1939–40 in Mandatory Palestine football

none Mandatory Palestine 1939–40 1938–39 1938–39 in Mandatory Palestine football 1940–41 1940–41 in Mandatory Palestine football The 1939–40 season was the 13th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association. IFA Competitions 1939 Palestine League 1939 Palestine League 1939 Liga Bet Matches of the 1939 Palestine League, which, due to the Arab Revolt, was split into regional leagues, rather than holding a national championship, were carried from the previous season, and were finished in fall 1939. Maccabi Tel Aviv and British Police won the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem divisions of top tier Liga Alef, while Hapoel Hadera, Beitar Tel Aviv and Maccabi Rehovot won their Liga Bet regional divisions. 1940 Palestine League 1940 Palestine League 1940 Liga Bet Shortly after the conclusion of the previous league season, a new league season was held, starting on 3 February 1940. League matches were completed in early July 1940, with Hapoel Tel Aviv winning the championship. League table main WDL 29 June 1940 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006 yes HTA 10 3 1 31 12 BTA 8 3 3 43 8 MTA 8 2 4 46 14 MNZ 6 4 4 24 28 HHF 5 2 7 22 34 HKT 4 4 6 12 25 MPT 5 0 9 32 42 HHZ 0 2 12 6 53 Hapoel Tel Aviv Beitar Tel Aviv Hakoah Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Nes Tziona Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Herzliya CHP green1 Champions 2 Liga Bet In Liga Bet, Hapoel Hadera, Degel Zion Tel Aviv and RSG Rehovot won their regional divisions. At the end of the season, Degel Zion, Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Rishon LeZion (who finished as runners-up in the South division) competed for promotions to the top division, with Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Degel Zion winning promotion. main WDL 18 August 1940 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006 yes HRL 3 1 0 8 3 DZT 2 0 2 10 5 HHD 0 1 3 2 12 Hapoel Rishon LeZion Degel Zion Tel Aviv Hapoel Hadera PRO PRO green1 Promotion to Liga Alef 2 Liga Gimel For the first time the EIFA arranged a third division, which was divided into two regions, Samaria (North) and South. Among the teams participating in the league were future league champions Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Kfar Saba, both making their debut in the league. Only a handful of results are known. Maccabi Kfar Saba and Hakoach Rishon LeZion won the Samaria and South divisions and qualified along with their runners-up, Hapoel Kfar Saba and HaMa'avir Tel Aviv to the promotion play-offs, at the end which the top three teams were promoted to Liga Bet. Rishon Hapoel Promoted with T.A. Degel Zion https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/pls/1940/08/14/01/article/44 The Palestine Post Jerusalem 14 August 1940 16 August 2021 However, as club registration for the following season was low, all third division clubs that registered to play were placed in Liga Bet. main WDL 18 August 1940 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006 yes MVR 4 0 2 12 8 KRL 2 2 2 12 13 HKS 2 2 2 8 10 MKS 1 2 3 7 8 Hapoel Kfar Saba HaKoah Rishon LeZion Maccabi Kfar Saba HaMa'avir Tel Aviv PRO PRO PRO green1 Promotion to Liga Bet 2 1940 Palestine Cup 1940 Palestine Cup Hapoel Tel Aviv, the defending cup holders were beaten by local rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–4 in the semi-finals. In the final, Maccabi were beaten 1–3 by Beitar Tel Aviv.Shohat Elisha 100 Years of Football 1906-2006 2006 106–108 18 May 1940 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–3 Beitar Tel Aviv Beit HaLevi 9 Kretchman 6 Bogdanov 60 Panz 88 Maccabiah Stadium 8000 Chodshoni Jerusalem League A five-team league was played in Jerusalem during spring 1940, with each team playing its opponents twice. Maccabi Bar Kochva Jerusalem won the league.Maccabi Jerusalem Champion of Jerusalem Division League HaBoker, 30 June 1940, via archive.football.org.il heShohat Elisha 100 Years of Football 1906-2006 2006 101, 105 main WDL Q y 2 CHP green1 League champions FOL black1 Withdrew MJE Maccabi Jerusalem HJE Hapoel Jerusalem HOM Homenetmen RNC RAMC/CMP JFC Jerusalem F.C. BRO The Broons 6 2 0 17 5 4 2 2 15 9 3 2 3 14 15 1 2 5 11 20 1 2 5 9 17 - - - - - complete The Palestine Post National team The national Eretz Israel team hosted the Lebanese national team in a friendly match, Lebanon's first official international, which was played on 27 April 1940.http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=PLS%2F1940%2F04%2F30&id=Ar00900&sk=E28D5529 Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected 30 April 1940 The Palestine Post 25 March 2020 26 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200926053105/http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=PLS%2F1940%2F04%2F30&id=Ar00900&sk=E28D5529 deadShohat Elisha 2006 Hod Hasharon 109–110 he he:100 שנות כדורגל: 1906–2006 100 Years of Football: 1906–2006 27 April 1940 International Friendly PAL Eretz Israel LBN 1920 5–1 Report Meitner 2Schneiderowitz 11Machlis 32Caspi 40 60 Cordahi 50 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine Maccabiah Stadium 10,000 John Blackwell (England) W Notable events On 9 December 1939, Maccabi Nes Tziona had beaten Maccabi Tel Aviv in a match for the Melchett Cup 2–1. In the match, held at the Maccabiah Stadium, The brothers Schneiderowitz scored the two goals for Nes Tziona on the 47th and 64th minute, while Gaul Machlis scored the only goal for Tel Aviv on the 61st minute.Maccabi Nes Tziona Won the Melchett Cup HaBoker, 10 December 1939, via archive.football.org.il he References