1955–56 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season

The 1955–56 Maccabi Petah Tikva season was the club's 45th season since its establishment in 1912, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.

Maccabi Petah Tikva
1955–56 season
ManagerEliezer Spiegel
StadiumMaccabi Ground, Petah Tikva
Liga Alef (1955)
Liga Leumit (1956)
7th
4th
State CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerEliezer Spiegel (17)

At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 7th. The new league season, with the top division being re-named Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club finishing 4th.[1]

During the season, the club also competed in the State Cup, which was also carried over the summer break. The club was eliminated in the quarter finals, after losing 0–1 in extra time to Hapoel Ramat Gan,[2] with an own goal scored by goalkeeper Haim Buch, as a corner kick bounced off his shoulder into the goal in the 119th minute.[3]

In addition, during the break between the completion of the 1954–55 league and the beginning of the 1955–56 league, the club participated in the Netanya 25th anniversary cup, along with Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the competition, which was played as a round-robin tournament, the club finished first, winning the cup.[4]

Match Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

International friendly matches

During the season Maccabi Petah Tikva played two international friendly matches, losing both matches.

19 February 1956 Maccabi Petah Tikva1–2 Kapfenberger SVPetah Tikva
Nadel  41' Davar
(in Hebrew)
 65', 80' Sillaber Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rosenbaum
3 May 1956 Maccabi Petah Tikva2–3 SunderlandRamat Gan
Scharf  20'
Turkenitz  68' (pen.)
 7', 36', 69' Fleming Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Frizner

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.[5]

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
5Beitar Tel Aviv26125964471.3629
6Maccabi Haifa26116954411.3228
7Maccabi Petah Tikva26107937410.9027
8Maccabi Rehovot261141149481.0226
9Hapoel Haifa26961140550.7324

Matches

3 September 1955 21Maccabi Petah Tikva5–4Hapoel Kfar SabaPetah Tikva
Tukenitz  13'
I. Ben-Dror  15'
Spiegel  47', 59'
Carmeli  56'
Report (p. 8)  2' Tzahobel
 7' H. Glazer
 69' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Bulman
Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Frizner
10 September 1955 22Hapoel Ramat Gan5–0Maccabi Petah TikvaGivatayim
R. Cohen  40', 75'
Fritzner  47', 66'
Pulaver  80'
Report (p. 8) Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fried
24 September 1955 23Maccabi Petah Tikva0–1Maccabi NetanyaPetah Tikva
Report (p. 8)  42' Y. Spiegel Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Scheindling
1 October 1955 24Maccabi Petah Tikva2–1Maccabi Tel AvivPetah Tikva
Rabinson  2'
Turkenitz  61' (pen.)
Report (p. 8)  80' Israeli Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Markovich
8 October 1955 25Beitar Tel Aviv3–0Maccabi Petah TikvaTel Aviv
Elmaliah  65', 77'
Azani  90'
Report (p. 8) Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Fried
15 October 1955 26Maccabi Petah Tikva3–3Maccabi HaifaPetah Tikva
Spiegel  31'
Itzhaki  36'
Leba  89' (pen.)
Report (p. 8)  47' Held
 73', 81' Hardy
Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fried

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
ResultLLWWLDWWWDDWWDDWLLLDWLLWLD
Position1114116101075455433444455577677
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 1955. Source: 2 Dear Points
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1955–56 Liga Leumit

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
2Hapoel Petah Tikva22125554281.9329
3Hapoel Tel Aviv22125549291.6929
4Maccabi Petah Tikva22107547341.3827
5Maccabi Haifa22113851291.7625
6Hapoel Haifa2294932390.8222

Matches

3 December 1955 1Maccabi Petah Tikva3–3Maccabi Tel AvivPetah Tikva
Bernard  2', 17'
I. Ben-Dror  28' (pen.)
 5' Studinski
 25' Merimovich
 66' Israeli
Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Frizner
10 December 1955 2Maccabi Petah Tikva2–0Maccabi JaffaPetah Tikva
Nadel  3'
Carmeli  43'
Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Harp
17 December 1955 3Beitar Tel Aviv2–3Maccabi Petah TikvaTel Aviv
Huli  47'
Elmaliah  79', pen.'
 19' Nadel
 60', 83' Bernard
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Hillman
24 December 1955 4Maccabi Petah Tikva7–1Hapoel Kfar SabaPetah Tikva
Spiegel  34', 59'
I. Ben-Dror  37', 51'
Levkovich  23'
Bernard  56'
Carmeli  61'
 74' (pen.) Bulman Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Markovich
31 December 1955 5Hapoel Ramat Gan0–3Maccabi Petah TikvaGivatayim
 47' (o.g.) Manar
 74', 82' Nadel
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Werner
14 January 1956 7Maccabi Petah Tikva4–4Hapoel Tel AvivPetah Tikva
Carmeli  14'
I. Ben-Dror  45', 64' (pen.), 71'
 23' (pen.) Balut
 47' B. Goldstein
 72', 79' Michaelov
Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Hillman
21 January 1956 8Maccabi Petah Tikva1–0Maccabi RehovotPetah Tikva
Spiegel  62' Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Klein
11 February 1956 9Maccabi Haifa1–3Maccabi Petah TikvaHaifa
Levi  9'  16', 17' Spiegel
 67' Carmeli
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 5,537
Referee: Dudkevich
18 February 1956 10Maccabi Petah Tikva4–4Hapoel Petah TikvaPetah Tikva
Spiegel  7'
Nadel  61', 64'
Bernard  68'
 14', 35' Stelmach
 74' Kofman
 80' Nahari
Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Werner
25 February 1956 11Hapoel Haifa3–2Maccabi Petah TikvaHaifa
Schneid  24', 63'
Schlanger  45'
 40' Spiegel
 82' Rabinson
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rosenbaum
3 March 1956 12Maccabi Tel Aviv2–0Maccabi Petah TikvaTel Aviv
Y. Fuchs  33'
Schneor  64' (pen.)
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa
Referee: Werner
10 March 1956 13Maccabi Jaffa1–1Maccabi Petah TikvaJaffa
Aroyo  23'  25' Rabinson Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dudkevich
17 March 1956 14Maccabi Petah Tikva0–3Beitar Tel AvivPetah Tikva
 32' Bar-Zion
 56', 74' Elmaliah
Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dudkevich
24 March 1956 15Hapoel Kfar Saba1–1Maccabi Petah TikvaKfar Saba
Glazer  38'  22' Scharf Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Referee: Frizner
31 March 1956 16Maccabi Petah Tikva3–1Hapoel Ramat GanPetah Tikva
Nadel  5'
Turkenitz  36'
Spiegel  55'
 7' Kirschenberg Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Referee: Sher
7 April 1956 17Maccabi Petah Tikva4–1Maccabi NetanyaPetah Tikva
Rabinson  50'
Scharf  65', 73'
I. Ben-Dror  79' (pen.)
 6' Shrager Stadium: Maccabi Ground
14 April 1956 18Hapoel Tel Aviv2–0Maccabi Petah TikvaTel Aviv
Yehudayoff  57'
Balut  71' (pen.)
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa
Attendance: 6,037
Referee: Ben-Rubi
22 April 1956 19Maccabi Rehovot1–2Maccabi Petah TikvaRehovot
Vider  50'  23', 55' Spiegel Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Referee: Dudkevich
27 May 1956 21Hapoel Petah Tikva3–1Maccabi Petah TikvaPetah Tikva
Z. Ratzabi  1'
Stelmach  27'
Nahari  74'
 4' Spiegel Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Frizner

Results by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
ResultDWWWWDDWWDLLDLDWWLWWLD
Position5332122111123444454344
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 1956. Source: IFA
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

State Cup

27 August 1955 QFMaccabi Petah Tikva0–1 (a.e.t.)Hapoel Ramat GanPetah Tikva
Report (p. 8)  119' (o.g.) Buch Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Markovich

Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup

In October and November, while the promotion playoffs and the State Cup were being played, two cup competitions were organized by Liga Leumit Clubs, the second edition of the Shapira Cup, and the Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup. Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramat Gan took part in the competition, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Netanya.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3 2 1 0 14 5 2.800 5 Winners
2 Hapoel Ramat Gan 3 1 1 1 8 7 1.143 3
3 Maccabi Netanya 3 1 1 1 5 7 0.714 3
4 Beitar Tel Aviv 3 0 1 2 7 15 0.467 1
29 October 1955 1Maccabi Netanya0–4Maccabi Petah TikvaGivatayim
Report (p. 8)  3', 37' I. Ben Dror
 16' Spiegel
 77' Nadel
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Metzler
5 November 1955 2Maccabi Petah Tikva8–3Beitar Tel AvivPetah Tikva
Spiegel  6', 35', 44'
Bernard , 52'
Nadel  31', 73'
Turkenitz  33'
Report (p. 8) , 80' Gleit
 81' Arbiv
Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Schiendling
12 November 1955 3Hapoel Ramat Gan2–2Maccabi Petah TikvaNetanya
I. Ben-Dror  43'
Levkovich  81'
Report (p. 8)  52' Radler
 67' Chronsich
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rosenbaum
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References

  1. Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Maccabi T.A. – Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel P.T. – Hapoel R.G. in the Semi-Finals Hadshot HaSport, 28 August 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  3. Many Went to Jaffa – and Missed a Drama in P.T. Izhar Brener, 31 August 1955, Hadshot HaSport, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
  4. A Final Table of the Netanya Anniversary Cup Hadshot HaSport, 13 November 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  5. 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
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