1954–55 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season
| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Eliezer Spiegel |
| Stadium | Maccabi Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | not completed |
| Top goalscorer | League: Shalom Bernard Amnon Carmeli (5) All: Eliezer Spiegel Amnon Carmeli (6) |
The 1954–55 Maccabi Petah Tikva season was the club's 44th season since its establishment in 1912, 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. In addition, the team took part, along with Hapoel Petah Tikva, on a tour to Cyprus.
Review and events[edit]
- On 24 September 1954 a team of players from both Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva departed for a tour of Cyprus, without the consent of the IFA. The Hapoel organization sent a telegram forbidding the participation of Hapoel players in any match, and the team played as Maccabi Petah Tikva.[1]
After returning to Israel, Maccabi Petah Tikva was banned for 6 months for its part of the tour, while Hapoel Petah Tikva received a fine of 50 pounds.[2] As a result of the ban, the entire squad of the club was transferred to Maccabi Ein Ganim,[3] which played several friendly matches until the ban was lifted as part of a general pardon given by the IFA in December and the club reverted to its name.[4] - On 10 January 1955, the IFA ordered to replay a match from the previous season between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Petah Tikva.[5] The Original match, which was played on 26 December 1953 and ended with a 3–2 win for Haifa, was claimed to be fixed, to allow Maccabi Haifa to win.[6] Maccabi Haifa won the rematch 4–1.[7]
- Petah Tikva XI, a team composed of players from Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva played three matches against visiting foreign teams: Against Beşiktaş on 20 September 1954, losing 0–2,[8] against Udarnik Sofia on 16 October 1954, losing 2–3,[9] and against AC Omonia on 27 May 1955, winning 4–1.[10]
Match Results[edit]
Legend[edit]
Win Draw Loss
Liga Alef[edit]
League matches began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the season, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, delaying the end of the league season to the next season.[11]
League table (as of 2 July 1955)[edit]
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 2.18 | 26 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 36 | 1.33 | 23 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 1.13 | 22 |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 1.24 | 21 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 1.00 | 21 |
Source:[12]
Matches[edit]
1953–54 Liga Alef[edit]
| 15 January 1955 | Maccabi Haifa | 4–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Kfar Saba |
Held  1', 58'Hardy 42', 65' |
Report | 17' Scharf |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aharon Werner |
1954–55 Liga Alef[edit]
| 5 February 1955 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) | 20' Stelmach |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sher |
| 12 February 1955 2 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hadera |
| Halfon 72' Weinberg 90' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Petah Tikva |
| Carmeli 9' Scharf 58' |
25' Tzur |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground |
| 26 February 1955 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–0 | Hapoel Haifa | Petah Tikva |
| Bernard 38', 72' Nadel 90' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Frizner |
| 5 March 1955 5 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Rehovot |
| Vider 28' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: G. Cohen |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Yehudayoff 67' |
Report (p. 8) | 75' Bernard |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 19 March 1955 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva |
| Turkenitz 28' (pen.) Carmeli 54' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Frizner |
| 2 April 1955 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Kfar Saba |
| 34' Scharf 83' Ben Dror |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Levichter |
| 9 April 1955 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| Turkenitz 67' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Cohen |
| 13 April 1955 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 2–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| H. Meller 55', 80' |
Report (p. 4) | 22' Spiegel 40' Nadel |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Metzler |
| 16 April 1955 11 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Dobrin 28' Reznik 82' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 30' (pen.) Spiegel 48' Bernard |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Werner |
| 23 April 1955 12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Spiegel 8' Rabinson 24' Turkenitz 63' (pen.) Carmeli 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 12' Bar-Zion 17' HaMeiri |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Parnas |
| 30 April 1955 13 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Haifa |
| Report | 35' Carmeli |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 14 May 1955 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 1' Carmeli |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 21 May 1955 15 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Petah Tikva |
| Ben Dror 37' |
Report (p. 8) | 27' Afgin |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fried |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Hapoel Balfouria | 0–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Afula |
| Report (p. 8) | 14' Levkovich 23' Schneidmesser 40' Bernard |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Cohen |
| 11 June 1955 17 | Hapoel Haifa | 3–0 (w/o) (abandoned) | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Haifa |
| Nestenfober 28' Orbach 31' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Werner |
| 18 June 1955 18 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–2 | Maccabi Rehovot | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) | 2' Litvak 19' Shrager |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Scheindling |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Spiegel 87' |
Report (p. 8) | 20', 35', 71' Michaelov 55' Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 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 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–2 | Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Schneidmesser 15' Spiegel 68' Turkenitz 90' (pen.) |
Gitzi 27' Mori 65' |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Ashkenazi |
| 28 May 1955 Round 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–1 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | Petah Tikva |
| Spiegel 6' Scharf 26', 59' Carmeli 54' |
20' Ben-David |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Zahavi |
References[edit]
- ^ Petah Tikva XI Plays in Cyprus Without the FA's Consent Herut, 1 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi P.T. Punished for Six Months Over an "Underground" Tour of Cyprus Hadshot HaSport, 14 November 1954, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
- ^ P.T. Players Will Appear Under the Name of Ein Ganim Hadshot HaSport, 17 October 1954, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Draw of the League Matches – on 24 December Hadshot HaSport, 19 December 1954, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
- ^ The League Match Maccabi Haifa-P.T. Will Be Replayed This Saturday in Kfar Saba Hadshot HaSport, 12 January 1955 (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Scandal in Haifa[permanent dead link] Herut, 3 January 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi Haifa - Maccabi P.T. 4:1 (2:1)[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 16 January 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Petah Tikva XI Beaten by Besiktas 2:0 Al HaMishmar, 20 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Udarnik Wins 3:2 – After 2:0 to P.T. at the 5th Minute Yechiel Arazi, 17 October 1954, Hadshot HaSport, p.1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ P.T.-Omonia 4:1 Hadshot HaSport, 29 May 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)