Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games

Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games was held in Israel starting on 29 July.

Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details
Host countryIsrael
Dates29 July – 5 August
Teams14
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Israel
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Great Britain
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored83 (3.19 per match)

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 14 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel.[1]

As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and River Plate, which ended goalless.[2]

Format edit

The 14 teams were divided into four groups, two groups of four and two of three. Each team playing the others once. The top team from each group qualified to the semi-finals, while the second-placed team qualified to the 5th-8th place play-off. The other teams in each group were eliminated.

First round edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Israel 3 2 1 0 8 1 5
  Brazil 3 1 1 1 2 5 3
  France 3 1 0 2 4 5 2
  Italy 3 0 2 1 1 4 2
29 July 1969
Israel   1–1   Brazil Maccabi Ground, Hadera
France   3–0   Italy Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
30 July 1969
Brazil   1–0   France Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam
Italy   0–0   Israel Municipal Stadium, Ashdod
1 August 1969
Italy   1–1   Brazil Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana
Israel   4–1   France Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 9 3 4
  West Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 4
  Chile 3 1 1 1 5 5 3
  Sweden 3 0 1 2 4 12 1
29 July 1969
Great Britain   3–0   West Germany Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Sweden   2–2   Chile Municipal Stadium, Tiberias
30 July 1969
West Germany   2–0   Chile Maccabi Ground, Hadera
Great Britain   5–0   Sweden Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
1 August 1969
West Germany   5–2   Sweden Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
Chile   3–1   Great Britain Maccabi Ground, Hadera

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Denmark 2 2 0 0 4 1 4
  Mexico 2 1 0 1 2 3 2
  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
29 July 1969
Mexico   1–0   Netherlands Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana
30 July 1969
Denmark   3–1   Mexico Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
1 August 1969
Denmark   1–0   Netherlands Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Argentina 2 2 0 0 6 0 4
  Peru 2 1 0 1 6 4 2
  United States 2 0 0 2 1 9 0
29 July 1969
Argentina   3–0   Peru Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam
30 July 1969
Argentina   3–0   United States Municipal Stadium, Nazareth
1 August 1969
Peru   6–1   United States Sala Stadium, Ashkelon

Knockout round edit

5th-8th places play-off edit

Semi-finals edit

Brazil  0–0  Mexico
Summary
Penalties
1–3
Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Referee: Emile Prohaski

West Germany  1–0  Peru
Efroni   12' Summary
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yosefson

7th-8th place match edit

Brazil  5–2  Peru
Rosenthal   7'
Roberto   20'
Meirson   21'
Hino   48', 86'
Summary Geller   16'
Rolf   44' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Attendance: 200
Referee: Isaac Cohen

5th-6th place match edit

Mexico  1–0  West Germany
Ballas   70' Summary

Championship play-off edit

Semi-finals edit

Israel  4–1  Denmark
Rubinstein   33', 39'
Asayag   40'
Damti   89'
Summary Abutbul   51' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Safed
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Schwalb

Great Britain  0–1  Argentina
Summary Gold   13'
Hapoel Ground, Nahariya
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Yosipovich

3rd-4th place match edit

Denmark  2–6  Great Britain
Lazar   4'
Gibori   19'
Summary Taylor   13', 17', 67', 70'
Avramson   78', 80'
Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
Attendance: 400
Referee: Aharon Shoshani

Final edit

Israel  1–0  Argentina
Rubinstein   65' Summary
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Jack Taylor

Final ranking edit

R Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1   Israel 5 4 1 0 13 2 +11 9
2   Argentina 4 3 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3   Great Britain 5 3 0 2 15 6 +9 6
4   Denmark 4 2 0 2 7 11 -4 4
5   Mexico 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
6   West Germany 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 6
7   Brazil 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 6
8   Peru 4 1 0 3 8 10 -2 2
Eliminated at group stage
9   Chile 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
10   France 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 2
11   Italy 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 1
12   Sweden 3 0 1 2 4 12 -8 1
13   Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0
14   United States 2 0 0 2 1 9 -8 0

References edit

  1. ^ A Lone Goal Gave Israel a Victory in the Final Over Argentina[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 6 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ A Routine Ceremony at the Closing of the 8th Maccabiah[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 8 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)