Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games

Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games was the football tournament held as part of the 1950 Maccabiah Games. It was held in several stadiums in Israel and began on 28 September.

Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details
Host countryIsrael
Dates28 September – 6 October
Teams5
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Israel
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Great Britain
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored62 (6.2 per match)

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 5 countries participated, after a team from the Netherlands withdrew.[1] The tournament was won by Israel.[2]

Format

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The five teams played each other once in various venues in Israel, for a total of 4 matches for each team.

Results

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Israel 4 4 0 0 18 5 8
  South Africa 4 2 1 1 18 7 5
  Great Britain 4 2 0 2 7 11 4
   Switzerland 4 1 1 2 11 19 3
  France 4 0 0 4 8 20 0
28 September 1950
Israel   9–1    Switzerland YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem
South Africa   6–1   Great Britain Maccabi Ground. Rehovot
1 October 1950
South Africa   3–3    Switzerland Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
Israel   2–1   Great Britain Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
2 October 1950
South Africa   8–1   France Maccabi Ground, Netanya
4 October 1950
Great Britain   3–2    Switzerland Maccabi Ground, Rehovot
Israel   5–2   France Kiryat Haim Stadium, Haifa
5 October 1950
Great Britain   2–0   France YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem
Israel   2–1   South Africa Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
6 October 1950
Switzerland   5–4   France Maccabi Ground, Netanya

References

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  1. ^ Israel Had Beaten Switzerland 9:1 Herut, 1 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Israel the Football Champion Herut, 8 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)