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Football in Israel
Season1959–60
Men's football
Liga LeumitHapoel Petah Tikva
Liga AlefShimshon Tel Aviv
Liga BetHapoel HaMechonit
Hapoel Herzliya
Hapoel Lod
Maccabi Sha'arayim
State CupMaccabi Tel Aviv
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The 1959–60 season was the 12th season of competitive football in Israel and the 34th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Review and Events

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

The following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:

1. Hapoel Even Yehuda withdrew from the league at the end of the season and was replaced by a club from Liga Gimel.

Domestic cups

Israel State Cup

The 1958–59 Israel State Cup started during the previous season, but was carried over the summer break and finished with the final on 19 November 1959, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–3.

On 30 January 1960, the next season's competition began, and once again carried over to the next season.

National Teams

National team

1960 Asian Cup qualification – Western Zone

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8
 Iran 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 7
 Pakistan 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 5
 India 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 4
Source: [citation needed]

Olympic qualifications – Europe Group 4

Summer Olympics – Men's Football Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates26 June 1959 – 18 May 1960
Teams44
Tournament statistics
Matches played101
Goals scored138 (1.37 per match)
← 1956
1964 →

This is the overview of the qualification for the football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Qualified teams

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Total
times
qualified 		Current
consecutive
appearances 		Previous best
performance
 Italy Hosts 15 June 1955 1 1 Gold medal (1936)
 Denmark Europe Group 1 winners 21 August 1959 1 1 Silver medal (1908, 1912)
 Poland Europe Group 2 winners 24 November 1959 2 1 Fourth place (1936)
 Turkey Middle East winners 24 November 1959 2 1 Quarter-finals (1948, 1948)
 Great Britain Europe Group 5 winners 2 April 1960 2 4 Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912)
 United Arab Republic Africa second round winners 3 April 1960 2 1 Fourth place (1928)
 Hungary Europe Group 7 winners 6 April 1960 2 1 Gold medal (1952)
 Tunisia Africa second round runners-up 17 April 1960 1 1 –
 Yugoslavia Europe Group 4 winners 24 April 1960 2 3 Silver medal (1948, 1952, 1956)
 Argentina Americas second round winners 24 April 1960 1 1 Silver medal (1928)
 Peru Americas second round runners-up 24 April 1960 1 1 Quarter-finals (1936)
 Brazil Americas second round third place 27 April 1960 1 1 –
 Taiwan Asia second round winner 30 April 1960 1 1 –
 India Asia second round winner 30 April 1960 2 3 Fourth place (1956)
 Bulgaria Europe Group 3 winners 1 May 1960 2 1 Bronze medal (1956)
 France Europe Group 6 winners 1 May 1960 1 1 Silver medal (1900)

Qualification process

Summary of qualification

Region Available slots in finals Teams started Teams eliminated Teams qualified Qualifying start date Qualifying end date
Africa 2 9 7 2 1 November 1959 22 April 1960
Americas 3 10 7 3 8 October 1959 30 April 1960
Asia 2 8 6 2 27 August 1959 30 April 1960
Europe 7 22 15 7 26 June 1959 1 May 1960
Middle East 1 3 2 1 15 November 1959 15 December 1959
Total 15 52 37 15 26 June 1959 1 May 1960

Format

The formats of the qualifying competitions depended on each region (see below). Each round was played in either of the following formats:

  • League format, in which more than two teams formed groups to play home-and-away round-robin matches, or single round-robin matches hosted by one of the participating teams or on neutral territory.
  • Knockout format, in which two teams played home-and-away two-legged matches or single-legged matches.

Tiebreakers

  1. Points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored

Europe

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers

Final positions (final round)

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Denmark 4 7
2  Iceland 4 3
3  Norway 4 2
Source: RSSSF
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Poland 4 8
2  West Germany 4 2
3  Finland 4 2
Source: RSSSF
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Bulgaria 4 5
2  Soviet Union 4 4
3  Romania 4 3
Source: RSSSF
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Yugoslavia 4 5
2  Israel 4 5
3  Greece 4 2
Source: RSSSF
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Great Britain 4 7
2  Republic of Ireland 4 3
3  Netherlands 4 2
Source: RSSSF
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  France 4 6
2  Luxembourg 4 4
3   Switzerland 4 2
Source: RSSSF
Group 7
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Hungary 4 8
2  Czechoslovakia 4 3
3  Austria 4 1
Source: RSSSF

Americas

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Americas Qualifiers
  • First round: 10 teams played home-and-away over two legs. The five winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: 5 teams which advanced from the first round play round-robin matches. The top three teams of the group qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Final positions (second round)

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Americas Qualifiers – Second round

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Argentina 4 8
2  Peru (H) 4 6
3  Brazil 4 4
4  Mexico 4 2
5  Suriname 4 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Africa

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers
  • First round: Three groups of three teams played home-and-away round-robin matches. The winner of each group advances to the second round.
  • Second round: Three teams which advanced from the first round play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of the group qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Final positions (second round)

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers – Second round
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  United Arab Republic 4 7
2  Tunisia 4 3
3  Sudan 4 2
Source: RSSSF

Asia

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
  • First round: Eight teams played home-and-away over two legs. The four winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: Four teams from the first round played home-and-away over two legs. The two winners qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Second round

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers – Second round


Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
India  6–2  Indonesia 4–2 2–0
Taiwan  2–2  South Korea 1–2 1–0[note 1]

Middle East

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Middle East Qualifiers

The three teams played a home-and-away round-robin tournament.

Final positions

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Turkey 4 8
2  Iraq 4 4
3  Lebanon 4 0
Source: RSSSF

Notes

  1. ^ The tie was awarded to Taiwan, due to South Korea being disqualfied as the second leg being abandoned at 23rd minute, with Taiwan winning 1–0, as South Korea players attacked referee John Petrie after he awarded a penalty to Taiwan.[1]

References

  1. ^ "KOREANS ATTACK SOCCER REFEREE". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. 1 May 1960. p. 13.

1959–60 matches

18 October 1959 Ol. Q Israel  2–2  Yugoslavia Ramat Gan
Stelmach 64', 73' Kostić 7', 76' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Turkey Gönül
29 November 1959 Friendly Israel  1–1  Poland Ramat Gan
Tish 45' Report Pohl 86' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Netherlands Leo Horn
5 December 1959 Asian Cup Q Iran  3–0  Israel Kochi
Hajari 49'
Barmaki 59'
Dehdari 65'		 Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: India Chakravarthy
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
8 December 1959 Asian Cup Q India  1–3  Israel Kochi
Devadas 60' R. Levi 35', 43', 53' Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Iran Firoz Faz
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
10 December 1959 Asian Cup Q Israel  2–0  Pakistan Kochi
R. Levi 55'
Stelmach 65'		 Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: India Chakravarthy
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
12 December 1959 Asian Cup Q Israel  1–1  Iran Kochi
Menchel 9' Hajari 49' Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: India Chakravarthy
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
16 December 1959 Asian Cup Q India  1–2  Israel Kochi
Rehmatullah 19' Stelmach 11'
R. Levi 75'		 Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Malaysia Natarajan
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
17 December 1959 Asian Cup Q Pakistan  2–2  Israel Kochi
Omar 49'
Ghafoor 57'		 Menchel 60'
Ratzabi 68'		 Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: India Natarajan
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.
6 March 1960 Ol. Q Israel  2–1  Greece Ramat Gan
Menchel 50'
Glazer 87'		 Linoxilakis 6' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Iran Nassiri
3 April 1960 Ol. Q Greece  2–1  Israel Athens
Serafidhis 66', 80' Glazer 60' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Italy Liverani
10 April 1960 Ol. Q Yugoslavia  1–2  Israel Athens
Mujić 32' Levi 2', 67' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Italy Liverani
22 May 1960 Friendly, unofficial Israel  4–0  England U-23 Ramat Gan
Levi 34', 71' (pen.)
Glazer 75'
Menchel		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: England John Kelly

References

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