1933–34 Palestine League

The 1933–34 Palestine League was the second season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions, British Police didn't take part in this season following an order by the High Commissioner forbidding British teams to play Jewish teams.

Palestine League
Season1933–34
ChampionsHapoel Tel Aviv
Matches played53
Goals scored179 (3.38 per match)

The season was played between November 1933 and April 1934. Five matches remained to be played,[1] but were never completed. The championship was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, who finished the season unbeaten.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts HTA MHJ HHA MPT MTA MNZ MRV HJE MHA
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (C) 14 14 0 0 45 7 6.429 28 5–1[a] 5–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 4–2
2 Maccabi Hashmonai 13 7 2 4 27 17 1.588 16 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 6–1 3–0
3 Hapoel Haifa 11 5 4 2 25 18 1.389 14 0–2 2–2 4–1 2–2 7–1 2–1 3–1
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 11 5 2 4 13 15 0.867 12 0–5 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 6–0[b]
5 Maccabi Tel Aviv 12 4 3 5 25 20 1.250 11 2–3 3–1 1–1 [c] 1–2 5–0 7–2
6 Maccabi Nes Tziona 13 4 2 7 10 24 0.417 10 0–3 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–0
7 Maccabi Rehovot 13 2 2 9 11 30 0.367 6 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–0
8 Hapoel Jerusalem 13 0 3 10 10 35 0.286 3 0–3 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–2
9 Maccabi Haifa[b] (F) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2–7[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 14 July 1934. Source: IFA, Do'ar HaYom
(C) Champions; (F) Folded
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was played on 25 November 1933 and ended in a 2–0 to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Following appeal by Hashmonai the match was replayed on 14 July 1934.[2]
  2. ^ a b c Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the league after playing two matches due to travel costs.[3]
  3. ^ The match was abandoned with the score of 1–1 and no official decision regarding the match was made by the EIFA.

References

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  1. ^ Sport Archived 2020-01-04 at the Wayback Machine Do'ar HaYom, 22 April 1934, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ "ז'ורנאליסטיקה ספורטאית בעונה המתה" [Sportive Journalism in the Dead Season]. Davar (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. ^ Current Affairs Do'ar HaYom, 1 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)