The 1946

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

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's nationwide football cup competition. The defending champion, Beitar Tel Aviv was eliminated in the first round after losing twice to Maccabi Nes Tziona. Hapoel Tel Aviv had difficulties throughout the competition, losing a match in the first round to minnows Hapoel Givatayim, and barely making it through the next round against

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, finally crashing to Hapoel Rishon LeZion in the quarter-finals.

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and Hapoel Rishon LeZion met in the two-legged final, Maccabi winning both legs to obtain its 5th cup.

Format

For this season, each round was played over two legs, based on the

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. The change in format was caused by disagreements between

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and Maccabi factions within the

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, which prevented any EIFA activities until March 1946. As the disagreement was settled in March, the EIFA decided to expand the cup competitions to two matches per round, to allow the teams more matches to play.Our Football
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Results

First round

Deciding match

Second round

Deciding matches

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

First leg

Second leg

won 6–2 on aggregate.

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 seasons