1954–55 Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. season

The 1954–55 Hapoel Petah Tikva season was the club's 20th season since its establishment in 1935, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.

Hapoel Petah Tikva
1954–55 season
ManagerMoshe Varon
StadiumHapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
Liga Alefnot completed
State Cupnot completed
Top goalscorerLeague: Nahum Stelmach (14)
All: Nahum Stelmach (18)

During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup. In addition, the team took part in a joint tour to Cyprus with Maccabi Petah Tikva.

Review and events

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  • On 24 September 1954, a team of players from both Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva departed for a tour of Cyprus, without the consent of the IFA. The Hapoel organization sent a telegram forbidding the participation of Hapoel players in any match, and the team played as Maccabi Petah Tikva.[1] The team played against APOEL FC, AC Omonia and Çetinkaya, losing two matches and drawing one. After returning to Israel, Maccabi Petah Tikva was banned for 6 months for its part of the tour, while Hapoel Petah Tikva received a fine of 50 pounds.[2]
  • Petah Tikva XI, a team composed of players from Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva played three matches against visiting foreign teams: Against Beşiktaş on 20 September 1954, losing 0–2,[3] against Udarnik Sofia on 16 October 1954, losing 2–3,[4] and against AC Omonia on 27 May 1955, winning 4–1.[5] Players of the club were also part of a Hapoel XI team which played Beşiktaş on 22 September 1954, winning 3–1[6] and Udarnik Sofia on 10 October 1954, losing 0–3.[7]

Match Results

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Legend

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga Alef

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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.[8]

League table (as of 2 July 1955)

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Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 20 14 3 3 68 20 3.40 31
2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 20 13 4 3 38 15 2.53 30
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 20 9 8 3 37 17 2.18 26
4 Beitar Tel Aviv 20 9 5 6 48 36 1.33 23
5 Maccabi Petah Tikva 20 8 6 6 27 24 1.13 22

Source:[9]

Matches

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5 February 1955 1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva
Report (p. 8)   20' Stelmach Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sher
12 February 1955 2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 Hapoel Kfar Saba Petah Tikva
Segal   68' Report (p. 8)   55' H. Glazer Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Levinger
19 February 1955 3 Hapoel Ramat Gan 0–1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Givataim
Report (p. 8)   88' Kofman Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rosenbaum
26 February 1955 4 Maccabi Netanya 0–3 (w/o)
(abandoned)
Hapoel Petah Tikva Netanya
Hosias   18' Report (p. 8)   3' (pen.) Kofman
  42' Zelikovich
  80' Stelmach
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dudkevich
5 March 1955 5 Hapoel Petah Tikva 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
Stelmach   3'
Kofman   42'
Report (p. 8)   12' Glazer Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Levichter
19 March 1955 7 Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Hapoel Petah Tikva Haifa
E. Fuchs   81' Report   3', 80' Stelmach
  61' Zelikovich
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Werner
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 Hapoel Hadera 0–3 Hapoel Petah Tikva Hadera
Report (p. 8)   46' Mizrahi
  41' Chirik
  80' Zelikovich
Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Frizner
13 April 1955 10 Hapoel Balfouria 1–5 Hapoel Petah Tikva Afula
Tal   74' Report (p. 4)   13' Haldi
  56' Chirik
  60' Kofman
  73', 76' Stelmach
Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 800
Referee: Harap
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 Maccabi Rehovot 1–3 Hapoel Petah Tikva Rehovot
Jamil   35' Report (p. 8)   11' Kofman
  36' Stelmach
  64' (o.g.) Melamed
Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dudkevich
30 April 1955 13 Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
Kofman   82' Report (p. 8) Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Werner
14 May 1955 14 Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva
Kofman   68' Report (p. 8)   1' A. Carmeli Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Frizner
21 May 1955 15 Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Kfar Saba
Report (p. 8)   57' Stelmach Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Parnas
4 June 1955 16 Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–2 Hapoel Ramat Gan Petah Tikva
Report (p. 8)   38' Chronsich
  86' Tsalala
Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Hillman
11 June 1955 17 Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 Maccabi Netanya Petah Tikva
Stelmach   82' Report (p. 8)   22' I. Caspi Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Scheindling
18 June 1955 18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Israeli   33'
Glazer   43'
Report (p. 8)   17' Stelmach Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Frizner
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
3 July 1955 20 Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–1 Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva
Y. Vissoker   15' (pen.) Report   75' Held Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rosenbaum

Results by match

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ResultWDWWWWWWWWWWWDWLDLLD
Position34431111111111111122
Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 1955. Source: 2 Dear Points
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

State Cup

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26 March 1955 Round 3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 5–1 Maccabi Jaffa Petah Tikva
Kofman   33' (pen.), 85', 89'
Stelmach   65', 79'
  64' Harama Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sher
28 May 1955 Round 4 Hapoel Petah Tikva 7–0 Hapoel Nahariya Petah Tikva
Zelikovich   6', 46'
Stelmach   10', 78'
Kofman   45', 80'
Markus   56'
Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ben-Rubi

References

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  1. ^ Petah Tikva XI Plays in Cyprus Without the FA's Consent Herut, 1 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Maccabi P.T. Punished for Six Months Over an "Underground" Tour of Cyprus Hadshot HaSport, 14 November 1954, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Petah Tikva XI Beaten by Besiktas 2:0 Al HaMishmar, 20 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Udarnik Wins 3:2 – After 2:0 to P.T. at the 5th Minute Yechiel Arazi, 17 October 1954, Hadshot HaSport, p.1 (in Hebrew)
  5. ^ P.T.-Omonia 4:1 Hadshot HaSport, 29 May 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
  6. ^ A Victory for Hapoel Footballers over Besiktas – 3:1 Al HaMishmar, 23 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  7. ^ Udarnik – Hapoel 3:0 Nehemia Ben Avraham, 11 October 1954, Hadshot HaSport, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  8. ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
  9. ^ Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)