1954–55 Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. season
| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Moshe Varon |
| Stadium | Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | not completed |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nahum Stelmach (14) All: Nahum Stelmach (18) |
The 1954–55 Hapoel Petah Tikva season was the club's 20th season since its establishment in 1935, and 7th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
During the season, the club competed in Liga Alef (top division) and the State Cup. In addition, the team took part in a joint tour to Cyprus with Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Review and events
[edit]- On 24 September 1954, a team of players from both Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva departed for a tour of Cyprus, without the consent of the IFA. The Hapoel organization sent a telegram forbidding the participation of Hapoel players in any match, and the team played as Maccabi Petah Tikva.[1] The team played against APOEL FC, AC Omonia and Çetinkaya, losing two matches and drawing one. After returning to Israel, Maccabi Petah Tikva was banned for 6 months for its part of the tour, while Hapoel Petah Tikva received a fine of 50 pounds.[2]
- Petah Tikva XI, a team composed of players from Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva played three matches against visiting foreign teams: Against Beşiktaş on 20 September 1954, losing 0–2,[3] against Udarnik Sofia on 16 October 1954, losing 2–3,[4] and against AC Omonia on 27 May 1955, winning 4–1.[5] Players of the club were also part of a Hapoel XI team which played Beşiktaş on 22 September 1954, winning 3–1[6] and Udarnik Sofia on 10 October 1954, losing 0–3.[7]
Match Results
[edit]Legend
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Liga Alef
[edit]League matches began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the season, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, delaying the end of the league season to the next season.[8]
League table (as of 2 July 1955)
[edit]| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 20 | 3.40 | 31 |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 2.53 | 30 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 2.18 | 26 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 36 | 1.33 | 23 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 1.13 | 22 |
Source:[9]
Matches
[edit]| 5 February 1955 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) |  20' Stelmach |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sher |
| 12 February 1955 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Petah Tikva |
| Segal 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 55' H. Glazer |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Levinger |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Givataim |
| Report (p. 8) | 88' Kofman |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 26 February 1955 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 0–3 (w/o) (abandoned) | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Netanya |
| Hosias 18' |
Report (p. 8) | 3' (pen.) Kofman 42' Zelikovich 80' Stelmach |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 5 March 1955 5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Stelmach 3' Kofman 42' |
Report (p. 8) | 12' Glazer |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Levichter |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Chirik 4', 49' Stelmach 84' Kofman 87' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fried |
| 19 March 1955 7 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Haifa |
| E. Fuchs 81' |
Report | 3', 80' Stelmach 61' Zelikovich |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Werner |
| 1 April 1955 8 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Petah Tikva |
| Zelikovich 21' Segal 85' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Klein |
| 9 April 1955 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 0–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Hadera |
| Report (p. 8) | 46' Mizrahi 41' Chirik 80' Zelikovich |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Frizner |
| 13 April 1955 10 | Hapoel Balfouria | 1–5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Afula |
| Tal 74' |
Report (p. 4) | 13' Haldi 56' Chirik 60' Kofman 73', 76' Stelmach |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 800 Referee: Harap |
| 16 April 1955 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–1 | Hapoel Haifa | Petah Tikva |
| Stelmach 34', 67' Chirik 53' |
Report (p. 8) | 63' (pen.) Martin |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 23 April 1955 12 | Maccabi Rehovot | 1–3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Rehovot |
| Jamil 35' |
Report (p. 8) | 11' Kofman 36' Stelmach 64' (o.g.) Melamed |
Stadium: Maccabi Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 30 April 1955 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 82' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Werner |
| 14 May 1955 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 68' |
Report (p. 8) | 1' A. Carmeli |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 21 May 1955 15 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Kfar Saba |
| Report (p. 8) | 57' Stelmach |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Parnas |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Petah Tikva |
| Report (p. 8) | 38' Chronsich 86' Tsalala |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 11 June 1955 17 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Petah Tikva |
| Stelmach 82' |
Report (p. 8) | 22' I. Caspi |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Scheindling |
| 18 June 1955 18 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Israeli 33' Glazer 43' |
Report (p. 8) | 17' Stelmach |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv |
| Elmaliah 14' Huli 52' |
Report (p. 8) | 53' Stelmach |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner |
| 3 July 1955 20 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa | Petah Tikva |
| Y. Vissoker 15' (pen.) |
Report | 75' Held |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
Results by match
[edit]State Cup
[edit]| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 5–1 | Maccabi Jaffa | Petah Tikva |
| Kofman 33' (pen.), 85', 89' Stelmach 65', 79' |
64' Harama |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sher |
| 28 May 1955 Round 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 7–0 | Hapoel Nahariya | Petah Tikva |
| Zelikovich 6', 46' Stelmach 10', 78' Kofman 45', 80' Markus 56' |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 700 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 10 July 1955 Int. Round | Hapoel Petah Tikva | w/o | Hapoel Balfouria | Petah Tikva |
| Stadium: Hapoel Ground |
References
[edit]- 1955 Season Hapoel Petah Tikva Museum (in Hebrew)
- ^ Petah Tikva XI Plays in Cyprus Without the FA's Consent Herut, 1 October 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi P.T. Punished for Six Months Over an "Underground" Tour of Cyprus Hadshot HaSport, 14 November 1954, p. 2 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Petah Tikva XI Beaten by Besiktas 2:0 Al HaMishmar, 20 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Udarnik Wins 3:2 – After 2:0 to P.T. at the 5th Minute Yechiel Arazi, 17 October 1954, Hadshot HaSport, p.1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ P.T.-Omonia 4:1 Hadshot HaSport, 29 May 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- ^ A Victory for Hapoel Footballers over Besiktas – 3:1 Al HaMishmar, 23 September 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Udarnik – Hapoel 3:0 Nehemia Ben Avraham, 11 October 1954, Hadshot HaSport, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ 1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine dribblist.com (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hadshot HaSport, 3 July 1955 (in Hebrew)