1933–34 in Mandatory Palestine football

Football in Mandatory Palestine
Season 1933–34
1932–33 Mandatory Palestine 1934–35

The 1933–34 season was the 7th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association and the 2nd under the Arab Palestine Sports Federation.

IFA Competitions

1933–34 Palestine League

Due to orders of the High Commissioner for Palestine, the second edition of the Palestine League was played without participation of British teams, including the reigning champions, British Police. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title after completing a perfect season of 14 victories in 14 matches.

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Hapoel Tel Aviv 1414004263628
2Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem1372426141216
3Maccabi Tel Aviv135352321213
4Hapoel Haifa114432318512
5Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva115241416-212
6Maccabi Nes Tziona13427924-1510
7Maccabi Rehovot122281130-196
8Hapoel Jerusalem1303101035-253

1934 Palestine Cup

Main article: 1934 Palestine Cup

10 clubs entered the competition, which ended, as the previous competition, with a Tel Aviv derby. This time Hapoel defeated Maccabi 3–2 and won the cup.

Final

2 June 1934
Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Harlap  12'
Berger  (pen.)
Zimon
 2' Neufeld
Beit haLevi
Maccabi Avshalem Petah Tikva ground
Referee: Adler

National Team

1934 World Cup Qualification

The EIFA entered a team to the 1934 World Cup, and was placed in Group 12 of the qualification rounds, with Egypt and Turkey. Following Turkey's withdrawal, the national team faced Egypt in a two-legged tie. Prior to the first match the national team played three practice matches, the first against a Royal Air Force Palestine XI, which was won 7–2, the second against a British military team from Gaza, which was won 3–1, and the second against a Royal Air Force Middle East XI, which was won 8–1.[1]


Egypt qualified for the final round.

Line-ups

Coaches: IsraelAustria Egon Pollak, IsraelPoland Shimon Ratner

16/03/1934:
GK: Willy Berger (Hap. Tel Aviv)
DF: Avraham Reznik (Mac. Tel Aviv), Pinhas Fiedler (Mac. Hasmonean)
MF: Zalman Friedman (Hap. Tel Aviv), Gedalyahu Fuchs (Hap. Haifa), Yohanan Sukenik (Hap. Tel Aviv)
FW: Amnon Harlap (Hap. Tel Aviv), Ferenc Kraus (Hap. Tel Aviv), Paul Kastenbaum (Hap. Tel Aviv), Haim Reich, Avraham Nudelman (Hap. Tel Aviv)

06/04/1934:
GK: Willy Berger (Hap. Tel Aviv)
DF: David Weinberg (Mac. Tel Aviv), Pinhas Fiedler (Mac. Hasmonean)
MF: Zalman Friedman (Hap. Tel Aviv), Gedalyahu Fuchs (Hap. Haifa), Yohanan Sukenik (Hap. Tel Aviv)
FW: Amnon Harlap (Hap. Tel Aviv), Ya'akov Levi-Meir (Hap. Tel Aviv), Ya'akov Zelivanski (Mac. Tel Aviv), Haim Reich, Avraham Nudelman (Hap. Tel Aviv)

References

  1. Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. p. 62.
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