1938–39 Palestine League

The 1938-39 Palestine League was the sixth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Palestine League
Season1938-39
ChampionsHapoel Tel Aviv
3rd title
Matches played39
Goals scored163 (4.18 per match)
← 1937
1939 →

According to the Israel Football Association, Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title.[1] League matches were played from 5 February 1938 to 4 June 1938, completing the first half of the season before the summer break.[2] However, as the Arab revolt intensified in fall 1938 and with the High commissioner issuing restrictive orders on travel throughout Palestine,[3] the EIFA created a two-tiered league for the Tel Aviv region, with matches played in the league counting towards the national league.[4] The Tel Aviv League was completed on 14 January 1939[5] and in February 1939 a new league season began, with teams playing in regionalized divisions instead a national league.[6]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts HTA MTA POL HHF HKT HHZ MPT MNZ RAF
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 11 9 2 0 27 9 3.000 20 — 0–0 4–1 4–0 3–1
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 11 7 3 1 44 13 3.385 17 2–2 — 6–0 7–3 3–2 2–0 10–1
3 Palestine Police Force 8 5 0 3 21 17 1.235 10 1–2 — 4–3 4–3
4 Hapoel Haifa 8 4 1 3 15 17 0.882 9 0–1 2–1 — 1–1 4–3 2–1
5 Hakoah Tel Aviv 11 3 2 6 19 28 0.679 8 1–3 0–6 — 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0
6 Hapoel Herzliya 8 3 0 5 11 20 0.550 6 2–4 3–1 0–6 0–3 — 1–0 3–0
7 Maccabi Petah Tikva 11 2 2 7 13 20 0.650 6 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 5–3 — 2–2
8 Maccabi Nes Tziona 8 1 2 5 12 23 0.522 4 1–3 1–6 0–3 4–2 —
9 Royal Air Force 8 2 0 6 10 25 0.400 4 2–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 1939. Source: IFA

Tel Aviv League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts HTA MTA MPT HKT
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 5 1 0 17 6 2.833 11 Champions — 3–1 4–0 4–2
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 4 1 1 18 8 2.250 9 2–2 — 3–1 4–2
3 Maccabi Petah Tikva 6 1 1 4 7 14 0.500 3 0–1 0–2 — 5–3
4 Hakoah Tel Aviv 6 0 1 5 9 23 0.391 1 1–3 0–6 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 1939. Source: 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (2006), p. 80

References
  • RSSSF
  • 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
  1. "List of Champions" (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. Champions Beaten by Avshalom The Palestine Post, 21 June 1938
  3. All Travelin Palestine Under Military Control from Nov 1 The Palestine Post, 25 October 1938, Historical Jewish Press
  4. From the football association Davar, 16 October 1938, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  5. Hapoel Win Tel Aviv League The Palestine Post, 17 January 1939
  6. National League Summary Davar, 12 February 1939, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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