1943 Palestine Cup Explained

Palestine Wartime Cup
Year:1943
Defending Champions:Beitar Tel Aviv
Winners:Gunners
Second:Hapoel Jerusalem
Prev Season:1942
Next Season:1944

The 1943 Palestine Wartime Cup (Hebrew: הגביע המלחמתי, HaGavia HaMilhamti) was a special edition of the Palestine Cup, declared to be separate from the main Palestine Cup competition with its own trophy[1] However, the IFA recognize the title as part of the main competition.[2]

The competition was split into four regional competitions, with the four regional winners competing in the final phase. The Royal Artillery XI from Haifa, nicknamed The Gunners won the competition, defeating Hapoel Jerusalem 7–1 in the final.

First Phase

Final

Notes

  1. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=ugUEaW49tUfUEMYQLCF0kv7Tc3T%2Fp1MTh9GDgv0vpLvTUVuyBfakSrePdwMyiuuuYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=DAV%2f1983%2f01%2f23&page=10&rtl=true The Gunners Won the E.I. Cup after the Scandals of 1943
  2. Web site: List of Cup winners . . Hebrew . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008230127/http://football.org.il/NationalCup/Pages/NationalCupChampionFullList.aspx?NATIONAL_CUP_ID=618 . 2012-10-08 . dead .

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