The 2014–15

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 76th season of

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's nationwide football cup competition and the 61st after the

Israeli Declaration of Independence The Israeli Declaration of Independence, formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel ( he, הכרזה על הקמת מדינת ישראל), was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 ( 5 Iyar 5708) by David Ben-Gurion, the Executive ...

. The competition began on 10 September 2014, with a fifth-round match between Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Migdal HaEmek. The final was held in

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on 20 May 2015. The competition was won by

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 ...

, who had beaten

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

6–2 in the final.

Format Changes

On 2 July 2014 the

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approved a change of format so that the quarter-finals would be played as two-legged, home and away ties.Changes of Regulations and Provisions (Page 5)
IFA, 3 July 2014 Cup Quarter-Finals Will be Played as Home and Away
sport5.co.il, 3 July 2014

Preliminary Rounds

First to Fourth Rounds

Rounds 1 to 4 double as league cup competition for each division in

Liga Bet Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...

and

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gimel ...

. The two third-round winners from each Liga Bet division and the fourth-round winner from each Liga Gimel division advance to the sixth round.

Liga Bet

=Liga Bet North A

= '' Hapoel Kafr Kanna won the district cup; Hapoel Kafr Kanna and Ahva Arraba qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet North B

= '' Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye won the district cup; Hapoel D. al-Karmel and Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet South A

= '' Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda won the district cup; Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda and Beitar Petah Tikva qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet South B

= '' Bnei Eilat won the district cup;

F.C. Be'er Sheva Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva ( he, בית"ר אברהם באר שבע) was an Israeli football club based in Beersheba. History The club was founded in 1956 and started in Liga Gimel. After three seasons at the bottom tier, the club won their reg ...

and Bnei Eilat qualified to the sixth round.''

Liga Gimel

=Liga Gimel Upper Galilee

= '' Maccabi Bnei Nahf won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Lower Galilee

= '' F.C. Tzeirei Tamra won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Jezreel

= '' Ihud Bnei Baqa won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Shomron

= ''

F.C. Haifa F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira ( he, מועדון ספורט חיפה רובי שפירא), also known as Hapoel Robi Haifa ( he, הפועל רובי חיפה) is an Israeli football club based in Haifa. The club was formed in 2014 by Hapoel Haifa suppo ...

won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Sharon

= '' Beitar Tubruk won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Tel Aviv

= '' Hapoel Kiryat Shalom won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Center

= '' F.C.Holon won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel South

= '' F.C. Hapoel Yeruham won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

Fifth Round

The fifth round is played within each division of

Liga Alef Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declar ...

. The winners qualify to the sixth round

Nationwide Rounds

Sixth round

Seventh round

Byes: Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla, Hapoel Afula, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Yavne.

Eighth round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

Notes

References

External links

Israel Football Association website
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