The 2007–08

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 ...

( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 69th season of

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's nationwide football cup competition and the 54th after the

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. The competition was won by

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who had beaten

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after 0–0 in the final. As

won the

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qualified to the

2008–09 UEFA Cup The 2008–09 UEFA Cup was the 38th season of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup for ...

, entering in the first qualifying round.

Calendar

Results

Seventh Round

Byes: Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv, Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa, Hapoel Iksal,

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Eighth Round

Ninth Round

Round of 16 to the Final

Games were played from March 11, 2008 to May 13, 2008.

External links

Israel Football Association website
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State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first he ...

Israel State Cup seasons