1943–44 in Mandatory Palestine football

Season

1943–44

← 1942–43

1944–45 →

The 1943–44 season was the 17th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association.

IFA Competitions

1941–42 Palestine League

Main article: 1941–42 Palestine League

League matches, which started during the in 1941 were completed during fall 1942 with championship play-off matches. Maccabi Tel Aviv won all of its play-off matches and won the title^[1]^[2]

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4	4	0	0	13	0	13	6
2	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	4	1	1	2	6	10	-4	3
3	Homenetmen Jerusalem	4	0	1	3	3	12	-9	1

1943–44 Palestine League

Main article: 1943–44 Palestine League

League matches started on 11 September 1943,^[3] but were not finished until the summer break and were carried over to the next season.^[4]

1943 Palestine Cup

Main article: 1943 Palestine Cup

The cup competition, which started on 9 May 1943, during the previous season, were concluded with the semi-final and final matches at the beginning of the season. A team form the Royal Artillery unit stationed at Haifa won the competition by beating Hapoel Jerusalem 7–1 in the final.^[5]

Gunners v Hapoel Jerusalem

16 October 1943

Gunners	7–1	Hapoel Jerusalem
	Summary

Hapoel Petah Tikva ground

1944 Palestine Cup

Main article: 1944 Palestine Cup

The 1944 cup began on 19 February 1944 and was played throughout the spring. However, the final was delayed and postponed by appeals and weather conditions and was finally played on 13 January 1945.^[6]

Notable Events

Beitar Tel Aviv-NSC Cairo Affair

On 28 August 1943 Beitar Tel Aviv hosted NSC Cairo, following several weeks of planning and delays, winning 3–1.^[7] However, two days before the match, the Egyptian Football Association contacted the Eretz Israel Football Association, alerting that the Egyptian club was suspended from playing outside Egypt.^[8] The EIFA alerted both clubs, which went ahead with the match as planned. Following the match, Beitar was suspended by the EIFA, forcibly forfeiting its cup semi-final match, and in a disciplinary hearing which was held in early October 1943, the club was punished by 6 months suspension and 50 pounds.^[9]

References

↑ League and Cup Committee Meeting 1.11.43 Israeli Football Association (Hebrew)
↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv Champion of the National League for the Year 1941–42 HaBoker, 31 October 1943, via archive.football.org.il (Hebrew)
↑ The War League Matches Began HaBoker, 12 September 1943, via archive.football.org.il (Hebrew)
↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. p. 126.
↑ Gunners Team Won The 1943 War Cup HaBoker, 17 October 1943, via archive.football.org.il
↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. pp. 136–138.
↑ A Brilliant Victory to Beitar Over Champions of Egypt – 3:1 HaMashkif, 29 August 1943, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ A Match Held Without License HaBoker, 29 August 1943, via archive.football.org.il (Hebrew)
↑ Beitar in front of the FA Tribunal HaBoker, 10 October 1943, via archive.football.org.il (Hebrew)

1943–44 in Mandatory Palestine football

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Domestic leagues	Palestine League

Domestic cups	Palestine Cup 1943 1944

Club seasons

Palestine League	Beitar Tel Aviv Hakoah Tel Aviv Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Rehovot Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Nes Tziona Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Rehovot Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Tel Aviv

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