1935–36 in Mandatory Palestine football


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.

IFA Competitions

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.

South Disctrict Cup

This was a makeshift tournament organized in May 1936. The tournament was held over the Shavuot weekend on the Maccabi Ground in Petah Tikva, which was the only usable ground in the Gush Dan area, as other grounds were in threat of Arab actions during the early stages of the Arab revolt. The tournament was due to be played by Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hakoah Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Tel Aviv, but Hapoel Tel Aviv dropped out of the tournament and was replaced by Maccabi Tel Aviv's junior team, Maccabi Shimon.
The tournament was played as a single round-robin tournament. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the cup.

Notable events