1938–39 Palestine League
The 1938–39 Palestine League was the sixth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Maccabi Tel Aviv.
| Season | 1938–39 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Tel Aviv 3rd title |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Goals scored | 163 (4.18 per match) |
← 1937 1939 → | |
According to the Israel Football Association, Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title.[1] League matches were played from 5 February 1938 to 4 June 1938, completing the first half of the season before the summer break.[2] However, as the Arab revolt intensified in fall 1938 and with the High commissioner issuing restrictive orders on travel throughout Palestine,[3] the EIFA created a two-tiered league for the Tel Aviv region, with matches played in the league counting towards the national league.[4] The Tel Aviv League was completed on 14 January 1939[5] and in February 1939 a new league season began, with teams playing in regionalized divisions instead a national league.[6]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | HTA | MTA | POL | HHF | HKT | HHZ | MPT | MNZ | RAF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 3.000 | 20 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |||||
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 3.385 | 17 | 2–2 | — | 6–0 | 7–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 10–1 | |||
| 3 | Palestine Police Force | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1.235 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 4 | Hapoel Haifa | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | 9 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | ||||
| 5 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 0.679 | 8 | 1–3 | 0–6 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |||
| 6 | Hapoel Herzliya | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 0.550 | 6 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.650 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–3 | — | 2–2 | |||
| 8 | Maccabi Nes Tziona | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0.522 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 4–2 | — | |||||
| 9 | Royal Air Force | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 0.400 | 4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — |
Tel Aviv League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | HTA | MTA | MPT | HKT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2.833 | 11 | Champions | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | ||
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0.500 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 5–3 | ||
| 4 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 0.391 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | — |
References
- RSSSF
- 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
- "List of Champions" (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- Champions Beaten by Avshalom The Palestine Post, 21 June 1938
- All Travelin Palestine Under Military Control from Nov 1 The Palestine Post, 25 October 1938, Historical Jewish Press
- From the football association Davar, 16 October 1938, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Hapoel Win Tel Aviv League The Palestine Post, 17 January 1939
- National League Summary Davar, 12 February 1939, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)