The 1955–56 Hapoel Hadera season was the club's 23rd season since its establishment, in 1934, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Hapoel Ground,Hadera |
| Liga Alef (1955) Liga Alef (1956) | 13th 7th |
| State Cup State Cup | QF not completed |
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 13th (out of 14), which meant the club relegated to the second division, which was renamed Liga Alef, and played in this division during the remainder of the season, finishing 7th (out of 12), remaining in the second division ahead of the next season.
During the season, the club also completed in the State Cup competition, which started during the previous season. The club was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Maccabi Tel Aviv, the eventual winners of the competition.
Match Results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss
1954–55 Liga Alef edit
The league began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 6 rounds being played during September and October 1955.[1]
Final table edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 55 | 0.73 | 24 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 0.85 | 23 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 59 | 0.63 | 21 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 0.83 | 18 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 0.68 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 129 | 0.25 | 8 |
Matches edit
| 3 September 1955 21 | Maccabi Haifa | 3–2 | Hapoel Hadera | Haifa |
Tenenbaum  18', 76' Georgiou 46' |
Report (p. 8) | 30' Rubin 41' (o.g.) Cohen |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 10 September 1955 22 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Petah Tikva |
| Stelmach 28', 40', 60' |
Report (p. 8) | 12' (pen.) Weinberg |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Scheindling |
| 24 September 1955 23 | Beitar Jerusalem | 4–2 | Hapoel Hadera | Jerusalem |
| Elfasi 35' Zion 63', 76' Hasson 87' |
Report (p. 8) | 9' Piterman 14' Haviv |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 1 October 1955 24 | Hapoel Hadera | 5–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Hadera |
| Weinberg 21' (pen.) Halfon 51' Afgin 63' Piterman 65' Gertner 85' |
Report (p. 8) | 73' Tal |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 8 October 1955 25 | Hapoel Hadera | 0–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Hadera |
| Report (p. 8) | 32' M. Simantiris |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 15 October 1955 26 | Maccabi Rehovot | 4–2 | Hapoel Hadera | Rehovot |
| Jamil 4' Shrager 23' Herschkovitz 35' Litvak 46' |
Report (p. 8) | 6' Gali 80' Haviv |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Markovich |
Results by match edit
1955–56 Liga Alef edit
Final table edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hapoel Nahariya | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 1.11 | 22 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 1.15 | 20 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 38 | 1.11 | 20 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 0.91 | 20 | |
| 9 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 0.78 | 20 | Relegation play-offs |
An 18th round match between Hapoel Nahariya and Beitar Jerusalem wasn't played due to misunderstanding between the teams regarding the time of the match,[2] and was left unplayed at the end of the season.[3]
Matches edit
| 3 December 1955 1 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 2–0 | Hapoel Hadera | Haifa |
| Handler 38' Havinski 40' |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zahavi |
| 10 December 1955 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–2 | Hapoel Hadera | Jerusalem |
| Yatzkan 62' |
10' Gali 53' Rubin |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Handel |
| 17 December 1955 3 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–1 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | Hadera |
| Haviv 59', 63' |
68' Subhi |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Schwartz |
| 24 December 1955 4 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Hadera |
| Barzilai 68' Haviv 83' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 400 Referee: Frizner |
| 31 December 1955 5 | Hapoel Rehovot | 2–0 | Hapoel Hadera | Rehovot |
| 7 January 1956 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 1–0 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | Hadera |
| 14 January 1956 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 0–2 | Hakoah Tel Aviv |
| 21 January 1956 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 4–2 | Hapoel Balfouria | Hadera |
| 4 February 1956 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 8–0 | Hapoel Ra'anana | Hadera |
| 11 February 1956 10 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 1–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Petah Tikva |
| 18 February 1956 11 | Hapoel Hadera | 1–3 | Hapoel Nahariya | Hadera |
| 3 March 1956 12 | Hapoel Hadera | 1–2 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | Hadera |
| Solomon 20' |
31' Handler 87' Erlich |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Referee: Dudkevich |
| 10 March 1956 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 4–4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Hadera |
| Gillerman 20' Weinberg 39' (pen.) Barzilai 51' Halfon 57' |
3' Fruchtman 10', 12' Mizrahi 40' (o.g.) Gertner |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 17 March 1956 14 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | 1–2 | Hapoel Hadera | |
| Najib 25' |
10' Fon 44' Piterman |
Referee: Scheindling |
| 24 March 1956 15 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3–8 | Hapoel Hadera | Jerusalem |
| Federman 5' Zion 37' Elfasi 88' (pen.) |
6', 48', 77' Piterman 20' Agi 30', 75' Salomon 52' ? 65' (o.g.) ? |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wackermann |
| 31 March 1956 16 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–3 | Hapoel Rehovot | Hadera |
| Solomon 2' Fon 90' |
14', 73' M. Sharabi 80' Yefet |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Referee: Wackermann |
| 7 April 1956 17 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 1–0 | Hapoel Hadera |
| 14 April 1956 18 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Hapoel Hadera | Netanya |
| Ashkenazi 48' Heine 70' |
| 22 April 1956 19 | Hapoel Balfouria | 3–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Afula |
| 19 May 1956 20 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 2–0 | Hapoel Hadera |
| 27 May 1956 21 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–1 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda |
| 2 June 1956 22 | Hapoel Nahariya | 2–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Nahariya |
Results by match edit
State Cup edit
| 27 August 1955 QF | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6–0 | Hapoel Hadera | Tel Aviv |
| Studinski 4', 75' Israeli 16' Merimovich 20', 68' Schneor 68' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium |
References edit
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hapoel J-m – Hapoel Hadera 4:0 Davar, 15 April 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Liga Alef Justified Its Existence Herut, 10 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)