1960–61 in Israeli football
The 1960–61 season was the 13th season of competitive football in Israel and the 35th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.
Review and Events
- The national team competed in the 1960 AFC Asian Cup, hosted in South Korea. The team came out second after winning two matches and losing one, to eventual winners, South Korea.
- In the 1962 World Cup qualification, Israel was drawn in the European Zone, into Group 7. The group was played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis. Israel defeated Cyprus in the first round and then Ethiopia in the second round, to advance to the zonal final, against Italy, which was played in October 1961.
Domestic leagues
Promotion and relegation
The following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:
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1. Hapoel Kiryat Shalom merged with Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv and remained, as part of the merged club, in Liga Bet.
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 AFC Asian Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Champions |
| 2 |  Israel |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Republic of China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  South Vietnam |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source:
(H) Host.
(H) Host.
1960–61 matches
17 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup | South Korea  | 3–0 | Israel | Seoul |
| 15:00 | Cho Yoon-Ok  17', 60'Woo Sang-Kwon 30' |
Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee:  Yokoyama | ||
| Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. | ||||
19 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup | Israel | 5–1 | South Vietnam | Seoul |
| R. Levi 13' Stelmach 18'S. Levi 25'Menchel 32'Aharonskind 70' |
Trần Văn Nhung 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Javellana | ||
| Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. | ||||
23 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup | Israel | 1–0 | Republic of China | Seoul |
| S. Levi 72' |
Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Yokoyama | |||
| Note: The match lasted 80 minutes. | ||||
13 November 1960 WC Q | Cyprus .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 1–1 | Israel | Nicosia |
| Shialis 29' |
Report | Kofman 31' |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vlajić |
27 November 1960 WC Q | Israel | 6–1 | Cyprus | Ramat Gan |
| Levi 14', 30', 66' Stelmach 61', 88'Nahari 34' |
Report | Shialis 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Bajić |
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