|
Otto Schlefenberg
Otto Schlefenberg ( he, אוטו שלפנברג) (1917-1991) was an Austrian- Israeli footballer and manager. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa where he started his managerial career. Playing career Born in Austria, Schlefenberg played in Hakoah Vienna before moving to Mandatory Palestine, where he joined Maccabi Haifa, for whom he made his debut in 4 May 1940, in a Liga Bet match against Maccabi Binyamina. In 1950, Schlefenberg withdrew from active play. Coaching career Schalfenberg re-arranged Maccabi Haifa's youth team, Maccabi Shlomo Haifa, and coached it for two years before being appointed as head coach for the club in 1952, a post he held for the next two years, promoting many of the youth team's players, such as Jonny Hardy and Avraham Menchel to the senior side. After leaving Maccabi Haifa, Schlefenberg coached Hapoel Tiberias, Maccabi Hadera and Maccabi Pardes Hanna. In 1962 Schlefenberg returned to Maccabi Haifa, as a replacement for coach Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 in the region of Palestine under the terms of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine. During the First World War (1914–1918), an Arab uprising against Ottoman rule and the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force under General Edmund Allenby drove the Ottoman Turks out of the Levant during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The United Kingdom had agreed in the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence that it would honour Arab independence if the Arabs revolted against the Ottoman Turks, but the two sides had different interpretations of this agreement, and in the end, the United Kingdom and France divided the area under the Sykes–Picot Agreementan act of betrayal in the eyes of the Arabs. Further complicating the issue was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966–68 Liga Bet
The 1966–68 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, Maccabi Herzliya, Hapoel Yehud and Hapoel Sderot win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef. North Division A A.S. Kiryat Bialik withdrew from the league and folded.New promoted continue success Davar, 17.10.66, Historical Jewish Press North Division B South Division A South Division B Elite Ramat Gan withdrew from the league.See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963–64 Liga Bet
The 1963–64 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Safed, Hapoel Netanya, Beitar Lod and Hapoel Ashkelon win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef. Second placed clubs, Beitar Haifa, Hapoel Ra'anana, Beitar Harari Tel Aviv and Maccabi Holon were also promoted, as Liga Alef expanded to 16 clubs in each division. also, as there was an odd number of clubs for next season Liga Alef (15 teams competed in Liga Leumit), another promotion spot given to the best third placed club (rather than promotion playoffs), which was Hapoel Bnei Nazareth. North Division A North Division B South Division A South Division B ReferencesPromoted and relegated teams determinedMaariv, 24.5.64, Historical Jewish Press {{DEFAULTSORT:1963-64 Liga Bet Liga Bet seasons Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Israel Super Cup
The 1962 Israel Super Cup was the second Israel Super Cup, an annual Israeli football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. As the match was not set by the Israel Football Association, it was considered an unofficial cup, with the cup being donated by Ilanshil-Polio, an Israeli organization dedicated to aid Poliomyelitis victims, with proceedings going towards the organization.Today: Hapoel P.T. – Maccabi Haifa Davar, 22 January 1963, Historical Jewish Press [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Super Cup
The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champions and the winner of the latest Israel State Cup. If a team won both the championship and the state cup, their designated rival for the Super Cup match was the league runner-up. The cup was first contested in 1957, but the title was an informal title, not sanctioned by the IFA Until 1969.At the End of the Football Season: A Formal Match for the Title of "Champion of Champions" M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other, there is the possibility for "minnows" from the lower divisions to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top clubs from the tournament, although lower division teams rarely reach the final. The current holders of the State Cup are the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa, who beat Beitar Jerusalem in the 2018 final on May 9, 2018. Maccabi Tel Aviv have 23 titles, having the record for most titles won. Hapoel Tel Aviv in 1937–1939 and 2010–2012 are the only club to have retained the State Cup for three consecutive seasons. Format The competition is a knockout tournament which includes all of the Israeli league clubs with pairings for each round drawn at random – there are no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946–47 Liga Bet
The 1946–47 Liga Bet season was the second tier season of league football in the Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine. The league covered wider areas as North and SouthLight and shadow in the Eretz Yisraeli Football Hamashkif , 3.8.47, Historical Jewish Press (previously played in smaller regional divisions). This was also the last completed season under the British Mandate for Palestine. Maccabi Haifa F.C., Maccabi Haifa (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv F.C., Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv (champions of the South Division) promoted to the top tier. However, due to outbreak of the 1947–1949 Palesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Bet
Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef with Liga Bet as the second division. The 1952–53 season was also not played, and Liga Bet resumed in 1953–54. In the 1955–56 season, Liga Leumit came into existence as the new top division, with Liga Alef becoming the second division and Liga Bet demoted to the third division. Restructuring in 1976 saw the creation of Liga Artzit as a new second tier, and the second demotion of Liga Bet, as it became the fourth division. Further restructuring to create the Israeli Premier League in 1999 saw Liga Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961–62 Israel State Cup
The 1961–62 Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 23rd season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the eighth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The competition began on 12 February 1961, less than two weeks after the conclusion of the previous competition. Despite this, the competition took slightly less than 15 months to complete, partly due to Israel's involvement in the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification and its matches against Italy in late 1961. The IFA sought to play the final on Tu Bishvat, 15 February 1962, with the President presenting the cup, as the previous final was played. However, as the holiday was celebrated on a Saturday, The final was set to 28 February 1962. However, as Maccabi Haifa already committed to a friendly match against Altay S.K. the day before the set date, the match had to be rescheduled. The final was therefore held on 27 March 1962 at Ramat Gan Stadium between Maccabi Haifa an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Forbes
Alexander Rooney Forbes (21 January 1925 – 28 July 2014) was a Scottish football player and manager. Playing career Forbes was born in Dundee. As a teenager he worked in the dockyards and played junior football for Dundee North End. He signed for English professional club Sheffield United in 1944 and became a first team regular when competitive football resumed after the end of the Second World War. Forbes suffered an injury during the 1947–48 season and lost his place in the Sheffield United first team, which prompted Forbes to ask for a transfer. Arsenal signed Forbes in March 1948 for a fee of £15,000. The move was encouraged by Forbes' Scotland teammate Archie Macaulay, who subsequently lost his place in the Arsenal team to Forbes. Arsenal won the English league championship in 1947–48 and the FA Cup in 1950. Forbes played an important role in the latter victory, as Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2–0 in the final. Arsenal reached another FA Cup final in 1952, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avraham Menchel
Avraham Menchel ( he, אברהם מנצ'ל)(born December 12, 1935) is a former Israeli footballer. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ... where he started his football career as well as his managerial career. Menchel is widely regarded as one of the best Haifa players to ever don the green shirt. Career statistics International goals References External links *Profile and biography of Avraham Menchel on Maccabi Haifa's official website 1935 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Israel international footballers 1960 AFC Asian Cup players Israeli football managers Maccabi Haifa F.C. managers Association football midfielders {{Israel-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
