1 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ "ז'ורנאליסטיקה ספורטאית בעונה המתה" [Sportive Journalism in the Dead Season]. Davar (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. p. 62.