The 2016–17
Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...
(, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 78th season of
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
's nationwide
Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
cup competition and the 63rd after the
Israeli Declaration of Independence
The Israeli Declaration of Independence, formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (), was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708), at the end of the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine, civil war phase and ...
.
The competition commenced in September 2016, and the final was held on 25 May 2017.
The competition was won by
Bnei Yehuda who had beaten
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...
on
penalties after 0–0 in the final.
Preliminary rounds
First to fourth rounds
Rounds 1 to 4 double as cup competition for each division in
Liga Bet
Liga Bet () is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions.
History
League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the financial ...
and
Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region.
History
Liga Gimel ...
. The two third-round winners from each Liga Bet division and the fourth-round winner from each Liga Gimel division advance to the sixth round.
Liga Bet
=Liga Bet North A
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=Liga Bet South A
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=Liga Bet South B
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Liga Gimel
=Liga Gimel Upper Galilee
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=Liga Gimel Lower Galilee
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=Liga Gimel Jezreel
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=Liga Gimel Shomron
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=Liga Gimel Sharon
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=Liga Gimel Tel Aviv
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=Liga Gimel Center
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=Liga Gimel South
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Fifth round
The fifth round is played within each division of
Liga Alef
Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...
. The winners qualify to the sixth round
Nationwide Rounds
Sixth round
Seventh round
Eighth round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Israel Football Association website
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State Cup
Israel State Cup seasons