1955–56 Hapoel Balfouria F.C. season
The 1955–56 Hapoel Balfouria season was the club's 13th season since its establishment, in 1942, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Hapoel Ground, Afula |
| Liga Alef (1955) Liga Alef (1956) | 14th 12th |
| State Cup | not completed |
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 14th (out of 14), which meant the club relegated to the second division, which was renamed Liga Alef, and played in this division during the remainder of the season, finishing 12th (out of 12), relegating to the third division ahead of the next season.
Match Results
Legend
Win Draw Loss
1954–55 Liga Alef
The league began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 6 rounds being played during September and October 1955.[1]
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 55 | 0.73 | 24 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 0.85 | 23 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 59 | 0.63 | 21 | Promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 0.83 | 18 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 0.68 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Alef |
| 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 129 | 0.25 | 8 |
Matches
| 3 September 1955 21 | Hapoel Balfouria | 1–8 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Afula |
Bentov  85' |
Report (p. 8) | 27' Huli 34', 39', 51', 57' (pen.), 79' Emaliah 44', 56' Bar-Zion |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 600 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 10 September 1955 22 | Hapoel Balfouria | 0–6 | Maccabi Haifa | Afula |
| Report (p. 8) | 7' Hardy 19', 82' Fuchs 31' (pen.) Ben-Tzvi 73', 88' Held |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Markovich |
| 24 September 1955 23 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 13–2 | Hapoel Balfouria | Petah Tikva |
| Chirik 3', 23', 42' Kofman 22', 73' Markus 26', 53', 81' Stelmach 28', 77', 85', 89' Zelikovich 58' |
Report (p. 8) | 18' Dubnov 57' Tal |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Zahavi |
| 1 October 1955 24 | Hapoel Hadera | 5–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Hadera |
| Weinberg 21' (pen.) Halfon 51' Afgin 63' Piterman 65' Gertner 85' |
Report (p. 8) | 73' Tal |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 8 October 1955 25 | Hapoel Balfouria | 4–2 | Beitar Jerusalem | Afula |
| Kochavi 34' Tal 38', 88' Bentov 61' (pen.) |
Report (p. 8) | 41' Zion 86' Elfasi |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 800 Referee: Scheindling |
| 15 October 1955 26 | Hapoel Haifa | 3–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Haifa |
| Diamant 35' M. Simantiris 41' Schneid 61' |
Report (p. 8) | 80' (o.g.) Ben-Nun |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zahavi |
Results by match
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 0.91 | 20 | |
| 9 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 0.78 | 20 | Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Beitar Jerusalem | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 0.58 | 17 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 0.41 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 12 | Hapoel Balfouria | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 0.66 | 13 |
An 18th round match between Hapoel Nahariya and Beitar Jerusalem wasn't played due to misunderstanding between the teams regarding the time of the match,[2] and was left unplayed at the end of the season.[3]
Matches
| 3 December 1955 1 | Hapoel Balfouria | 0–4 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | Afula |
| 11' Atwar 33' Z. Ratzabi 46' Gluska 60' S. Ratzabi |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 400 Referee: Hoze |
| 10 December 1955 2 | Hapoel Rehovot | 2–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Rehovot |
| Yefet 28' Garameh 44' |
52' Tsalala |
| 24 December 1955 4 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 3–2 | Hapoel Balfouria | Ramat Gan |
| Saporta 12' Barbalat 14', 32' |
24' Mashiah 67' Tal |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 700 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 31 December 1955 5 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3–0 | Hapoel Balfouria | Haifa |
| 7 January 1956 6 | Hapoel Balfouria | 1–3 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | Afula |
| 14 January 1956 7 | Hapoel Balfouria | 1–2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Afula |
| 21 January 1956 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 4–2 | Hapoel Balfouria | Hadera |
| 4 February 1956 9 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | 1–0 | Hapoel Balfouria | Haifa |
| 11 February 1956 10 | Hapoel Balfouria | 3–0 | Hapoel Ra'anana | Afula |
| 18 February 1956 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Jerusalem |
| Stadium: YMCA Stadium |
| 3 March 1956 12 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 1–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Petah Tikva |
| Atwar 68' |
25' Mashiah |
| 10 March 1956 13 | Hapoel Balfouria | 2–0 | Hapoel Rehovot | Afula |
| Mashiah 15' Kopler 75' |
| 17 March 1956 14 | Hapoel Nahariya | 0–0 | Hapoel Balfouria |
| 24 March 1956 15 | Hapoel Balfouria | 2–1 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | Afula |
| Mashiah 40' Tenenbaum 88' |
18' Azani |
| 31 March 1956 16 | Hapoel Balfouria | 4–0 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | Afula |
| 7 April 1956 17 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Hapoel Balfouria |
| 14 April 1956 18 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 4–0 [note 1] | Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem |
| Yatzkan 14' (pen.) Fruchtman 40', 58' Mizrahi 41' |
Stadium: Katamon Stadium Referee: Ben Yehuda |
| 22 April 1956 19 | Hapoel Balfouria | 3–1 | Hapoel Hadera | Afula |
| 19 May 1956 20 | Hapoel Balfouria | 2–3 | Ahva Notzrit Haifa | Afula |
| 27 May 1956 21 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 3–1 | Hapoel Balfouria |
| 2 June 1956 22 | Hapoel Balfouria | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Balfouria |
| 48' Babayoff |
| 24 July 1956 3 | Hapoel Balfouria | 2–4 | Hapoel Nahariya | Afula |
| Mashiah 39' S. Farkas 59' |
[7] | 18' (o.g.) Y. Farkas 59' Gardosh 69' Berkovic 72' (pen.) Isaac |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 300 Referee: HaMeiri |
Results by match
Notes
References
- 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
- Hapoel J-m – Hapoel Balfouria 4:0 Davar, 15 April 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Liga Alef Justified Its Existence Herut, 10 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Hapoel J-m –Hapoel Balfouria 4:0 Davar, 15 April 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Hapoel Balfouria's Appeal Given Ma'ariv, 17 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- The Trick That Didn't Work… Herut, 29 July 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Replay Match in Liga Alef: Hapoel Nahariya – Hapoel Balfouria 4:2 (1:1) Davar, 29 July 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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