The 1954–55 Hapoel Petah Tikva season was the club's 20th season since its establishment in 1935, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Moshe Varon |
| Stadium | Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | not completed |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nahum Stelmach (14) All: Nahum Stelmach (18) |
During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup. In addition, the team took part in a joint tour to Cyprus with Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Review and events
edit- On 24 September 1954, a team of players from both Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva departed for a tour of Cyprus, without the consent of the IFA. The Hapoel organization sent a telegram forbidding the participation of Hapoel players in any match, and the team played as Maccabi Petah Tikva.[1] The team played against APOEL FC, AC Omonia and Çetinkaya, losing two matches and drawing one. After returning to Israel, Maccabi Petah Tikva was banned for 6 months for its part of the tour, while Hapoel Petah Tikva received a fine of 50 pounds.[2]
- Petah Tikva XI, a team composed of players from Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva played three matches against visiting foreign teams: Against Beşiktaş on 20 September 1954, losing 0–2,[3] against Udarnik Sofia on 16 October 1954, losing 2–3,[4] and against AC Omonia on 27 May 1955, winning 4–1.[5] Players of the club were also part of a Hapoel XI team which played Beşiktaş on 22 September 1954, winning 3–1[6] and Udarnik Sofia on 10 October 1954, losing 0–3.[7]
Match Results
editLegend
editWin Draw Loss
Liga Alef
editLeague matches began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the season, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, delaying the end of the league season to the next season.[8]
League table (as of 2 July 1955)
edit| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 20 | 3.40 | 31 |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 2.53 | 30 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 2.18 | 26 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 36 | 1.33 | 23 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 1.13 | 22 |
Source:[9]
Matches
edit| 5 February 1955 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) |  20' Stelmach |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sher |
| 12 February 1955 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Petah Tikva |
| Segal 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 55' H. Glazer |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Levinger |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Givataim |
| Report (p. 8) | 88' Kofman |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 26 February 1955 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 0–3 (w/o) (abandoned) | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| Hosias 18' |
Report (p. 8) | 3' (pen.) Kofman 42' Zelikovich 80' Stelmach |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 5 March 1955 5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Stelmach 3' Kofman 42' |
Report (p. 8) | 12' Glazer |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Levichter |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Chirik 4', 49' Stelmach 84' Kofman 87' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fried |
| 19 March 1955 7 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Haifa |
| E. Fuchs 81' |
Report | 3', 80' Stelmach 61' Zelikovich |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Werner |
| 1 April 1955 8 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva |
| Zelikovich 21' Segal 85' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Klein |
| 9 April 1955 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 0–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Hadera |
| Report (p. 8) | 46' Mizrahi 41' Chirik 80' Zelikovich |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Frizner |
| 13 April 1955 10 | Hapoel Balfouria | 1–5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Afula |
| Tal 74' |
Report (p. 4) | 13' Haldi 56' Chirik 60' Kofman 73', 76' Stelmach |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 800 Referee: Harap |
| 16 April 1955 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Petah Tikva |
| Stelmach 34', 67' Chirik 53' |
Report (p. 8) | 63' (pen.) Martin |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 23 April 1955 12 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Rehovot |
| Jamil 35' |
Report (p. 8) | 11' Kofman 36' Stelmach 64' (o.g.) Melamed |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 30 April 1955 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 82' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Werner |
| 14 May 1955 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 1' A. Carmeli |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 21 May 1955 15 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Kfar Saba |
| Report (p. 8) | 57' Stelmach |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Parnas |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) | 38' Chronsich 86' Tsalala |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 11 June 1955 17 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Petah Tikva |
| Stelmach 82' |
Report (p. 8) | 22' I. Caspi |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Scheindling |
| 18 June 1955 18 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Israeli 33' Glazer 43' |
Report (p. 8) | 17' Stelmach |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Elmaliah 14' Huli 52' |
Report (p. 8) | 53' Stelmach |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner |
| 3 July 1955 20 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa | Petah Tikva |
| Y. Vissoker 15' (pen.) |
Report | 75' Held |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
Results by match
editState Cup
edit| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 5–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 33' (pen.), 85', 89' Stelmach 65', 79' |
64' Harama |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sher |
| 28 May 1955 Round 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 7–0 | Hapoel Nahariya | Petah Tikva |
| Zelikovich 6', 46' Stelmach 10', 78' Kofman 45', 80' Markus 56' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 700 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 10 July 1955 Int. Round | Hapoel Petah Tikva | w/o | Hapoel Balfouria | Petah Tikva |
| Stadium: Hapoel Ground |
References
edit- 1955 Season Hapoel Petah Tikva Museum (in Hebrew)
- ^ Petah Tikva XI Plays in Cyprus Without the FA's Consent Herut, 1 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi P.T. Punished for Six Months Over an "Underground" Tour of Cyprus Hadshot HaSport, 14 November 1954, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Petah Tikva XI Beaten by Besiktas 2:0 Al HaMishmar, 20 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Udarnik Wins 3:2 – After 2:0 to P.T. at the 5th Minute Yechiel Arazi, 17 October 1954, Hadshot HaSport, p.1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ P.T.-Omonia 4:1 Hadshot HaSport, 29 May 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- ^ A Victory for Hapoel Footballers over Besiktas – 3:1 Al HaMishmar, 23 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Udarnik – Hapoel 3:0 Nehemia Ben Avraham, 11 October 1954, Hadshot HaSport, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)