Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games

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Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details
Host countryIsrael
Dates29 July – 5 August
Teams14
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Runners-upFile:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Third placeFile:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored83 (3.19 per match)

Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games was held in Israel starting on 29 July. The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 14 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel.[1] As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and River Plate, which ended goalless.[2]

Format

The 14 teams were divided into four groups, two groups of four and two of three. Each team playing the others once. The top team from each group qualified to the semi-finals, while the second-placed team qualified to the 5th-8th place play-off. The other teams in each group were eliminated.

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 3 2 1 0 8 1 5
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3 1 1 1 2 5 3
File:Flag of France.svg France 3 1 0 2 4 5 2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 0 2 1 1 4 2
29 July 1969
Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Maccabi Ground, Hadera
France File:Flag of France.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
30 July 1969
Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 File:Flag of France.svg France Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 0–0 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Municipal Stadium, Ashdod
1 August 1969
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana
Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg 4–1 File:Flag of France.svg France Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 3 2 0 1 9 3 4
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 4
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3 1 1 1 5 5 3
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3 0 1 2 4 12 1
29 July 1969
Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 2–2 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Municipal Stadium, Tiberias
30 July 1969
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Maccabi Ground, Hadera
Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 5–0 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
1 August 1969
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 5–2 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg 3–1 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Maccabi Ground, Hadera

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2 2 0 0 4 1 4
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 2 1 0 1 2 3 2
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
29 July 1969
Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana
30 July 1969
Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
1 August 1969
Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1–0 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2 2 0 0 6 0 4
File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 2 1 0 1 6 4 2
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2 0 0 2 1 9 0
29 July 1969
Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam
30 July 1969
Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 3–0 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Municipal Stadium, Nazareth
1 August 1969
Peru File:Flag of Peru (state).svg 6–1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Sala Stadium, Ashkelon

Knockout round

5th-8th places play-off

Semi-finals

Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg0–0File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Summary
Penalties
1–3
Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Referee: Emile Prohaski

West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg1–0File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Efroni File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Summary
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yosefson

7th-8th place match

5th-6th place match

Championship play-off

Semi-finals


Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0–1File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Summary Gold File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Hapoel Ground, Nahariya
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Yosipovich

3rd-4th place match

Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg2–6File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Lazar File:Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Gibori File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Summary Taylor File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 17', 67', 70'
Avramson File:Soccerball shade.svg 78', 80'
Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
Attendance: 400
Referee: Aharon Shoshani

Final

Final ranking

R Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 5 4 1 0 13 2 +11 9
2 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 4 3 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 5 3 0 2 15 6 +9 6
4 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 4 2 0 2 7 11 -4 4
5 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
6 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 6
7 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 6
8 File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 4 1 0 3 8 10 -2 2
Eliminated at group stage
9 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
10 File:Flag of France.svg France 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 2
11 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 1
12 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3 0 1 2 4 12 -8 1
13 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0
14 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2 0 0 2 1 9 -8 0

References

  1. A Lone Goal Gave Israel a Victory in the Final Over Argentina[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 6 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. A Routine Ceremony at the Closing of the 8th Maccabiah[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 8 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)