1941–42 Palestine League
The 1941–42 Palestine League was the ninth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Hapoel Tel Aviv.
| Season | 1941–42 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv 3rd title |
← 1940 1943–44 → | |
The Palestine League was divided into three regional divisions (Haifa, Jerusalem, Southern) with playoffs at the end of the season,[1] with the league winners and the Southern League runners-up qualifying for a championship playoff.[2]
The Haifa League was cancelled on 5 March 1942 [3] and a cup competition was played instead. Homenetmen Jerusalem won the Jerusalem League, and Maccabi Rishon LeZion won the Southern League. This meant that the two league winners, along with runner-up Maccabi Tel Aviv qualified to the championship playoff.
The championship playoff was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4]
Southern League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 22 | 3.955 | 43 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 26 | 3.154 | 43 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Nes Tziona | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 31 | 2.226 | 41 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 23 | 3.783 | 40 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 38 | 1.421 | 32 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 49 | 1.122 | 31 | |
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 25[a] | |
| 8 | National Sport Club Jaffa | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 1.000 | 25 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 22 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 50 | 0.680 | 21 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Herzliya | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 66 | 0.409 | 11 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 71 | 0.366 | 10[a] | |
| 13 | Hakoah Tel Aviv | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 95 | 0.284 | 9 | |
| 14 | Degel Zion Tel Aviv | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 77 | 0.143 | 7[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
- ^ a b c Hapoel Rishon LeZion's matches against Beitar Tel Aviv and Degel Zion Tel Aviv were both given as 0–0 without points due to infringements from both involved clubs (in each match).[5]
Jerusalem League
Homenetmen Jerusalem won the Jerusalem League. R.A.M.C. Jerusalem and Elitzur Jerusalem withdrew from the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homenetmen Jerusalem | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 3.800 | 23 | |
| 2 | Maccabi Jerusalem | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 3.111 | 22 | |
| 3 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 2.333 | 19 | |
| 4 | Degel Zion Jerusalem | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0.938 | 14[a] | |
| 5 | Christian Club Jerusalem | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 0.826 | 11[a] | |
| 6 | Hoyetchmen Club Jerusalem | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 0.583 | 10 | |
| 7 | R.A.P.C. | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 0.367 | 7 | |
| 8 | Araks Jerusalem | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 0.250 | 4 | |
| 9 | R.A.M.C.[b] | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 13 | Withdrew |
| 10 | Elitzur Jerusalem[c] | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.000 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
- ^ a b The match between Degel Zion Jerusalem and Christian Club Jerusalem was given as a 0–0 without points, due to infringements on behalf of both teams.[6]
- ^ The team representing the Royal Army Medical Corps withdrew from the competition and its results were annulled.
- ^ Elitzur Jerusalem withdrew from the competition and its results were annulled.
Championship play-off
At the conclusion of the regional leagues a championship play-off was held, with the two league winners and Maccabi Tel Aviv, runner-up of the Southern League. The matches between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Rishon LeZion were held first, with Maccabi Tel Aviv winning the matches 2–0[7] and 5–0.[8] Next, Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Homenetmen Jerusalem drew their match 3–3,[9] but later Homenetmen chose to forfeit their matches against Maccabi Tel Aviv,[10][11] after which Homenetmen were ejected from the play-offs and Maccabi Tel Aviv was declared winner.[4]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MTA | MRL | HOM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 8 | Champions | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 3 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Homenetmen Jerusalem | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
References
- RSSSF
- The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Palestine Football League 1941/42". RSSSF.
- ^ Peace in the Sport of Eretz Israel Football HaBoker, 24 August 1941, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ Memo No. 33 IFA, 8 March 1942 (in Hebrew)
- ^ a b League and Cup Committee Meeting 1.11.43 Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ Memo No. 38 IFA, 28 May 1942 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Memo No 3/43 IFA, 2 February 1943 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 12 September 1943, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 19 September 1943, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 3 October 1943, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 17 October 1943, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 31 October 1943, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)