1953–54 in Israeli football
| Season | 1953–54 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Liga Alef | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| Liga Bet | Haopel Hadera Beitar Jerusalem | |
| State Cup | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
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The 1953–54 season was the sixth season of competitive football in Israel and the 28th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.
IFA competitions
League competitions
| Competition | Winner | Promotion | Relegated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Alef | Maccabi Tel Aviv | [note 1] | ||
| Liga Bet | North | Hapoel Hadera | Degel Yehuda Haifa Hapoel Dror Haifa | |
| South | Beitar Jerusalem | Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Mishmar HaShiva | ||
| Liga Gimel | Hapoel Beit Lid Hapoel Acre Beitar Jaffa YMCA Jerusalem |
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1953–54 Israel State Cup
The competition took place between 21 March 1953 and 3 July 1954. Maccabi Tel Aviv beaten Maccabi Netanya 4–0 in the final.
National Teams
National team
1954 World Cup qualification (Group 10)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Greece
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Israel
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
1953–54 matches
| 1 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Greece | 1–0 | Israel | Athens |
Bembis  52' |
Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee:  Massai |
| 8 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Israel | Skopje |
| Milutinović 3' |
Report | Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee:  Alsteen |
| 8 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Israel | 0–2 | Greece | Ramat Gan |
| Report | Kokkinakis 61' Kamaras 83' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Pieri |
| 21 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Israel | 0–1 | Yugoslavia | Ramat Gan |
| Zebec 80' |
Report | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee:  Leafe |
| 1 May 1954 Friendly | South Africa  | 2–1 | Israel | Johannesburg |
| Warren 40' Roos 53' |
Glazer 42' |
Stadium: Rand Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Cable |
1953 Maccabiah Games
The national team represented Israel in the 1953 Maccabiah Games, competing against other 6 teams of Jewish footballers. Israel won all its matches, scoring 27 goals and conceding just one goal, and won the gold medal. [1]
Notes
- ^ No club was relegated as the league was expanded from 12 to 14 clubs.
References
- ^ Israel – South Africa 4:0 in Football Herut, 28 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)