Season | 1928–29 | |
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The 1928–29 season was the second season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association, which was established during the previous season. The latest matches of the season were played on 17 August 1929,[1] during the preceding stages of the 1929 Palestine riots, including a match which was interrupted by rioting rabble.[2] During the riots all sport activities were cancelled and the next football match, which opened the next season, was played on 14 September 1929.[3]
The second Palestine Cup saw 18 teams competing for the cup. previous season's finalist (and joint-winner), Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem made it to the final for a second year in a row, but was beaten by Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0.
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem | 0–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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This cup was contested by six teams, playing in a double round-robin league format. Three of the teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva were Jewish teams, and three, RAF Ramla, Wireless Sarafand and PGH Sarafand, were British military teams. The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, although it was never completed. The British teams withdrew after seven rounds of play, and the final round match between leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv and second-placed Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva wasn't played as Petah Tikva failed to show to the match.[4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | MTA | MPT | PGH | RAF | HTA | WIR | |
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1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4.000 | 17 | — | 3–0[a] | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Palestine General Hospital | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | RAF Ramla | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0.950 | 7 | 1–1 | 6–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | ||
5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0.947 | 6 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 6–2 | — | 5–0 | |
6 | Wireless Sarafand | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
This cup was contested by five teams, playing in a double round-robin league format. Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem's senior team won the cup.[4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | MHA | STG | POL | MHB | HJE | |
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1 | Maccabi Hashmonai A | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4.600 | 14 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 7–1 | |
2 | St. George | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 3.125 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 3–4 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
3 | Police XI | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | [a] | 3–2 | |
4 | Maccabi Hashmonai B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.250 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | |
5 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 0.167 | 2 | 1–4 | 0–8 | 0–7 | 2–2 | — |
This cup was a knock-out competition named after Raghib al-Nashashibi, mayor of Jerusalem. The cup was won by Hapoel Jerusalem.
Home Team | Score | Away Team |
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Hapoel Jerusalem | 2–0 | Maccabi Balfour |
Maccabi HaSemel | 6–0 | Maccabi HaGibor |
St. George | 2–2 2–0 |
Hapoel Yona |
Home Team | Score | Away Team |
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Hapoel Jerusalem | 4–1 | British Police B |
St. George | 4–3 | Maccabi HaSemel |
Home Team | Score | Away Team |
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Hapoel Jerusalem | 2–1[6] | St. George |
This cup was contested in a single match on 30 March 1929 between Hapoel Tel Aviv and an Islamic Sports Club from Jaffa. Hapoel won the match and the cup 5–1.[7]
This cup was contested in a single match by Maccabi Hasmonean and a select team from the Palestine Police Force. The match, played on 16 March 1929 ended in a 1–1 draw and a replay was arranged.[8] A replay, arranged for 6 April 1929 ended goalless,[9] and a third match, played on 14 April 1929 was won by the British Police 3–1.[10]