The 1929

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's nationwide football cup competition. The joint-winners of the previous competition were

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and Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the cup, beating Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem 4–0 in the final, which was held on Maccabi Petah Tikva ground. For the first (and penultimate) time, teams were allowed to enter reserve teams into the competition. However, only Maccabi Tel Aviv took advantage of this, and its B "Nordia" team reached the quarter-finals, before falling to Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov after a replay.

Results

First round

The draw for the first and the second rounds was held in mid-November 1928.The Competition for the E.I. Cup
Do'ar HaYom, 27 November 1928, Historical Jewish Press In Sport - The Competition for the E.I. Cup
Davar, 29 November 1928, Historical Jewish Press The matches were supposed to be played on 1 December 1928, however, the match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and PGH was postponed to 15 December 1928, and was played on Hapoel Tel Aviv ground.Tel Aviv - In Sport
Davar, 14 December 1928, Historical Jewish Press

Second round

Second round matches started on 5 January 1929 with Maccabi Tel Aviv narrowly beating a

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team of the 14th squadron, stationed in

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and the previous year's cup final winner (and cup joint-holders)

surprisingly losing to a British military team from the

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, stationed in

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.Tel Aviv – In Sport
Davar, 6 January 1929, Historical Jewish Press

appealed the result, claiming that according to the competition rules the match shouldn't have gone to extra time, but to a replay,In Sport
Davar, 10 January 1929, Historical Jewish Press however, the appeal was rejected and Hapoel's elimination was confirmed.Tel Aviv - In Sport
Davar, 18 January 1929, Historical Jewish Press The tie between the Arab team

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and Maccabi Petah Tikva went to a replay after a 3–3 draw in

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. In Jerusalem the Arab team won 2–1 and progressed to the quarter-finals.In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 27 January 1929, Historical Jewish Press

Replay

Quarter-finals

Matches were played on 2 February 1929, except for the match between Hapoel Haifa and Wireless Sarafand, which was postponed due to weather conditionsIn Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 3 February 1929, Historical Jewish Press and was played on 16 February 1929.Haifa
Do'ar HaYom, 17 February 1929, Historical Jewish Press The match between Maccabi "Nordia" Tel Aviv and Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov went into a replay, which was played on 16 February 1929. The match was abandoned at the 65th minute due to the waterlogged pitch, with Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov leading 2–1, and the result was confirmed as final.In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 22 February 1929, Historical Jewish Press

Replay

Semi-finals

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Final

References

*100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006

External links

Israel Football Association website
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Israel State Cup seasons

Results

First round

Second round

Replay

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Final

See also

References

External links