1955–56 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season

Maccabi Petah Tikva 1955–56 football season
Maccabi Petah Tikva
1955–56 season
ManagerEliezer Spiegel
StadiumMaccabi Ground, Petah Tikva
Liga Alef (1955)
Liga Leumit (1956)		7th
4th
State CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerEliezer Spiegel (17)
1956–57 →

The 1955–56 Maccabi Petah Tikva season was the club's 45th season since its establishment in 1912, 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 7th. The new league season, with the top division being re-named Liga Leumit, began on 3 December 1955 and was completed on 3 June 1956, with the club finishing 4th.[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 0–1 in extra time to Hapoel Ramat Gan,[2] with an own goal scored by goalkeeper Haim Buch, as a corner kick bounced off his shoulder into the goal in the 119th minute.[3]

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 Beitar Tel Aviv, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Ramat Gan. In the competition, which was played as a round-robin tournament, the club finished first, winning the cup.[4]

Match Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

International friendly matches

During the season Maccabi Petah Tikva played two international friendly matches, losing both matches.

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Austria Kapfenberger SV
19 February 1956 Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–2 Austria Kapfenberger SV Petah Tikva
Nadel 41' Davar
(in Hebrew)		 65', 80' Sillaber Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rosenbaum
Maccabi Petah Tikva v England Sunderland
3 May 1956 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–3 England Sunderland Ramat Gan
Scharf 20'
Turkenitz 68' (pen.)		 7', 36', 69' Fleming Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Frizner

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.[5]

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
5 Beitar Tel Aviv 26 12 5 9 64 47 1.36 29
6 Maccabi Haifa 26 11 6 9 54 41 1.32 28
7 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 10 7 9 37 41 0.90 27
8 Maccabi Rehovot 26 11 4 11 49 48 1.02 26
9 Hapoel Haifa 26 9 6 11 40 55 0.73 24

Matches

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Hapoel Kfar Saba
3 September 1955 21 Maccabi Petah Tikva 5–4 Hapoel Kfar Saba Petah Tikva
Tukenitz 13'
I. Ben-Dror 15'
Spiegel 47', 59'
Carmeli 56'		 Report (p. 8) 2' Tzahobel
7' H. Glazer
69' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Bulman		 Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Frizner
Hapoel Ramat Gan v Maccabi Petah Tikva
10 September 1955 22 Hapoel Ramat Gan 5–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Givatayim
R. Cohen 40', 75'
Fritzner 47', 66'
Pulaver 80'		 Report (p. 8) Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fried
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Maccabi Netanya
24 September 1955 23 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 Maccabi Netanya Petah Tikva
Report (p. 8) 42' Y. Spiegel Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Scheindling
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Maccabi Tel Aviv
1 October 1955 24 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
Rabinson 2'
Turkenitz 61' (pen.)		 Report (p. 8) 80' Israeli Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Markovich
Beitar Tel Aviv v Maccabi Petah Tikva
8 October 1955 25 Beitar Tel Aviv 3–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Elmaliah 65', 77'
Azani 90'		 Report (p. 8) Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Fried
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Maccabi Haifa
15 October 1955 26 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3–3 Maccabi Haifa Petah Tikva
Spiegel 31'
Itzhaki 36'
Leba 89' (pen.)		 Report (p. 8) 47' Held
73', 81' Hardy		 Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fried

Results by match

Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 1955. Source: 2 Dear Points
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1955–56 Liga Leumit

Final table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GR Pts
2 Hapoel Petah Tikva 22 12 5 5 54 28 1.93 29
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 22 12 5 5 49 29 1.69 29
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 22 10 7 5 47 34 1.38 27
5 Maccabi Haifa 22 11 3 8 51 29 1.76 25
6 Hapoel Haifa 22 9 4 9 32 39 0.82 22

Matches

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Maccabi Tel Aviv
3 December 1955 1 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
Bernard 2', 17'
I. Ben-Dror 28' (pen.)		 5' Studinski
25' Merimovich
66' Israeli		 Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Frizner
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Maccabi Jaffa
10 December 1955 2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–0 Maccabi Jaffa Petah Tikva
Nadel 3'
Carmeli 43'		 Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Harp
Beitar Tel Aviv v Maccabi Petah Tikva
17 December 1955 3 Beitar Tel Aviv 2–3 Maccabi Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Huli 47'
Elmaliah 79', pen.'		 19' Nadel
60', 83' Bernard		 Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Hillman
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Hapoel Kfar Saba
24 December 1955 4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 7–1 Hapoel Kfar Saba Petah Tikva
Spiegel 34', 59'
I. Ben-Dror 37', 51'
Levkovich 23'
Bernard 56'
Carmeli 61'		 74' (pen.) Bulman Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Markovich
Hapoel Ramat Gan v Maccabi Petah Tikva
31 December 1955 5 Hapoel Ramat Gan 0–3 Maccabi Petah Tikva Givatayim
47' (o.g.) Manar
74', 82' Nadel		 Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Werner
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Hapoel Tel Aviv
14 January 1956 7 Maccabi Petah Tikva 4–4 Hapoel Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
Carmeli 14'
I. Ben-Dror 45', 64' (pen.), 71'		 23' (pen.) Balut
47' B. Goldstein
72', 79' Michaelov		 Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Hillman
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Maccabi Rehovot
21 January 1956 8 Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–0 Maccabi Rehovot Petah Tikva
Spiegel 62' Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Klein
Maccabi Haifa v Maccabi Petah Tikva
11 February 1956 9 Maccabi Haifa 1–3 Maccabi Petah Tikva Haifa
Levi 9' 16', 17' Spiegel
67' Carmeli		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 5,537
Referee: Dudkevich
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Hapoel Petah Tikva
18 February 1956 10 Maccabi Petah Tikva 4–4 Hapoel Petah Tikva Petah Tikva
Spiegel 7'
Nadel 61', 64'
Bernard 68'		 14', 35' Stelmach
74' Kofman
80' Nahari		 Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Werner
Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Petah Tikva
25 February 1956 11 Hapoel Haifa 3–2 Maccabi Petah Tikva Haifa
Schneid 24', 63'
Schlanger 45'		 40' Spiegel
82' Rabinson		 Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rosenbaum
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Petah Tikva
3 March 1956 12 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Y. Fuchs 33'
Schneor 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Basa Stadium
Referee: Werner
Maccabi Jaffa v Maccabi Petah Tikva
10 March 1956 13 Maccabi Jaffa 1–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Aroyo 23' 25' Rabinson Stadium: Maccabi Jaffa Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dudkevich
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Beitar Tel Aviv
17 March 1956 14 Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–3 Beitar Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
32' Bar-Zion
56', 74' Elmaliah		 Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dudkevich
Hapoel Kfar Saba v Maccabi Petah Tikva
24 March 1956 15 Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Kfar Saba
Glazer 38' 22' Scharf Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Referee: Frizner
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Hapoel Ramat Gan
31 March 1956 16 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3–1 Hapoel Ramat Gan Petah Tikva
Nadel 5'
Turkenitz 36'
Spiegel 55'		 7' Kirschenberg Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Referee: Sher
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Maccabi Netanya
7 April 1956 17 Maccabi Petah Tikva 4–1 Maccabi Netanya Petah Tikva
Rabinson 50'
Scharf 65', 73'
I. Ben-Dror 79' (pen.)		 6' Shrager Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Hapoel Tel Aviv v Maccabi Petah Tikva
14 April 1956 18 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Yehudayoff 57'
Balut 71' (pen.)		 Stadium: Basa Stadium
Attendance: 6,037
Referee: Ben-Rubi
Maccabi Rehovot v Maccabi Petah Tikva
22 April 1956 19 Maccabi Rehovot 1–2 Maccabi Petah Tikva Rehovot
Vider 50' 23', 55' Spiegel Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Referee: Dudkevich
Hapoel Petah Tikva v Maccabi Petah Tikva
27 May 1956 21 Hapoel Petah Tikva 3–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva
Z. Ratzabi 1'
Stelmach 27'
Nahari 74'		 4' Spiegel Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Frizner

Results by match

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ResultDWWWWDDWWDLLDLDWWLWWLD
Position5332122111123444454344
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 1956. Source: IFA
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

State Cup

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Hapoel Ramat Gan
27 August 1955 QF Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 (a.e.t.) Hapoel Ramat Gan Petah Tikva
Report (p. 8) 119' (o.g.) Buch Stadium: Hapoel Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Markovich

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, Maccabi Petah Tikva, 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
Source: Hadshot HaSport, p. 1
Maccabi Netanya v Maccabi Petah Tikva
29 October 1955 1 Maccabi Netanya 0–4 Maccabi Petah Tikva Givatayim
Report (p. 8) 3', 37' I. Ben Dror
16' Spiegel
77' Nadel		 Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Metzler
Maccabi Petah Tikva v Beitar Tel Aviv
5 November 1955 2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 8–3 Beitar Tel Aviv Petah Tikva
Spiegel 6', 35', 44'
Bernard , 52'
Nadel 31', 73'
Turkenitz 33'		 Report (p. 8) , 80' Gleit
81' Arbiv		 Stadium: Maccabi Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Schiendling
Hapoel Ramat Gan v Maccabi Petah Tikva
12 November 1955 3 Hapoel Ramat Gan 2–2 Maccabi Petah Tikva Netanya
I. Ben-Dror 43'
Levkovich 81'		 Report (p. 8) 52' Radler
67' Chronsich		 Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rosenbaum

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 (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Maccabi T.A. – Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel P.T. – Hapoel R.G. in the semi-finals Hadshot HaSport, 28 August 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Many Went to Jaffa – and Missed a Drama in P.T. Izhar Brener, 31 August 1955, Hadshot HaSport, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ A Final Table of the Netanya Anniversary Cup Hadshot HaSport, 13 November 1955, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  5. ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
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