Football at the 1973 Maccabiah Games
Football at the 1973 Maccabiah Games was held in Israel starting on 10 July.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 10 – 16 July |
| Teams | 13 |
| Venue(s) | 16 (in 16 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 109 (4.04 per match) |
The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 13 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel, who was represented by its U-20 team.[1]
As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and Uruguay, which ended with a 2–1 victory to the visitors.[2]
Format
The 13 teams were divided into four groups, one group of four and three groups of three, with each team playing the others once. The top team from each group qualified to the semi-finals, while the second-placed team qualified to the 5th-8th place play-off and the third-placed team qualified to the 9th-12th place play-off. The fourth-placed team in group A (which had four teams) was eliminated.
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 10 July 1973 | |||
| West Germany | 2–1 | | Sala Stadium, Ashkelon |
| Great Britain | 2–2 | | Maccabi Ground, Hadera |
| 11 July 1973 | |||
| Israel | 8–0 | | Hapoel Stadium, Dimona |
| Great Britain | 1–0 | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 12 July 1973 | |||
| Israel | 11–0 | | Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana |
| Great Britain | 7–1 | | Sala Stadium, Ashkelon |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 July 1973 | |||
| Netherlands | 1–1 | | Karmiel |
| 11 July 1973 | |||
| South Africa | 2–1 | | Herzliya |
| 12 July 1973 | |||
| South Africa | 3–1 | | Maccabi Ground, Afula |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 July 1973 | |||
| Brazil | 2–1 | | Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana |
| 11 July 1973 | |||
| Brazil | 2–0 | | Napoleon Stadium, Acre |
| 12 July 1973 | |||
| Denmark | 3–0 | | Karmiel |
Classification round
9th-12th places play-off
| Classification Semi-finals | 9th/10th Match | |||||
| 15 July 1973, Ra'anana | ||||||
| 3 (3) | |||||
| 16 July 1973 , Petah Tikva | ||||||
| 3 (5) | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 15 July 1973, Ashdod | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
 | 0 | |||||
| 11th/12th Match | ||||||
| 16 July 1973, Petah Tikva | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
5th-8th places play-off
| Classification Semi-finals | 5th/6th Match | |||||
| 15 July 1973, Ashkelon | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 16 July 1973, Hadera | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 15 July 1973, Petah Tikva | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
 | 0 | |||||
| 7th/8th Match | ||||||
| 16 July 1973, Ra'anana | ||||||
| 5 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
Medals round
Semi-finals
| Israel | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Masuari  Peretz |
Summary |
Green Stadium, Nazareth Illit
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Yosef Bachar
3rd-4th place match
| South Africa | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Nadelberg |
Final ranking
| R | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 9 |
| 2 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 5 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| 6 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| 7 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 1 |
| 9 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 11 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 3 |
| Eliminated at group stage | |||||||||
| 13 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
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References
- The U20 Didn't Convinced in the Final, But Had Beaten Mexico 3:1 Yoram Reiss, Davar, 18 July 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Only the Uruguayans Took Their Chances Zvi Koffmann, Ma'ariv, 20 July 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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