The 2022–23
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 84th season of
Israel
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's nationwide
Association football
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cup competition and the 68th after the
Israeli Declaration of Independence
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.
Preliminary rounds
Liga Bet
* Schedule:
* Results:
Liga Bet North A
Liga Bet North B
Liga Bet South A
Liga Bet South B
*''The Winner and the Runners-up from each regional divisions qualified to the sixth round'' .
Liga Gimel
Sources:
* Schedule:
* Results:
Liga Gimel Upper Galilee
Liga Gimel Lower Galilee
Liga Gimel Jezreel
Liga Gimel Samaria
Liga Gimel Sharon
Liga Gimel Central
Liga Gimel Tel Aviv
Liga Gimel South
*''The Winner from each regional division qualified to the sixth round'' .
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
Sixth round
The Sixth Round is played in two District area (North and South) within the team are qualify from the Preliminary and the fifth Round.
Seventh round
In the Seventh Round played the 16 teams are qualify from the sixth and 12 teams from second division (
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in Israeli Premier League.
Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won six League C ...
,
Hapoel Acre,
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm and
Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon) were pre-qualified for the Next Round.
Eight round
Source:
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Unlike the other competitions stages, the quarterfinals are held in a
two-legged format. The draw was held on 5 January 2023 at 14:00 local time.
Semi-final
The two semifinals matches were held at the
Bloomfield Stadium
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in
Tel Aviv
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and at the
Sammy Ofer Stadium
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in
Haifa
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.
It had been originally decided to hold both semifinals at Sammy Ofer,
but later the match between F.C. Ashdod and Maccabi Netanya was moved to Bloomfield, which is closer to both teams' home cities.
Final
The final was played on 23 May 2023 at the
Sammy Ofer Stadium
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in
Haifa
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between
Beitar Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier in Israeli football ...
and
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...
.
References
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State Cup
Israel State Cup seasons
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