1955–56 Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. season
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Zvi Erlich |
| Stadium | Hapoel Tel Aviv Ground, Jaffa |
| Liga Alef (1955) Liga Leumit (1956) | 3rd 3rd |
| Top goalscorer | Michael Michaelov (17) |
The 1955–56 Hapoel Tel Aviv season was the club's 33rd season since its establishment in 1923, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 3rd.[1] The new league season, with the top division being renamed Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club once again finishing in 3rd place.[2]
Match Results
Legend
Win Draw Loss
International friendly matches
During the season Hapoel Tel Aviv played two international friendly matches, losing both.
| 30 January 1956 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–3 | FK Sarajevo | Tel Aviv |
| Davar (in Hebrew) |
 31' Radičević 44', 88' Jusufbegović |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ben Rubi |
| 9 June 1956 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | São Cristóvão | Tel Aviv |
| Ma'ariv (in Hebrew) |
2' Santo Cristo |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Fried |
The league began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 6 rounds being played during September and October 1955.[3]
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Gr | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 23 | 2.96 | 40 | Champions |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 28 | 3.00 | 38 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 2.13 | 33 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 1.26 | 33 | |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 1.36 | 29 |
Matches
| 3 September 1955 21 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Jaffa |
| Weiss 22', 86' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 10 September 1955 22 | Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| Segal 50' I. Caspi 81', 85' |
Report (p. 8) | 35' Rosenbaum 60' Yehudayoff |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 24 September 1955 23 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Jaffa |
| Rosenbaum 60', 63' |
Report (p. 8) | 32' Israeli 37' Glazer |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Werner |
| 1 October 1955 24 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Sheli 23', 90' Michaelov 73' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 8 October 1955 25 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Report (p. 8) | 43', 61' Yehudayoff 81' Michaelov |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 15 October 1955 26 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Jaffa |
| Report (p. 8) | 49' Kofman |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Werner |
Results by match
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 2.94 | 32 | Champions |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 1.93 | 29 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 1.69 | 29 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 34 | 1.38 | 27 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 29 | 1.76 | 25 |
Matches
| 3 December 1955 1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Givatayim |
| 32' Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Hamakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sher |
| 10 December 1955 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Netanya | Jaffa |
| Yehudayoff 54', 60' |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fried |
| 17 December 1955 3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Kfar Saba |
| Tzahobel 31' |
14' Tish 52', 66', 80' Weiss 57' Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 24 December 1955 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Jaffa |
| Weiss 27' Balut 39' Rosenbaum 49', 89' Yehudayoff 77' |
24', o.g.' Cynowicz |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Zahavi |
| 31 December 1955 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Haifa | Jaffa |
| 22', 66' S. Levi |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Levichter |
| 7 January 1956 6 | Maccabi Rehovot | 3–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Rehovot |
| Litvak 12' Schmilovich 23' Hodorov 70' (o.g.) |
85' (pen.) Hodorov 89' Michaelov |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground |
| 14 January 1956 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Carmeli 14' I. Ben-Dror 45', 64' (pen.), 71' |
23' (pen.) Balut 47' B. Goldstein 72', 79' Michaelov |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Hillman |
| 21 January 1956 8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Jaffa |
| Michaelov 45' |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sher |
| 11 February 1956 9 | Maccabi Jaffa | 2–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Jaffa |
| Miranda 46' (pen.) Ghougasian 77' |
45' Rosenbaum 56' (pen.) Balut |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Referee: Frizner |
| 18 February 1956 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| Weiss 30' Michaelov 63' Rosenbaum 81' |
28' Bar-zion |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 25 February 1956 11 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Jaffa |
| Y. Fuchs 33', 37' Glazer 77' |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 3 March 1956 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Jaffa |
| Michaelov 60', 73' |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hoze |
| 10 March 1956 13 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Netanya |
| I. Caspi 38' |
5' Yehudayoff Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sher |
| 17 March 1956 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Jaffa |
| Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Referee: Fried |
| 24 March 1956 15 | Hapoel Haifa | 2–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Nestenfober 1' Ginzburg 60' |
37', 50' Yehudayoff |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 31 March 1956 16 | Maccabi Haifa | 2–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Ben-Tzvi 75' (pen.) Almani 83' |
69' Michaelov 88' Balut |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 7 April 1956 17 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 7–1 | Maccabi Rehovot | Jaffa |
| Weiss 1' (pen.) Michaelov 3', 31', 52', 54' R. Rosenbaum 67' Yehudayoff 85' |
34' Rosenbaum |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sher |
| 14 April 1956 18 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Yehudayoff 57' Balut 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa Attendance: 6,037 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 22 April 1956 19 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Vissoker 65' (pen.) |
20' Michaelov 30' (pen.) Balut |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Fritzner |
| 19 May 1956 20 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Jaffa | Tel Aviv |
| Ghougasian 42' Kalev 50' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa Referee: Sher |
| 27 May 1956 21 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 0–5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
| 19', 88' Rosenbaum 15', 32' Michaelov 59' Yehudayoff |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Jaffa Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 2 June 1956 22 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Jaffa |
| 35', 84' R. Levi 65' Nahmias |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Fritzner |
Results by match
Shapira Cup
In October and November, while the promotion playoffs and the State Cup were being played, two cup competitions were organized by Liga Leumit Clubs, the second edition of the Shapira Cup, and the Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup. Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv played for the Shapira Cup, named after former Hapoel Tel Aviv treasurer Yosef Shapira. The competition was designed to be played as a double round-robin tournament but the competition was delayed after the teams playing only two matches each, as the third round matches were postponed due to weather conditions and then due to the 1954–55 Israel State Cup final, which involved Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva. As league matches started on 3 December 1955, the competition was abandoned altogether.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 4 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 2 |
| 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 2 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 0 |
Source: Hadshot HaSport, p. 1
| 27 August 1955 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Jaffa |
| Glazer 29', 75' |
89' Weiss |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 5 November 1955 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Jaffa |
| Weiss 12', 15' |
Report (p. 8) | 11' Stelmach 27', 65' Kofman 68' Markus |
Stadium: Hap. Tel Aviv Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
References
- ^ Hapoel P.T. Took the Championship Title from Maccabi T.A. After 10 Years Hadshot HaSport, 16 October 1955 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)