1941–42 Palestine League

Palestine League
Season 1941–42
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv
3rd title
← 1940

The 1941–42 Palestine League was the ninth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Hapoel Tel Aviv.

The Palestine League was divided into three regional divisions (Haifa, Jerusalem, Southern) with playoffs at the end of the season,[1] with the league winners and the Southern League runners-up qualifying for a championship playoff.[2]

The Haifa League was cancelled on 5 March 1942 [3] and a cup competition was played instead. Homenetmen Jerusalem won the Jerusalem League, and Maccabi Rishon LeZion won the Southern League. This meant that the two league winners, along with runner-up Maccabi Tel Aviv qualified to the championship playoff.

The championship playoff was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4]

Southern League

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1Maccabi Rishon LeZion26203387223.7143
2Maccabi Tel Aviv26211482263.1543
3Maccabi Nes Tziona26193469312.2341
4Hapoel Tel Aviv26192587233.7840
5Maccabi Petah Tikva26152954381.4232
6Hapoel Petah Tikva26135855491.1231
7Beitar Tel Aviv261141150481.04251
8National Sport Club Jaffa261131255551.0025
9Hapoel Ramat Gan26941354670.8122
10Maccabi Rehovot26851334500.6821
11Hapoel Herzliya26431927660.4111
12Hapoel Rishon LeZion26521926710.37101
13Hakoah Tel Aviv26412127950.289
14Degel Zion Tel Aviv26161911770.1471

Source: Memo no. 11, p. 3

1. Hapoel Rishon LeZion's matches against Beitar Tel Aviv and Degel Zion Tel Aviv were both given as 0–0 without points due to infringements from both involved clubs (in each match).[5]


Jerusalem League

Homenetmen Jerusalem won the Jerusalem League. R.A.M.C. Jerusalem and Elitzur Jerusalem withdrew from the league.

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1Homenetmen Jerusalem14103138103.8023
2Maccabi Jerusalem1410222893.1122
3Hapoel Jerusalem1483328122.3319
4Degel Zion Jerusalem1455415160.94141
5Christian Club Jerusalem1452719230.83111
6Hoyetchmen Club Jerusalem1442821360.5810
7R.A.P.C. Jerusalem14311011300.377
8Araks Jerusalem1420128320.254

1. The match between Degel Zion Jerusalem and Christian Club Jerusalem was given as a 0–0 without points, due to infringements on behalf of both teams.[6]

Championship play-off

At the conclusion of the regional leagues a championship play-off was held, with the two league winners and Maccabi Tel Aviv, runner-up of the Southern League. The matches between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Rishon LeZion were held first, with Maccabi Tel Aviv winning the matches 2–0[7] and 5–0.[8] Next, Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Homenetmen Jerusalem drew their match 3–3,[9] but later Homenetmen chose to forfeit their matches against Maccabi Tel Aviv,[10][11] after which Homenetmen were ejected from the play-offs and Maccabi Tel Aviv was declared winner.[4]

League table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1Maccabi Tel Aviv4400130–6
2Maccabi Rishon LeZion41126100.603
3Homenetmen Jerusalem40133120.251

References

  1. ↑ "Palestine Football League 1941/42". RSSSF.
  2. ↑ Peace in the Sport of Eretz Israel Football HaBoker, 24 August 1941, via archive.football.org.il (Hebrew)
  3. ↑ Memo No. 33 IFA, 8 March 1942 (Hebrew)
  4. 1 2 League and Cup Committee Meeting 1.11.43 Israeli Football Association (Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Memo No. 38 IFA, 28 May 1942 (Hebrew)
  6. ↑ Memo No 3/43 IFA, 2 February 1943 (Hebrew)
  7. ↑ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 12 September 1943, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  8. ↑ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 19 September 1943, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  9. ↑ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 3 October 1943, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  10. ↑ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 17 October 1943, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
  11. ↑ Saturday Results Al HaMishmar, 31 October 1943, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
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