List of international matches for the national football team of the British Mandate of Palestine
The list below contains all the international matches of the former national football team of the British Mandate Palestine of men. The national soccer team of the British Mandate Palestine was the national soccer team of the autonomous province of Palestine of the Ottoman Empire, which was occupied by Great Britain as a result of the First World War and then annexed at the Sanremo Conference . After the founding of the football association of the British Mandate Palestine, Eretz Israel Football Association (EIFA) in 1928, the national football team of the British Mandate Palestine played their first international match on March 16, 1934 as part of the qualification for the World Cup against Egypt. A total of five international matches were played. Both the FIFA , and the Israeli Football Association Israel Football Association (IFA) and the Palestinian Football Association Palestinian Football Association (PFA) recognize all internationals.
International match overview
Legend
- Erg. = Result
- n / a = after extension
- i. E. = on penalties
- abort = game abort
- H = home game
- A = away game
- * = Play on a neutral place
- Background color green = victory
- Background color yellow = tie
- Background color red = defeat
No. | date | Erg. | opponent | venue | occasion | comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | March 16, 1934 | 1: 7 | Egypt | A. | Cairo ( EGY ), British Army Ground | World Championship 1934- qualification |
First away game. First defeat. Biggest defeat. First goal by Avraham Nudelmann. First international game against Egypt |
2 | 04/06/1934 | 1: 4 | Egypt | H | Tel Aviv , Hapoel Ground | World Championship 1934- qualification |
First home game |
3 | 01/22/1938 | 1: 3 | Greece | H | Tel Aviv , Maccabiah Stadium | World Championship 1938- qualification |
First international match against Greece |
4th | 02/20/1938 | 0: 1 | Greece | A. | Athens ( GRE ), Stádio Leofórou Alexándras | World Championship 1938- qualification |
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5 | 04/27/1940 | 5: 1 | Greater Lebanon | H | Tel Aviv , Maccabiah Stadium | Friendly match | First victory Highest victory First international match against Greater Lebanon |
statistics
Only the official international matches are taken into account in the statistics.
Legend
- Sp. = Games
- Sg. = Victories
- Uts. = Tie
- Ndl. = Defeats
- Background color green = positive balance
- Background color yellow = balanced balance
- Background color red = negative balance
opponent
country | Continental Association | Sp. | Sg. | Uts. | Ndl. | Goal difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Egypt | none 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:11 |
Greece | none 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 4 |
Greater Lebanon | none 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5: 1 |
total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 8:16 |
Occasions
occasion | Sp. | Sg. | Uts. | Ndl. | Goal difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Cup qualifiers | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 3:15 |
Friendly matches | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5: 1 |
total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 8:16 |
Game types
Type of game | Sp. | Sg. | Uts. | Ndl. | Goal difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home games (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7: 8 |
Games in a neutral place (*) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Away games (A) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 8 |
total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 8:16 |
Venues
venue | country | Sp. | Sg. | Uts. | Ndl. | Goal difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athens | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0: 1 |
Cairo | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1: 7 |
Tel Aviv (today: Tel Aviv-Jaffa) | British Mandate Palestine (today: Israel) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7: 8 |
total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 8:16 |