1928 Palestine Cup
Tournament details
Country Mandatory Palestine
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsHapoel Allenby Tel Aviv
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem
(Title shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored37 (3.08 per match)
1929 →

The 1928 People's Cup (Hebrew: גביע העם, Gvia HaAm) was the first season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition. Matches began on 7 April 1928 and the final was played on 26 May 1928.

Hapoel Allenby Tel Aviv won the cup, beating Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem 2–0 in the final. However, the Jerusalem club appealed to the F.A., claiming that a Hapoel player, Moshe Meir was not registered.[1][2] The appeal was accepted and the teams were ordered to share the cup.[3][4]

Background

Starting in 1922, unofficial cup competitions were held in Mandatory Palestine on an annual, national basis under the sponsorship of Britain's military garrison there, at start involving British teams only, but in subsequent years, Arab and Jewish teams as well. As these cups pre-date the existence of a national football association, they are not considered official by the Israel Football Association. During this time there was also a national cup organised by the Maccabi organisation, the Magen Shimshon, but this only included Maccabi clubs.[5]

Results

First round

The matches were played on 7 April 1928 and 14 April 1928.[6][7]

Home Team Score Away Team
Hapoel Haifa 3–1 Sporting Club El-Carmel Haifa
Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 Maccabi Avshalem Petah Tikva
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem 2–0 RAF Amman
British Police Mount Scopus 4–0 Hapoel Jerusalem

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 21 April 1928 [8] and 28 April 1928.[9][10] The Replay between Hapoel Haifa and British Police was played on 5 May 1928.[11]

Home Team Score Away Team
British Police Mount Scopus 0–0 Hapoel Haifa
P.G.H. Sarafand 3–3 Hapoel Allenby Tel Aviv
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem 3–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Gaza Bedouins w/o Palestine Police Force

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team
Hapoel Haifa 2–1 British Police Mount Scopus
Hapoel Allenby Tel Aviv 3–1 P.G.H. Sarafand

Semi-finals

Hapoel Allenby Tel Aviv1–0Gaza Bedouins
Meir (pen.) Summary
Maccabi Sports Ground, Jerusalem
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem1–0Hapoel Haifa
Zwebner 50' Do'ar HaYom
Davar
Maccabi Ground, Tel Aviv

Final

Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem0–2Hapoel Allenby Tel Aviv
Palestine Bulletin
Davar		 66' M. Poliakov
81' Nudelman
Maccabi Ground, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Adams

See also

References

  1. ^ Of the E.I. Football Cup Do'ar HaYom, 30 May 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Not Letting Go of Hapoel's Victory Davar, 31 May 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Eretz Israel Cup to Hapoel and Hashmonai Do'ar HaYom, 20 June 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Committee decides cup be held jointly by Hapoel and Hashmonai The Palestine Bulletin, 19 June 1928, Historical Jewish Press
  5. ^ Bleicher, Yaniv (4 November 2011). "Israel – List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ Haifa - In Sport Davar, 8 April 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  7. ^ The Eretz Israel Football Cup Do'ar HaYom, 19 April 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  8. ^ In the Football Competitions Maccabi Hashmonai Beats Maccabi Tel Aviv Do'ar HaYom, 22 April 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  9. ^ Jerusalem - In Sport Davar, 29 April 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  10. ^ Tel Aviv - In Sport Davar, 29 April 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  11. ^ The Eretz Israel Cup Taken from the British Do'ar HaYom, 6 May 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

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