1930 Palestine Cup
| Country |
 Palestine, British Mandate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Defending champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Champions |
Maccabi Tel Aviv B (2nd title) | ||
| Runners-up | Northamptonshire Regiment | ||
| |||
The 1930 Palestine Cup (Hebrew: הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli) was the third season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition. The defending holders were Maccabi Tel Aviv.
For the second (and last) season, teams were allowed to enter their reserve teams, and such teams were entered on behalf of Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi's B team eventually won the cup, a feat achieve by fielding the stronger A team under the guise of the B team. This was allowed as the club chose to forfeit their A team's first round tie away against Hapoel Haifa B, while the B team won their tie easily, and thus keeping their A team from being cup-tied and allowing their A Team players to play for the B team for the remainder of the competition.[1]
Maccabi Tel Aviv B (as registered) won the cup, beating the British team of the Northamptonshire Regiment 2–1 in the final, which was held on Hapoel Tel Aviv ground.
Results
First Round
First round matches started on 15 February 1930.[2] The rest of the matches were played the following Saturday.[3][4] The replay between British Police and RAF Amman was delayed as the soldiers were in military duty,[1] and was finally played on 8 March 1930.[5]
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Tel Aviv B | 0–10 | South Staffords |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv B | 4–0[note 1] | Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov |
| Hapoel Haifa B | w/o[6] | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva | 9–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| British Police | 2–2 | RAF Amman |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Haifa |
| Islamic Haifa | 2–7 | Northamptonshire Regiment |
| Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem | 2–1 | YMCA Jerusalem |
Replay
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| British Police | 4–2 | RAF Amman |
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals matches started on 1 March 1930.[7][8]
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem | 1–4 | South Staffords |
| Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva | 0–3 | Northamptonshire Regiment |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | w/o[8] | Hapoel Haifa B |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv B | 4–3 | British Police |
Semi-finals
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire Regiment | 2–0[9] | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv B | 3–1 | South Staffords |
Final
3 May 1930 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv B | 2–1 | Northamptonshire Regiment |
|---|---|---|
Bachar  20' Heresh 88' |
Do'ar HaYom Davar |
32' Pierce |
Notes
- ↑ The match was abandoned at half-time, at the request of Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov, and due to the weather conditions.[2]
References
- 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
- 1 2 In Sport Davar, 26 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- 1 2 In Sport - The First Competitions in Football for the Palestine Cup Do'ar HaYom, 21 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- ↑ In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 24 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- ↑ Palestine Football Cup The Palestine Bulletin, 24 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press
- ↑ Play! - British Police Beat R.A.F. The Palestine Bulletin, 10 March 1930, Historical Jewish Press
- ↑ Haifa Davar, 16 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- ↑ In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 2 March 1930, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- 1 2 Tel Aviv Davar, 2 March 1930, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
- ↑ In Sport Davar, 19 March 1930, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)