[1] with only few matches played, one month later, on 30 November 1947, the 1947–1949 Palestine war erupted.
[2] Nordia Tel Aviv replaced Beitar Tel Aviv as a league member, as the British authorities banned Beitar clubs following claims that their players operated within the Irgun (which were actually right).
In order to continue football activities, the Beitar management decided on temporary renaming of all Beitar clubs to Nordia (named after Max Nordau).
[citation needed] Nordia Tel Aviv was top of the table when after the last round of matches, played on 3 January 1948.
Emergency League), which started on 14 February 1948, and consisted only clubs from Tel Aviv and neighboring cities, and depended on the possibilities to hold football matches and of available time.