1932–33 in Mandatory Palestine football

The 1932–33 season was the sixth season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association and the 1st under the Arab Palestine Sports Federation.

Football in Mandatory Palestine
Season1932–33
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IFA Competitions edit

1932–33 Palestine League edit

Due to a dispute between Hapoel and Maccabi the 1932–33 Palestine League, which started on 29 October 1932, was played with Maccabi teams only.[1] After the dispute was settled in early 1933, the league was abandoned.[2]

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 10 7 1 2 17 9 1.889 15
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 9 6 2 1 23 8 2.875 14
3 Maccabi Hashmonai 8 4 1 3 14 7 2.000 9
4 Maccabi Haifa 7 2 3 2 9 7 1.286 7
5 Maccabi Nes Tziona 9 2 2 5 12 21 0.571 6
6 Maccabi Rehovot 10 3 0 7 8 26 0.308 6
7 Maccabi Hadera 9 1 3 5 9 14 0.643 5
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 1933. Source: Football Association League During the British Mandate 1930-1948, p. 21

1933 Palestine Cup edit

The cup was contested by Jewish clubs only, as Arab and British teams didn't enter the competition. Both Tel Aviv clubs reached the final, Maccabi winning by a single late goal.

Final edit

Hapoel Tel Aviv0–1Maccabi Tel Aviv
  89' Ya'akobi
Maccabi Petah Tikva ground
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Adler

Arab Palestine Sports Federation edit

A national league was organized for Arab clubs, which was won by Arab Sports Club from Jerusalem.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arab Sports Club Jerusalem 12 27 10 +17 19
2 Moslem Sports Club Jaffa 12 25 12 +13 16
3 Salazin Sports Club Haifa 12 16 14 +2 15
4 Young Greek Orthodox Jaffa 12 29 22 +7 14
5 Moslem Sports Club Haifa 12 13 20 −7 10
6 Rawdat Sports club Jerusalem 12 12 20 −8 6
7 White Star Haifa 12 0 0 12 7 27 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "לקראת עונת משחקי הבכורה" [Towards the Senior Matches Season]. Do'ar HaYom (in Hebrew). Jerusalem. 28 October 1932. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "עם סיום העונה" [With the End of the Season]. Do'ar HaYom (in Hebrew). Jerusalem. 14 July 1933. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ The Palestine Sports Union The Palestine Post, 15 May 1933, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)