The 1928–29 season was the second season of competitive

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in the

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under the Eretz Israel Football Association, which was established during the previous season. The latest matches of the season were played on 17 August 1929,In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 19 August 1929, Historical Jewish Press during the preceding stages of the

1929 Palestine riots The 1929 Palestine riots, Buraq Uprising ( ar, ثورة البراق, ) or the Events of 1929 ( he, מאורעות תרפ"ט, , ''lit.'' Events of 5689 Anno Mundi), was a series of demonstrations and riots in late August 1929 in which a longst ...

, including a match which was interrupted by rioting rabble.Attack on the Bukharan Neighborhood
Do'ar HaYom, 18 August 1929 Historical Jewish Press During the riots all sport activities were cancelled and the next football match, which opened the next season, was played on 14 September 1929.Tel Aviv - Football
Davar, 15 September 1929, Historical Jewish Press

IFA Competitions

1929 Palestine Cup

The second

Palestine Cup The Palestine Cup is the main national association football competition in Palestine. It is sanctioned by the Palestinian Football Association. Past competitions were more expansive including clubs from all tiers of Palestinian football. For the ...

saw 18 teams competing for the cup. previous season's finalist (and joint-winner), Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem made it to the final for a second year in a row, but was beaten by Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0.

Minor Cups and Leagues

Tel Aviv District Cup

This cup was contested by six teams, playing in a double round-robin league format. Three of the teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv,

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and Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva were Jewish teams, and three, RAF Ramla, Wireless Sarafand and PGH Sarafand, were British military teams. The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, although it was never completed. The British teams withdrew after seven rounds of play, and the final round match between leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv and second-placed Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva wasn't played as

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failed to show to the match.The District Cups of 1929
Eran R, 14 August 2014, israblog.co.il

Jerusalem Cup

This cup was contested by five teams, playing in a double round-robin league format. Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem's senior team won the cup.

Nashashibi Cup

This cup was a knock-out competition named after

Raghib al-Nashashibi Raghib al-Nashashibi ( ar, راغب النشاشيبي, ) (1881–1951), CBE (hon), was a wealthy landowner and public figure during the Ottoman Empire, the British Mandate and the Jordanian administration. He was a member of the Nashashibi clan ...

, mayor of Jerusalem. The cup was won by

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Other Cups

Jaffa Mayor Cup

This cup was contested in a single match on 30 March 1929 between

and an Islamic Sports Club from

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. Hapoel won the match and the cup 5–1.Tel Aviv – In Sport
Davar, 31 March 1929, Historical Jewish Press

Mr. Guth Cup

This cup was contested in a single match by Maccabi Hasmonean and a select team from the Palestine Police Force. The match, played on 16 March 1929 ended in a 1–1 draw and a replay was arranged.In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 17 March 1929, Historical Jewish Press A replay, arranged for 6 April 1929 ended goalless,In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 7 April 1929, Historical Jewish Press and a third match, played on 14 April 1929 was won by the

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3–1.In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 15 April 1929, Historical Jewish Press

Notable events

* On 29 and 30 September 1928 the Hapoel organization held the first Hapoel Games in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. Three football matches were played during the event, in which

have beaten a team composed of footballers from

Zikhron Ya'akov Zikhron Ya'akov ( he, זִכְרוֹן יַעֲקֹב, ''lit.'' "Jacob's Memorial"; often shortened to just ''Zikhron'') is a town in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Carmel mounta ...

, Binyamina, and Hadera 1–0, and a team composed of footballers from

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and

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3–0, while a match between

and Hapoel Haifa was abandoned at the 63rd minute due to the late hour, with Haifa leading 2–1.Tel Aviv - In Hapoel Gathering
Davar, 1 October 1928, Historical Jewish Press Results of Hapoel Games
Davar, 11 October 1928, Historical Jewish Press * On 20 October 1928, Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva celebrated the opening of its ground. During the celebrations a football match was played between the hosts and a British military team from

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and Ramla, the hosts winning 3–1.Maccabi Avshalom Celebration
Do'ar HaYom, 21 October 1928, Historical Jewish Press * In early November 1928 Hapoel Bnei Brak was formed.Tel Aviv - In "Hapoel" at Bnei Brak
Davar, 5 November 1928, Historical Jewish Press The club was a minor club and played mostly in third tier before the Declaration of Independence. In 1954 the club merged with

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.FA Operated
Maariv, 29.8.54, Historical Jewish Press The club played its first match on 22 December 1928, against

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.Bnei Brak - in Hapoel
Davar, 24 December 1928, Historical Jewish Press * A team from the

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visited and played four matches against local teams, scoring 3 victories (3–0 over Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva, 1–0 over

and 2–1 over Arab Team

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) and 1 loss (0–2 against a select XI from Jerusalem teams of Maccabi Hasmonean and HaSemel).In Sport – International Competitions
Do'ar HaYom, 31 March 1929, Historical Jewish Press * On 1 May 1929,

embarked on a tour of Syria and Lebanon.Tel Aviv – In Sport
Davar, 2 May 1929, Historical Jewish Press Hapoel Played two matches in

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, losing both, 1–3 or 2–3 to American College and 3–5 to Al-Nahda. In

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

, Hapoel played against Barada SC and won 3–2 or 2–1, after which local fans rioted. Hapoel played one match in

Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...

, which it won 1–0.In Sport - Hapoel T.A. in Syria
Do'ar HaYom, 12 May 1929, Historical Jewish Press The Assault on Hapoel in Damascus
Davar, 12 May 1929, Historical Jewish Press Hapoel's Incident in Damascus
Davar, 16 May 1929, Historical Jewish Press In Sport - Hapoel in Syria
Davar, 16 May 1929, Historical Jewish Press In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 20 May 1929, Historical Jewish Press Hapoel Tel Aviv Beat the Syrian Champions in Damascus
, Asher Goldberg, 24 August 2011, football.co.il

References

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