1943–44 in Mandatory Palestine football explained

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The 1943–44 season was the 17th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association.

IFA Competitions

1941–42 Palestine League

See main article: 1941–42 Palestine League. League matches, which started during the previous season were completed during the season with a single match played in the southern division[1] and the final round play-offs. Maccabi Rishon LeZion won the southern division[2] and qualified to the playoffs, along with second placed Maccabi Tel Aviv and Jerusalem division winner, Homenetmen Jerusalem. In the play-offs, Maccabi Tel Aviv won both its matches against Maccabi Rishon LeZion, while Homenetmen withdrew after playing one match, forfeiting the rest of its fixtures, and Maccabi Tel Aviv was declared league champions.[3]

Championship play-off

1943–44 Palestine League

See main article: 1943–44 Palestine League. League matches began on 11 September 1943[4] However, the league matches were not completed by the end of the season, and were continued after the summer break.

League table (top 5)

1943 Palestine Cup

See main article: 1943 Palestine Cup. A cup competition was held during the previous season, in spring 1943, which was called The Wartime Cup, with the semi-finals and final being delayed over the summer break.[5] The final, between Hapoel Jerusalem and a Royal Artillery XI was played on 16 October 1943, with the Gunners winning 7–1.[6] [7]

1944 Palestine Cup

See main article: 1944 Palestine Cup. The competition started on 19 February 1944,[8] but was delayed over the summer break and were completed during the following season.

Notable events

Notes and References

  1. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/Images/do000479_001.jpg Memo no. 11, p. 2
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160615061732/http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/Images/do000479_002.jpg Memo No. 11, P.3
  3. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/Images/do000476.jpg League and Cup Committee Meeting 1.11.43
  4. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/haboker/1943/09-12-1943.pdf Wartime League Matches Began
  5. Book: Shohat. Elisha. 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. 2006. 128–129.
  6. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=PLS%2F1943%2F10%2F17&id=Ar00208&sk=6355DD1B Gunners Route Hapoel in War Cup Final
  7. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/haboker/1943/10-17-1943.pdf Gunners Team Won the 1943 Wartime Cup
  8. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/haboker/1944/02-20-1944.pdf Wartime Cup Matches Started With a Surprise
  9. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/haboker/1943/08-29-1943.pdf Beitar T.A. Beats N.S.C. Cairo 3:1 (1:0)
  10. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=PLS%2F1943%2F09%2F03&id=Ar00207&sk=a5f641fd Cairo All-Stars Win Return With Betar
  11. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=PLS%2F1943%2F09%2F05&id=Ar00205&sk=a917b245 Egyptians Turn Tables on Tel Aviv Betar
  12. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/sharedpages/SharedView.Page.aspx?sk=14EB6ACF&href=PLS/1943/09/06&page=2 Betar Win 'Rubber' With Egyptians
  13. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=PLS%2F1943%2F09%2F01&id=Ar00220&sk=F528D89F Cairo All Stars Beat Jerusalem Stars
  14. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=PLS%2F1943%2F09%2F08&id=Ar00207&sk=34fc6507 Egyptian Tourists Win at Haifa
  15. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/haboker/1943/10-10-1943.pdf Beitar Before the FA Disciplinary Committee
  16. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/haboker/1944/04-09-1944.pdf Haifa Cup Final
  17. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/haboker/1944/04-16-1944.pdf Hapoel Won the Haifa Cup
  18. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/haboker/1944/07-09-1944.pdf Around the Two Maccabi E.I. Matches in Beirut