The 1955–56 Maccabi Netanya season was the club's 22nd season since its establishment in 1934, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Sar-Tov Stadium |
| Liga Alef (1955) Liga Leumit (1956) | 4th 8th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Itzhak Caspi (18) All: Itzhak Caspi (20) |
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 4th. The new league season, with the top division being renamed Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club finishing 8th.[1]
In addition, during the break between the completion of the 1954–55 league and the beginning of the 1955–56 league, the club participated in the Netanya 25th anniversary cup, along with Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the competition, which was played as a round-robin tournament, the club finished third.[2]
Match Results
editLegend
editWin Draw Loss
International friendly matches
editDuring the season Maccabi Netanya played two international friendly matches, losing both matches.
| 2 February 1956 | Maccabi Netanya | 0–2 |  FK Sarajevo | Netanya |
| Davar (in Hebrew) |
 13' Pašić 69' Jusufbegović |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 25 June 1956 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–5 |  First Vienna | Netanya |
| Hosias 8' |
22' Manasse 32' Pichler 40' Buzek 79', 85' (pen.) Walzhofer |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 |
The league began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 6 rounds being played during September and October 1955.[3]
Final table
edit| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 28 | 3.00 | 38 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 2.13 | 33 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 1.26 | 33 |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 1.36 | 29 |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 1.32 | 28 |
Matches
edit| 3 September 1955 21 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Maccabi Rehovot | Netanya |
| I. Caspi 25' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 10 September 1955 22 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| Segal 50' I. Caspi 81', 85' |
Report (p. 8) | 35' Rosenbaum 60' Yehudayoff |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 24 September 1955 23 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) | 42' Y. Spiegel |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Scheindling |
| 1 October 1955 24 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Kfar Saba |
| Report (p. 8) | 66' M. Cohen |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 8 October 1955 25 | Maccabi Netanya | 5–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Netanya |
| I. Caspi 47', 68' M. Cohen 50', 70' Yehezkel 82' |
Report (p. 8) | 52' Fritzner |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Werner |
| 15 October 1955 26 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–4 | Maccabi Netanya | Jerusalem |
| Elfasi 86' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 4', 69', 80', 87' (pen.) I. Caspi |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
Results by match
editFinal table
edit| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 0.82 | 22 | |
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 44 | 0.95 | 20 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 0.70 | 20 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 0.67 | 18 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 48 | 0.81 | 17 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
Matches
edit| 3 December 1955 1 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Netanya |
| H. Meller 35' I. Caspi 36' 63' Statzki |
3' Ratz 20' Tenenbaum 26' Tobiash |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 10 December 1955 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| Yehudayoff 54', 60' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fried |
| 17 December 1955 3 | Maccabi Rehovot | 3–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Rehovot |
| Mansur 37', 59' G. Cohen 60' |
84' Lemel |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sher |
| 24 December 1955 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| H. Meller 81' |
68' Kofman 70' Stelmach 75' Markus |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Klein |
| 31 December 1955 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 3–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Haifa |
| Nestenfober 27', 65' Ginzburg 35' |
2', 64' Lemel |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Hechtberg |
| 7 January 1956 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 0–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Referee: Sher |
| 14 January 1956 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| Hosias 73' Statzki 78' |
22' Studinski |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Referee: Hoze |
| 21 January 1956 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–0 | Maccabi Jaffa | Netanya |
| Sudek 44' (pen.) Shrager 61' |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Werner |
| 11 February 1956 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 4–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Givatayim |
| Chronsich 17', 60' I. Kirschenberg 30' (pen.) Radler 70' |
46' Shrager 72' I. Caspi |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Hillman |
| 18 February 1956 10 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Haifa |
| 43', 50' (pen.) I. Caspi |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Referee: Fried |
| 25 February 1956 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| Caspi 60' |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Schwartz |
| 3 March 1956 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Kfar Saba |
| 30' M. Cohen 32' I. Caspi |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Fried |
| 10 March 1956 13 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| I. Caspi 38' |
5' Yehudayoff Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sher |
| 17 March 1956 14 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–1 | Maccabi Rehovot | Netanya |
| I. Caspi 11', 50' |
36' Pepinos |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium |
| 24 March 1956 15 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 6–0 | Maccabi Netanya | Petah Tikva |
| Nahari 6', 19', 78' Stelmach 57' Z. Ratzabi 65' Kofman 81' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Referee: Dudkevich |
| 31 March 1956 16 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Netanya |
| Shrager 5' Lemel 11' Hosias 60' |
2' Ginzburg |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Werner |
| 7 April 1956 17 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Petah Tikva |
| Rabinson 50' Scharf 65', 73' I. Ben-Dror 79' (pen.) |
6' Shrager |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground |
| 14 April 1956 18 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| Schneor 5' Glazer 14' Merimovich 65' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Klein |
| 22 April 1956 19 | Maccabi Jaffa | 2–3 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| Aroyo 78' Besserglick 81' (pen.) |
7', 42' Lemel 11' Statzki |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: M. Cohen |
| 19 May 1956 20 | Maccabi Netanya | 0–3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Netanya |
| 32' Rozin 37' R. Cohen 41' Tsalala |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Schwartz |
| 27 May 1956 21 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–1 | Maccabi Haifa | Netanya |
| Shrager 9' Orenstein 50' Statzki 64' |
88' (o.g.) H. Meller |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sher |
| 2 June 1956 22 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| Arbiv 6' Huli 34' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
Results by match
editNetanya 25th Anniversary Cup
editIn October and November, while the promotion playoffs and the State Cup were being played, two cup competitions were organized by Liga Leumit Clubs, the second edition of the Shapira Cup, and the Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup. Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Ramat Gan took part in the competition, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Netanya.
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 5 | Winners |
| 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 3 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 3 | |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0.467 | 1 |
Source: Hadshot HaSport, p. 1
| 29 October 1955 1 | Maccabi Netanya | 0–4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Givatayim |
| Report (p. 8) | 3', 37' I. Ben Dror 16' Spiegel 77' Nadel |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Metzler |
| 5 November 1955 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| I. Caspi 10', 51' Orenstein , 79' |
Report (p. 8) | , 9' Mordechovich |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zahavi |
| 12 November 1955 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| Lemel 23' Meller 40' |
Report (p. 8) | 22' Emaliah 65' Arbiv |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
References
edit- ^ Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ A Final Table of the Netanya Anniversary Cup Hadshot HaSport, 13 November 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)