The 1955–56 Maccabi Rehovot season was the club's 45th season since its establishment in 1912, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Moshe Litvak |
| Stadium | Maccabi Ground, Rehovot |
| Liga Alef (1955) Liga Leumit (1956) | 8th 11th (relegated) |
| Top goalscorer | Moshe Litvak (11) |
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 8th.[1] The new league season, with the top division being re-named Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club finishing 11th and relegating to Liga Alef.[2]
Match Results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss
1954–55 Liga Alef edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 1.32 | 28 |
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 0.90 | 27 |
| 8 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 1.02 | 26 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 55 | 0.73 | 24 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 0.85 | 23 |
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 Rehovot | 2–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Rehovot |
| Herschkovitz 2' Schmilovich 7' |
Report (p. 8) | 70' Merimovich |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 24 September 1955 23 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–5 | Maccabi Rehovot | Tel Aviv |
| Bar-Zion 28' Huli 66' |
Report (p. 8) | 40' Schmilovich 42', 78' Litvak 84', 89' Herschkovitz |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Cohen |
| 1 October 1955 24 | Maccabi Rehovot | 3–2 | Maccabi Haifa | Rehovot |
| Shrager 13', 32' Litvak 75' |
Report (p. 8) | 39' Hardy 78' Fuchs |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Werner |
| 8 October 1955 25 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–0 | Maccabi Rehovot | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 6' Stelmach 12' Zelikovich 60' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Nahman Cohen |
| 15 October 1955 26 | Maccabi Rehovot | 4–2 | Hapoel Hadera | Rehovot |
| Jamil 4' Shrager 23' Herschkovitz 35' Litvak 46' |
Report (p. 8) | 6' Gali 80' Haviv |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Markovich |
1955–56 Liga Leumit edit
Final table edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Maccabi Rehovot | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 64 | 0.39 | 13 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 0.42 | 12 |
Matches edit
| 3 December 1955 1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 6–3 | Maccabi Rehovot | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 1', 25', 54', 58' Elmaliah 38', 60' |
20' Vider 82', 85' Litvak |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 10 December 1955 2 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Rehovot |
| Litvak 66' (pen.) |
41' Chronsich 88' (pen.) Kirschenberg |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Nahman Cohen |
| 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 Haifa | 5–0 | Maccabi Rehovot | Haifa |
| Ben-Tzvi 8' (pen.) Held 42', 75' S. Levi 67' Hardy 86' |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Fried |
| 31 December 1955 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Maccabi Rehovot | Kfar Saba |
| Stadium: Hapoel Ground Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 7 January 1956 6 | Maccabi Rehovot | 3–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Rehovot |
| Litvak 12' Schmilovich 23' Hodorov 70' (o.g.) |
85' (pen.) Hodorov 89' Michaelov |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground |
| 14 January 1956 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 3–0 | Maccabi Rehovot | Haifa |
| Nestenfober 4' Ben-David 24' Ginzburg 83' |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 21 January 1956 8 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Maccabi Rehovot | Petah Tikva |
| Spiegel 62' |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Klein |
| 11 February 1956 9 | Maccabi Rehovot | 0–7 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Rehovot |
| Report | 26', 65', 76' Studinski 47' Merimovich 68' Schneor 70' Israeli 90' Nahmias |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Hoze |
| 18 February 1956 10 | Maccabi Rehovot | 3–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Rehovot |
| Vider 13', 17' Mansur 53' |
B. Cohen |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Schwartz |
| 25 February 1956 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–0 | Maccabi Rehovot | Petah Tikva |
| Zelikovich 44' Nahari 68' Stemlach 89' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground |
| 3 March 1956 12 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Rehovot |
| Litvak 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Halperin |
| 10 March 1956 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3–2 | Maccabi Rehovot | Givatayim |
| Mesika 11' Kirschenberg 33' Migdalovich 54' |
23' (pen.) Litvak 43' Lieber |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Hillman |
| 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 | Maccabi Rehovot | 0–3 | Maccabi Haifa | Rehovot |
| 49' Held 63', 76' Menchel |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 31 March 1956 16 | Maccabi Rehovot | 3–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Rehovot |
| Vider 71', 75' (pen.), 90' |
25' Tobiash 52' (pen.) Bulman |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Referee: Zahavi |
| 7 April 1956 17 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 7–1 | Maccabi Rehovot | Tel Aviv |
| Weiss 1' (pen.) Michaelov 3', 31', 52', 54' R. Rosenbaum 67' Yehudayoff 85' |
34' Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sher |
| 14 April 1956 18 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–0 | Hapoel Haifa | Rehovot |
| Vider 86' |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Referee: Werner |
| 22 April 1956 19 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Rehovot |
| Vider 50' |
23', 55' Spiegel |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Referee: Dudkevich |
| 19 May 1956 20 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5–1 | Maccabi Rehovot | Tel Aviv |
| Glazer 4' Nahmias 31' Dobrin 67' Israeli 70' Kofman 76' (o.g.) |
13' (pen.) Vider |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 27 May 1956 21 | Maccabi Jaffa | 6–1 | Maccabi Rehovot | Tel Aviv |
| B. Cohen 15', 42', 59', 61', 77' Ghougasian 51' |
19' Litvak |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 3,500 |
| 2 June 1956 22 | Maccabi Rehovot | 0–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Rehovot |
| 28' Stelmach 60' (pen.) Kermer 85' Nahari |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Referee: Fried |
References edit
- ^ Hapoel P.T. Took the Championship Title from Maccabi T.A. After 10 Years Hadshot HaSport, 16 October 1955 (in Hebrew)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)