The 1941–42 season was the 15th season of competitive

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in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association.

EIFA Competitions

1941–42 Palestine League

The top division was divided to three regional leagues, in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, with the intention to set a national champions through play-offs between the three league winners. However, as the Haifa league was cancelled in March 1942,Memo No. 33
IFA, 8 March 1942 Only two divisional champion remained to be set. Due to the ongoing war, league matches were delayed and were held over to the next season and the play-offs were held in fall 1943. The second division was divided into two regional leagues, won by Maccabi Netanya (North division) and

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. The two clubs played for promotion to top division, each club winning one of the two-legged tie. A third, decisive match was not played as the EIFA decided to promote both clubs.

1941 Palestine Cup

The cup competition, which usually was played during the spring, was delayed to fall 1941 and was played between 20 September and 15 November 1941. Maccabi Tel Aviv and

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met in the final, the former winning 2–1.

1942 Palestine Cup

The second cup competition of the season was held in its usual spring schedule, starting on 14 February 1941. The competition was delayed over an unresolved first round tie between Maccabi Haifa and

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and over a disciplinary hearing for cup holders Maccabi Tel Aviv who fielded ineligible players in their quarter-final tie against Shabab el-Arab. In the final,

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Haifa Cup

After the cancellation of the Haifa division, the EIFA set a cup competition for the region's team. 13 teams took part in the competition – 3 Arab clubs, 2 Jewish and 8 British. The competition was played as a two-legged tie in each round, including the final, which was played during spring 1942. Hapoel Haifa won the cup, defeating British Army team Bees XI 9–4 (on aggregate) in the final.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

North Cup

On request from Hapoel teams in Jezreel Valley and Jordan Valley a cup competition was organized for the teams in the region. The competition was regionalized between the two valleys, with the winners meeting in the final. Hapoel Geva and Hapoel

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, winners of the regional cups, met in the final, played at Geva, with the hosts winning 2–1 to claim the North Cup.

Regional cups

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Final

Notable events

*Wanderers, a British Army team composed of professional footballers stationed in the Middle East, such as

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, Teddy Maguire and Tom Woodward, visited Mandatory Palestine during its December tour, during which the team also played in Ankara, Istanbul and Egypt. The team played a Palestine XI, a team composed of Jewish and Arab players, as well as military personnel from units serving in Palestine, including members of the British and the Greek armies, on 26 December 1941, winning 8–3. The visitors were leading 8–0 at half-time, when Palestine subbed their goalkeeper, Habbab from Al-Ahly Jaffa, for Melika from

, who kept a clean sheet for the rest of the match. *On 28 March 1942,

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. The visiting team played another match, against their Jerusalem counterparts, which they won 4–1.

References

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