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Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games

Tournament details
Host country	Israel
Dates	28 September – 6 October
Teams	5
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Israel
Runners-up	South Africa
Third place	Great Britain
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	62 (6.2 per match)

Football at the 1950 Maccabiah Games was the football tournament held as part of the 1950 Maccabiah Games. It was held in several stadiums in Israel and began on 28 September.

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 5 countries participated, after a team from the Netherlands withdrew. The tournament was won by Israel.

Format

The five teams played each other once in various venues in Israel, for a total of 4 matches for each team.

Results

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Israel	4	4	0	0	18	5	8
South Africa	4	2	1	1	18	7	5
Great Britain	4	2	0	2	7	11	4
Switzerland	4	1	1	2	11	19	3
France	4	0	0	4	8	20	0

28 September 1950
Israel	9–1	Switzerland	YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem
South Africa	6–1	Great Britain	Maccabi Ground. Rehovot
1 October 1950
South Africa	3–3	Switzerland	Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva
Israel	2–1	Great Britain	Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
2 October 1950
South Africa	8–1	France	Maccabi Ground, Netanya
4 October 1950
Great Britain	3–2	Switzerland	Maccabi Ground, Rehovot
Israel	5–2	France	Kiryat Haim Stadium, Haifa
5 October 1950
Great Britain	2–0	France	YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem
Israel	2–1	South Africa	Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
6 October 1950
Switzerland	5–4	France	Maccabi Ground, Netanya

References

1. Israel Had Beaten Switzerland 9:1 Herut, 1 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
2. Israel the Football Champion Herut, 8 October 1950, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

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