1933–34 in Mandatory Palestine football

The 1933–34 season was the 7th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association and the 2nd under the Arab Palestine Sports Federation.

Football in Mandatory Palestine
Season1933–34
← 1932–33 1934–35 →

IFA Competitions

1933–34 Palestine League
Main article: 1933–34 Palestine League

Due to orders of the High Commissioner for Palestine, the second edition of the Palestine League was played without participation of British teams, including the reigning champions, British Police. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title after completing a perfect season of 14 victories in 14 matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (C) 14 14 0 0 42 6 7.000 28
2 Maccabi Hashmonai 13 7 2 4 26 14 1.857 16
3 Hapoel Haifa 11 5 4 2 25 18 1.389 14
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 12 5 3 4 14 16 0.875 13
5 Maccabi Tel Aviv 13 4 4 5 26 21 1.238 12
6 Maccabi Nes Tziona 13 4 2 7 10 24 0.417 10
7 Maccabi Rehovot 13 2 2 9 11 30 0.367 6
8 Hapoel Jerusalem 13 0 3 10 10 35 0.286 3
9 Maccabi Haifa[lower-alpha 1] (F) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 1934. Source: IFA, Do'ar HaYom
(C) Champion; (F) Folded.
Notes:
  1. Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the league after playing two matches due to travel costs.[1]

1934 Palestine Cup
Main article: 1934 Palestine Cup

10 clubs entered the competition, which ended, as the previous competition, with a Tel Aviv derby. This time Hapoel defeated Maccabi 3–2 and won the cup.

Final
Hapoel Tel Aviv3–2Maccabi Tel Aviv
Harlap  12'
Berger  (pen.)
Zimon 		 2' Neufeld
Beit haLevi
Maccabi Avshalem Petah Tikva ground
Referee: Adler

National team

1934 World Cup Qualification

The EIFA entered a team to the 1934 World Cup, and was placed in Group 12 of the qualification rounds, with Egypt and Turkey. Following Turkey's withdrawal, the national team faced Egypt in a two-legged tie. Prior to the first match the national team played three practice matches, the first against a Royal Air Force Palestine XI, which was won 7–2, the second against a British military team from Gaza, which was won 3–1, and the second against a Royal Air Force Middle East XI, which was won 8–1.[2]

16 March 1934 1934 WCQ Egypt 7–1 Mandatory Palestine Cairo, Egypt
Mokhtar  11', 35', 51'
Taha  21', 79'
Latif  43', 87'		 Report Nudelman  61' Stadium: British Army Ground
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stanley Wells (England)
6 April 1934 1934 WCQ Mandatory Palestine 1–4 Egypt Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Sukenik  54' Report Latif  2'
Mokhtar  7', 22'
Fawzi  35'		 Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Frederick John Goodsby (England)

Egypt qualified for the final round.

Line-ups

Coaches: Egon Pollak, Shimon Ratner

References
  1. Current Affairs Do'ar HaYom, 1 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. p. 62.
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