1960–61 in Israeli football
Appearance
Season | 1960–61 | |
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Men's football | ||
Liga Leumit | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
Liga Alef | Hapoel Tiberias | |
Liga Bet | Hapoel HaMechonit Beitar Netanya Maccabi Ramla SK Nes Tziona | |
State Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
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The 1960–61 season was the 13th season of competitive football in Israel and the 35th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.
Review and Events
- The national team competed in the 1960 AFC Asian Cup, hosted in South Korea. The team came out second after winning two matches and losing one, to eventual winners, South Korea.
- In the 1962 World Cup qualification, Israel was drawn in the European Zone, into Group 7. The group was played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis. Israel defeated Cyprus in the first round and then Ethiopia in the second round, to advance to the zonal final, against Italy, which was played in October 1961.
Domestic leagues
Promotion and relegation
The following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:
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1. Hapoel Kiryat Shalom merged with Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv and remained, as part of the merged club, in Liga Bet.
Domestic cups
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
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
1960–61 matches
17 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup | South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Seoul |
15:00 | Cho Yoon-Ok ![]() Woo Sang-Kwon ![]() |
Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: ![]() | ||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
19 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup | Israel ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Seoul |
R. Levi ![]() Stelmach ![]() S. Levi ![]() Menchel ![]() Aharonskind ![]() |
Trần Văn Nhung ![]() |
Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() | ||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
23 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup | Israel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Seoul |
S. Levi ![]() |
Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: ![]() | |||
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. |
13 November 1960 WC Q | Cyprus ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Nicosia |
Shialis ![]() |
Report | Kofman ![]() |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
27 November 1960 WC Q | Israel ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan |
Levi ![]() Stelmach ![]() Nahari ![]() |
Report | Shialis ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: ![]() |