Football at the 1973 Maccabiah GamesTournament details |
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Host country | Israel |
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Dates | 10 – 16 July |
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Teams | 13 |
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Venue(s) | 16 (in 16 host cities) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Israel |
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Runners-up | Mexico |
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Third place | Brazil |
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Fourth place | South Africa |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 27 |
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Goals scored | 109 (4.04 per match) |
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International football competition
Football at the 1973 Maccabiah Games was held in Israel starting on 10 July.
The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 13 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel, who was represented by its U-20 team.[1]
As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and Uruguay, which ended with a 2–1 victory to the visitors.[2]
The 13 teams were divided into four groups, one group of four and three groups of three, with 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 and the third-placed team qualified to the 9th-12th place play-off. The fourth-placed team in group A (which had four teams) was eliminated.
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Classification round
9th-12th places play-off
5th-8th places play-off
Medals round
Semi-finals
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Yosef Bachar
Brazil ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png) | 1–2 | Mexico |
Zatraka 40' (pen.) | Summary | Marcado 20' Siton ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/13px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
3rd-4th place match
Attendance: 700
Referee: Moshe Braun
Final
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Jack Taylor
Final ranking
References
- ^ The U20 Didn't Convinced in the Final, But Had Beaten Mexico 3:1[permanent dead link] Yoram Reiss, Davar, 18 July 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Only the Uruguayans Took Their Chances[permanent dead link] Zvi Koffmann, Ma'ariv, 20 July 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)