1954–55 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season

The 1954–55 Maccabi Tel Aviv season was the club's 49th season since its establishment, in 1906, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.

Maccabi Tel Aviv
1954–55 season
ManagerJerry Beit haLevi
StadiumBasa Stadium, Tel Aviv
Liga Alefnot completed
State Cupnot completed
Top goalscorerLeague: Yehoshua Glazer (25)
All: Yehoshua Glazer (30)

During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup. In addition, the club played in the privately organized Shapira Cup, a four-club league competition and took tours to Italy and England (the later while being billed as Maccabi Israel).

Review and events

  • On August 1954, Maccabi Tel Aviv departed for a tour of Italy, intending to play Lazio, Torino, Roma and Napoli. However, the matches against Torino and Roma were cancelled,[1] and the team returned home after playing just two matches in Italy, drawing 0–0 with Lazio and losing 1–7 to Napoli, and one more match, en route home, a 1–1 draw against RC Paris, which was Ernst Happel's first match for RC Paris.[2]
  • A Maccabi XI, composed of the best players affiliated with Maccabi clubs, most of them from Maccabi Tel Aviv, took a tour of England between 21 October and 7 November 1954. Maccabi lost all four matches during the tour, including a 0–10 defeat to Wolves and was criticized heavily for arranging the tour and the pick of its opponents.[3]
  • During December 1954 and January 1955, as no league matches were played due to a dispute between Hapoel, Maccabi and Beitar factions in the IFA, Hapoel Tel Aviv organized a league competition for the top Tel Aviv teams, Hapoel, Maccabi, Beitar and Maccabi Jaffa. The competition was played as a double round-robin tournament, with the top placed team winning the cup, named after former Hapoel Tel Aviv treasurer, Yosef Shapira. Maccabi Tel Aviv won four matches and lost two, finishing second.[4]
  • In early May 1955, Brazilian team Associação Atlética Portuguesa visited Israeli, playing three matches, the first of which against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Brazilians beat Maccabi 3–0,[5] and a joint Maccabi-Hapoel team 4–0.[6]

Match results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga Alef

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.[7]

League table (as of 2 July 1955)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 20 14 3 3 68 20 3.400 31
2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 20 13 4 3 38 15 2.533 30
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 20 9 8 3 37 17 2.176 26
4 Beitar Tel Aviv 20 9 5 6 48 36 1.333 23
5 Maccabi Petah Tikva 20 8 6 6 27 24 1.125 22
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 1955. Source: Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)

Matches

5 February 1955 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–1 Maccabi Netanya Tel Aviv
Studinski 15', 88'
Levi 31'
Halivner 46'
Glazer 50'
Israeli 67'
Report (p. 8) 44' Caspi Stadium: Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Cohen
12 February 1955 2 Beitar Jerusalem 1–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv Jerusalem
Yehezkel 15' Report (p. 8) 27' (pen.) Schneor
36', 71' Glazer
86' (o.g.) Mizrahi
Stadium: YMCA Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Levichter
19 February 1955 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Beitar Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Rabinovich 12'
Israeli 18'
Studinski 85'
Report (p. 8) 46' Huli Stadium: Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Klein
26 February 1955 4 Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
Ben-Tzvi 73' (pen.) Report 30', 70' Israeli
90' Glazer
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Cohen
5 March 1955 5 Hapoel Petah Tikva 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
Stelmach 3'
Kofman 42'
Report (p. 8) 12' Glazer Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Levichter
12 March 1955 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Hapoel Hadera Tel Aviv
Barzilai 70' (o.g.) Report (p. 8) Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Asa
19 March 1955 7 Maccabi Tel Aviv 12–0 Hapoel Balfouria Tel Aviv
Schneor 4', 19', 53', 71', 76', 80'
Glazer 12', 23'
Studinski 18'
Israeli 38', 39', 65'
Stadium: Basa Stadium
2 April 1955 8 Hapoel Haifa 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Haifa
Shamir 10' 26' Turika
70' Studinski
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium
Referee: Dudkevich
9 April 1955 9 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Rehovot Tel Aviv
Glazer 25'
Studinski 42'
Report (p. 8) 46' Steuermann Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Levinger
13 April 1955 10 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Yehudayoff 11'
Rosenbaum 78'
Report (p. 4) 26' Glazer Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sher
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 Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv Kfar Saba
Report (p. 8) Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Klein
30 April 1955 13 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Hapoel Ramat Gan Tel Aviv
Glazer 9', 24', 29', 38'
Israeli 33'
Dobrin 67'
Report (p. 8) Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Levichter
14 May 1955 14 Maccabi Netanya 2–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Netanya
M. Cohen 10'
I. Caspi 75'
Report (p. 8) 3', 62' Glazer Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Levinger
21 May 1955 15 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Beitar Jerusalem Tel Aviv
Glazer 16', 81'
Studinski 58', 69'
Levi 73'
Stiemer 87' (o.g.)
Report (p. 8) Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Werner
4 June 1955 16 Beitar Tel Aviv 3–0 (w/o)
(abandoned)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Report (p. 8) 5' Glazer
36' (pen.) Turika
Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sher
11 June 1955 17 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 Maccabi Haifa Tel Aviv
Glazer 77' Report 51' Tenenmaum
62' (pen.) Ben-Tzvi
Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fried
18 June 1955 18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Israeli 33'
Glazer 43'
Report (p. 8) 17' Stelmach Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Frizner
26 June 1955 19 Hapoel Hadera 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hadera
Salomon 55' Report (p. 8) 25', 90' Studinski Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rosenbaum
3 July 1955 20 Hapoel Balfouria 2–9 Maccabi Tel Aviv Afula
Levin 26'
Kochavi 54'
Report (p. 8) 14', 19', 50', 61', 70' (pen.), 75' Glazer
35' Israeli
40', 58' Studinski
Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zahavi

Results by match

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ResultWWWWLWWWWLDDWDWWLWWW
Position52223222222222222211
Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 1955. Source: 2 Dear Points
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

State Cup

26 March 1955 Round 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Hakoah Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Schneor 6', 85'
Matania 11' (pen.)
Rabinovich 31', 82'
Israeli 33'
Stadium: Basa Stadium
28 May 1955 Round 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–0 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Glazer 9', 51'
Turika 53' (pen.)
Israeli 66', 73', 83'
Stadium: Basa Stadium

Shapira Cup

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (W) 6 5 0 1 12 7 1.714 10
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 4 0 2 16 8 2.000 8
3 Beitar Tel Aviv 6 2 0 4 7 8 0.875 4
4 Maccabi Jaffa 6 1 0 5 5 17 0.294 2
Source: Hadshot HaSport, p. 1
(W) Winners

Results

4 December 1954 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1 Maccabi Jaffa Tel Aviv
Levinson 26' (o.g.)
Studinski 29', 85'
Glazer 54'
Israeli 83'
65' B. Cohen Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ben Rubi
11 December 1954 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Beitar Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Schneor 2'
Glazer 87'
67' Gleit Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Werner
18 December 1954 3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Rosenbaum 15'
Fuchs 46'
90' Reznik Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ben-Rubi
25 December 1954 4 Maccabi Jaffa 1–5 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Miranda 29' 15', 87', 89' Studinski
20' Nahmias
62' Glazer
Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
8 January 1955 5 Beitar Tel Aviv 2–1
abandoned
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Huli 40'
Bar-Zion 58'
38' Reznik Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dudkevich
15 January 1955 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Reznik 10'
Schweitzer 15' (o.g.)
81' Rosenbaum Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Cohen

References

  1. Today: Napoli–Maccabi T.A. Al HaMishmar, 12 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Today: Two Minutes Before the Whistle The Equalizing Goal Was Score in the Maccabi Racing Match Al HaMishmar, 21 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. The Great Disgrace of the Israeli Football Al HaMishmar, 31 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. Hadshot HaSport, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  5. Atletico – Maccabi 3:0 Hadshot HaSport, 5 May 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  6. Atletico Had Beaten Hapoel and Maccabi Tel Aviv Team – 4:0 Hadshot HaSport, 11 May 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  7. 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
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