1940 Palestine League

Palestine League
Season 1940
Champions Hapoel Tel Aviv
4th title
Matches played 56
Goals scored 216 (3.86 per match)
1939

The 1940 Palestine League was the eighth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Eight clubs took part in the league. The league was played between 27 January[1] and 29 June 1940.[2] All clubs completed their schedule of 14 matches.

The championship was won by defending champions Hapoel Tel Aviv.

League table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1Hapoel Tel Aviv14103131122.5823
2Beitar Tel Aviv148334385.3819
3Maccabi Tel Aviv1482446143.2918
4Maccabi Nes Tziona1464424280.8616
5Hapoel Haifa1452722340.6512
6Hakoah Tel Aviv1444612250.4812
7Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva1450932420.7610
8Hapoel Herzliya1402126530.112

Results

Home ╲ Away BTA HKT HHAHHEHTAMNZMPTMTA
Beitar Tel Aviv 00 42 70 30 90 30 00
Hakoah Tel Aviv 00 02 10 03 31 10 11
Hapoel Haifa 24 21 30 03 23 32 05
Hapoel Herzliya 04 01 00 12 22 26 04
Hapoel Tel Aviv 10 52 11 60 00 21 21
Maccabi Nes Tziona 10 11 31 41 11 23 14
Maccabi Petah Tikva 09 71 71 20 13 12 15
Maccabi Tel Aviv 02 30 13 110 12 03 81

Source: 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. The Rain Shut Down Sport Activities Over the Weekend HaBoker, 28 January 1940, viar archive.football.org.il (Hebrew)
  2. End of the Football Season – Hapoel Tel Aviv Wins Assis Cup HaBoker, 30 June 1940, via archive.football.org.il (Hebrew)
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