1959–60 in Israeli football
Season | 1959–60 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
Liga Leumit | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |||
Liga Alef | Shimshon Tel Aviv | |||
Liga Bet | Hapoel HaMechonit Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Lod Maccabi Sha'arayim | |||
State Cup | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
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The 1959–60 season was the 12th season of competitive football in Israel and the 34th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.
Review and Events
- The national team was involved in two qualifying campaigns, for the 1960 Olympics and for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup. The team won its group in the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification and qualified for the main competition, held in October 1960. In the Olympic qualifications, the national team finished second on goal difference, behind the eventual competition winners, Yugoslavia.
Domestic leagues
Promotion and relegation
The following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:
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1. Hapoel Even Yehuda withdrew from the league at the end of the season and was replaced by a club from Liga Gimel.
Domestic cups
The 1958–59 Israel State Cup started during the previous season, but was carried over the summer break and finished with the final on 19 November 1959, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–3.
On 30 January 1960, the next season's competition began, and once again carried over to the next season.
National Teams
Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 5 | Qualification for 1960 Summer Olympics | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | — |
Source: RSSSF
1959–60 matches
Israel
v
Yugoslavia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png)
18 October 1959 Ol. Q | Israel ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Stelmach ![]() | Kostić ![]() | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ![]() |
Israel
v
Poland
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png)
29 November 1959 Friendly | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Tish ![]() | Report | Pohl ![]() | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ![]() |
Iran
v
Israel
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg/23px-State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
5 December 1959 Asian Cup Q | Iran ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Kochi |
Hajari ![]() Barmaki ![]() Dehdari ![]() | Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: ![]() | |||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
India
v
Israel
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
8 December 1959 Asian Cup Q | India ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Kochi |
Devadas ![]() | R. Levi ![]() | Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: ![]() | ||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
Israel
v
Pakistan
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png)
10 December 1959 Asian Cup Q | Israel ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Kochi |
R. Levi ![]() Stelmach ![]() | Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() | |||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
Israel
v
Iran
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg/23px-State_flag_of_Iran_%281933%E2%80%931964%29.svg.png)
12 December 1959 Asian Cup Q | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Kochi |
Menchel ![]() | Hajari ![]() | Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() | ||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
India
v
Israel
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
16 December 1959 Asian Cup Q | India ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Kochi |
Rehmatullah ![]() | Stelmach ![]() R. Levi ![]() | Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: ![]() | ||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
Pakistan
v
Israel
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
17 December 1959 Asian Cup Q | Pakistan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Kochi |
Omar ![]() Ghafoor ![]() | Menchel ![]() Ratzabi ![]() | Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() | ||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
Israel
v
Greece
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png)
6 March 1960 Ol. Q | Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Menchel ![]() Glazer ![]() | Linoxilakis ![]() | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: ![]() |
Greece
v
Israel
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
3 April 1960 Ol. Q | Greece ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Athens |
Serafidhis ![]() | Glazer ![]() | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: ![]() |
Yugoslavia
v
Israel
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
10 April 1960 Ol. Q | Yugoslavia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Athens |
Mujić ![]() | Levi ![]() | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: ![]() |
Israel
v
England U-23
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
22 May 1960 Friendly, unofficial | Israel ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Levi ![]() Glazer ![]() Menchel | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: ![]() |