Football in Mandatory Palestine
Season1936–37
Mandatory Palestine

The 1936–37 season was the tenth season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association and the 5th under the Arab Palestine Sports Federation.

IFA Competitions

1935–36 Palestine League

The second part of the 1935–36 Palestine League was held in autumn 1936, after the league schedule was disturbed by the 1936–1939 Arab revolt. The competition, which began on 7 December 1935, took over a year to be completed, with the final matches being played in December 1936.[1] Once completed, the league was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 10 7 2 1 21 9 2.333 16 Champions
2 Hakoah Tel Aviv 10 6 3 1 18 8 2.250 15
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 10 4 4 2 24 12 2.000 12
4 Hapoel Haifa 10 4 2 4 16 13 1.231 10
5 Maccabi Petah Tikva 10 2 3 5 10 20 0.500 7
6 Maccabi Nes Tziona 10 0 0 10 2 29 0.069 0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 1936. Source: IFA, The Palestine Post

1937 Palestine League

League matches started on 29 January 1937.,[2] and once again the competition was not over by the end of the season, but was completed on the next season. For the first time, a second division was operated, called Mahlaka Bet and was split to north and south divisions.

1937 Palestine Cup

Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv upset Maccabi Tel Aviv with a 2–1 victory in the semi-final to set a meeting with its parent club, Hapoel Tel Aviv in the final. The Hapoel HaDarom victory was assisted by a punishment issued to the senior Maccabi Tel Aviv squad for boycotting Maccabi's match against Aris Thessaloniki in April 1937. Due to the punishment, Maccabi had to field its youth team for the match.[3]

Hapoel Tel Aviv3–0Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv
? 55'
Bakshi 57' (o.g.)
Poliakov 86'		 Palestine Post

Maccabi Tel Aviv Tour of North America

In October 1936 Maccabi Tel Aviv went on a tour to the North America, via Alexandria, Marseille and Paris. During the tour, which lasted for 97 days, the club played 15 matches.[4] In France:

In North America:

  • New York All-Stars – Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–6
  • Philadelphia Passion – Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–1[6]
  • Brooklyn League XI – Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–1
  • Detroit All-Stars – Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–2
  • Toronto All-Stars – Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1[7]
  • Chicago All-Stars – Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–1
  • St. Louis All-Stars – Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2 [8]
  • Boston Celtics – Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2
  • New Jersey All-Stars – Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–7
  • Philadelphia Passion – Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0
  • American Soccer League XI – Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1
  • Maccabi-Hakoah Chicago – Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–2
  • Chicago Sparta – Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1

Notable events

References

  1. ↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906–2006. p. 70.
  2. ↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906–2006. p. 76.
  3. ↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906–2006. p. 78.
  4. ↑ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906–2006. pp. 73–75.
  5. ↑ The Maccabees in Lille HaBoker, 26 September 1936, p. 4 (in Hebrew)
  6. ↑ Another Maccabi Victory in America The Palestine Post, 6 October 1936, Historical Jewish Press
  7. ↑ La Maccabi de Tel-Aviv demeure Invaincue Israel, 23 October 1936, Historical Jewish Press (in French)
  8. ↑ First Maccabee Defeat Marred by 'Roughouse' The Chicago Sentinel, 5 November 1936, Historical Jewish Press
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