Football at the 1969 Maccabiah Games was held in Israel starting on 29 July.

The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 14 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel.A Lone Goal Gave Israel a Victory in the Final Over Argentina Ma'ariv, 6 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press

As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and River Plate, which ended goalless.A Routine Ceremony at the Closing of the 8th Maccabiah Ma'ariv, 8 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press

Format The 14 teams were divided into four groups, two groups of four and two of three. 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. The other teams in each group were eliminated.

First round

Group A Team3210815311125331024523021142

29 July 19691–1Maccabi Ground, Hadera3–0Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba30 July 19691–0Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam0–0Municipal Stadium, Ashdod1 August 19691–1Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana4–1Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona

Group B Team32019343201754311155330124121

29 July 19693–0Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona2–2Municipal Stadium, Tiberias30 July 19692–0Maccabi Ground, Hadera5–0Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba1 August 19695–2Hapoel Ground, Kfar Saba3–1Maccabi Ground, Hadera

Group C Team220041421012322002020

29 July 19691–0Hapoel Ground, Ra'anana30 July 19693–1Municipal Stadium, Ness Ziona1 August 19691–0 Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam

Group D Team220060421016422002190

29 July 19693–0Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam30 July 19693–0Municipal Stadium, Nazareth1 August 19696–1Sala Stadium, Ashkelon

Knockout round

5th-8th places play-off

Semi-finals

7th-8th place match

5th-6th place match

Championship play-off

Semi-finals

3rd-4th place match

Final

Final ranking Team 1 5 4 1 0 13 2 +11 9 2 4 3 0 1 7 1 +6 6 3 5 3 0 2 15 6 +9 6 4 4 2 0 2 7 11 -4 4 5 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5 6 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 6 7 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 6 8 4 1 0 3 8 10 -2 2 Eliminated at group stage 9 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3 10 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 2 11 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 1 12 3 0 1 2 4 12 -8 1 13 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0 14 2 0 0 2 1 9 -8 0

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