Football at the 1965 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 30 August.
The competition was open for men's teams only. Teams from 9 countries participated. The competition was won by Israel. Israel's Footballers Won the Gold Medal in the Tournament Davar, 31 August 1965, Historical Jewish Press
As part of the closing ceremony, an exhibition match was played between Israel and Torino F.C., which resulted with a 2–1 victory to Israel."Torino" Surrendered to Our Ambitious Youth Ma'ariv, 6 September 1965, Historical Jewish Press
Format The nine teams were divided into three groups, each team playing the others once. The top team from each group qualified to the medals group, while the second-placed team qualified to the 4th-6th place group. The bottom team in each group was eliminated.
Results
First round
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24 August 19651–1Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva25 August 19654–1Hadera Ground, Hadera26 August 19654–2Maccabi Ground, Hadera
Group B Team22001124210134220024120
24 August 19659–2Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv25 August 19652–0Sala Stadium, Ashkelon26 August 19653–2Municipal Stadium, Bat Yam
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24 August 19651–0Sala Stadium, Ashkelon25 August 19651–1Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva26 August 19654–1Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv
Final round
4th-6th places group Team220062421015522002260
27 August 19653–2Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv29 August 19653–2Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva30 August 19653–0Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv
Medals group Team2200100421013522002080
27 August 19655–0Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv29 August 1965w/o1Hapoel Ground, Petah Tikva30 August 19655–0Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv
1. The match between the UK and Mexico was abandoned at the 71st minute, after Mexico conceded a penalty, and their goalkeeper was sent off as he protested the decision. The result at the time of abandonment was 1–1. The Games Committee set the result to 3–0 to the UK.The Mexicans Refused to a Penalty Kick and Their Match With England (1:1) Was Abandoned Ma'ariv, 30 August 1965, Historical Jewish Press
Final ranking Team Medals group 1 4 4 0 0 21 2 +19 8 2 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 5 3 4 1 1 2 5 10 -5 3 4th–6th place group 4 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7 5 4 2 0 2 10 11 -1 4 6 4 1 0 3 5 10 -5 2 Eliminated at group stage 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0 9 2 0 0 2 4 12 -8 0
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