1954–55_Liga_Alef
1954–55 Liga Alef
Football league season
The 1954–55 Liga Alef season was the last in which it was the Israel's top football league, as the following season it was replaced by Liga Leumit[1] and became the country's second tier. It consisted of 14 clubs, the 12 from the top division in the previous season and two promoted clubs (Hapoel Hadera and Beitar Jerusalem). It used two points for a win and one for a draw.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1954-55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Petah Tikva 1st title |
| Relegated | Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Balfouria |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 676 (3.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nisim Elmaliah (30) |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
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The title was won by Hapoel Petah Tikva, the club's first championship, whilst Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Balfouria (who had finished bottom the previous season) were relegated automatically. Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba took part in the promotion/relegation play-offs with the top two clubs from Liga Bet, in which Kfar Saba retained their place in the top division, but Beitar were relegated.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 23 | 2.957 | 40 | Champions |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 28 | 3.000 | 38 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 2.130 | 33 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 1.256 | 33 | |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 1.362 | 29 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 1.317 | 28 | |
| 7 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 0.902 | 27 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 1.021 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 55 | 0.727 | 24 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 0.854 | 23 | |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 59 | 0.627 | 21 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 0.826 | 18 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 0.679 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 14 | Hapoel Balfouria | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 129 | 0.248 | 8 |
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Source: 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
More information Home \ Away, BEI ...
| Home \ Away | BEI | BTA | BLF | HHD | HHA | HKS | HPT | HRG | HTA | MHA | MNE | MPT | MRV | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 3–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–4 |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 4–0 | — | 6–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–3 |
| Hapoel Balfouria | 4–2 | 1–8 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–9 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 2–0 | 2–5 | 5–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–9 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 4–0 | 13–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 6–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3[lower-alpha 2] | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 4–0 | 2–7 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6–0 | 3–0[lower-alpha 3] | 12–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |
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Source: 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- The match was abandoned at the 49th minute with Hapoel Haifa leading 2–0 as Maccabi Petah Tikva player Mordechai Lebe was sent off and refused to leave the pitch. The match was given as a walkover to Hapoel Haifa.[2]
- The match was abandoned at the 80th minute with Hapoel Petah Tikva leading 1–3 as Maccabi Netanya supporters attacked the referee after he allowed a goal for Hapoel Petah Tikva which was thought to be an offside. The match was given as a walkover to Hapoel Petah Tikva.[3]
- The match was abandoned at the 37th minute with Maccabi Tel Aviv leading 2–0 as Beitar Tel Aviv player Ya'akov Gambash was sent off and refused to leave the pitch. The match was given as a walkover to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4]
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.
More information Team ╲ Round, Hapoel Petah Tikva ...
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Hapoel Balfouria | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| Champions | |
| Qualification to relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 1955–56 Liga Bet |
More information Pos, Player ...
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nisim Elmaliah | Beitar Tel Aviv | 30 |
| 2 | Nahum Stelmach | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 27 |
| 3 | Yehoshua Glazer | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 |
| 4 | Simon Elfasi | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 |
| Itzhak Caspi | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Avraham "Huli" Levi | Beitar Tel Aviv | ||
| Moshe Litvak | Maccabi Rehovot | ||
| 8 | Boaz Kofman | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 15 |
| 9 | Max Cohen | Maccabi Netanya | 14 |
| Zvi Studinski | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Rehavia Rosenbaum | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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Source:[5]
A promotion-relegation play-off between the 12th and 11th-placed teams in Liga Alef, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Beitar Jerusalem, and the winners of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kiryat Haim. Each team played the other three once.
Hapoel Kfar Saba v Beitar Jerusalem
| 22 October 1955 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | Netanya |
Avrutski  5' Ratz 26' Glazer 33' |
Report (p. 8) | 7' Elfasi |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Reuven Frizner |
Maccabi Jaffa v Hapoel Kiryat Haim
| 22 October 1955 | Maccabi Jaffa | 4–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | Petah Tikva |
| Aroyo 36' Miranda 78', 84' B. Cohen 79' |
Report (p. 8) | 34' Handler |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Aharon Werner |
Hapoel Kiryat Haim v Beitar Jerusalem
| 29 October 1955 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3–2 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva |
| Handler 14', 40' Havinski 25' |
Report (p. 8) | 6' Zion 29' Elfasi |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arie Ben-Rubi |
Hapoel Kfar Saba v Maccabi Jaffa
| 29 October 1955 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Haifa |
| Glazer 58' |
Report (p. 8) | 59' B. Cohen |
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Avraham Sher |
Hapoel Kiryat Haim v Hapoel Kfar Saba
| 5 November 1955 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Netanya |
| Hayat 47' |
Report (p. 8) | 78' Morovich |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Reuven Frizner |
Maccabi Jaffa v Beitar Jerusalem
| 5 November 1955 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Haifa |
| B. Cohen 34' Miranda 41' Kalev 53' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nahman Cohen |
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Jaffa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.000 | 5 | Placed in Liga Leumit |
| 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 4 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 3 | Placed in Liga Alef |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 0 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 1955. Source: 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
- Israel - List of Final Tables RSSSF
- In the Play-offs Davar, 23.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
- In the Play-offs Davar, 30.10.55, Historical Jewish Press
- Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Jaffa promoted to Liga Leumit Davar, 6.11.55, Historical Jewish Press
- League resumes in Saturday Heruth, 2.9.55, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- A Surprising Win for Hapoel Haifa in 49 Minutes Hadshot HaSport, 12 June 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- The Fight in Netanya was Stopped by a brawl Hadshot HaSport, 27 February 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- A Major Outrage in a Shortened Tel Aviv Derby Hadshot HaSport, 5 June 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- Nisim Elmaliah – Top Scorer 2 Dear Points, Izhar Brener, Pirsumei Sport, 1955, p. 20 (in Hebrew)