The 1937
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 the ...
( he, הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, ''HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli'') was the eighth 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 Avshalom Petah Tikva.
Reinstated after a year's hiatus, due to the outbreak of the
1936-1939 Arab revolt, the competition saw Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv upsetting
Maccabi Tel Aviv and reaching the final, aided by suspensions that were handed to
Maccabi players, forcing the club to field a youth team for the Semi-final match against Hapoel HaDarom
In the final,
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
defeated
Hapoel HaDarom 3–0 to win its third cup.
Results
First round
Byes:
Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv,
Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Quarter-finals
Replay
Semi-finals
Final
Notes
References
*100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
External links
Israel Football Association website
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Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''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 involve ...
Cup
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Israel State Cup seasons