| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Alois Hess |
| Stadium | Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv |
| Liga Alef (1955) Liga Leumit (1956) | 5th 7th |
| State Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Elmaliah, Huli (32) All: Nisim Elmaliah (34) |
The 1955–56 Beitar Tel Aviv season was the club's 23rd season since its establishment, in 1934, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 5th. 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 7th.[1]
During the season, the club also competed in the State Cup, which was also carried over the summer break. The club was eliminated in the quarter-finals, after losing 0–4 to Hapoel Petah Tikva.[2]
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 Maccabi Petah Tikva, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the competition, which was played as a round-robin tournament, the club finished fourth.[3]
Match Results
Legend
Win Draw Loss
1954–55 Liga Alef
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.[4]
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 2.13 | 33 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 1.26 | 33 |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 1.36 | 29 |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 1.32 | 28 |
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 0.90 | 27 |
Matches
| 3 September 1955 21 | Hapoel Balfouria | 1–8 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Afula |
Bentov  85' |
Report (p. 8) | 27' Huli 34', 39', 51', 57' (pen.), 79' Elmaliah 44', 56' Bar-Zion |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 600 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 10 September 1955 22 | Hapoel Haifa | 1–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Gilerman 3' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Werner |
| 24 September 1955 23 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–5 | Maccabi Rehovot | Tel Aviv |
| Bar-Zion 28' Huli 66' |
Report (p. 8) | 40' Schmilovich 42', 78' Litvak 84', 89' Herschkovitz |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Cohen |
| 1 October 1955 24 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Sheli 23', 90' Michaelov 73' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 8 October 1955 25 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Elmaliah 65', 77' Azani 90' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Fried |
| 15 October 1955 26 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Kfar Saba |
| Ratz 65' |
Report (p. 8) | 1' Elmaliah 2', 12' Gleit |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sher |
Results by match
1955–56 Liga Leumit
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 29 | 1.76 | 25 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 0.82 | 22 |
| 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 |
Matches
| 3 December 1955 1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 6–3 | Maccabi Rehovot | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 1', 25', 54', 58' Elmaliah 38', 60' |
20' Vider 82', 85' Litvak |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 10 December 1955 2 | Hapoel Haifa | 1–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Diamant 45' |
57' Huli 60' Shchinik 70' Gleit |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zahavi |
| 17 December 1955 3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 47' Elmaliah 79', pen.' |
19' Nadel 60', 83' Bernard |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 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 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 12' (pen.) Zelikovich 72' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 7 January 1956 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Studinski 75' Nahmias 78' |
31' Elmaliah 70' Huli 89' Bar-Zion |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 14 January 1956 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–6 | Maccabi Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 90' |
2', 38', 47' Georgiou 27' Hardy 51' Held 84' S. Levi |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: Werner |
| 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 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 3–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Tel Aviv |
| Bar-Zion 20' Huli 33' Strugo 34' |
28' Lutotovski 63' H. Glazer |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Schwartz |
| 18 February 1956 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Weiss 30' Michaelov 63' Rosenbaum 81' |
28' Bar-zion |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 25 February 1956 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| Caspi 60' |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Schwartz |
| 3 March 1956 12 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Rehovot |
| Litvak 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Halperin |
| 10 March 1956 13 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–3 | Hapoel Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Huli 49' Arbiv 81' |
51' Ginzburg 63' (pen.) Martin 72' M. Simantiris |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: Schwartz |
| 17 March 1956 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| 32' Bar-Zion 56', 74' Elmaliah |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 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 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Arbiv 61' |
1' Stelmach 59' Z. Ratzabi |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 7 April 1956 17 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Elmaliah 64' |
15' Israeli 59' Nahmias |
Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 14 April 1956 18 | Maccabi Haifa | 4–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Hardy 7', 52' Held 10', 55' |
39' Gleit 73' Huli |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 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 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Kfar Saba |
| H. Glazer 64' (pen.) Tobiash 69' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 27 May 1956 21 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 0–5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| 19', 88' Rosenbaum 15', 32' Michaelov 59' Yehudayoff |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 2 June 1956 22 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Netanya | Tel Aviv |
| Arbiv 6' Huli 34' |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
Results by match
State Cup
| 27 August 1955 QF | Beitar Tel Aviv | 0–4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Report (p. 8) | 47', 59' Chirik 61' Stelmach 75' Zelikovich |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Frizner |
Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup
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. Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramat Gan took part in the competition, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Netanya.
Table
| 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 Petah Tikva | 8–3 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Spiegel 6', 35', 44' Bernard , 52' Nadel 31', 73' Turkenitz 33' |
Report (p. 8) | ?', 80' Gleit 81' Arbiv |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Schiendling |
| 12 November 1955 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| Lemel 23' Meller 40' |
Report (p. 8) | 22' Emaliah 65' Arbiv |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
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