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Football in Israel
Season1961–62
Men's football
Liga LeumitHapoel Petah Tikva
Liga AlefHakoah Tel Aviv
Liga BetHapoel Safed
Hapoel Hadera
Hapoel Lod
Hapoel Holon
State CupMaccabi Haifa
← 1960–61 Israel 1962–63 →

The 1961–62 season was the 14th season of competitive football in Israel and the 36th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Review and Events

  • The national team completed their involvement in the 1962 World Cup qualification, playing Italy during October 1961. The team stunned Italy in the first match by taking a 2–0 lead in the first half of the first match, played at Ramat Gan Stadium, only to concede 4 goals in the second half,[1] and then losing 0–6 in the second leg.[2]
  • At the end of the season, Liga Alef was expanded from 14 clubs to 16 clubs, as 2 clubs relegated from the league at the end of the season and the 4 winners of Liga Bet promoted to Liga Alef. This also meant that at the end of the season the 8 relegated teams from Liga Bet were replaced by 10 promoted clubs from Liga Gimel.

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

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

1. Hakoah Tel Aviv merged with Maccabi Ramat Gan to form Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan. The merged club took Hakoah Tel Aviv's place in Liga Leumit.

Domestic cups

Israel State Cup

The 1961–62 Israel State Cup started on 12 February 1961, during the previous season, and was carried over the summer break and finished with the replayed final on 7 May 1962, in which Maccabi Haifa defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–2.

On 24 March 1962, the next season's competition began, and was carried over to the next season.

National Teams

National team

1962 World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 7, final round)

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8 4
2  Israel 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]

1961–62 matches

15 October 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel  2–4  Italy Ramat Gan
Stelmach 15'
Young 38'		 Report Lojacono 53' (pen.)
Altafini 79'
Corso 87', 90'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bulgaria Takov
22 October 1961 Friendly Israel  1–1  South Korea Ramat Gan
Stelmach 86' Chung Soon-Chun 10' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Israel Dudai
4 November 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy  6–0  Israel Turin
Sivori 16', 52', 65', 88'
Corso 59'
Angelillo 69'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 60,799
Referee: Spain Asensi
9 November 1961 Friendly (unofficial) England U-23  7–1  Israel Leeds
Byrne 15', 70'
F. Hill 18', 53'
Farmer 40'
S. Hill 74'
Harris 86'		 S. Levi 8' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 12,419
Referee: Israel Ashkenazi
14 December 1961 Friendly Israel  0–2  Yugoslavia Ramat Gan
Galić 36', 57' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Italy Adami
16 May 1962 Friendly Turkey  1–0  Israel Istanbul
Lefter 55' (pen.) Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Škorić

References

  1. ^ QWC 1962 Israel vs. Italy 2-4 youtube.com
  2. ^ QWC 1962 Italy vs. Israel 6-0 (04.11.1961) youtube.com
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