The 1940
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 eleventh 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,
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 ...
, fell to city rival
Maccabi Tel Aviv at the semi-final.
Maccabi met the emerging team of
Beitar Tel Aviv
Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב) was an Israeli football club based from Tel Aviv. The club merged in 2000 with Shimshon Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv,[1939 Palestine League
The 1939 Palestine League was the seventh season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine.
Due to the Arab Revolt the league was split into regional leagues in Tel Aviv (two tiers), Samaria and South districts, while in Jerusalem, H ...]
were given a bye to the second round, along with
Hapoel Haifa.
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...
also received a bye during the draw.
The Cup Matches for 1940 Are Drawn
HaBoker, 7 January 1940, via archive.football.org.il
Replay
Second round
Quarter-finals
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
A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, ...
Israel State Cup seasons