| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Simon Elfasi Egon Pollak | 
| Stadium | YMCA Stadium | 
| Liga Alef | not completed | 
| State Cup | Round 3 | 
| Top goalscorer | League: Simon Elfasi Israel Yehezkel (11) All: Simon Elfasi Israel Yehezkel (11) | 
The 1954–55 Beitar Jerusalem season was the club's 19th season since its establishment, in 1936, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup.
Review and events
- At the beginning of the season, top Beitar teams, Beitar Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem competed for the Lifa Livyatan Memorial Cup, named after a late Beitar journalist. In the first match, played on 28 August 1954, the teams tied 3–3,[1] and the match was replayed on 12 October 1954, Beitar Tel Aviv winning 5–2.[2]
Match results
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Liga Alef
League matches began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, delaying the end of the league season to the next season.[3]
League table (as of 2 July 1955)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 0.886 | 18 | 
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 0.852 | 17 | 
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 0.574 | 15 | 
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 0.649 | 14 | 
| 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 92 | 0.250 | 6 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 1955. Source: Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)
Matches
| 5 February 1955 1 | Hapoel Haifa | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Haifa | 
| M. Simantiris  88' | Report (p. 8) | Hasson  27' | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben-Rubi | 
| 12 February 1955 2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | 
| Yehezkel  15' | Report (p. 8) |  27' (pen.) Schneor  36', 71' Glazer  86' (o.g.) Mizrahi | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Levichter | 
| 19 February 1955 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 4–3 | Maccabi Rehovot | Jerusalem | 
| Yehezkel  16', 36' Elfasi  42', 78' | Report (p. 8) |  14', 43' Litvak  28' Steuermann | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner | 
| 26 February 1955 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 4–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv | 
| Osherov  61', 83' Elmaliah  61', 75' | Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ben-Rubi | 
| 5 March 1955 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | 
| Elfasi  4' Yehezkel  70' | Report (p. 8) |  23' Balut  82' Michaelov | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sher | 
| 12 March 1955 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Jerusalem | 
| Elfasi  65' | Report | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Avraham Dudkevich | 
| 19 March 1955 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva | 
| Turkenitz  28' (pen.) A. Carmeli  54' | Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Frizner | 
| 1 April 1955 8 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva | 
| Zelikovich  21' Segal  85' | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Klein | 
| 9 April 1955 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Jerusalem | 
| Elfasi  13' | Report (p. 8) | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rosenbaum | 
| 13 April 1955 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Hadera | 
| Piterman  21' Halfon  52' | Report (p. 4) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zilberman | 
| 16 April 1955 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Givataim | 
| Kurik  19', 79' Kirschenberg  90' (pen.) | Report (p. 8) | Yehezkel  65' | Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Yonas | 
| 23 April 1955 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 6–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Jerusalem | 
| Yehezkel  20', 49', 53', 65', 68' Zion  54' | Report (p. 8) | Kochavi  90' | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Asa | 
| 30 April 1955 13 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Beitar Jerusalem | Netanya | 
| M. Cohen  38', 75' H. Meller  62' | Report (p. 8) |  80' Zion  82' (pen.) Stern | Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Frizner | 
| 14 May 1955 14 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Hapoel Haifa | Jerusalem | 
| Elfasi  22', 25' (pen.), 72' | Report (p. 8) | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rosenbaum | 
| 21 May 1955 15 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv | 
| Glazer  16', 81' Studinski  58', 69' Levi  73' Stiemer  87' (o.g.) | Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner | 
| 4 June 1955 16 | Maccabi Rehovot | 4–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Rehovot | 
| Litvak  22', 53' (pen.) Vider  49' Schmilovich  81' | Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Zahavi | 
| 11 June 1955 17 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | 
| Hasson  8' Yehezkel  12' Elfasi  38' | Report (p. 8) |  61' (pen.), 80', 85' Elmaliah | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Metzler | 
| 18 June 1955 18 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv | 
| Balut  24' (pen.) | Report (p. 8) |  73' elfasi | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Markovich | 
| 26 June 1955 19 | Maccabi Haifa | 5–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Haifa | 
| Held  22', 44', 63' Georgiou  54' Fuchs  66' | Report | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ben-Rubi | 
| 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
State Cup
| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Tel Aviv | 
| Yehudayoff  4', 13', 69', 84' Rosenbaum  8' | Stadium: Basa Stadium | 
References
- ↑ Lifa Livyatan Cup and Tel Hai Matches – Without Decision Herut, 29 August 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ↑ Lifa Livyatan Cup to Beitar Tel Aviv Herut 13 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ↑ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
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