1945 Palestine Premier League Explained

Competition:Palestine Premier League
Season:1944–45
Winners:Islamic Club Sport Jaffa
Nextseason:1946

The 1945 Palestine Premier League was the first edition of the first tier in the Arab Palestinian football league system (organised by the APSF). The league champions and winners of the trophy, named Arab Bank Shield, was Islamic Sport Club Jaffa.[1] [2] [3]

Competition format

Clubs affiliated to the APSF split into six regional leagues. The champion of each of the six regions advanced to the Palestine championship.[4]

Results

Semi-finals

Source:[5]

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palestine - List of Champions and Cup Winners. 18 June 2014.
  2. Body and Ideology: Early Athletics in Palestine (1900 - 1948). Jerusalem Quarterly. Issam Khalidi:Rebirth of the Arab Palestine Sports Federation. Summer 2006. 27. 18 June 2014.
  3. http://jpress.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=PLS/1945/06/06&PageLabelPrint=2&EntityId=Ar00216&ViewMode=HTML Islamic S.C. Win Arab Bank Shield
  4. Sorek. Tamir. Palestinian nationalism has left the field: a shortened history of Arab soccer in Israel. International Journal of Middle East Studies. 2003. 35. 3. 423. 10.1017/S0020743803000175. 143912280. 17 August 2014.
  5. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=PLS%2F1945%2F05%2F30&id=Ar00212&sk=C9FAC011 Arab Cup Final Is Islamic V Orthodox