The 1963–64 season was the 16th season of competitive football in Israel and the 38th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.
| Season | 1963–64 | |
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| Men's football | ||
| Liga Leumit | Hapoel Ramat Gan | |
| Liga Alef | Maccabi Netanya Beitar Tel Aviv | |
| State Cup | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
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Review and Events
edit- Israel hosted its first international tournament, the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. The national team won the tournament, its first major trophy.
- The U-19 national team participated for the first time in the AFC U-19 Championship, sharing the cup with Burma after 0–0 in the final.
- Prior to the U-19 national team's departure to the AFC Youth Championship, several players were questioned by the Military Police on suspicions of falsifying their I.D. cards, in an attempt of making three of the team's squad, Ze'ev Seltzer, Moshe Leon and Danny Borsok, eligible for the competition, as the three were born before the cut-off date of 1 April 1944.[1] The three were released and departed with the team to Saigon, where they were declared ineligible to the competition and didn't take part in it,[2] while the investigation was handed over the civil police. Upon the team's return from the championship, the three were arrested by the police, along with Shmuel Ben-Dror, head of the Israeli delegation to the championship.[3] In July 1964, Seltzer, Borsok and Ben-Dror, along with another IFA executive, Uri Vilenski, were charged with document falsification and knowingly transferring falsified documents.[4] The trial was concluded in February 1965, and Seltzer, Borsok and Vilenski were found guilty, while Ben-Dror was cleared of all charges.[5]
- At the end of the season, the IFA decided to set the number of team in each division to 16 (except for Liga Gimel, in which the number of club in each division was set by the number of clubs registering for the season). This meant that Liga Leumit was expanded from 15 clubs to 16 and both Liga Alef division were expanded from 14 clubs to 16 clubs.
Domestic leagues
editPromotion and relegation
editThe following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:
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Domestic cups
editThe 1963–64 Israel State Cup, which stated on 21 September 1963, was delayed by a series of appeals on third round results which were settled only by June 1963, forcing the competition to be carried over to the next season.
National Teams
editThe national team competed in the Asian zone of the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification and was drawn to play South Vietnam in the first round. After winning 1–0 in Saigon,[6] Israel suffered a shock 0–2 defeat in Ramat Gan and was eliminated from qualification.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Champions |
| 2 |  India
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 |  South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Third place |
| 4 |  Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Fourth place |
1963–64 matches
edit29 December 1963 Ol. Q. | South Vietnam  | 0–1 | Israel | Saigon |
Young  20' |
Stadium: Republic Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee:  de Silva |
17 March 1964 Ol. Q. | Israel | 0–2 | South Vietnam | Ramat Gan |
| Nguyễn Văn Quang 27' Nguyễn Văn Ngôn 41' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee:  Gürüz |
17 May 1964 Unofficial | Israel | 0–4 | England U-23  | Ramat Gan |
| Report[permanent dead link] (in Hebrew) |
Hinton 3', 46' Tambling 10' Hurst 12' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee:  Monastiriotis |
26 May 1964 Asian Cup | Israel | 1–0 | Hong Kong | Ramat Gan |
| Spiegler 76' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nice |
29 May 1964 Asian Cup | Israel | 2–0 | India | Tel Aviv |
| Spiegler 29' (pen.)Aharoni 76' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Li Pak Tung |
3 June 1964 Asian Cup | Israel | 2–1 | South Korea | Ramat Gan |
| Leon 20'Tish 38' |
Lee Soon-Myung 79' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee:  Nassiri |
First round
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 |
 South Korea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
 Japan
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
 Thailand
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final
edit28 April 1964 U19 Asian Cup | Israel | 0–0 |  Burma | Saigon |
| Stadium: Republic Stadium Attendance: 40,000 | ||||
| Note: Cup shared | ||||
References
edit- ^ Leon, D. Borsok and Seltzer Were Arrested by the Military Police on Suspicions of I.D. Falsification[permanent dead link] Aharon Lahav, Davar, 13 April 1964, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ The "Scandal Players" Were Not Allowed to Play in Saigon[permanent dead link] Dov Atzmon, Davar, 19 April 1964, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Member of the FA Youth Committee Was Arrested Regarding the Falsifications[permanent dead link] Herut, 6 May 1964, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ An Indictment Was Filed in the Footballers' "Age Falsification" Affair[permanent dead link] Herut, 6 July 1964, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Ben-Dror Cleared in the "Football Trial"; Borsok, Seltzer and Vilenski Were Found Guilty[permanent dead link] Yigal Lev, Ma'ariv, 1 February 1965, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ A Pale Match Gave an Unconvincing Victory of Vietnam[permanent dead link] Yehuda Gabai, Ma'ariv, 30 December 1963, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Over Confidence Cost Dearly[permanent dead link] Yesha'ayahu Porat, Ma'ariv, 18 March 1964, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)