The 1954–55 Beitar Tel Aviv season was the club's 22nd season since its establishment, in 1934, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Haim Reich |
| Stadium | Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | not completed |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nisim Elmaliah (25) All: Nisim Elmaliah (31) |
During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup. In addition, the club played in the privately organized Shapira Cup, a four-club league competition.
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]
- During December 1954 and January 1955, as no league matches were played due to a dispute between Hapoel, Maccabi and Beitar factions in the IFA, Hapoel Tel Aviv organized a league competition for the top Tel Aviv teams, Hapoel, Maccabi, Beitar and Maccabi Jaffa. The competition was played as a double round-robin tournament, with the top placed team winning the cup, named after former Hapoel Tel Aviv treasurer, Yosef Shapira. The club won two matches and lost four, finishing third.[3]
- The club played one international friendly match during the season, against AC Omonia, on 31 May 1955, winning 4–2.[4]
Match results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss
Liga Alef edit
League matches began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the season, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, delaying the end of the league season to the next season.[5]
League table (as of 2 July 1955) edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 2.533 | 30 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 2.176 | 26 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 36 | 1.333 | 23 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 1.125 | 22 |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 1.241 | 21 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 1955. Source: Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)
Matches edit
| 5 February 1955 1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Givataim |
| Report (p. 8) |  20' Elmaliah 23' Gleit 47' Huli |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Werner |
| 12 February 1955 2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 48' (pen.) Elmaliah 57' |
Report (p. 8) | 21' Statzki |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Markovich |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Rabinovich 12' Israeli 18' Studinski 85' |
Report (p. 8) | 46' Huli |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Klein |
| 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 Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Report | 37' Daniel 62' Held |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Frisner |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Chirik 4', 49' Stelmach 84' Kofman 87' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fried |
| 19 March 1955 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Hadera |
| Gali 44' Salomon 75' |
Report (p. 8) | 29' Huli 45' (o.g.) Weinberg 64', 84' Elmaliah 77' Bar-Zion |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Klein |
| 2 April 1955 8 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 6–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 8', 21', 24' Elmaliah 55', 57', 90' |
89' Gordon |
Stadium: Basa Stadium |
| 9 April 1955 9 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 4–2 | Hapoel Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Emaliah 20' Huli 59', 70' Gleit 62' |
Report (p. 8) | 68' Kramer 87' (pen.) Martin |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 13 April 1955 10 | Maccabi Rehovot | 2–7 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Rehovot |
| Shrager 25' Kofman 82' |
Report (p. 4) | 23' (pen.), 55' (pen.), 74', 89' Huli 52', 62' (pen.) Elmaliah 70' Bar-Zion |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fried |
| 16 April 1955 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Yehudayoff 50' |
Report (p. 8) | 53' Huli |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 23 April 1955 12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Spiegel 8' Rabinson 24' Turkenitz 63' (pen.) Carmeli 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 12' Bar-Zion 17' HaMeiri |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Parnas |
| 30 April 1955 13 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Tel Aviv |
| Y. Gambash 58' |
Report (p. 8) | 86' Tobiash |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sher |
| 14 May 1955 14 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv |
| Elmaliah 24' |
Report (p. 8) | 12' Radler |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Sher |
| 21 May 1955 15 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| Meller 12', 26' I. Caspi 22' |
Report (p. 8) | 80' Elmaliah |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Scheindling |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 3–0 (w/o) (abandoned) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Report (p. 8) | 5' Glazer 36' (pen.) Turika |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Sher |
| 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 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Hardy 23' |
Report | 52' Kasuto |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Elmaliah 14' Huli 52' |
Report (p. 8) | 53' Stelmach |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner |
| 2 July 1955 20 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 4–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Tel Aviv |
| Elmaliah 70' (pen.), 76', 85', 90' |
Report (p. 8) | 65' Salomon |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Scheindling |
Results by match edit
State Cup edit
| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Rehovot |
| Litvak 39' |
18' Huli 20' Elmaliah |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 28 May 1955 Round 4 | Hapoel Jaffa | 1–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Kindel 26' |
7' Elmaliah 35' Huli |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: M. Klein |
Shapira Cup edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (W) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 10 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 8 |
| 3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 4 |
| 4 | Maccabi Jaffa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0.294 | 2 |
Results edit
| 4 December 1954 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Michaelov 18' Yehudayoff 75' |
26' Elmaliah |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Frisner |
| 11 December 1954 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Schneor 2' Glazer 87' |
67' Gleit |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Werner |
| 18 December 1954 3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 9', 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Zahavi |
| 25 December 1954 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 55' |
7' Rosenbaum 72' (pen.) Balut |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 8 January 1955 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–1 abandoned | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 40' Bar-Zion 58' |
38' Reznik |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 15 January 1955 6 | Maccabi Jaffa | 1–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| M. Levi 1' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Levichter |
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)
- ^ Hadshot HaSport, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Beitar Tel Aviv – Omonia 4:2 Hadshot HaSport, 1 June 1955, p. 1 & 4 (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)