1959–60 in Israeli football

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 →

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.

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:

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

National team

1960 Asian Cup qualification – Western Zone

Team v t e	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

Olympic qualifications – Europe Group 4

Team v t e	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

1959–60 matches

References