Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games

Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games was held in Israel starting on 29 July.

Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games
Tournament details
Host countryIsrael
Dates29 July – 5 August
Teams14
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Israel
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Great Britain
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored83 (3.19 per match)

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 14 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel.[1]

As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and River Plate, which ended goalless.[2]

Format

The 14 teams were divided into four groups, two groups of four and two of three. Each team playing the others once. The top team from each group qualified to the semi-finals, while the second-placed team qualified to the 5th-8th place play-off. The other teams in each group were eliminated.

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Israel 3210815
 Brazil 3111253
 France 3102452
 Italy 3021142
29 July 1969
Israel 1–1 BrazilMaccabi Ground, Hadera
France 3–0 ItalyHapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
30 July 1969
Brazil 1–0 FranceMunicipal Stadium, Bat Yam
Italy 0–0 IsraelMunicipal Stadium, Ashdod
1 August 1969
Italy 1–1 BrazilHapoel Ground, Ra'anana
Israel 4–1 FranceMunicipal Stadium, Ness Ziona

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Great Britain 3201934
 West Germany 3201754
 Chile 3111553
 Sweden 30124121
29 July 1969
Great Britain 3–0 West GermanyMunicipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Sweden 2–2 ChileMunicipal Stadium, Tiberias
30 July 1969
West Germany 2–0 ChileMaccabi Ground, Hadera
Great Britain 5–0 SwedenHapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
1 August 1969
West Germany 5–2 SwedenHapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
Chile 3–1 Great BritainMaccabi Ground, Hadera

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Denmark 2200414
 Mexico 2101232
 Netherlands 2002020
29 July 1969
Mexico 1–0 NetherlandsHapoel Ground, Ra'anana
30 July 1969
Denmark 3–1 MexicoMunicipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
1 August 1969
Denmark 1–0 NetherlandsMunicipal Stadium, Bat Yam

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Argentina 2200604
 Peru 2101642
 United States 2002190
29 July 1969
Argentina 3–0 PeruMunicipal Stadium, Bat Yam
30 July 1969
Argentina 3–0 United StatesMunicipal Stadium, Nazareth
1 August 1969
Peru 6–1 United StatesSala Stadium, Ashkelon

Knockout round

Semi-finals

Brazil 0–0 Mexico
Summary
Penalties
1–3
Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Referee: Emile Prohaski

West Germany 1–0 Peru
Efroni 12' Summary
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yosefson

7th-8th place match

Brazil 5–2 Peru
Rosenthal 7'
Roberto 20'
Meirson 21'
Hino 48', 86'
Summary Geller 16'
Rolf 44' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Attendance: 200
Referee: Isaac Cohen

5th-6th place match

Mexico 1–0 West Germany
Ballas 70' Summary

Semi-finals

Israel 4–1 Denmark
Rubinstein 33', 39'
Asayag 40'
Damti 89'
Summary Abutbul 51' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Safed
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Schwalb

Great Britain 0–1 Argentina
Summary Gold 13'
Hapoel Ground, Nahariya
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Yosipovich

3rd-4th place match

Denmark 2–6 Great Britain
Lazar 4'
Gibori 19'
Summary Taylor 13', 17', 67', 70'
Avramson 78', 80'
Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
Attendance: 400
Referee: Aharon Shoshani

Final

Israel 1–0 Argentina
Rubinstein 65' Summary
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Jack Taylor

Final ranking

R Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1 Israel5410132+119
2 Argentina430171+66
3 Great Britain5302156+96
4 Denmark4202711-44
5 Mexico42113305
6 West Germany530286+26
7 Brazil52217706
8 Peru4103810-22
Eliminated at group stage
9 Chile31115503
10 France310245-12
11 Italy302114-31
12 Sweden3012412-81
13 Netherlands200202-20
14 United States200219-80

References

  1. A Lone Goal Gave Israel a Victory in the Final Over Argentina Ma'ariv, 6 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. A Routine Ceremony at the Closing of the 8th Maccabiah Ma'ariv, 8 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)


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