1959–60 in Israeli football

Review and Events

• The national team was involved in two qualifying campaigns, for the 1960 Olympics and for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup. The team won its group in the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification and qualified for the main competition, held on October 1960. In the Olympic qualifications, the national team finished second on goal difference, behind the eventual competition winners, Yugoslavia.

  Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

• Shimshon Tel Aviv

• Maccabi Sha'arayim
• Hapoel Herzliya

• Beitar Haifa
• Hapoel Yagur
• Hapoel Geva
• Hapoel Pardesiya
• Hapoel Karkur
• Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv
• Hapoel Zichronot
• Maccabi Holon
• Hapoel Eilat

• Hapoel Ramat Gan

• Maccabi Rehovot
• Hapoel Netanya

• Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel
• Maccabi Tiberias
• Hapoel Even Yehuda ¹
• Hapoel Beit Lid
• Hapoel Tel Mond
• Hapoel HaTzafon Jerusalem
• Hakochav Or Yehuda
• Hapoel Shmuel Be'er Sheva
• Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi

Domestic cups

[Israel State Cup]

National Teams

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[1960 [AFC Asian Cup qualification|1960 Asian Cup qualification – Western Zone]]

[Football at the [1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|Olympic qualifications – Europe Group 4]]

1959–60 matches