Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Israel |
Dates | 21 – 30 September |
Teams | 7 |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 83 (4.88 per match) |
Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 28 September.
The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 7 countries participated. The tournament was won by the defending champions, Israel.[1]
As part of the closing ceremony, the host and winner, Israel, played an exhibition match against a selected team from the other competing nations. The match, that was played over two halves of 20 minutes, ended goalless.[2]
Format
The seven teams were divided into two group, each team playing the others once. The top two qualified for the medals group, while the rest played for the 5th-7th places.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
21 September 1953 | |||
Israel ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Maccabi Ground, Rehovot |
Switzerland ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
22 September 1953 | |||
Israel ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Municipal Stadium, Haifa |
Great Britain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
23 September 1953 | |||
Israel ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
Great Britain ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
21 September 1953 | |||
South Africa ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
22 September 1953 | |||
France ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem |
23 September 1953 | |||
South Africa ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
Final round
5th-7th places group
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
27 September 1953 | |||
Switzerland ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Maccabi Ground, Rehovot |
28 September 1953 | |||
Switzerland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem |
29 September 1953 | |||
United States ![]() | w/o | ![]() |
Medals group
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
25 September 1953 | |||
Israel ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
South Africa ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
27 September 1953 | |||
Israel ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
Great Britain ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
28 September 1953 | |||
Israel ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
South Africa ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Hapoel Ground, Jaffa |
References
- ↑ Israel – South Africa 4:0 in Football Herut, 28 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- ↑ 60 Thousand Spectators at the Fourth Maccabiah Closing Ceremony Davar, 30 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
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