Football at the 1953 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 28 September.
The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 7 countries participated. The tournament was won by the defending champions, Israel.Israel – South Africa 4:0 in Football Herut, 28 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press
As part of the closing ceremony, the host and winner, Israel, played an exhibition match against a selected team from the other competing nations. The match, that was played over two halves of 20 minutes, ended goalless.60 Thousand Spectators at the Fourth Maccabiah Closing Ceremony Davar, 30 September 1953, Historical Jewish Press
Format The seven teams were divided into two group, each team playing the others once. The top two qualified for the medals group, while the rest played for the 5th-7th places.
Preliminary round Group A Team330010163201634310254230031140
21 September 19533–1Maccabi Ground, Rehovot5–1Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv22 September 19535–0Municipal Stadium, Haifa1–0Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv23 September 19532–0Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv4–0Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba
Group B Team220094421015722002360
21 September 19536–2Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv22 September 19533–1YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem23 September 19533–2Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
Final round 5th-7th places group Team211041321105332002270
27 September 19534–2Maccabi Ground, Rehovot28 September 19531–1YMCA Stadium, Jerusalem29 September 1953w/o
Medals group Team3300171632015643102812230033140
25 September 19535–0Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv2–1Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv27 September 19534–0Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv6–2Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv28 September 19538–1Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv3–1Basa Stadium, Tel Aviv
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