1954–55 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season
| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Legend
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Liga Alef
[edit]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)
[edit]
| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]State Cup
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ 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)