1959–60 in Israeli football

The 1959–60 season was the 12th season of competitive football in Israel and the 34th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Football in Israel

Season	1959–60
Men's football
Liga Leumit	Hapoel Petah Tikva
Liga Alef	Shimshon Tel Aviv
Liga Bet	Hapoel HaMechonit Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Lod Maccabi Sha'arayim
State Cup	Maccabi Tel Aviv
← 1958–59 1960–61 →

Review and Events

• The national team was involved in two qualifying campaigns, for the 1960 Olympics and for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup. The team won its group in the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification and qualified for the main competition, held in October 1960. In the Olympic qualifications, the national team finished second on goal difference, behind the eventual competition winners, Yugoslavia.

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

The following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:

Promoted to Liga Leumit Shimshon Tel Aviv Promoted to Liga Alef Maccabi Sha'arayim Hapoel Herzliya Promoted to Liga Bet Beitar Haifa Hapoel Yagur Hapoel Geva Hapoel Pardesiya Hapoel Karkur Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv Hapoel Zichronot Maccabi Holon Hapoel Eilat

Relegated from Liga Leumit Hapoel Ramat Gan Relegated from Liga Alef Maccabi Rehovot Hapoel Netanya Relegated from Liga Bet Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Tiberias Hapoel Even Yehuda ^1 Hapoel Beit Lid Hapoel Tel Mond Hapoel HaTzafon Jerusalem Hakochav Or Yehuda Hapoel Shmuel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi

1. Hapoel Even Yehuda withdrew from the league at the end of the season and was replaced by a club from Liga Gimel.

Domestic cups

Israel State Cup

The 1958–59 Israel State Cup started during the previous season, but was carried over the summer break and finished with the final on 19 November 1959, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–3.

On 30 January 1960, the next season's competition began, and once again carried over to the next season.

National Teams

1960 Asian Cup qualification – Western Zone

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	8
Iran	6	3	1	2	12	10	+2	7
Pakistan	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	5
India	6	2	0	4	7	9	−2	4

Source:

Olympic qualifications – Europe Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yugoslavia	4	2	1	1	12	4	+8	5
Israel	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	5
Greece	4	1	0	3	3	12	−9	2

Source:

1959–60 matches

18 October 1959 Ol. Q	Israel	2–2	Yugoslavia	Ramat Gan
	Stelmach  64', 73'		Kostić  7', 76'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Gönül

29 November 1959 Friendly	Israel	1–1	Poland	Ramat Gan
	Tish  45'	Report	Pohl  86'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Leo Horn

5 December 1959 Asian Cup Q	Iran	3–0	Israel	Kochi
	Hajari  49' Barmaki  59' Dehdari  65'			Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Chakravarthy
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

8 December 1959 Asian Cup Q	India	1–3	Israel	Kochi
	Devadas  60'		R. Levi  35', 43', 53'	Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Firoz Faz
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

10 December 1959 Asian Cup Q	Israel	2–0	Pakistan	Kochi
	R. Levi  55' Stelmach  65'			Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Chakravarthy
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

12 December 1959 Asian Cup Q	Israel	1–1	Iran	Kochi
	Menchel  9'		Hajari  49'	Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Chakravarthy
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

16 December 1959 Asian Cup Q	India	1–2	Israel	Kochi
	Rehmatullah  19'		Stelmach  11' R. Levi  75'	Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Natarajan
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

17 December 1959 Asian Cup Q	Pakistan	2–2	Israel	Kochi
	Omar  49' Ghafoor  57'		Menchel  60' Ratzabi  68'	Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Natarajan
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

6 March 1960 Ol. Q	Israel	2–1	Greece	Ramat Gan
	Menchel  50' Glazer  87'		Linoxilakis  6'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Nassiri

3 April 1960 Ol. Q	Greece	2–1	Israel	Athens
	Serafidhis  66', 80'		Glazer  60'	Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Liverani

10 April 1960 Ol. Q	Yugoslavia	1–2	Israel	Athens
	Mujić  32'		Levi  2', 67'	Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Liverani

22 May 1960 Friendly, unofficial	Israel	4–0	England U-23	Ramat Gan
	Levi  34', 71' (pen.) Glazer  75' Menchel			Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: John Kelly

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