The 1933–34 Palestine League was the second season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions, British Police didn't take part in this season following an order by the High Commissioner forbidding British teams to play Jewish teams.
| Season | 1933–34 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Matches played | 53 |
| Goals scored | 179 (3.38 per match) |
← 1931–32 1934–35 → | |
The season was played between November 1933 and April 1934. Five matches remained to be played,[1] but were never completed. The championship was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, who finished the season unbeaten.
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | HTA | MHJ | HHA | MPT | MTA | MNZ | MRV | HJE | MHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (C) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 6.429 | 28 | — | 5–1[a] | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | ||
| 2 | Maccabi Hashmonai | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 1.588 | 16 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 1.389 | 14 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0.867 | 12 | 0–5 | – | – | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0[b] | |
| 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 1.250 | 11 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | –[c] | — | 1–2 | 5–0 | 7–2 | ||
| 6 | Maccabi Nes Tziona | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0.417 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | – | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 7 | Maccabi Rehovot | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 0.367 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 8 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 0.286 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | ||
| 9 | Maccabi Haifa[b] (F) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2–7[b] | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 July 1934. Source: IFA, Do'ar HaYom
(C) Champions; (F) Folded
Notes:
(C) Champions; (F) Folded
Notes:
- ^ The match was played on 25 November 1933 and ended in a 2–0 to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Following appeal by Hashmonai the match was replayed on 14 July 1934.[2]
- ^ a b c Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the league after playing two matches due to travel costs.[3]
- ^ The match was abandoned with the score of 1–1 and no official decision regarding the match was made by the EIFA.
References
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- 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
- On Mistakes and Omissions In the 1933-34 Palestine League Table Eran Rabl (in Hebrew)
- ^ Sport Archived 2020-01-04 at the Wayback Machine Do'ar HaYom, 22 April 1934, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ "ז'ורנאליסטיקה ספורטאית בעונה המתה" [Sportive Journalism in the Dead Season]. Davar (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Current Affairs Do'ar HaYom, 1 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)