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1954–55 In Israeli Football
The 1954–55 season was the seventh season of competitive Association football, football in Israel and the 29th season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate. Domestic leagues 1953–54 Liga Alef Although league matches for the 1953–54 in Israeli football, previous season ended on 13 March 1954, the confirmation of the league's final standings was delayed, as a match between Maccabi Haifa F.C., Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C., Maccabi Petah Tikva, which was played on 26 December 1953 and ended with a 3–2 win for Haifa, was claimed to be fixed, to allow Maccabi Haifa to win. Eventually, on 10 January 1955, the IFA decided to replay the match in a neutral venue, Maccabi Haifa won the rematch 4–1 and secured their spot in 1954–55 Liga Leumit, the top division. However, with the IFA already deadlocked with an ongoing dispute between Hapoel and Maccabi World Union, Maccabi, Beitar declared its res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
