1953–54 in Israeli football

The 1953–54 season was the 6th season of competitive football in Israel and the 28th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Football in Israel
Season1953–54
Men's football
Liga AlefMaccabi Tel Aviv
Liga BetHaopel Hadera
Beitar Jerusalem
State CupMaccabi Tel Aviv
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

IFA competitions

League competitions
Competition Winner Promotion Relegated
Liga AlefMaccabi Tel Aviv[note 1]
Liga BetNorthHapoel HaderaDegel Yehuda Haifa
Hapoel Dror Haifa
South Beitar JerusalemHapoel Herzliya
Hapoel Mishmar HaShiva
Liga GimelHapoel Beit Lid
Hapoel Acre
Beitar Jaffa
YMCA Jerusalem

1953–54 Israel State Cup
Main article: 1953–54 Israel State Cup

The competition took place between 21 March 1953 and 3 July 1954. Maccabi Tel Aviv beaten Maccabi Netanya 4–0 in the final.

National Teams

National team

1954 World Cup qualification (Group 10)
Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 10
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Yugoslavia 4 4 0 0 4 0 +4 8 — 1–0 1–0
2  Greece 4 2 0 2 3 2 +1 4 0–1 — 1–0
3  Israel 4 0 0 4 0 5 −5 0 0–1 0–2 —
Source:

1953–54 matches

1 November 1953 WCQ		Greece 1–0 IsraelAthens
Bembis  52' Report Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Massai

8 November 1953 WCQ		Yugoslavia 1–0 IsraelSkopje
Milutinović  3' Report Stadium: Gradski Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alsteen

8 March 1954 WCQ		Israel 0–2 GreeceRamat Gan
Report Kokkinakis  61'
Kamaras  83'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Pieri

21 March 1954 WCQ		Israel 0–1 YugoslaviaRamat Gan
Zebec  80' Report Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Leafe

1 May 1954 Friendly		South Africa 2–1 IsraelJohannesburg
Warren  40'
Roos  53'		 Glazer  42' Stadium: Rand Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Cable

1953 Maccabiah Games
Main article: Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games

The national team represented Israel in the 1953 Maccabiah Games, competing against other 6 teams of Jewish footballers. Israel won all its matches, scoring 27 goals and conceding just one goal, and won the gold medal. [1]

Notes
  1. No club was relegated as the league was expanded from 12 to 14 clubs.
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References
  1. Israel – South Africa 4:0 in Football Herut, 28 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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