The 1943-44 Palestine League was the tenth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Maccabi Tel Aviv.
| Season | 1943–44 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Tel Aviv 5th title |
← 1941–42 1944–45 → | |
Fourteen clubs took part in the league. the league schedule was inconsistent, as no club completed playing the 26 games.
The championship was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1]
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 11 | 6.909 | 37 |
| 2 | Maccabi Rehovot | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 36 | 1.722 | 37 |
| 3 | Maccabi Nes Tziona | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 31 | 2.032 | 31 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 27 | 2.296 | 28 |
| 5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 32 | 2.094 | 27 |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 38 | 1.237 | 27 |
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 55 | 1.109 | 25 |
| 8 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 43 | 1.116 | 22 |
| 9 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | 19 |
| 10 | Hapoel Rehovot | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 0.756 | 19 |
| 11 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 87 | 0.448 | 16 |
| 12 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 0.556 | 15 |
| 13 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 73 | 0.438 | 12 |
| 14 | Hapoel Herzliya | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 100 | 0.160 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com and The Palestine Post, 29 June 1944, p. 2
References
edit- RSSSF
- Previous seasons The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Champion for 1943-1944 Al HaMishmar, 13 October 1944, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)