The 1959–60 season was the 12th season of competitive
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
in
Israel and the 34th season under the
Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the
British Mandate.
Review and Events
* The national team was involved in two qualifying campaigns, for the
1960 Olympics The 1960 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States
*The 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympi ...
and for the
1960 AFC Asian Cup
The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the 2nd edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by South Korea from 14 October to 23 October 1960. ...
. The team won its group in the
1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The qualification for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 10 teams in three zones with the winners of each zone joining South Korea in the final tournament.
Zones
* * Withdrew
* ** declined to participate due to an AFC membership dispute.
...
and qualified for the main competition, held in October 1960. In the
Olympic qualifications, the national team finished second on goal difference, behind the eventual competition winners,
Yugoslavia.
Domestic leagues
Promotion and relegation
The following promotions and relegations took place at the end of the season:
;Promoted to
Liga Leumit
*
Shimshon Tel Aviv
;Promoted to
Liga Alef
*
Maccabi Sha'arayim
Maccabi Sha'arayim ( he, מכבי שעריים) is an Israeli football club from the city Rehovot, currently playing in Liga Alef.
The club spent the past seven seasons in the top division from 1963 to 1969, and a single season in 1985–8 ...
*
Hapoel Herzliya
;Promoted to
Liga Bet
*
Beitar Haifa
*
Hapoel Yagur
*
Hapoel Geva
*
Hapoel Pardesiya
*
Hapoel Karkur
*
Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv
*
Hapoel Zichronot
*
Maccabi Holon
*
Hapoel Eilat
;Relegated from
Liga Leumit
*
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...
;Relegated from
Liga Alef
*
Maccabi Rehovot
*
Hapoel Netanya
;Relegated from
Liga Bet
*
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel
*
Maccabi Tiberias
*
Hapoel Even Yehuda 1
*
Hapoel Beit Lid
*
Hapoel Tel Mond
*
Hapoel HaTzafon Jerusalem
*
Hakochav Or Yehuda
*
Hapoel Shmuel Be'er Sheva
*
Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi
1. Hapoel Even Yehuda withdrew from the league at the end of the season and was replaced by a club from Liga Gimel.
Domestic cups
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 involve ...
The
1958–59 Israel State Cup
The 1958–59 Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 21st season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the sixth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition began on 6 December 19 ...
started during the
previous season, but was carried over the summer break and finished with the final on 19 November 1959, in which
Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit.
Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...
4–3.
On 30 January 1960, the
next season's competition began, and once again carried over to the
next season.
National Teams
National team
1960 Asian Cup qualification – Western Zone
Olympic qualifications – Europe Group 4
1959–60 matches
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1959-60 in Israeli football
Seasons in Israeli football