1940 Palestine League

The 1940 Palestine League was the eighth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Palestine League
Season1940
ChampionsHapoel Tel Aviv
4th title
Matches played54
Goals scored210 (3.89 per match)
1939

Eight clubs took part in the league. The league was played between 27 January[1] and 29 June 1940.[2] All clubs completed their schedule of 14 matches.

The championship was won by defending champions Hapoel Tel Aviv.

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsHTABTAMTAMNZHHFHKTMPTHHZ
1Hapoel Tel Aviv14103131122.58323Champions1–02–10–01–15–22–16–0
2Beitar Tel Aviv148334385.375193–00–09–04–20–03–07–0
3Maccabi Tel Aviv1482446143.286181–20–20–31–33–08–111–0
4Maccabi Nes Tziona1464424280.857161–11–01–43–11–12–34–1
5Hapoel Haifa1452722340.647120–32–40–52–32–13–23–0
6Hakoah Tel Aviv1444612250.480120–30–01–13–10–21–01–0
7Maccabi Petah Tikva1450932420.762101–30–91–51–27–17–12–0
8Hapoel Herzliya1402126530.11321–20–40–42–20–00–12–6
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 1940. Source: 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006

References edit

  1. ^ The Rain Shut Down Sport Activities Over the Weekend HaBoker, 28 January 1940, viar archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ End of the Football Season – Hapoel Tel Aviv Wins Assis Cup HaBoker, 30 June 1940, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)