The 1955–56 Hapoel Hadera season was the club's 23rd season since its establishment, in 1934, and 8th since the establishment of the State of Israel.
At the start of the season, the league which started during the previous season was completed, with the club finishing 13th (out of 14), which meant the club relegated to the second division, which was renamed Liga Alef, and played in this division during the remainder of the season, finishing 7th (out of 12), remaining in the second division ahead of the next season.
During the season, the club also completed in the State Cup competition, which started during the previous season. The club was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Maccabi Tel Aviv, the eventual winners of the competition.
Match Results
Legend
1954–55 Liga Alef The league began on 6 February 1955, and by the time the previous season ended, only 20 rounds of matches were completed, with the final 6 rounds being played during September and October 1955.1955-1955 Liga Leumit Schedule dribblist.com
Final table PosClubPWDLGFGAGRPts 9Hapoel Haifa26961140550.732410Hapoel Ramat Gan261031335410.852311Beitar Jerusalem26851337590.6321Promotion/relegation play-offs12Hapoel Kfar Saba26661438460.831813Hapoel Hadera26721736530.6816Relegated to Liga Alef14Hapoel Balfouria263221321290.258
Matches
Results by match
1955–56 Liga Alef
Final table PosClubPWDLGFGAGRPts 5Hapoel Nahariya2178640361.11226Hapoel Mahane Yehuda2276938331.15207Hapoel Hadera22921142381.11208Maccabi Ramat Gan2276931340.91209Ahva Notzrit Haifa22921131400.7820Relegation play-offs
An 18th round match between Hapoel Nahariya and Beitar Jerusalem wasn't played due to misunderstanding between the teams regarding the time of the match,Hapoel J-m – Hapoel Hadera 4:0 Davar, 15 April 1956, Historical Jewish Press and was left unplayed at the end of the season.Liga Alef Justified Its Existence Herut, 10 June 1956, Historical Jewish Press
Matches
Results by match
State Cup
References