Football in Mandatory Palestine
Season1933–34
Mandatory Palestine

The 1933–34 season was the seventh season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association and the 2nd under the Arab Palestine Sports Federation.

IFA Competitions

1933–34 Palestine League

Due to orders of the High Commissioner for Palestine, the second edition of the Palestine League was played without participation of British teams, including the reigning champions, British Police. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title after completing a perfect season of 14 victories in 14 matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (C) 14 14 0 0 45 7 6.429 28
2 Maccabi Hashmonai 13 7 2 4 27 17 1.588 16
3 Hapoel Haifa 11 5 4 2 25 18 1.389 14
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 11 5 2 4 13 15 0.867 12
5 Maccabi Tel Aviv 12 4 3 5 25 20 1.250 11
6 Maccabi Nes Tziona 13 4 2 7 10 24 0.417 10
7 Maccabi Rehovot 13 2 2 9 11 30 0.367 6
8 Hapoel Jerusalem 13 0 3 10 10 35 0.286 3
9 Maccabi Haifa[lower-alpha 1] (F) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 July 1934. Source: IFA, Do'ar HaYom
(C) Champions; (F) Folded
Notes:
  1. ↑ Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the league after playing two matches due to travel costs.[1]

1934 Palestine Cup

10 clubs entered the competition, which ended, as the previous competition, with a Tel Aviv derby. This time Hapoel defeated Maccabi 3–2 and won the cup.

Final

Hapoel Tel Aviv3–2Maccabi Tel Aviv
Harlap 12'
Berger (pen.)
Zimon 		2' Neufeld
Beit haLevi
Maccabi Avshalem Petah Tikva ground
Referee: Adler

National team

1934 World Cup Qualification

The EIFA entered a team to the 1934 World Cup, and was placed in Group 12 of the qualification rounds, with Egypt and Turkey. Following Turkey's withdrawal, the national team faced Egypt in a two-legged tie. Prior to the first match the national team played three practice matches, the first against a Royal Air Force Palestine XI, which was won 7–2, the second against a British military team from Gaza, which was won 3–1, and the second against a Royal Air Force Middle East XI, which was won 8–1.[2]

16 March 1934 1934 WCQ Egypt  7–1  Mandatory Palestine Cairo, Egypt
Mokhtar 11', 35', 51'
Taha 21', 79'
Latif 43', 87'		 Report
Report		 Nudelman 61' Stadium: British Army Ground
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stanley Wells (England)
6 April 1934 1934 WCQ Mandatory Palestine  1–4  Egypt Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Sukenik 54' Report
Report		 Latif 2'
Mokhtar 7', 22'
Fawzi 35'		 Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 5,000 / 8,000
Referee: Frederick John Goodsby (England)

Egypt qualified for the final round.

Line-ups

Coaches: IsraelAustria Egon Pollak, IsraelPoland Shimon Ratner

References

  1. ↑ Current Affairs Do'ar HaYom, 1 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. p. 62.
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