1948–49 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season

The 1948–49 season was Maccabi Tel Aviv's 43rd season since its establishment, in 1906, and first since the establishment of the State of Israel.

Maccabi Tel Aviv
1948–49 season
ManagerJerry Beit haLevi
StadiumMaccabiah Stadium
State CupQuarter-final

Due to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, civil footballing activities didn't start until spring 1949, with cup matches beginning on 9 April 1949[1] and league matches on 28 May 1949.[2] The club played its first match of the season on 8 January 1949, in a friendly against the Air Force XI.[3]

Israeli League

DateOpponentVenueResult[4]ScorersPosition
4 June 1949Maccabi Petah TikvaH6–2Aharon Sidi (2), Yosef Merimovich (2), Eli Fuchs, Hazkelevich3
11 June 1949Hapoel HaifaA0–16
18 June 1949Maccabi Rishon LeZionA3–0Yehoshua Glazer, Aharon Sidi, Shmuel Israeli6
25 June 1949Hapoel Petah TikvaA2–3Hazkelevich (2)6
9 July 1949Maccabi RehovotH2–2Hazkelevich, Yehoshua Glazer7
16 July 1949Hapoel Ramat GanA3–2Shmuel Israeli, Eli Fuchs5

After 16 July 1949, the IFA announced the beginning of the summer break, and league matches resume in September 1949.[5]

League Table (top half) as of 16 July 1949:

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1Beitar Tel Aviv650126310
2Maccabi Petah Tikva741228169
3Hapoel Tel Aviv44001018
4Hapoel Haifa632110118
5Maccabi Tel Aviv631216107
6Hapoel Petah Tikva731310197

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

State Cup

Date Round Leg Opponents H / A Result[4] Scorers
16 April 1949Round 1Leg 1Maccabi RehovotA1–2Zvi Studinski
23 April 1949Round 1Leg 2Maccabi RehovotH2–0Aharon Sidi (2)
8 May 1949Round 1P/OMaccabi RehovotN8–0Eli Fuchs (3), Hazkelevich (2), Yehoshua Glazer, Yosef Merimovich, Aharon Sidi
16 April 1949Quarter-finalsLeg 1Beitar Tel AvivA1–2Eli Fuchs
16 April 1949Quarter-finalsLeg 2Beitar Tel AvivH0–2
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References

  1. Tomorrow the First Round of the Army Cup Matches Al HaMishamr, 8 April 1949, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Beginning of Liga Alef Matches Al HaMishmar, 27 May 1948, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. Maccabi Tel Aviv Started Playing Lifa Leviathan, Herut, 9 January 1949, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. Maccabi Tel Aviv's score written first
  5. In Sport Herut, 17 July 1949, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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