1955–56 Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. season

Beitar Tel Aviv
1955–56 season
Manager Alois Hess
Stadium Maccabi Jaffa Ground
Liga Alef (1955)
Liga Leumit (1956)
5th
7th
State Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Elmaliah, Huli (32)
All: Nisim Elmaliah (34)

The 1955–56 Beitar Tel Aviv season was the club's 23rd season since its establishment, in 1934, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.

At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 5th. The new league season, with the top division being renamed Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club finishing 7th.[1]

During the season, the club also competed in the State Cup, which was also carried over the summer break. The club was eliminated in the quarter finals, after losing 0–4 to Hapoel Petah Tikva.[2]

In addition, during the break between the completion of the 1954–55 league and the beginning of the 1955–56 league, the club participated in the Netanya 25th anniversary cup, along with Maccabi Petah Tikva, Maccabi Netanaya and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the competition, which was played as a round-robin tournament, the club finished fourth.[3]

Match Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

1954–55 Liga Alef

The league began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 6 rounds being played during September and October 1955.[4]

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
3Hapoel Tel Aviv26129549232.1333
4Maccabi Netanya26137654431.2633
5Beitar Tel Aviv26125964471.3629
6Maccabi Haifa26116954411.3228
7Maccabi Petah Tikva26107937410.9027

Matches

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Result W W L W L L W W W W D L D D L L D D W W W L L L W W
Position 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

Last updated: 15 October 1955.
Source: 2 Dear Points
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

1955–56 Liga Leumit

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
5Maccabi Haifa22113851291.7625
6Hapoel Haifa2294932390.8222
7Beitar Tel Aviv221001242440.9520
8Maccabi Netanya22921131440.7020
9Hapoel Ramat Gan22901328420.6718

Matches

Results by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Result W W L W L W L W W L L L L W W L L L W L L W
Position 2 2 4 4 6 4 6 5 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 7

Last updated: 28 July 1956.
Source: IFA
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

State Cup

Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup

In October and November, while the promotion playoffs and the State Cup were being played, two cup competitions were organized by Liga Leumit Clubs, the second edition of the Shapira Cup, and the Netanya 25th Anniversary Cup. Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramat Gan took part in the competition, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Netanya.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3 2 1 0 14 5 2.800 5 Winners
2 Hapoel Ramat Gan 3 1 1 1 8 7 1.143 3
3 Maccabi Netanya 3 1 1 1 5 7 0.714 3
4 Beitar Tel Aviv 3 0 1 2 7 15 0.467 1

References

  1. Maccabi T.A. Won the Liga Leumit Championship After Beating Hapoel T.A. 3:0 (1:0) Davar, 3 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  2. Maccabi T.A. – Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel P.T. – Hapoel R.G. in the Semi-Finals Hadshot HaSport, 28 August 1955, p. 1 (Hebrew)
  3. A Final Table of the Netanya Anniversary Cup Hadshot HaSport, 13 November 1955, p. 1 (Hebrew)
  4. 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule dribblist.com (Hebrew)
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