1940–41 in Mandatory Palestine football

none Mandatory Palestine 1940–41 1939–40 1939–40 in Mandatory Palestine football 1941–42 1941–42 in Mandatory Palestine football The 1940–41 season was the 14th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association. During the season, no official competitions were held due to disagreements between Hapoel and Maccabi factions in the IFA,Shohat Elisha 100 Years of Football 1906-2006 2006 111A Crisis in the National Football Association HaBoker, 10 November 1940, via archive.football.org.il he and the teams played only in friendly matches and tournaments. Non-EIFA tournaments Melchett Cup The annual cup competition for Maccabi clubs was played during September 1940. In the final, played at the Maccabiah Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv had beaten Maccabi Nes Tziona 2–1 with goals from Gaul Machlis and Herzl Fritzner, while Avraham Schneiderowitz scored for Nes Tziona.Maccabi T.A. Wins Melchett Cup for 1940 HaBoker, 29 September 1940, via archive.football.org.il he Autumn Cup This cup competition was announced by FA executive Arthur Baar as a way to have the teams playing throughout the crisis in the FA. Most Maccabi teams chose not to participate, instead competing in their own league. The competition was played as a two-legged knockout competition. Hapoel Tel Aviv and a British military team, named after its captain, Mr. Watson, qualified for the final. The British team won the first leg, played on 18 January 1941,Mr. Watson Team Wins the Autumn Cup HaBoker, 19 January 1941, via archive.football.org.il he while Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–1 in the return leg to win the cup.Hapoel Tel Aviv Wins the Autumn Cup HaBoker, 2 February 1941, via archive.football.org.il he National Shield This league competition, also nicknamed "Ersatz League","Ersatz" League SurprisesFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The Palestine Post, 26 November 1940, Historical Jewish Press"Ersatz" League Trophy Handed to AbshalomFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The Palestine Post, 1 July 1940, Historical Jewish Press was set up by Maccabi as a replacement for the Palestine League. At the top, 9 teams, from the previous season's top division and Liga Bet, as well as a team representing the Sarona police force, competed for the National Shield (he מגן הארץ, Magen HaAretz). The competition was held between November 1940 and July 1941. The second level was divided into a Samaria (north) and Sharon (south) division, with the winners competing for a prize donated by Palestine Brewery and called Nesher Cup. Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov won the Samaria division,Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov at the Top of the League of Nesher Cup for the Samaria Division HaBoker, 2 March 1941, via archive.football.org.il he Maccabi Netanya won the Sharon division, as well as being awarded the cup itself. 28 August 1941 סכסוך מסביב למגן-נשר Disagreement Concerning Nesher Shield https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/hmf/1941/08/28/01/article/28 Hebrew HaMashkif Tel Aviv 19 August 2021 2 September 1941 מסביב ל"מגן נשר" Concerning "Nesher Shield" https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/omer/1941/09/02/01/article/34 Hebrew Omer Tel Aviv 19 August 2021 League table main WDL Q 2 y MPT Maccabi Petah Tikva MRV Maccabi Rehovot BTA Beitar Tel Aviv MTA Maccabi Tel Aviv SAR Sarona Police DZT Degel Zion Tel Aviv MRZ Maccabi Rishon LeZion HTA Hakoah Tel Aviv MNT Maccabi Nes Tziona 10 4 2 41 13 10 4 2 34 14 10 2 4 39 22 7 5 4 42 28 9 1 6 34 24 5 4 7 21 24 5 4 7 25 29 2 1 13 14 65 1 1 14 11 42 complete References