Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games

Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details
Host country Israel
Dates 28 September – 6 October
Teams 5
Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Israel
Runners-up  South Africa
Third place  Great Britain
Fourth place   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 62 (6.2 per match)

Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games was the football tournament held as part of the 1950 Maccabiah Games. It was held in several stadiums in Israel and began on 28 September.

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 5 countries participated, after a team from the Netherlands withdrew.[1] The tournament was won by Israel.[2]

Format

The five teams played each other once in various venues in Israel, for a total of 4 matches for each team.

Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Israel 44001858
 South Africa 42111875
 Great Britain 42027114
  Switzerland 411211193
 France 40048200
28 September 1950
Israel 9–1  SwitzerlandYMCA Stadium, Jerusalem
South Africa 6–1 Great BritainMaccabi Ground. Rehovot
1 October 1950
South Africa 3–3  SwitzerlandHapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
Israel 2–1 Great BritainHapoel Ground, Jaffa
2 October 1950
South Africa 8–1 FranceMaccabi Ground, Netanya
4 October 1950
Great Britain 3–2  SwitzerlandMaccabi Ground, Rehovot
Israel 5–2 FranceKiryat Haim Stadium, Haifa
5 October 1950
Great Britain 2–0 FranceYMCA Stadium, Jerusalem
Israel 2–1 South AfricaHapoel Ground, Jaffa
6 October 1950
Switzerland  5–4 FranceMaccabi Ground, Netanya

References

  1. Israel Had Beaten Switzerland 9:1 Herut, 1 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  2. Israel the Football Champion Herut, 8 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
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