The 1955–56 Maccabi Jaffa season was the club's 7th season since its establishment in 1949.
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv |
| Bet South ('55) Liga Leumit ('56) | 1st 10th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Baruch Cohen (21) All: Baruch Cohen (26) |
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 1st in its division and qualifying to the promotion/relegation play-offs against the 10th and 11th placed clubs in Liga Alef, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba, and the Liga Bet North winners, Hapoel Kiryat Haim.[1] Maccabi Jaffa topped the play-offs table and was promoted, for the first time in its existence, to the top division.[2]
At the end of the season, the club placed 10th (out of 12) in the league, which meant the club had to face promotion/relegation play-offs against the first placed team from Liga Alef, Hakoah Tel Aviv. Maccabi Jaffa won both play-off matches and stayed in Liga Leumit.[3][4]
Match Results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss
1954–55 Liga Bet (south division) edit
The league began on 8 January 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 18 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 4 rounds being played during September and October 1955.[5]
Final table edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 21 | 3.48 | 36 | Promotion\relegation play-offs |
| 2 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 16 | 3.44 | 35 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 31 | 1.94 | 32 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 42 | 1.33 | 26 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Rehovot | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 44 | 1.41 | 24 |
Matches edit
| 3 September 1955 19 | YMCA Jerusalem | 0–7 | Maccabi Jaffa | Jerusalem |
| Report (p. 8) |  20', 47', 56', 60' B. Cohen 5', 25' Ghougasian 85' Gal |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fried |
| 10 September 1955 20 | Maccabi Jerusalem | 4–3 | Maccabi Jaffa | Jerusalem |
| Aminoff 32', 50' Yissachar 35' Mois 70' |
Report (p. 8) | 15', 27' Miranda 38' Ghougasian |
Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Greenberg |
| 24 September 1955 21 | Maccabi Jaffa | 5–4 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Miranda 23' Aroyo 47' B. Cohen 52', 70' Gal 80' |
Report (p. 8) | 46' Ashkenazi 85' S. Levi 89' Asa 90' Sade |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Markovich |
| 1 October 1955 22 | Maccabi Jaffa | 5–1 | Beitar Jaffa | Tel Aviv |
| Miranda 4', 33', 36', 58' Hirsch 38' |
Report (p. 8) | 80' Malachi |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zahavi |
Results by match edit
Promotion/relegation play-offs edit
Table edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 | 5 | Liga Leumit |
| 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 4 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 3 | Liga Alef |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 0 |
Maccabi Jaffa promoted to Liga Leumit
Matches edit
| 22 October 1955 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 4–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | Petah Tikva |
| Aroyo 36' Miranda 78', 84' B. Cohen 79' |
Report (p. 8) | 34' Handler |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Werner |
| 29 October 1955 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Haifa |
| Glazer 58' |
Report (p. 8) | 59' B. Cohen |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sher |
| 5 November 1955 3 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Haifa |
| B. Cohen 34' Miranda 41' Kalev 53' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: N. Cohen |
1955–56 Liga Leumit edit
Final table edit
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 0.42 | 12 |
Matches edit
| 3 December 1955 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 1–2 | Hapoel Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Gal 22' |
3' Schneid 55' Ben David |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 10 December 1955 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Maccabi Jaffa | Petah Tikva |
| Nadel 3' Carmeli 43' |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Harp |
| 17 December 1955 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4–2 | Maccabi Jaffa | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 23', 50', 63' Zelikovich 80' |
86' Ghougasian 89' B. Cohen |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Markovich |
| 24 December 1955 4 | Maccabi Jaffa | 2–4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Aroyo 33' B. Cohen 61' |
4', 40' Huli 26' Arbiv 30' (pen.) Elmaliah |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Werner |
| 31 December 1955 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv |
| Reznik 73' |
90' Aroyo |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sher |
| 7 January 1956 6 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3–2 | Maccabi Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Ghougasian 38', 78' Miranda 61' |
53' Hardy 85' Almani |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fried |
| 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 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–0 | Maccabi Jaffa | Netanya |
| Sudek 44' (pen.) Shrager 61' |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Werner |
| 11 February 1956 9 | Maccabi Jaffa | 2–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Miranda 46' (pen.) Ghougasian 77' |
45' Rosenbaum 56' (pen.) Balut |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: Frizner |
| 18 February 1956 10 | Maccabi Rehovot | 3–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Rehovot |
| Vider 13', 17' Mansur 53' |
B. Cohen |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Schwartz |
| 26 February 1956 11 | Maccabi Jaffa | 4–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Tel Aviv |
| Gal 49' Herschkovitz 53' B. Cohen 83', 88' |
27' H. Glazer |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: M. Cohen |
| 3 March 1956 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 3–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Haifa |
| Martin 25' (pen.) Schneid 68' Nestenfober 82' |
48' Ghougasian |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M. Cohen |
| 10 March 1956 13 | Maccabi Jaffa | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Aroyo 23' |
25' Rabinson |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 17 March 1956 14 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Ghougasian 54', 69' Aroyo 78' |
38' Kofman 59', 63' Stelmach |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 24 March 1956 15 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 4–0 | Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 7' Kurik 20' Bar- Zion 34', 80' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Werner |
| 31 March 1956 16 | Maccabi Jaffa | 0–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| 32' Reznik 54' Merimovich |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground |
| 7 April 1956 17 | Maccabi Haifa | 5–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Haifa |
| Held 10', 22', 87' Menchel 45' Hardy 67' |
34' B. Cohen |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 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 | Maccabi Jaffa | 2–3 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| Aroyo 78' Besserglick 81' (pen.) |
7', 42' Lemel 11' Statski |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: M. Cohen |
| 19 May 1956 20 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv |
| Ghougasian 42' Kalev 50' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Referee: Sher |
| 27 May 1956 21 | Maccabi Jaffa | 6–1 | Maccabi Rehovot | Tel Aviv |
| B. Cohen 15', 42', 59', 61', 77' Ghougasian 51' |
19' Litvak |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 3,500 |
| 2 June 1956 22 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–0 | Maccabi Jaffa | Kfar Saba |
| Stadium: Hapoel Ground Referee: Sher |
Results by match edit
Promotion/relegation play-offs edit
| 9 June 1956 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3–1 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| B. Cohen 32', 53' Kalev 72' |
Davar | 74' Ashkenazi |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 5000 Referee: Frizner |
| 16 June 1956 2 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv |
| Davar | 18' Ghougasian |
Stadium: Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium Attendance: 4000 Referee: Werner |
Maccabi Jaffa won 4–1 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. Hakoah Tel Aviv remained in Liga Alef.
References edit
- ^ Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel K.H. – Liga Bet Champions Hadshot HaSport, 2 October 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Jaffa and Kfar Saba Promoted to Liga Leumit Hadshot HaSport, 6 November 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi Jaffa – Hakoah T.A. 3:1 Davar, 10 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi Jaffa had Beaten Hakoah T.A. 1:0 and stayed among the 10 Leumit Clubs Davar, 17 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)