The 1934–35 Palestine League was the third season of league football in the
British Mandate for Palestine. The season started on 22 December 1934 and was abandoned in March 1935, first due to preparations to the
1935 Maccabiah Games and then due to disagreements between
Maccabi and
Hapoel
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation.
History
During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and org ...
Initially the EIFA set the number of teams in the league to eight, seven from the
previous season (without
Maccabi Rehovot
Maccabi Rehovot F.C. ( he, מכבי רחובות) is an Israeli football club based in Rehovot. The club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949 and competed in the top division during the 1950s, but today plays in Liga Gimel, the ...
that failed to register for the season) and an eighth spot to be decided after two test matches between
Hakoah Tel Aviv and
Hapoel Petah Tikva. After two test matches, each won 2–1 by each team, the EIFA expanded the league to ten teams, including both teams and Maccabi Rehovot.
League table
References
RSSSF
*100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006.
EIFA League Tables 1930–1948 Eran Rabl (Israel), 2022.
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Palestine League seasons
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1934–35 in Mandatory Palestine football
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