The 1930

Palestine Cup The Palestine Cup is the main national association football competition in Palestine. It is sanctioned by the Palestinian Football Association. Past competitions were more expansive including clubs from all tiers of Palestinian football. For th ...

( he, הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, ''HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli'') was the third season of

Israeli Football Association The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variet ...

's nationwide football cup competition. The defending holders were

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) 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 ...

. For the second (and last) season, teams were allowed to enter their reserve teams, and such teams were entered on behalf of

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...

, Hapoel Tel Aviv and

. Maccabi's B team eventually won the cup, a feat achieve by fielding the stronger A team under the guise of the B team. This was allowed as the club chose to forfeit their A team's first round tie away against

Hapoel Haifa B Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and orga ...

, while the B team won their tie easily, and thus keeping their A team from being cup-tied and allowing their A Team players to play for the B team for the remainder of the competition.In Sport
Davar, 26 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press

Maccabi Tel Aviv B A Maccabi or Maccabee ( he, מכבי) is one of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea. Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to: People * Bruce Maccabee, an American optical physicist * Judas Maccabeus or Judah Maccabe ...

(as registered) won the cup, beating the British team of the

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2–1 in the final, which was held on Hapoel Tel Aviv ground.

Results

First round

First round matches started on 15 February 1930.In Sport - The First Competitions in Football for the Palestine Cup
Do'ar HaYom, 21 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press The rest of the matches were played the following Saturday.In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 24 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press Palestine Football Cup
The Palestine Bulletin, 24 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press The replay between British Police and RAF Amman was delayed as the soldiers were in military duty, and was finally played on 8 March 1930.Play! - British Police Beat R.A.F.
The Palestine Bulletin, 10 March 1930, Historical Jewish Press

Replay

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals matches started on 1 March 1930.In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 2 March 1930, Historical Jewish Press Tel Aviv
Davar, 2 March 1930, Historical Jewish Press

Semi-finals

Final

Notes

References

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

External links

Israel Football Association website
{{DEFAULTSORT:1930 Israel State Cup Israel State Cup

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Israel State Cup seasons