1955–56 Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C. season

Hapoel Ramat Gan
1955–56 season
Manager Haim Reich
Stadium HaMakhtesh Stadium
Liga Alef (1955)
Liga Leumit (1956)
10th
9th
State Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer Kirschenberg (12)

The 1955–56 Hapoel Ramat Gan season was the club's 30th season since its establishment in 1927, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.

At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 10th. The new league season, with the top division being renamed Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club finishing 9th.[1]

During the season, the club also competed in the State Cup, which was also carried over the summer break. The club eliminated Maccabi Petah Tikva in the quarter finals, winning 1–0 in extra time,[2][3] and losing at the semi-final to Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–2.[4]

In addition, during the break between the completion of the 1954–55 league and the beginning of the 1955–56 league, the club participated in the Netanya 25th anniversary cup, along with Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the competition, which was played as a round-robin tournament, the club finished second.[5]

Match Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

1954–55 Liga Alef

The league began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 6 rounds being played during September and October 1955.[6]

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
8Maccabi Rehovot261141149481.0226
9Hapoel Haifa26961140550.7324
10Hapoel Ramat Gan261031335410.8523
11Beitar Jerusalem26851337590.6321Promotion/relegation play-offs
12Hapoel Kfar Saba26661438460.8318

Matches

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Result L W L L W L D W L L W L L D L W W W D L L W W W L W
Position 14 9 9 11 8 11 11 8 9 11 8 10 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 11 11 10 9 9 9 10

Last updated: 15 October 1955.
Source: 2 Dear Points
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

1955–56 Liga Leumit

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
7Beitar Tel Aviv221001242440.9520
8Maccabi Netanya22921131440.7020
9Hapoel Ramat Gan22901328420.6718
10Maccabi Jaffa22651139480.8117Promotion/relegation play-offs
11Maccabi Rehovot22611525640.3913Relegated to Liga Alef

Matches

Results by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Result L W W L L L L L W W L L W W W L L L L W W L
Position 12 7 5 7 8 9 11 12 10 9 10 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 8

Last updated: 28 July 1956.
Source: IFA
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

State Cup

Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup

In October and November, while the promotion playoffs and the State Cup were being played, two cup competitions were organized by Liga Leumit Clubs, the second edition of the Shapira Cup, and the Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup. Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Ramat Gan and Hapoel Ramat Gan took part in the competition, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Netanya.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3 2 1 0 14 5 2.800 5 Winners
2 Hapoel Ramat Gan 3 1 1 1 8 7 1.143 3
3 Maccabi Netanya 3 1 1 1 5 7 0.714 3
4 Beitar Tel Aviv 3 0 1 2 7 15 0.467 1

References

  1. Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Maccabi T.A. – Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel P.T. – Hapoel R.G. in the Semi-Finals Hadshot HaSport, 28 August 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  3. Many Went to Jaffa – and Missed a Drama in P.T. Izhar Brener, 31 August 1955, Hadshot HaSport, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
  4. Chirik Began – Stelmach Finished Hadshot HaSport, 23 October 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
  5. A Final Table of the Netanya Anniversary Cup Hadshot HaSport, 13 November 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  6. 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
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