1939–40 in Mandatory Palestine football

Season

1939–40

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The 1939–40 season was the 13th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association.

IFA Competitions

1939 Palestine League

Matches of the 1939 Palestine League, which, due to the Arab Revolt, was split into regional leagues, rather than holding a national championship, were carried from the previous season , and were finished in fall 1939. Maccabi Tel Aviv and British Police won the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem divisions of top tier Liga Alef, while Hapoel Hadera, Beitar Tel Aviv and Maccabi Rehovot won their Liga Bet regional divisions.

1940 Palestine League

Shortly after the conclusion of the previous league season, a new league season was held, starting on 3 February 1940. League matches were completed in early July 1940, with Hapoel Tel Aviv winning the championship.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	14	10	3	1	31	12	2.583	23	Champions
2	Beitar Tel Aviv	14	8	3	3	43	8	5.375	19
3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	14	8	2	4	46	14	3.286	18
4	Maccabi Nes Tziona	14	6	4	4	24	28	0.857	16
5	Hapoel Haifa	14	5	2	7	22	34	0.647	12
6	Hakoah Tel Aviv	14	4	4	6	12	25	0.480	12
7	Maccabi Petah Tikva	14	5	0	9	32	42	0.762	10
8	Hapoel Herzliya	14	0	2	12	6	53	0.113	2

Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 1940. Source: IFA

Liga Bet

In Liga Bet, Hapoel Hadera, Degel Zion Tel Aviv and RSG Rehovot won their regional divisions. At the end of the season, Degel Zion, Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Rishon LeZion (who finished as runners-up in the South division) competed for promotions to the top division, with Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Degel Zion winning promotion.

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Notes
1	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	4	3	1	0	8	3	2.67	7	Promoted to Liga Alef
2	Degel Zion Tel Aviv	4	2	0	2	10	5	2.00	4	Promoted to Liga Alef
3	Hapoel Hadera	4	0	1	3	2	12	0.17	1

1940 Palestine Cup

Hapoel Tel Aviv, the defending cup holders were beaten by local rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–4 in the semi-finals. In the final, Maccabi were beaten 1–3 by Beitar Tel Aviv.^[1]

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Beitar Tel Aviv

18 May 1940

Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–3	Beitar Tel Aviv
Beit HaLevi 9'		Kretchman 6' Bogdanov 60' Panz 88'

Maccabiah Stadium
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Chodshoni

Jerusalem League

A five-team league was played in Jerusalem during spring 1940, with each team playing its opponents twice. Maccabi Bar Kochva Jerusalem won the league.^[2]^[3]

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
1	Maccabi Bar Kochva Jerusalem	8	6	2	0	17	5	3.40	14
2	Hapoel Jerusalem	8	4	2	2	15	9	1.66	10
3	Homenetmen	8	3	2	3	14	15	0.93	8
4	RAMC/CMP	8	1	2	5	11	20	0.55	4
5	Club Jerusalem	8	1	2	5	9	17	0.53	4

National Team

The national Eretz Israel team hosted the Lebanese national team for a single match, which was played on 27 April 1940.

27 April 1940 International Friendly	Eretz Israel	5–1	Greater Lebanon	Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
	Meitner 2' Schneiderowitz 11' Machlis 32' Caspi 40', 60'	Report	Kamil 50'	Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Blackwell (England)

Notable Events

On 9 December 1939, Maccabi Nes Tziona had beaten Maccabi Tel Aviv in a match for the Melchett Cup 2–1. In the match, held at the Maccabiah Stadium, The brothers Schneiderowitz scored the two goals for Nes Tziona on the 47th and 64th minute, while Gaul Machlis scored the only goal for Tel Aviv on the 61st minute.^[4]

References

↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. pp. 106–108.
↑ Maccabi Jerusalem Champion of Jerusalem Division League HaBoker, 30 June 1940, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. pp. 101, 105.
↑ Maccabi Nes Tziona Won the Melchett Cup HaBoker, 10 December 1939, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)

1939–40 in Mandatory Palestine football
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Domestic leagues	Palestine League 1939 1940 Liga Bet 1939 1940
Domestic cups	Palestine Cup
Related to national team	Results
Club seasons
Palestine League	Beitar Tel Aviv Hakoah Tel Aviv Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Nes Tziona Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv

Seasons in Israeli football

Mandatory Palestine

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