1947 Palestine Premier League
| Season | 1947 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shabab al-Arab Haifa |
← 1946 1977 → | |
The 1947 Palestine Premier League was the third edition of the first tier in the Arab Palestinian football league system, organized by the APSF. The champion was Shabab al-Arab Haifa, defeating Islamic Sports Club Jaffa 5–1 in the final, which was played in Jerusalem[1] and winning the trophy for the second time in a row.[2][3] This was the last edition of the Palestine Premier League before the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
References
[edit]- ^ Only One Football Association Shlomo Mozer, 10 August 1947, Aspaklaria Shel HaSport (The Sport Mirror), p. 4 (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Palestine - List of Champions and Cup Winners". Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Issam Khalidi:Rebirth of the Arab Palestine Sports Federation (Summer 2006). "Body and Ideology: Early Athletics in Palestine (1900 - 1948)". Jerusalem Quarterly (27). Retrieved 18 June 2014.