The 1955–56 Hapoel Ramat Gan season was the club's 30th season since its establishment in 1927, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Haim Reich |
| Stadium | HaMakhtesh Stadium |
| Liga Alef (1955) Liga Leumit (1956) | 10th 9th |
| State Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Kirschenberg (12) |
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 10th. The new league season, with the top division being renamed Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club finishing 9th.[1]
During the season, the club also competed in the State Cup, which was also carried over the summer break. The club eliminated Maccabi Petah Tikva in the quarter finals, winning 1–0 in extra time,[2][3] and losing at the semi-final to Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–2.[4]
In addition, during the break between the completion of the 1954–55 league and the beginning of the 1955–56 league, the club participated in the Netanya 25th anniversary cup, along with Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the competition, which was played as a round-robin tournament, the club finished second.[5]
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.[6]
Final table edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 1.02 | 26 | |
| 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 |
Matches edit
| 3 September 1955 21 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv |
Weiss  22', 86' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 10 September 1955 22 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 5–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Givatayim |
| R. Cohen 40', 75' Fritzner 47', 66' Pulaver 80' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fried |
| 24 September 1955 23 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 4–3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Givatayim |
| Chronsich 3', 47' R. Cohen 23' Fritzner 74' |
Report (p. 8) | 43' H. Glazer 50' Tobiash 51' Bulman |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 1 October 1955 24 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Jerusalem |
| Report (p. 8) | 57' R. Cohen |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 8 October 1955 25 | Maccabi Netanya | 5–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Netanya |
| I. Caspi 47', 68' M. Cohen 50', 70' Yehezkel 82' |
Report (p. 8) | 52' Fritzner |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Werner |
| 15 October 1955 26 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Givatayim |
| Kirschenberg 38' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 24' Rabinovich 50' Israeli 69' (pen.) Merimovich 73' R. Levi |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Fritzner |
Results by match edit
1955–56 Liga Leumit edit
Final table edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 44 | 0.95 | 20 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 0.70 | 20 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 0.67 | 18 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 48 | 0.81 | 17 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Maccabi Rehovot | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 64 | 0.39 | 13 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
Matches edit
| 3 December 1955 1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Givatayim |
| 32' Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Hamakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sher |
| 10 December 1955 2 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Rehovot |
| Litvak 66' (pen.) |
41' Chronsich 88' (pen.) Kirschenberg |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Nahman Cohen |
| 17 December 1955 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 1–0 | Hapoel Haifa | Givatayim |
| Kirschenberg 76' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hamakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 24 December 1955 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv |
| Nahmias 88' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 31 December 1955 5 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Givatayim |
| 47' (o.g.) Manar 74', 82' Nadel |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Werner |
| 7 January 1956 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| Mizrahi 27' Stelmach 46' Kofman 60' |
Report | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Yunes |
| 14 January 1956 7 | Maccabi Jaffa | 2–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv |
| Herschkovitz 32' B. Cohen 55' |
19' Pulaver |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: Sher |
| 21 January 1956 8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Givatayim |
| 6' (pen.) Elmaliah 23', 60' Bar Zion |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Cohen |
| 11 February 1956 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 4–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Givatayim |
| Chronsich 17', 60' I. Kirschenberg 30' (pen.) Radler 70' |
46' Shrager 72' I. Caspi |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Hillman |
| 18 February 1956 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Kfar Saba |
| H. Glazer 74' (pen.) |
63' (pen.) I. Kirschenberg 65' Kofetz |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 25 February 1956 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–1 | Maccabi Haifa | Givatayim |
| 36' Hardy |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Fritzner |
| 3 March 1956 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv |
| Michaelov 60', 73' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hoze |
| 10 March 1956 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3–2 | Maccabi Rehovot | Givatayim |
| Mesika 11' Kirschenberg 33' Migdalovich 54' |
23' (pen.) Litvak 43' Lieber |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Hillman |
| 17 March 1956 14 | Hapoel Haifa | 2–3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Haifa |
| Martin 26' (pen.) Nestenfober 57' |
15' Mesika 60' Migdalovich 86' Kirschenberg |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Referee: Werner |
| 24 March 1956 15 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Givatayim |
| Kirschenberg 54' |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 31 March 1956 16 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| Nadel 5' Turkenitz 36' Spiegel 55' |
7' Kirschenberg |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Referee: Sher |
| 7 April 1956 17 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2–5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Givatayim |
| Mesika 19' Kirschenberg 60' |
6' Kofman 37', 72' Stelmach 42' Ratzabi 55' Varon |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Werner |
| 14 April 1956 18 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2–5 | Maccabi Jaffa | Givatayim |
| Mesika 50' Kirschenberg 88' |
21', 22', 31' B. Cohen 33' Kalev 60' Aroyo |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Dudkevitch |
| 22 April 1956 19 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv |
| Elmaliah 37' |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Werner |
| 19 May 1956 20 | Maccabi Netanya | 0–3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Netanya |
| 32' Rozin 37' R. Cohen 41' Tsalala |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Schwartz |
| 27 May 1956 21 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Givatayim |
| Tsalala 10' Chronsich 15' Kirschenberg 25' (pen.) |
50' Tzahobel |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Referee: Klein |
| 2 June 1956 22 | Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Haifa |
| S. Levi 32' Menchel 38' Hardy 65' |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Referee: Werner |
Results by match edit
State Cup edit
| 27 August 1955 QF | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) | 119' (o.g.) Buch |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Markovich |
| 22 October 1955 SF | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Tel Aviv |
| Chirik 32' Stelmach 86' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sher |
Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup edit
In October and November, while the promotion playoffs and the State Cup were being played, two cup competitions were organized by Liga Leumit Clubs, the second edition of the Shapira Cup, and the Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup. Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Ramat Gan and Hapoel Ramat Gan took part in the competition, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Netanya.
Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 5 | Winners |
| 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 3 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 3 | |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0.467 | 1 |
Source: Hadshot HaSport, p. 1
| 29 October 1955 1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 5–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Givatayim |
| Chronsich 3', 78' Kirschenberg 11' (pen.), 69', 73' |
Report (p. 8) | 20' Osherov 57' Emaliah |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Metzler |
| 5 November 1955 2 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| I. Caspi 10', 51' Orenstein , 79' |
Report (p. 8) | , 9' Mordechovich |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zahavi |
| 12 November 1955 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| I. Ben-Dror 43' Levkovich 81' |
Report (p. 8) | 52' Radler 67' Chronsich |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
References edit
- ^ Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi T.A. – Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel P.T. – Hapoel R.G. in the Semi-Finals Hadshot HaSport, 28 August 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Many Went to Jaffa – and Missed a Drama in P.T. Izhar Brener, 31 August 1955, Hadshot HaSport, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Chirik Began – Stelmach Finished Hadshot HaSport, 23 October 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- ^ A Final Table of the Netanya Anniversary Cup Hadshot HaSport, 13 November 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)