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1935–36 in Mandatory Palestine football

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Season
  
1935–36

The 1935–36 season was the 9th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association and the 4th under the Arab Palestine Sports Federation.

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1935–36 Palestine League

Only six teams took part in the league, Due to the 1936-1939 Arab revolt, and the league schedule was inconsistent. The competition, which began on 7 December 1935, took over a year to be completed, with the final matches being played in December 1936.

1936 Palestine Cup

The 1936-1939 Arab revolt caused the 1936 Palestine Cup competition, which started on 15 February 1936 to be stopped after only three matches were played.

  • Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva – Maccabi Shimon Tel Aviv 2–1
  • Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem – Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv 1–1
  • Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva – Hapoel Haifa 4–2

    • Notable Events

  • Romanian club CFR Timișoara visited Palestine in January and played one match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning 5–3.
  • Hungarian club Bocskai FC visited Palestine in July and played 6 games, winning 4 (3–2 against Maccabi Tel Aviv, 2–1 against Hapoel Haifa, 3–2 against Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva and 4–2 against the National team) and drawing 2 (2–2 against Hapoel Tel Aviv and 1–1 against the National team).

    • References

    1935–36 in Mandatory Palestine football Wikipedia
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