Football at the 1965 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Israel |
Dates | 24 – 30 August |
Teams | 9 |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 63 (4.2 per match) |
Football at the 1965 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 30 August.
The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 9 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel. [1]
As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and Torino F.C., which resulted with a 2–1 victory to Israel.[2]
Format[]
The nine teams were divided into three groups, each team playing the others once. The top team from each group qualified to the medals group, while the second-placed team qualified to the 4th-6th place group. The bottom team in each group was eliminated.
Results[]
First round[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
24 August 1965 | |||
France ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
25 August 1965 | |||
Great Britain ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
Hadera Ground, Hadera |
26 August 1965 | |||
Peru ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
Maccabi Ground, Hadera |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
24 August 1965 | |||
Israel ![]() |
9–2 | ![]() |
Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv |
25 August 1965 | |||
Israel ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Sala Stadium, Ashkelon |
26 August 1965 | |||
Denmark ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam |
Group C[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
24 August 1965 | |||
Argentina ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Sala Stadium, Ashkelon |
25 August 1965 | |||
Mexico ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
26 August 1965 | |||
Mexico ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv |
Final round[]
4th-6th places group[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
27 August 1965 | |||
Argentina ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv |
29 August 1965 | |||
Peru ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
30 August 1965 | |||
Argentina ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv |
Medals group[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
27 August 1965 | |||
Israel ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv |
29 August 1965 | |||
Great Britain ![]() |
w/o1 | ![]() |
Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva |
30 August 1965 | |||
Israel ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv |
1. The match between the UK and Mexico was abandoned at the 71st minute, after Mexico conceded a penalty, and their goalkeeper was sent off as he protested the decision. The result at the time of abandonment was 1–1. The Games Committee set the result to 3–0 to the UK.[3]
Final ranking[]
R | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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Medals group | |||||||||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
4th–6th place group | |||||||||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 |
Eliminated at group stage | |||||||||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Israel's Footballers Won the Gold Medal in the Tournament[permanent dead link] Davar, 31 August 1965, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Torino" Surrendered to Our Ambitious Youth[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 6 September 1965, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Mexicans Refused to a Penalty Kick and Their Match With England (1:1) Was Abandoned[permanent dead link] Ma'ariv, 30 August 1965, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- Football at the Maccabiah Games
- 1965–66 in Israeli football