1928–29 in Mandatory Palestine football explained

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The 1928–29 season was the second season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association, which was established during the previous season. The latest matches of the season were played on 17 August 1929,[1] during the preceding stages of the 1929 Palestine riots, including a match which was interrupted by rioting rabble.[2] During the riots all sport activities were cancelled and the next football match, which opened the next season, was played on 14 September 1929.[3]

IFA Competitions

1929 Palestine Cup

See main article: 1929 Palestine Cup.

The second Palestine Cup saw 18 teams competing for the cup. previous season's finalist (and joint-winner), Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem made it to the final for a second year in a row, but was beaten by Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0.

Minor Cups and Leagues

Tel Aviv District Cup

This cup was contested by six teams, playing in a double round-robin league format. Three of the teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva were Jewish teams, and three, RAF Ramla, Wireless Sarafand and PGH Sarafand, were British military teams.The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, although it was never completed. The British teams withdrew after seven rounds of play, and the final round match between leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv and second-placed Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva wasn't played as Petah Tikva failed to show to the match.[4]

Jerusalem Cup

This cup was contested by five teams, playing in a double round-robin league format. Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem's senior team won the cup.[4]

Nashashibi Cup

This cup was a knock-out competition named after Raghib al-Nashashibi, mayor of Jerusalem. The cup was won by Hapoel Jerusalem.

Quarter-finals

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/dhy/1929/08/19/01/article/21?&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1 In Sport
  2. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=DHY/1929/08/18&PageLabelPrint=4&EntityId=Ar00403&ViewMode=HTML Attack on the Bukharan Neighborhood
  3. https://archive.today/20141031153353/http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=DAV/1929/09/15&PageLabelPrint=&EntityId=Ar00401&ViewMode=HTML Tel Aviv - Football
  4. http://israblog.nana10.co.il/blogread.asp?blog=511490&blogcode=14180948 The District Cups of 1929