1962–63 Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit 1962–63 Hapoel Petah Tikva6th title Zecharia Ratzabi (12) 1961–62 1963–64 The 1962–63 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Petah Tikva crowned champions for the fifth successive season, a record which remains unbeaten. Hapoel's Zecharia Ratzabi was the league's top scorer with 12 goals. No club was relegated at the end of the season, as the league was expanded to 15 clubs the following season. Match fixing allegations and Sarig Committee During the season, several cases of match fixing were rumored to happen, most notably after a match played on 16 March 1963 between Maccabi Jaffa and Maccabi Petah Tikva (in which Maccabi Petah Tikva won 3–1), prior to which an attempt was made to bribe Jaffa goalkeeper Zion Digmi to let Petah Tikva score.Turmoil Erupted in Maccabi Jaffa and its Fans After the Attempt to Bribe 3 PlayersFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Davar, 19 March 1963, Historical Jewish Press heGoalkeeper Digmi in Sarig Committee: I Was Offered 1000 IL, If I Would Let in One GoalFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , Davar, 21 April 1963, Historical Jewish Press he Following the match, IFA president, Arie Sarig, established a committee, with himself as its chairman, to look into the alleged fixed matches,An Ad-hoc Committee Was Established to Look Into Accusations of Conspiracies in Liga LeumitFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Herut, 24 March 1963, Historical Jewish Press he including poor performances by Maccabi Haifa during the team's matches against Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Petah Tikva, accusations against IFA board member from Hapoel faction, Menachem Heller, that he acted to have the referee for the match between Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Haifa switchedMaccabi Petah Tikva Tries a Counter-Attack in the Football AffairsFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes H. Asher, 26 March 1963, Davar, Historical Jewish Press he and alleged bribery attempt accusations against Hapoel Haifa player Ziggy Blum in the same match.Referee Freed Is "Not Good" for "Hapoel" – And Was ReplacedFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Hanoch Bar-Lavi, 26 March 1963, Herut, Historical Jewish Press he The Sarig Committee ruling, given after the end of the season, ruled that the match between Maccabi Jaffa and Maccabi Petah Tikva was fixed and that the match result should be recorded as a 0–0 with no points given. The committee also banned Maccabi Petah Tikva footballer Yeshayahu Alon for life for the attempted bribery and rejected all other complaints filed to it.Sarig's Conclusions – Warning to Things to ComeFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Ma'ariv, 2 June 1963, Historical Jewish Press heMaccabi Petah Tikva – To Liga Alef, Found Guilty in Bribe ConspiracyFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Aharon Lahav, 28 May 1963, Davar, Historical Jewish Press he The ruling deducted two points from Maccabi Petah Tikva, and the club dropped to 12th place and faced relegation. The club turned to the civil Tel Aviv District Court, claiming that not only the committee's ruling is wrong, but that Sarig was acting out of his jurisdiction in establishing the committee."Sarig Committee Is Illegal, Without Punishing Authority – And Its Decisions Cannot HoldFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes A. Tabak, 13 June 1963, Ma'ariv, Historical Jewish Press he On 14 July 1963, Judge Yosef-Michael Lamm ruled that the Sarig Committee was established without jurisdiction and that its ruling is void.Judge Lamm Cancelled Sarig Committee Conclusions – Joy in Petah TikvaFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Meir Nahtomi, 15 July 1963, Ma'ariv, Historical Jewish Press he The ruling re-instated Maccabi Petah Tikva's victory over Maccabi Jaffa and elevated the club back to 10th place, relegating Hapoel Haifa to Liga Alef. Following the ruling, the IFA considered its action, eventually choosing not to relegate any team and to play the next season with 15 clubs.Sarig Decided: 15 Teams In Liga Leumit, The FA Appeal in The Supreme Court CancelledFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Davar, 26 September 1963, Historical Jewish Press he In February 1964, the lifetime ban given to Yeshayahu Alon was lifted.Alon's Punishment CancelledFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Herut, 4 February 1964, Historical Jewish Press he Final table main WDL 2 HPT Hapoel Petah Tikva HTA Hapoel Tel Aviv MJA Maccabi Jaffa STA Shimshon Tel Aviv BnY Bnei Yehuda HJE Hapoel Jerusalem MTA Maccabi Tel Aviv HTI Hapoel Tiberias MHA Maccabi Haifa MPT Maccabi Petah Tikva HAR Hakoah Ramat Gan HHA Hapoel Haifa 13 6 3 38 17 9 9 4 31 16 10 4 8 36 27 9 6 7 32 33 9 4 9 30 33 9 3 10 21 24 7 7 8 22 26 8 4 10 26 29 7 5 10 36 41 7 5 10 22 31 5 8 9 20 31 6 5 11 20 26 #ffff99 C complete SourceFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Results main FBR BnY HAR HHA HJE HPT HTA HTI MHA MJA MPT MTA STA Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 7–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 Maccabi Jaffa 1–2 2–1 6–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 Shimshon Tel Aviv 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 0–0 4–1 3–2 2–1 0–2 Bnei Yehuda 2–1 1–5 1–3 3–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 Hapoel Jerusalem 1–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 Hapoel Tiberias 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 5–0 Maccabi Haifa 2–2 0–0 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–2 6–1 1–2 4–2 2–1 3–0 Hakoah Ramat Gan 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–4 3–1 Hapoel Haifa 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 complete References Category:Liga Leumit seasons Israel Category:1962–63 in Israeli football leagues