Football at the 1957 Maccabiah Games

Football at the 1957 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details
Host country Israel
Dates 16 September – 23 September
Teams 3
Venue(s) 6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Israel
Runners-up  Great Britain
Third place  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 56 (9.33 per match)

Football at the 1957 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 16 September.

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 3 countries participated, United Kingdom, France and Israel. The tournament was won by Israel.

Format

The three teams played each other twice in various venues in Israel, for a total of 4 matches for each team.

Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Israel 43103147
 Great Britain 421123125
 France 40042400
16 September 1957
Great Britain 11–1[1] FranceHapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
17 September 1957
Israel 8–0[2] Great BritainKiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa
18 September 1957
Israel 10–1[3] FranceYMCA Stadium, Jerusalem
20 September 1957
Great Britain 9–0[4] FranceHapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
22 September 1957
Israel 10–0[5] FranceMaccabi Jaffa Ground, Jaffa
23 September 1957
Great Britain 3–3[6] IsraelHapoel Ground, Jaffa

References

  1. Maccabiah News Herut, 17 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  2. Maccabiah News Herut, 18 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  3. Maccabiah News Herut, 19 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  4. England – France 9:0 in Football Herut, 22 September 1957 Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  5. American Volk Won 200m Butterfly Minutes After Swimming 1500m Herut, 23 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  6. Swimming Contests Are Over Herut, 24 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)


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