Football at the 1965 Maccabiah Games

Football at the 1965 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 30 August.

Football at the 1965 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details
Host countryIsrael
Dates24 – 30 August
Teams9
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Israel
Runners-up Great Britain
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored63 (4.2 per match)

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 9 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel. [1]

As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and Torino F.C., which resulted with a 2–1 victory to Israel.[2]

Format

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The nine teams were divided into three groups, each team playing the others once. The top team from each group qualified to the medals group, while the second-placed team qualified to the 4th-6th place group. The bottom team in each group was eliminated.

Results

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First round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Great Britain 2 1 1 0 5 2 3
  Peru 2 1 0 1 5 6 2
  France 2 0 1 1 3 5 1


24 August 1965
France   1–1   Great Britain Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
25 August 1965
Great Britain   4–1   Peru Hadera Ground, Hadera
26 August 1965
Peru   4–2   France Maccabi Ground, Hadera

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Israel 2 2 0 0 11 2 4
  Denmark 2 1 0 1 3 4 2
  United States 2 0 0 2 4 12 0
24 August 1965
Israel   9–2   United States Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv
25 August 1965
Israel   2–0   Denmark Sala Stadium, Ashkelon
26 August 1965
Denmark   3–2   United States Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Mexico 2 1 1 0 5 2 3
  Argentina 2 1 1 0 2 1 3
  Sweden 2 0 0 2 1 5 0
24 August 1965
Argentina   1–0   Sweden Sala Stadium, Ashkelon
25 August 1965
Mexico   1–1   Argentina Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
26 August 1965
Mexico   4–1   Sweden Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv

Final round

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4th-6th places group

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Argentina 2 2 0 0 6 2 4
  Peru 2 1 0 1 5 5 2
  Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 6 0
27 August 1965
Argentina   3–2   Peru Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv
29 August 1965
Peru   3–2   Denmark Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
30 August 1965
Argentina   3–0   Denmark Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv

Medals group

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Israel 2 2 0 0 10 0 4
  Great Britain 2 1 0 1 3 5 2
  Mexico 2 0 0 2 0 8 0
27 August 1965
Israel   5–0   Mexico Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv
29 August 1965
Great Britain   w/o1   Mexico Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
30 August 1965
Israel   5–0   Great Britain Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv

1. The match between the UK and Mexico was abandoned at the 71st minute, after Mexico conceded a penalty, and their goalkeeper was sent off as he protested the decision. The result at the time of abandonment was 1–1. The Games Committee set the result to 3–0 to the UK.[3]

Final ranking

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R Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts.
Medals group
1   Israel 4 4 0 0 21 2 +19 8
2   Great Britain 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 5
3   Mexico 4 1 1 2 5 10 -5 3
4th–6th place group
4   Argentina 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7
5   Peru 4 2 0 2 10 11 -1 4
6   Denmark 4 1 0 3 5 10 -5 2
Eliminated at group stage
7   France 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1
8   Sweden 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
9   United States 2 0 0 2 4 12 -8 0

References

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  1. ^ Israel's Footballers Won the Gold Medal in the Tournament[permanent dead link] Davar, 31 August 1965, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ "Torino" Surrendered to Our Ambitious Youth[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 6 September 1965, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ The Mexicans Refused to a Penalty Kick and Their Match With England (1:1) Was Abandoned[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 30 August 1965, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)