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1960–61 in Israeli football

Football in Israel
Season1960–61
Men's football
Liga LeumitHapoel Petah Tikva
Liga AlefHapoel Tiberias
Liga BetHapoel HaMechonit
Beitar Netanya
Maccabi Ramla
SK Nes Tziona
State CupHapoel Tel Aviv
← 1959–60 Israel 1961–62 →

The 1960–61 season was the 13th season of competitive football in Israel and the 35th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Review and Events

  • The national team competed in the 1960 AFC Asian Cup, hosted in South Korea. The team came out second after winning two matches and losing one, to eventual winners, South Korea.
  • In the 1962 World Cup qualification, Israel was drawn in the European Zone, into Group 7. The group was played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis. Israel defeated Cyprus in the first round and then Ethiopia in the second round, to advance to the zonal final, against Italy, which was played in October 1961.

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

The following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:

1. Hapoel Kiryat Shalom merged with Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv and remained, as part of the merged club, in Liga Bet.

Domestic cups

The 1958–59 Israel State Cup started during the previous season, but was carried over the summer break and finished with the final on 19 November 1959, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–3.

On 30 January 1960, the next season's competition began, and once again carried over to the next season.

National Teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Champions
2  Israel 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4 Runners-up
3  Republic of China 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 Third place
4  South Vietnam 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0 Fourth place
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

1960–61 matches

17 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup South Korea  3–0  Israel Seoul
15:00 Cho Yoon-Ok 17', 60'
Woo Sang-Kwon 30'
Stadium: Hyochang Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Japan Yokoyama
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
19 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup Israel  5–1  South Vietnam Seoul
R. Levi 13'
Stelmach 18'
S. Levi 25'
Menchel 32'
Aharonskind 70'
Trần Văn Nhung 68' (pen.) Stadium: Hyochang Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Philippines Javellana
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
23 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup Israel  1–0  Republic of China Seoul
S. Levi 72' Stadium: Hyochang Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Japan Yokoyama
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
13 November 1960 WC Q Cyprus  1–1  Israel Nicosia
Shialis 29' Report Kofman 31' Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vlajić
27 November 1960 WC Q Israel  6–1  Cyprus Ramat Gan
Levi 14', 30', 66'
Stelmach 61', 88'
Nahari 34'
Report Shialis 89' (pen.) Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bajić
14 March 1961 WC Q Israel  1–0  Ethiopia Ramat Gan
Glazer 69' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hungary Zsolt
19 March 1961 WC Q Israel  3–2  Ethiopia Haifa
Glazer 27', 77'
Stelmach 59'
Mengistu 34'
Tesfaye 64'
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Referee: Hungary Pósa