Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games
Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games was the football tournament held as part of the 1950 Maccabiah Games. It was held in several stadiums in Israel and began on 28 September.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 28 September – 6 October |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Israel |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa |
| Third place |  Great Britain |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 62 (6.2 per match) |
The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 5 countries participated, after a team from the Netherlands withdrew.[1] The tournament was won by Israel.[2]
Format
The five teams played each other once in various venues in Israel, for a total of 4 matches for each team.
Results
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 |
| South Africa |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| Great Britain |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 3 |
 France |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| 28 September 1950 | |||
| Israel | 9–1 | Switzerland | YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem |
| South Africa | 6–1 | Great Britain | Maccabi Ground. Rehovot |
| 1 October 1950 | |||
| South Africa | 3–3 | Switzerland | Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Israel | 2–1 | Great Britain | Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 2 October 1950 | |||
| South Africa | 8–1 | France | Maccabi Ground, Netanya |
| 4 October 1950 | |||
| Great Britain | 3–2 | Switzerland | Maccabi Ground, Rehovot |
| Israel | 5–2 | France | Kiryat Haim Stadium, Haifa |
| 5 October 1950 | |||
| Great Britain | 2–0 | France | YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem |
| Israel | 2–1 | South Africa | Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 6 October 1950 | |||
| Switzerland | 5–4 | France | Maccabi Ground, Netanya |
References
- Israel Had Beaten Switzerland 9:1 Herut, 1 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Israel the Football Champion Herut, 8 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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