1957–58 in Israeli football
| Season | 1957–58 | |||
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| Men's football | ||||
| Liga Leumit | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
| Liga Alef | Beitar Jerusalem | |||
| Liga Bet |
Hapoel Tiberias Hapoel Ramla |
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| Israel Super Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
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The 1958–59 season was the 10th season of competitive football in Israel and the 32st season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.
The national team was due to play in the 1958 World Cup qualification against Indonesia and then against Sudan. As the two teams refused to meet Israel, and as FIFA imposed a rule that no team would qualify without playing at least one match, the national team was drawn to play against Wales national football team. Israel lost the two matches 0–2.
On May 1958 the IFA stopped matches in the leagues below Liga Leumit due to suspicions of bribery. Following an inquiry, the matches didn't resume and promotions and relegations were suspended.
During May 1958 the national team participated in the 1958 Asian Games, losing at the quarter-finals to Republic of China.
Due to the inquiry set by the IFA regarding claims of fixed matches in Liga Alef and the lower leagues, promotions and relegations were suspended, and the leagues resumed the next season with the same composition.
The 1957–58 Israel State Cup started on 12 October 1957, reached the quarter-finals phase by July 1958, and was delayed over an appeal made by Hapoel Petah Tikva over the team's loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv and was completed in September 1958.
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