The 1954–55 Hapoel Balfouria season was the club's 13th season since its establishment, in 1906, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel. This was the club's second and last season in the top division.
| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Hapoel Ground, Afula |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | Intermediate Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Reuven Tal (5) All: Reuven Tal (6) |
During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup.
Review and events edit
- Before the beginning of the season, the club merged with Hapoel Afula.[1] The club kept the name Hapoel Balfouria, although it was also called Hapoel Balfouria/Afula.[2]
- As the club finished bottom at the end of the previous season, the club was initially placed in Liga Bet, and started the season in this division on 8 January 1955.[3] However, as the IFA reprieved the club from relegation as part of the settlement reached to eliminate the dispute that interrupted IFA activities,[4][5] the club was returned to Liga Alef, and began the season anew in Liga Alef on 5 February 1955.
Match Results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss
Liga Alef edit
League 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.[6]
League table (as of 2 July 1955) edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 0.89 | 18 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 0.85 | 17 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 0.57 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 0.65 | 14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 92 | 0.25 | 6 |
Source:[7]
Matches edit
Liga Bet edit
| 9 January 1955 1 | Hapoel Nahariya | 3–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Nahariya |
| Report (p. 8) | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sher |
| 22 January 1955 1 | Hapoel Balfouria | 1–1 | Hapoel Ra'anana | Afula |
| Stadium: Hapoel Ground |
| 29 January 1955 1 | Hapoel Beit Lid | 2–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Netanya |
Machluf  22' Sasson 88' |
Report (p. 8) | 48' Zussmann |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 700 Referee: Grauber |
Liga Alef edit
| 5 February 1955 1 | Maccabi Rehovot | 6–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Rehovot |
| Litvak 18', 65' Vider 70', 78' Shrager 80', 82' |
Report (p. 8) | 47' Tal |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 600 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 12 February 1955 2 | Hapoel Balfouria | 0–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Afula |
| Report | 21', 62' Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Petah Tikva |
| Carmeli 9' Scharf 58' |
25' Tzur |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground |
| 26 February 1955 4 | Hapoel Balfouria | 4–4 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Afula |
| Gordon 6' (pen.) Levin 14' Kochavi 47' Tal 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 62', 76' Meirman 65' (pen.), 81' Schmilovich |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sher |
| 5 March 1955 5 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 6–0 | Hapoel Balfouria | Givataim |
| Chechik 13', 70' Kurik 41' Menasherov 46', 76' Pulaver 75' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Stern |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Hapoel Balfouria | 2–4 | Maccabi Netanya | Afula |
| Kohavi 59' Kushnir 84' |
17' M. Cohen 29', 68' Orenstein 38' H. Meller |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground |
| 19 March 1955 7 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12–0 | Hapoel Balfouria | Tel Aviv |
| Schneor 4', 19', 53', 71', 76', 80' Glazer 12', 23' Studinski 18' Israeli 38', 39', 65' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium |
| 2 April 1955 8 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 6–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 8', 21', 24' Elmaliah 55', 57', 90' |
89' Gordon |
Stadium: Basa Stadium |
| 7 April 1955 9 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Haifa |
| Eichenboim 17' (o.g.) |
Report | 83' Tal |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Halperin |
| 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 Balfouria | 3–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Afula |
| Tal 15' Kochavi 24' Kushnir 66' |
Report (p. 8) | 57' Salomon |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Markovich |
| 23 April 1955 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 6–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Jerusalem |
| Yehezkel 20', 49', 53', 65', 68' Zion 54' |
Report (p. 8) | Kochavi 90' |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Asa |
| 30 April 1955 13 | Hapoel Balfouria | 2–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Afula |
| Tal 47' Yeshu'a 86' |
Report (p. 8) | 74' Schneid |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 |
| 14 May 1955 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 0–1 | Maccabi Rehovot | Afula |
| 57' Schmilovich |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Scheindling |
| 21 May 1955 15 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 8–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Tel Aviv |
| Rosenbaum 5', 35', 54', 76' Weiss 42', 43', 45' Alaluf 77' |
Report (p. 8) | 46' Dubnov |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stern |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Hapoel Balfouria | 0–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Afula |
| Report (p. 8) | 14' Levkovich 23' Schneidmesser 40' Bernard |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Cohen |
| 11 June 1955 17 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 6–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Kfar Saba |
| Avrutski 1', 70', 78' Tzahobel 11', 35' Edelstein 20' (o.g.) |
Report (p. 8) | 53' Zussmann |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1000 Referee: Zahavi |
| 18 June 1955 18 | Hapoel Balfouria | 1–3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Afula |
| Zahavi 47' |
Report (p. 8) | 17' Radler 35' Chronsich 70' Tsalala |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Sher |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Maccabi Netanya | 6–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Netanya |
| H. Meller 15' Y. Spiegel 52', 84' I. Caspi 61' (pen.) M. Cohen 80', 85' |
Report (p. 8) | 90' Zahavi |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Metzler |
| 3 July 1955 20 | Hapoel Balfouria | 2–9 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Afula |
| Levin 26' Kochavi 54' |
Report (p. 8) | 14', 19', 50', 61', 70' (pen.), 75' Glazer 35' Israeli 40', 58' Studinski |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zahavi |
Results by match edit
State Cup edit
| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Hapoel Balfouria | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Ra'anana | Afula |
| Levi 86' Tal 111' Mashiach 117' |
44' Nahari |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground |
| 10 July 1955 Int. Round | Hapoel Petah Tikva | w/o | Hapoel Balfouria | Petah Tikva |
| Stadium: Hapoel Ground |
References edit
- ^ The FA Activated Ma'ariv 29 August 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Friendly Matches Al HaMishmar, 4 September 1954, p.3, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Liga Bet Matches Started Hadshot HaSport, 9 January 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Football Conflict Is Eliminated - 14 Teams Will Begin Liga Alef Matches Next Saturday Hadshot HaSport, 30 January 1955, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ Peace Returned to the Football Association[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 30 January 1955, Historical Jewish Press (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)