The 1944 Palestine Wartime Cup (
Hebrew: הגביע המלחמתי, HaGavia HaMilhamti) was a special edition of the
Palestine Cup, intended to be a standalone cup competition and not an
Israel State Cup edition. However, the
IFA recognize the title as part of the main competition.[1]
Draw for the competition was held on 5 February 1944, without the participation of
Beitar teams, which withdrew from the competition in protest over the
EIFA treatment of
Beitar Tel Aviv after the team's match against
NSC Cairo in the previous summer.[2]
Cup matches began on 20 February 1944,[3] but delays caused the final to be played almost a year later, on 13 January 1945. In the final,
Hapoel Tel Aviv had beaten
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0.[4]
^The match was abandoned as the crowd invaded the pitch.[5] A replay was ordered.
^In the match, which ended with a 2–2 draw, Maccabi Nes Tziona fielded Avraham Bogdanov from
Beitar Tel Aviv, which was registered with the
EIFA 3 days before the match. After the match, the EIFA rules that the played was ineligible for the match, as players had to be registered at least 4 days before a match, and Nes Tziona was disqualified.[6]
References
100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
The 1944 Palestine Wartime Cup (
Hebrew: הגביע המלחמתי, HaGavia HaMilhamti) was a special edition of the
Palestine Cup, intended to be a standalone cup competition and not an
Israel State Cup edition. However, the
IFA recognize the title as part of the main competition.[1]
Draw for the competition was held on 5 February 1944, without the participation of
Beitar teams, which withdrew from the competition in protest over the
EIFA treatment of
Beitar Tel Aviv after the team's match against
NSC Cairo in the previous summer.[2]
Cup matches began on 20 February 1944,[3] but delays caused the final to be played almost a year later, on 13 January 1945. In the final,
Hapoel Tel Aviv had beaten
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0.[4]
^The match was abandoned as the crowd invaded the pitch.[5] A replay was ordered.
^In the match, which ended with a 2–2 draw, Maccabi Nes Tziona fielded Avraham Bogdanov from
Beitar Tel Aviv, which was registered with the
EIFA 3 days before the match. After the match, the EIFA rules that the played was ineligible for the match, as players had to be registered at least 4 days before a match, and Nes Tziona was disqualified.[6]
References
100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006