The 1951–52 season was the fourth season of competitive
football
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in
Israel and the 26th season under the
Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the
British Mandate.
Review and Events
* In September 1951,
Hapoel Tel Aviv
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conducted a tour of England, playing against
Arsenal
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(losing 1–6),
Manchester United
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(losing 0–6) and
Leeds United (losing 0–2).
* In April 1952,
Maccabi Tel Aviv departed on a tour of Turkey. Maccabi played
Hacettepe
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The university has two main campuses. The first campus is in the old to ...
, winning 1–0,
Ankara Demirspor, winning 3–0,
Ankaragücü, losing 2–3,
Gençlerbirliği, losing 0–2 and
Fenerbahçe, drawing 1–1.
* On 30 April 1952,
Independence Day
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, the annual Jerusalem Cup was contested for the second time. The teams competing for the cup were selected XI from different cities. In the cup semi-finals, played on 19 April 1952,
Jerusalem XI had beaten
Haifa XI 4–3 and
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...
XI defeated
Ramat Gan XI 3–1. In the final, played at
YMCA Stadium Jerusalem International YMCA is a YMCA branch in Jerusalem established in the early twentieth century.
History
In 1924, Archibald Clinton Harte, General Secretary of the International YMCA, raised the sum of one million dollars towards the const ...
in Jerusalem, Petah Tikva XI won 5–0.
* In May 1952 work began on
Kiryat Haim Stadium.
Erecting the Stadium in Kiryat Haim - to the Execution Phase
Al Hamishmar, 8 May 1952, Historical Jewish Press
IFA Competitions
League competitions
1951–52 Israel State Cup
The competition took place between 24 November 1951 and 7 June 1952. Maccabi Petah Tikva beaten Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 in the final.
National Teams
National team
No matches were played by the national team during the season.
Notes
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1951-52 in Israeli football
Seasons in Israeli football