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Football at the 1957 Maccabiah Games

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Football at the 1957 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details
Host countryIsrael
Dates16 September – 23 September
Teams3
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Israel
Runners-up Great Britain
Third place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored56 (9.33 per match)

Football at the 1957 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 16 September.

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 3 countries participated, United Kingdom, France and Israel. The tournament was won by Israel.

Format

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The three teams played each other twice in various venues in Israel, for a total of 4 matches for each team.

Results

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Israel 4 3 1 0 31 4 7
 Great Britain 4 2 1 1 23 12 5
 France 4 0 0 4 2 40 0
16 September 1957
Great Britain  11–1[1]  France Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
17 September 1957
Israel  8–0[2]  Great Britain Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa
18 September 1957
Israel  10–1[3]  France YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem
20 September 1957
Great Britain  9–0[4]  France Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
22 September 1957
Israel  10–0[5]  France Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv
23 September 1957
Great Britain  3–3[6]  Israel Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv

References

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  1. ^ Maccabiah News[permanent dead link] Herut, 17 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Maccabiah News[permanent dead link] Herut, 18 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Maccabiah News[permanent dead link] Herut, 19 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ England – France 9:0 in Football[permanent dead link] Herut, 22 September 1957 Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  5. ^ American Volk Won 200m Butterfly Minutes After Swimming 1500m[permanent dead link] Herut, 23 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  6. ^ Swimming Contests Are Over[permanent dead link] Herut, 24 September 1957, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)