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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 and winning the trophy for the second time in a row. This was the last edition of the Palestine Premier League before the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

References

1. Only One Football Association Shlomo Mozer, 10 August 1947, Aspaklaria Shel HaSport (The Sport Mirror), p. 4 (in Hebrew)
2. "Palestine - List of Champions and Cup Winners". Retrieved 18 June 2014.
3. 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.

• Palestine Premier League
• 1946–47 in Mandatory Palestine football