Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games

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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)

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Israel 3 2 1 0 8 1 5
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 2 5 3
 France 3 1 0 2 4 5 2
 Italy 3 0 2 1 1 4 2
29 July 1969
Israel  1–1  Brazil Maccabi Ground, Hadera
France  3–0  Italy Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
30 July 1969
Brazil  1–0  France Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam
Italy  0–0  Israel Municipal Stadium, Ashdod
1 August 1969
Italy  1–1  Brazil Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana
Israel  4–1  France Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Great Britain 3 2 0 1 9 3 4
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 4
 Chile 3 1 1 1 5 5 3
 Sweden 3 0 1 2 4 12 1
29 July 1969
Great Britain  3–0  West Germany Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
Sweden  2–2  Chile Municipal Stadium, Tiberias
30 July 1969
West Germany  2–0  Chile Maccabi Ground, Hadera
Great Britain  5–0  Sweden Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
1 August 1969
West Germany  5–2  Sweden Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
Chile  3–1  Great Britain Maccabi Ground, Hadera

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 4 1 4
 Mexico 2 1 0 1 2 3 2
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
29 July 1969
Mexico  1–0  Netherlands Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana
30 July 1969
Denmark  3–1  Mexico Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona
1 August 1969
Denmark  1–0  Netherlands Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam

Group D[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Argentina 2 2 0 0 6 0 4
 Peru 2 1 0 1 6 4 2
 United States 2 0 0 2 1 9 0
29 July 1969
Argentina  3–0  Peru Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam
30 July 1969
Argentina  3–0  United States Municipal Stadium, Nazareth
1 August 1969
Peru  6–1  United States Sala Stadium, Ashkelon

Knockout round[edit]

5th-8th places play-off[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Mexico 1–0 West Germany
Ballas 70' Summary

Championship play-off[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Final ranking[edit]

R Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1  Israel 5 4 1 0 13 2 +11 9
2  Argentina 4 3 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3  Great Britain 5 3 0 2 15 6 +9 6
4  Denmark 4 2 0 2 7 11 -4 4
5  Mexico 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
6  West Germany 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 6
7  Brazil 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 6
8  Peru 4 1 0 3 8 10 -2 2
Eliminated at group stage
9  Chile 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
10  France 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 2
11  Italy 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 1
12  Sweden 3 0 1 2 4 12 -8 1
13  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0
14  United States 2 0 0 2 1 9 -8 0

References[edit]

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


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