| 1954–55 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Eli Fuchs |
| Stadium | Kiryat Haim Stadium |
| Liga Alef | not completed |
| State Cup | not completed |
| Top goalscorer | League: Yisha'ayahu Held (12) All: Yisha'ayahu Held (18) |
The 1954–55 Maccabi Haifa season was the club's 42nd season since its establishment, in 1913, 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.
Review and events
- Although league matches from the previous season ended on 13 March 1954,[1] the confirmation of the league's final standings was delayed, as a match between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Petah Tikva, which was played on 26 December 1953 and ended with a 3–2 win for Haifa, was claimed to be fixed, to allow Maccabi Haifa to win.[2] Eventually, on 10 January 1955, the IFA decided to replay the match in a neutral venue,[3] Maccabi Haifa won the rematch 4–1 and secured their spot in the top division.[4]
- The club played one international friendly match during the season, against APOEL FC, on 9 April 1955. Maccabi Haifa won the match 2–0, with goals scored by Held and Hardy.[5][6]
Match Results
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Liga Alef
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.[7] Before the start of the season, Maccabi Haifa played one match to complete the 1953–54 Liga Alef season.
League table (as of 2 July 1955)
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 1.24 | 21 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 1.00 | 21 |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 0.97 | 18 |
Source:[8]
Matches
1953–54 Liga Alef
| 15 January 1955 | Maccabi Haifa | 4–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Kfar Saba |
Held  1', 58'Hardy 42', 65' |
Report | 17' Scharf |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aharon Werner |
1954–55 Liga Alef
| 5 February 1955 1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Kfar Saba |
| H. Glazer 66' |
Report | Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 12 February 1955 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Haifa |
| Frankfurter 28' |
Report | 50' Schtalzer 61', 71' Manar |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Reuven Frisner |
| 19 February 1955 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 4–4 | Maccabi Haifa | Netanya |
| M. Cohen 11', 83' I. Caspi 56' (pen.) Y. Spiegel 71' |
Report | 2', 30', 43' Hardy 86' (pen.) Ben-Tzvi |
Stadium: Sar-Tov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Silbermann |
| 26 February 1955 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Ben-Tzvi 73' (pen.) |
Report | 30', 70' Israeli 90' Glazer |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Cohen |
| 5 March 1955 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Report | 37' Daniel 62' Held |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Frisner |
| 12 March 1955 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Jerusalem |
| Elfasi 65' |
Report | Stadium: YMCA Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Avraham Dudkevich |
| 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 Hadera | 1–3 | Maccabi Haifa | Hadera |
| Piterman 24' |
Report | 14', 77' Held 85' Tenenmaum |
Stadium: Hapoel Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Werner |
| 7 April 1955 9 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Hapoel Balfouria | Haifa |
| Eichenboim 17' (o.g.) |
Report | 83' Tal |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Halperin |
| 13 April 1955 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 4–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Haifa |
| Schneid 18', 63' Shamir 43' Kramer 72' |
Report | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 16 April 1955 11 | Maccabi Haifa | 4–0 | Maccabi Rehovot | Haifa |
| Hardy 6', 44' Tenenbaum 8' Held 53' |
Report (p. 8) | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Moshe Cohen |
| 23 April 1955 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Alaluf 88' |
Report | 73' Hardy |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hillman |
| 30 April 1955 13 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Haifa |
| Report | 35' A. Carmeli |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 14 May 1955 14 | Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | Haifa |
| Georgiou 18', 71' |
Report | 69' H. Glazer |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 21 May 1955 15 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0–1 | Maccabi Haifa | Givatayim |
| Report | 47' Held |
Stadium: HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dudkevich |
| 4 June 1955 16 | Maccabi Haifa | 6–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Haifa |
| Hardy 6' Tenenbaum 47' Ben-Tzvi 52' (pen.) Held 54' Georgiou 74' Fuchs 80' |
Report | 44' M. Cohen 55' Meller |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rozenbaum |
| 11 June 1955 17 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Maccabi Haifa | Tel Aviv |
| Glazer 77' |
Report | 51' Tenenmaum 62' (pen.) Ben-Tzvi |
Stadium: Basa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fried |
| 18 June 1955 18 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| Hardy 23' |
Report | 52' Kasuto |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 3,500 |
| 26 June 1955 19 | Maccabi Haifa | 5–0 | Beitar Jerusalem | Haifa |
| Held 22', 44', 63' Georgiou 54' Fuchs 66' |
Report | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| 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
State Cup
| 26 March 1955 Round 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9–1 | Hapoel Nes Tziona | Haifa |
| Held 16', 20', 30', 83' Hardy 58', 65', 85' Georgiou 66' Tenenmaum 63' |
Report | Shohatovich 43' |
Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stern |
| 28 May 1955 Round 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 9–0 | Orthodox Haifa | Haifa |
| Georgiou 11' Fuchs 25', 26', 27', 53
' Almani 63', 70' Held 72', 84' |
Report | Stadium: Kiryat Haim Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Medler |
References
- ↑ Beitar Tel Aviv to Liga Bet Al HaMishmar, 14 March 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ↑ The Scandal in Haifa Herut, 3 January 1954, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ↑ The League Match Maccabi Haifa-P.T. Will Be Replayed This Saturday in Kfar Saba Hadshot HaSport, 12 January 1955, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
- ↑ Maccabi Haifa - Maccabi P.T. 4:1 (2:1) Ma'ariv, 16 January 1955, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ↑ A Speedy Win in the Final 8 Minutes Hadshot HaSport, 10 April 1955, p. 8 (in Hebrew)
- ↑ Maccabi Haifa Beats APOEL 2:0 Al HaMishmar, 10 April 1955, Historical Jewish Press (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)
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