Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 21 – 30 September |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa |
| Third place | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 83 (4.88 per match) |
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Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 28 September. The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 7 countries participated. The tournament was won by the defending champions, Israel.[1] As part of the closing ceremony, the host and winner, Israel, played an exhibition match against a selected team from the other competing nations. The match, that was played over two halves of 20 minutes, ended goalless.[2]
Format
The seven teams were divided into two group, each team playing the others once. The top two qualified for the medals group, while the rest played for the 5th-7th places.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
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| 21 September 1953 | |||
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Maccabi Ground, Rehovot |
| Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 5–1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 22 September 1953 | |||
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 5–0 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Municipal Stadium, Haifa |
| Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 23 September 1953 | |||
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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| 21 September 1953 | |||
| South Africa File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg | 6–2 | File:Flag of France.svg France | Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 22 September 1953 | |||
| France File:Flag of France.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States | YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem |
| 23 September 1953 | |||
| South Africa File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg | 3–2 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States | Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv |
Final round
5th-7th places group
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 September 1953 | |||
| Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 4–2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Maccabi Ground, Rehovot |
| 28 September 1953 | |||
| Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States | YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem |
| 29 September 1953 | |||
| United States File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg | w/o | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
Medals group
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Israel – South Africa 4:0 in Football Herut, 28 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ↑ 60 Thousand Spectators at the Fourth Maccabiah Closing Ceremony[permanent dead link] Davar, 30 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
