1942–43 in Mandatory Palestine football

none December 2015 Mandatory Palestine 1942–43 1941–42 1941–42 in Mandatory Palestine football 1943–44 1943–44 in Mandatory Palestine football The 1942–43 season was the 16th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association. IFA Competitions 1941–42 Palestine League 1941–42 Palestine League League matches, which started during the previous season were continued during the season. The Jerusalem division was completed during the season, while the Southern division had one match, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Nes Tziona, left to complete. This match was played on 4 September 1943.Memo no. 11, p. 2 IFA he Southern division table Southern League Jerusalem division table (top 3) Jerusalem League 1943 Palestine Cup 1943 Palestine Cup A cup competition was held during spring 1943, which was called The Wartime Cup. Early round matches were regionalized, with the four divisional winners meeting in the semi-finals. The early rounds of the competition were played during the season, with the semi-finals and final being delayed to the start of the next season.Shohat Elisha 100 Years of Football 1906-2006 2006 128–129 Notable events Osud Al-Shahba (Aleppo Lions) visited Tel Aviv on 31 October 1942, playing a single match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning 6–2.Aleppo Lions Beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 6:2 (3:0) HaBoker, 1 November 1942, via archive.football.org.il he Corinthians, a team composed of British professional players stationed in the Middle East played several matches in Palestine in December 1942 and Between 27 February and 4 April 1943, playing against British, Jewish and Arab teams. In December, the team had beaten a British Police XI 3–2Corinthians' First Victory in the Country HaBoker, 20 December 1942, via archive.football.org.il he and a Maccabi XI 2–1.Corinthians Beat Maccabi Eretz Israel 2:1 (0:1) HaBoker, 27 December 1942, via archive.football.org.il he In the team's second visit, the team had played twice against Hapoel XI, winning 6–2Corinthians Beat Hapoel E.I. 6:2 HaBoker, 14 February 1943, via archive.football.org.il he and 3–2,Corinthians - Hapoel E.I. 3:2 HaBoker, 21 March 1943, via archive.football.org.il he twice against YMCA Jerusalem, winning 4–3Football Throughout the Country HaBoker, 14 March 1943, via archive.football.org.il he and 4–2,Maccabi Rishon Beats Maccabi T.A. in a League Match HaBoker, 4 April 1943, via archive.football.org.il he and once against a Jewish Settlement Police XI, winning 7–3.Corinthians – Settlement Police XI 7:3 (3:1) HaBoker, 7 March 1943, via archive.football.org.il he Corinthians also played a match in Jerusalem against Wanderers, another team composed of British professional players, losing 0–3.Wanderers – Corinthians 3 - 0 HaBoker, 4 April 1943, via archive.football.org.il he Wanderers, which visited Palestine during the previous season, played three matches during March 1943. The team, with players such as Tom Cooper, Albert Cox and Tom Finney, won 8–0 against an RAF XI,Wanderers in Tel Aviv Next Saturday HaBoker, 7 March 1943, via archive.football.org.il he and drew 0 – 0 against Maccabi XI,Wonderful Achievement of Maccabi Eretz Israel Team HaBoker, 14 March 1943, via archive.football.org.il he before continuing their tour to Lebanon and Syria. During the team's return trip towards their base in Egypt, the team played a match against Corinthians, winning 3–0. In late May 1943, a Maccabi team travelled to Beirut and played two matches, winning 2–1 against Lebanese champions Al Nahda FC and 3–2 against a Beirut XI, a team composed of footballers from Al Nahda, Homenetmen and Racing Beirut.Two Victories of Maccabi Eretz Israel in Beirut HaBoker, 30 May 1943, via archive.football.org.il he An Egyptian Army XI, a team composed of players from Al Ahly, Farouk Club and Arsenal Cairo, visited Palestine during June 1943, playing four matches. In their first match, the Egyptians had beaten Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0, and repeated the result in their second match, against Hapoel Tel Aviv.Egyptian Army XI – Hapoel T.A. 2–0 HaBoker, 13 June 1943, via archive.football.org.il he A third match was played at Rehovot, against a team composed of the best players from Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Rehovot and Maccabi Nes Tziona, which the Egyptians won 4–2. The final match of the team was played against an EIFA XI (essentially, the national team), and was won by the Egyptians 3–1.The Egyptian Army XI beat a Hebrew XI 3:1 (3:0) HaBoker, 20 June 1943, via archive.football.org.il he On 26 June 1943, Hapoel Haifa had won the Haifa Cup, beating a British Military team 5–3 on aggregate.Hapoel Haifa Wins the Haifa Cup HaBoker, 27 June 1943, via archive.football.org.il he References