1940 Palestine League

Palestine League
Season	1940
Champions	Hapoel Tel Aviv; 4th title
Matches played	54
Goals scored	210 (3.89 per match)
	← 1939 1941–42 →

The 1940 Palestine League was the eighth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Eight clubs took part in the league. The league was played between 27 January^[1] and 29 June 1940.^[2] All clubs completed their schedule of 14 matches.

The championship was won by defending champions Hapoel Tel Aviv.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts		HTA	BTA	MTA	MNZ	HHF	HKT	MPT	HHZ
1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	14	10	3	1	31	12	2.583	23	Champions	—	1–0	2–1	0–0	1–1	5–2	2–1	6–0
2	Beitar Tel Aviv	14	8	3	3	43	8	5.375	19		3–0	—	0–0	9–0	4–2	0–0	3–0	7–0
3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	14	8	2	4	46	14	3.286	18		1–2	0–2	—	0–3	1–3	3–0	8–1	11–0
4	Maccabi Nes Tziona	14	6	4	4	24	28	0.857	16		1–1	1–0	1–4	—	3–1	1–1	2–3	4–1
5	Hapoel Haifa	14	5	2	7	22	34	0.647	12		0–3	2–4	0–5	2–3	—	2–1	3–2	3–0
6	Hakoah Tel Aviv	14	4	4	6	12	25	0.480	12		0–3	0–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	—	1–0	1–0
7	Maccabi Petah Tikva	14	5	0	9	32	42	0.762	10		1–3	0–9	1–5	1–2	7–1	7–1	—	2–0
8	Hapoel Herzliya	14	0	2	12	6	53	0.113	2		1–2	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–0	0–1	2–6	—

Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 1940. Source: 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006

References

RSSSF
Previous seasons The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

^ The Rain Shut Down Sport Activities Over the Weekend HaBoker, 28 January 1940, viar archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
^ End of the Football Season – Hapoel Tel Aviv Wins Assis Cup HaBoker, 30 June 1940, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)

[1] The Rain Shut Down Sport Activities Over the Weekend HaBoker, 28 January 1940, viar archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)

[2] End of the Football Season – Hapoel Tel Aviv Wins Assis Cup HaBoker, 30 June 1940, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)

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