1960–61 in Israeli football

Football in Israel

Season	1960–61
Men's football
Liga Leumit	Hapoel Petah Tikva
Liga Alef	Hapoel Tiberias
Liga Bet	Hapoel HaMechonit Beitar Netanya Maccabi Ramla SK Nes Tziona
State Cup	Hapoel Tel Aviv
← 1959–60 1961–62 →

The 1960–61 season was the 13th season of competitive football in Israel and the 35th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.

Review and Events[]

• The national team competed in the 1960 AFC Asian Cup, hosted in South Korea. The team came out second after winning two matches and losing one, to eventual winners, South Korea.
• In the 1962 World Cup qualification, Israel was drawn in the European Zone, into Group 7. The group was played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis. Israel defeated Cyprus in the first round and then Ethiopia in the second round, to advance to the zonal final, against Italy, which was played in October 1961.

Domestic leagues[]

Promotion and relegation[]

The following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:

1. Hapoel Kiryat Shalom merged with Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv and remained, as part of the merged club, in Liga Bet.

Domestic cups[]

Israel State Cup[]

The 1958–59 Israel State Cup started during the previous season, but was carried over the summer break and finished with the final on 19 November 1959, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–3.

On 30 January 1960, the next season's competition began, and once again carried over to the next season.

National Teams[]

National team[]

1960 AFC Asian Cup[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	South Korea (H)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	6	Champions
2	Israel	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	4
3	Republic of China	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	2
4	South Vietnam	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

1960–61 matches[]

South Korea  v  Israel

17 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	3–0	Israel	showSeoul
15:00	Cho Yoon-Ok  17', 60' Woo Sang-Kwon  30'			Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee:
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

Israel  v  South Vietnam

19 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup	Israel	5–1	South Vietnam	showSeoul
	R. Levi  13' Stelmach  18' S. Levi  25' Menchel  32'  70'		68' (pen.)	Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee:
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

Israel  v  Republic of China

23 October 1960 AFC Asian Cup	Israel	1–0	Republic of China	showSeoul
	S. Levi  72'			Stadium: Hyochang Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee:
Note: The match lasted 80 minutes.

Cyprus  v  Israel

13 November 1960 WC Q	Cyprus	1–1	Israel	showNicosia
	29'	Report	Kofman  31'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee:

Israel  v  Cyprus

27 November 1960 WC Q	Israel	6–1	Cyprus	showRamat Gan
	Levi  14', 30', 66' Stelmach  61', 88'  34'	Report	89' (pen.)	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee:

Israel  v  Ethiopia

14 March 1961 WC Q	Israel	1–0	Ethiopia	showRamat Gan
	Glazer  69'			Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Zsolt

Israel  v  Ethiopia

19 March 1961 WC Q	Israel	3–2	Ethiopia	showHaifa
	Glazer  27', 77' Stelmach  59'		Mengistu  34'  64'	Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Referee: