The 1954–55 Beitar Jerusalem season was the club's 19th season since its establishment, in 1936, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Simon Elfasi Egon Pollak |
| Stadium | YMCA Stadium |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | Round 3 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Simon Elfasi Israel Yehezkel (11) All: Simon Elfasi Israel Yehezkel (11) |
During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup.
Review and events
edit- At the beginning of the season, top Beitar teams, Beitar Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem competed for the Lifa Livyatan Memorial Cup, named after a late Beitar journalist. In the first match, played on 28 August 1954, the teams tied 3–3,[1] and the match was replayed on 12 October 1954, Beitar Tel Aviv winning 5–2.[2]
Match results
editLegend
editWin Draw Loss
Liga Alef
editLeague matches began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, delaying the end of the league season to the next season.[3]
League table (as of 2 July 1955)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 0.886 | 18 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 0.852 | 17 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 0.574 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 0.649 | 14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 92 | 0.250 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 1955. Source: Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)
Matches
edit| 5 February 1955 1 | Hapoel Haifa | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Haifa |
M. Simantiris  88' |
Report (p. 8) | Hasson 27' |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 12 February 1955 2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Jerusalem |
| Yehezkel 15' |
Report (p. 8) | 27' (pen.) Schneor 36', 71' Glazer 86' (o.g.) Mizrahi |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Levichter |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 4–3 | Maccabi Rehovot | Jerusalem |
| Yehezkel 16', 36' Elfasi 42', 78' |
Report (p. 8) | 14', 43' Litvak 28' Steuermann |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner |
| 26 February 1955 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 4–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv |
| Osherov 61', 83' Elmaliah 61', 75' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 5 March 1955 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Jerusalem |
| Elfasi 4' Yehezkel 70' |
Report (p. 8) | 23' Balut 82' Michaelov |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sher |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Jerusalem |
| Elfasi 65' |
Report | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Avraham Dudkevich |
| 19 March 1955 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva |
| Turkenitz 28' (pen.) A. Carmeli 54' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Frizner |
| 1 April 1955 8 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva |
| Zelikovich 21' Segal 85' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Klein |
| 9 April 1955 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Jerusalem |
| Elfasi 13' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 13 April 1955 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Hadera |
| Piterman 21' Halfon 52' |
Report (p. 4) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zilberman |
| 16 April 1955 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Givataim |
| Kurik 19', 79' Kirschenberg 90' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | Yehezkel 65' |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Yonas |
| 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 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Beitar Jerusalem | Netanya |
| M. Cohen 38', 75' H. Meller 62' |
Report (p. 8) | 80' Zion 82' (pen.) Stern |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 14 May 1955 14 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Hapoel Haifa | Jerusalem |
| Elfasi 22', 25' (pen.), 72' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 21 May 1955 15 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv |
| Glazer 16', 81' Studinski 58', 69' Levi 73' Stiemer 87' (o.g.) |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Maccabi Rehovot | 4–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Rehovot |
| Litvak 22', 53' (pen.) Vider 49' Schmilovich 81' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Zahavi |
| 11 June 1955 17 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Jerusalem |
| Hasson 8' Yehezkel 12' Elfasi 38' |
Report (p. 8) | 61' (pen.), 80', 85' Elmaliah |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Metzler |
| 18 June 1955 18 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv |
| Balut 24' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 73' elfasi |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Markovich |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Maccabi Haifa | 5–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Haifa |
| Held 22', 44', 63' Georgiou 54' Fuchs 66' |
Report | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 3 July 1955 20 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Jerusalem |
| Elfasi 85' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 32' Bernard |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Cohen |
Results by match
editState Cup
edit| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv |
| Yehudayoff 4', 13', 69', 84' Rosenbaum 8' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium |
References
edit- ^ Lifa Livyatan Cup and Tel Hai Matches – Without Decision Herut, 29 August 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Lifa Livyatan Cup to Beitar Tel Aviv Herut 13 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)