The 1954–55 Hapoel Haifa season was the club's 32nd season since its establishment in 1924, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Gedalyahu Fuchs Shlomo Poliakov |
| Stadium | Kiryat Haim Stadium |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | not completed |
| Top goalscorer | League: Shmuel Kramer Mordechai Martin (5) All: Ze'ev Schneid (6) |
During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup.
Review and events edit
- The club played one international friendly match during the season, against Beşiktaş, on 25 September 1954. At the match the club was strengthened with players from Hapoel Kiryat Haim and Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel and was billed as Haifa Region Hapoel XI. Beşiktaş won the match 1–2, Mordechai Martin scoring the lone goal for the hosts.[1]
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.[2]
League table (as of 2 July 1955) edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 0.97 | 18 |
| 9 | Maccabi Rehovot | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 0.95 | 18 |
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 0.89 | 18 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 0.85 | 17 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 0.57 | 15 |
Source:[3]
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 | Maccabi Rehovot | 2–3 | Hapoel Haifa | Rehovot |
| Melamed 12' Vider 38' |
Report (p. 8) | 21' Diamant 35', 52' M. Simantiris |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Zahavi |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Hapoel Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Zilberstein 19' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Fried |
| 26 February 1955 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–0 | Hapoel Haifa | Petah Tikva |
| Bernard 38', 72' Nadel 90' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Frizner |
| 5 March 1955 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 3–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Haifa |
| M. Simantiris 33' Kramer 48' Shamir 85' |
Report (p. 8) | 25' Schmilovich |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Haifa |
| Kramer 1', 59' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zahavi |
| 19 March 1955 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–2 | Hapoel Haifa | Netanya |
| M. Cohen 10', 60' |
Report (p. 8) | 17', 70' Martin |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Cohen |
| 2 April 1955 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 1–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Shamir 10' |
26' Turika 70' Studinski |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Referee: Dudkevich |
| 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 | Hapoel Haifa | 4–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Haifa |
| Schneid 18', 63' Shamir 43' Kramer 72' |
Report | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 16 April 1955 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Petah Tikva |
| Stelmach 34', 67' Chirik 53' |
Report (p. 8) | 63' (pen.) Martin |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 23 April 1955 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 2–2 | Hapoel Hadera | Haifa |
| Shamir 67' Martin 72' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 20' Piterman 48' Weissberg |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Werner |
| 30 April 1955 13 | Hapoel Balfouria | 2–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Afula |
| Tal 47' Yeshu'a 86' |
Report (p. 8) | 74' Schneid |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 |
| 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 | Hapoel Haifa | 1–1 | Maccabi Rehovot | Haifa |
| Gillerman 6' |
Report (p. 8) | 22' Schmilovich |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Referee: Metzler |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Hapoel Haifa | 0–4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Report (p. 8) | 25', 77' Weiss 54', 85' Michaelov |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 11 June 1955 17 | Hapoel Haifa | 3–0 (w/o) (abandoned) | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Haifa |
| Nestenfober 28' Orbach 31' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Werner |
| 19 June 1955 18 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 | Hapoel Haifa | Kfar Saba |
| Tzahobel 33' |
Report (p. 8) | 54' Nestenfober 78' Diamant |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 800 Referee: Hillman |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2–2 | Hapoel Haifa | Givatayim |
| Radler 25' Kirschenberg 58' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 1' Orbach 26' (pen.) Neumann |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Markovich |
| 3 July 1955 20 | Hapoel Haifa | 1–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Haifa |
| Gillerman 47' |
Report (p. 8) | 70' Spiegel |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sher |
Results by match edit
State Cup edit
| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Hapoel Haifa | 4–1 | Hapoel Even Yehuda | Haifa |
| Glassberg 3' Schneid 12', 45', 67' |
43' Baron |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Asa |
| 28 May 1955 Round 4 | Hapoel Haifa | w/o | Maccabi Jerusalem | Haifa |
| Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium |
References edit
- 1954/55 Season Hapoel-Haifa.com (in Hebrew)
- ^ Beşiktaş Won at Haifa – 2:1 Al HaMishmar, 26 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)