1959–60 in Israeli football
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Promotion and relegation[edit]
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[edit]
Israel State Cup[edit]
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[edit]
National team[edit]
1960 Asian Cup qualification – Western Zone[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 |
Olympic qualifications – Europe Group 4[edit]
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This is the overview of the qualification for the football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Qualifications[edit]
The final tournament had 16 spots.
Automatic qualification was granted to Italy as hosts. The others were allocated as follows:
- Europe: 7 places, contested by 22 teams (including Israel).
- Americas: 3 places, contested by 10 teams.
- Africa: 2 places, contested by 9 teams (including Malta).
- Asia: 2 places, contested by 8 teams.
- Middle East: 1 place, contested by 3 teams (including Turkey).
Europe[edit]
Americas[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mexico ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Netherlands Antilles ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–4 |
Colombia ![]() |
3–7 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–7 |
Chile ![]() |
1–11 | ![]() |
1–5 | 0–6 |
Peru ![]() |
9–2 | ![]() |
6–0 | 3–2 |
Mexico ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Diez ![]() Moreno ![]() |
United States ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Looby ![]() |
Meza ![]() |
Mexico win 3–1 on aggregate.
Suriname win 6–3 on aggregate.
Brazil win 7–3 on aggregate.
Argentina win 11–1 on aggregate.
Peru win 9–2 on aggregate.
Round 2[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Argentina, Peru and Brazil qualify.
Argentina ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Oleniak ![]() Boerleider ![]() Rendo ![]() Desiderio ![]() |
Niekoop ![]() Foe A Man ![]() |
Africa[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Group 1[edit]
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Group 2[edit]
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Group 3[edit]
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Round 2[edit]
Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
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4 | +6 | 7 |
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4 | −1 | 3 |
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4 | −5 | 2 |
United Arab Republic and Tunisia qualify.
Asia[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Indonesia ![]() |
w/o1 | ![]() |
– | – |
Afghanistan ![]() |
2–5 2 | ![]() |
2–5 | w/o |
Thailand ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–3 | 1–3 |
Japan ![]() |
1–23 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–0 |
1Australia withdrew.
2Afghanistan withdrew before the second leg.
3Both matches were played in Tokyo due to the lack of a suitable stadium in South Korea.
Afghanistan ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Ayubi ![]() Mosa ![]() |
Banerjee ![]() Goswami ![]() Kempiah ![]() Rehmatullah ![]() Lahiri ![]() |
India ![]() | w/o | ![]() |
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India advance.
Republic of China win 6–2 on aggregate.
Japan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Choi ![]() Moon ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Ninomiya ![]() |
South Korea win 2–1 on aggregate.
Round 2[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Republic of China ![]() |
3–21 | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–02 |
India ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
4–2 | 2–0 |
1 Both matches played in Taipei.
2 The match was abandoned in the 23rd minute with the Republic of China leading 1–0 after Korean players and officials attacked the referee in response to a penalty being given against them; the match was awarded to the Republic of China 2–0.
Republic of China ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Wong ![]() |
Cha ![]() Choi ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Wong ![]() |
Republic of China qualified.
Indonesia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Goswami ![]() Sundararaj ![]() |
India won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified.
Middle East[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 8 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Lebanon withdrew after two matches: the remaining two matches were awarded to their opponent Turkey 2–0.
Turkey qualify.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
1959–60 matches[edit]
18 October 1959 Ol. Q | Israel ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Stelmach ![]() |
Kostić ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 November 1959 Friendly | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Tish ![]() |
Report | Pohl ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ![]() |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
6 March 1960 Ol. Q | Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Menchel ![]() Glazer ![]() |
Linoxilakis ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: ![]() |
3 April 1960 Ol. Q | Greece ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Athens |
Serafidhis ![]() |
Glazer ![]() |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: ![]() |
10 April 1960 Ol. Q | Yugoslavia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Athens |
Mujić ![]() |
Levi ![]() |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 May 1960 Friendly, unofficial | Israel ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Levi ![]() Glazer ![]() Menchel |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: ![]() |
References[edit]
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