1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football
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The 1937–38 season was the 11th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association.
IFA Competitions
1937 Palestine League
The second part of the 1937 Palestine League was held in autumn 1937, starting with a Tel Aviv derby, played on 9 October 1937, after the league schedule was disturbed by a disagreement between Hapoel and Maccabi factions in the Eretz Israel Football Association. The competition's final matches was played on 27 November 1937, and the league was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv
For the first time, a second division was operated, called Mahlaka Bet and was split to north and south divisions. Hapoel Herzliya and Maccabi Nes Tziona were promoted to the top division.
League table
1938 Palestine League
League matches started early in 1938 and continued until the summer season break. The competition was carried on after the end of the season, before being abandoned altogether by January 1939.
1938 Palestine Cup
Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv met in the final, played on 28 May 1938, with Hapoel winning 2–1 to claim its second consecutive cup.
National team
1938 World Cup Qualification
The EIFA entered a team to the 1938 World Cup, and was placed in Group 6 of the qualification rounds, along with Greece and Hungary. First, the national team faced Greece in a two-legged tie, with the winner advancing to meet Hungary for a sport in the finals.
Greece qualified for the second round.
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