1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football

Football in Mandatory Palestine
Season 1937–38
1936–37 Mandatory Palestine 1938–39

The 1937–38 season was the 11th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association.

IFA Competitions

1937 Palestine League

Main article: 1937 Palestine League

The second part of the 1937 Palestine League was held in autumn 1937, starting with a Tel Aviv derby, played on 9 October 1937, after the league schedule was disturbed by a disagreement between Hapoel and Maccabi factions in the Eretz Israel Football Association. The competition's final matches was played on 27 November 1937, and the league was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv[1] For the first time, a second division was operated, called Mahlaka Bet and was split to north and south divisions. Hapoel Herzliya and Maccabi Nes Tziona were promoted to the top division.

League table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Maccabi Tel Aviv870128101814
2Hapoel Tel Aviv85122091111
3Hakoah Tel Aviv82331318-57
4Hapoel Haifa82151322-95
5Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva8116924-153

1938 Palestine League

Main article: 1938 Palestine League

League matches started early in 1938 and continued until the summer season break.[2] The competition was carried on after the end of the season, before being abandoned altogether by January 1939.

1938 Palestine Cup

Main article: 1938 Palestine Cup

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv met in the final, played on 28 May 1938, with Hapoel winning 2–1 to claim its second consecutive cup.[3]

28 May 1938
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Poliakov  10'
Nudelman  50'
 25' (pen.) Neufeld
Maccabiah Stadium
Referee: Jastrzembski

National Team

1938 World Cup Qualification

The EIFA entered a team to the 1938 World Cup, and was placed in Group 6 of the qualification rounds, along with Greece and Hungary. First, the national team faced Greece in a two-legged tie, with the winner advancing to meet Hungary for a sport in the finals.

Greece qualified for the second round.

After the match against Greece, the national team played a match against a Piraeus XI, and won the match 2–0, with goals scored by Gaul Machlis and Natan Panz.[4]

Notable Events

References

  1. Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. p. 76.
  2. Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. pp. 80–81.
  3. Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. pp. 83–85.
  4. 1 2 Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. p. 89.
  5. Khalidi, Issam (2014). "Sports and Aspirations: Football in Palestine, 1900-1948" (PDF). Jerusalem Quarterly (58): 74–88. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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