| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 7 – 15 July |
| Teams | 20 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 169 (3.45 per match) |
Football at the 1981 Maccabiah Games was held in Israel starting on 7 July.
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
The 1981 11th Maccabiah Games brought 3,450 athletes to Israel from 30 nations.
Contents
- Format
- First round
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
- Group D
- Knockout rounds
- Quarter-finals
- 5th-8th places play-off
- Semi-finals
- 3rd-4th place match
- Final
- Final ranking
- References
The competition was open for men's teams only. A record number of 20 teams took part in the competition. South Africa won their first gold medal, beating USA 3–1 in the final. [1] This was the first time since 1935 that the hosts finished outside the top two. Israel's 1–2 loss to South Africa in the semi-finals was their first loss since 1961, after 24 unbeaten matches (21 wins, 4 draws).
Football at the 1935 Maccabiah Games was the football tournament held as part of the 1935 Maccabiah Games. It was held in several stadiums in Mandatory Palestine and began on 2 April 1935.
Football at the 1961 Maccabiah Games was held in several stadiums in Israel starting on 30 August.
