1950–51 in Israeli football
The 1950–51 season was the 3rd season of competitive football in Israel and the 25th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.
| Season | 1950–51 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||||
| State Cup | incomplete | |||
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During this season not league football was played, as Hapoel and Maccabi factions in the IFA argued over the composition of the top division, and whether to include Maccabi Nes Tziona in Liga Alef. The disagreement was settled towards the end of the season, allowing league operation to renew at the start of the next season.
IFA Competitions
1949–51 Israel State Cup
After almost 2 years of deliberations, a decision was finally given in Maccabi Petah Tikva's appeal over their elimination in the quarter finals, and a rematch against Hapoel Tel Aviv was set. However, after the completion of the quarter-finals, and playing 3 out of the 4 matches of the semi-finals, the competition was abandoned.
Non-IFA competitions
As IFA-organized competitions were suspended, each faction organized its own competition. Hapoel organized a two-tier league honouring the 30th anniversary of the Histadrut. The senior competition, contested by Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Rishon LeZion , Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Haifa, was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, with Hapoel Petah Tikva finishing as runners-up. The second tier was split into North and South regional divisions, won by Hapoel Namal Haifa and Hapoel Rehovot, respectively.
Maccabi organized a cup competition called President Cup, won by Maccabi Tel Aviv,[1] followed by a cup competition called "Yad LaAsara" (lit. memorial to the ten, after 10 Maccabi members who fell during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War). This competition was abandoned as the dispute in the IFA was settled and the league restored.
National Teams
1950–51 matches
28 October 1950 friendly | Israel  | 5–1 |  Turkey | Tel Aviv |
| Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium |
1950 Maccabiah Games
The national team represented Israel in the 1950 Maccabiah Games and played four matches against teams from South Africa, United Kingdom, France and Switzerland. The team won all four matches and the gold medal for the event.[2]
References
- President Haim Weizmann Cup Archived 2015-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Asher Goldberg, 26 January 2014 (in Hebrew)
- Israel the Football Champion Herut, 8 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)