The 1944-45 Palestine League was a special edition of the Palestine League, designated as a "test league". For this season, 14 teams took part in the league, divided into two regional leagues. The northern division was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, while the southern district was won by Beitar Tel Aviv.[1]
| Season | 1944–45 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Tel Aviv Beitar Tel Aviv |
← 1943–44 1946–47 → | |
The two regional winners were due to meet at the end of the season in two friendly matches, however these matches weren't played, and currently the IFA recognize both team as league champions for this season.[2]
League tables edit
Northern Division edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 18 | Joint champions |
| 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 13 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Haifa | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 13 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 7 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 6 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Herzliya | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Note : Herzliya were deducted 100000 points, but got them back, their record were expunged and it came back, it retired
Southern Division edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 19 | Joint champions |
| 2 | Maccabi Rehovot | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 13 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 12 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Nes Tziona | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 11 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Rehovot | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 9 | |
| 7 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 40 | −35 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
References edit
- 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006, pp. 132–136
- ^ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. pp. 132–134.
- ^ List of Champions Archived 2013-04-12 at the Wayback Machine football.org.il (in Hebrew)