The 1954–55 Maccabi Petah Tikva season was the club's 44th season since its establishment in 1912, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Eliezer Spiegel |
| Stadium | Maccabi Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | not completed |
| Top goalscorer | League: Shalom Bernard Amnon Carmeli (5) All: Eliezer Spiegel Amnon Carmeli (6) |
During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup. In addition, the team took part, along with Hapoel Petah Tikva, on a tour to Cyprus.
Review and events edit
- 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]
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] As a result of the ban, the entire squad of the club was transferred to Maccabi Ein Ganim,[3] which played several friendly matches until the ban was lifted as part of a general pardon given by the IFA in December and the club reverted to its name.[4] - On 10 January 1955, the IFA ordered to replay a match from the previous season between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Petah Tikva.[5] The Original match, which was played on 26 December 1953 and ended with a 3–2 win for Haifa, was claimed to be fixed, to allow Maccabi Haifa to win.[6] Maccabi Haifa won the rematch 4–1.[7]
- 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,[8] against Udarnik Sofia on 16 October 1954, losing 2–3,[9] and against AC Omonia on 27 May 1955, winning 4–1.[10]
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.[11]
League table (as of 2 July 1955) edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 1.24 | 21 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 1.00 | 21 |
Source:[12]
Matches edit
1953–54 Liga Alef edit
| 15 January 1955 | Maccabi Haifa | 4–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Kfar Saba |
Held  1', 58'Hardy 42', 65' |
Report | 17' Scharf |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aharon Werner |
1954–55 Liga Alef edit
| 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 Hadera | 2–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hadera |
| Halfon 72' Weinberg 90' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Petah Tikva |
| Carmeli 9' Scharf 58' |
25' Tzur |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground |
| 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 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Rehovot |
| Vider 28' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: G. Cohen |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Yehudayoff 67' |
Report (p. 8) | 75' Bernard |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 19 March 1955 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva |
| Turkenitz 28' (pen.) Carmeli 54' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Frizner |
| 2 April 1955 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Kfar Saba |
| 34' Scharf 83' Ben Dror |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Levichter |
| 9 April 1955 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| Turkenitz 67' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Cohen |
| 13 April 1955 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| H. Meller 55', 80' |
Report (p. 4) | 22' Spiegel 40' Nadel |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Metzler |
| 16 April 1955 11 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Dobrin 28' Reznik 82' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 30' (pen.) Spiegel 48' Bernard |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Werner |
| 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 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Haifa |
| Report | 35' Carmeli |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 14 May 1955 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 1' Carmeli |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 21 May 1955 15 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Petah Tikva |
| Ben Dror 37' |
Report (p. 8) | 27' Afgin |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fried |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Hapoel Balfouria | 0–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Afula |
| Report (p. 8) | 14' Levkovich 23' Schneidmesser 40' Bernard |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Cohen |
| 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 |
| 18 June 1955 18 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–2 | Maccabi Rehovot | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) | 2' Litvak 19' Shrager |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Scheindling |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Spiegel 87' |
Report (p. 8) | 20', 35', 71' Michaelov 55' Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 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 edit
State Cup edit
| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–2 | Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Schneidmesser 15' Spiegel 68' Turkenitz 90' (pen.) |
Gitzi 27' Mori 65' |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Ashkenazi |
| 28 May 1955 Round 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–1 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | Petah Tikva |
| Spiegel 6' Scharf 26', 59' Carmeli 54' |
20' Ben-David |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Zahavi |
References edit
- ^ Petah Tikva XI Plays in Cyprus Without the FA's Consent Herut, 1 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi P.T. Punished for Six Months Over an "Underground" Tour of Cyprus Hadshot HaSport, 14 November 1954, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
- ^ P.T. Players Will Appear Under the Name of Ein Ganim Hadshot HaSport, 17 October 1954, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Draw of the League Matches – on 24 December Hadshot HaSport, 19 December 1954, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
- ^ The League Match Maccabi Haifa-P.T. Will Be Replayed This Saturday in Kfar Saba Hadshot HaSport, 12 January 1955 (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Scandal in Haifa[permanent dead link] Herut, 3 January 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi Haifa - Maccabi P.T. 4:1 (2:1)[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 16 January 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Petah Tikva XI Beaten by Besiktas 2:0 Al HaMishmar, 20 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ 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)
- ^ P.T.-Omonia 4:1 Hadshot HaSport, 29 May 1955, p. 8 (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)