The 2015 Israel Super Cup was the 20th

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(25th, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the

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in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and

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 ...

. This was the first time since

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that the match was staged, after a planned resumption of the cup was cancelled in 2014. The game was played between

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, champions of the

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and Ironi Kiryat Shmona, runners-up in the league, as Maccabi Tel Aviv won the State Cup final. This was Maccabi Tel Aviv's fifth Israel Super Cup appearance (7th, including unofficial matches) and Kiryat Shmona's first. Watched by a crowd of 7,000 at

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, Ironi Kiryat Shmona won the match 5–4 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw in extra time.At the End of a Penalty Drama: K.S. Won Champion of Champions
Moshe Sheinmann, 15 August 2015, Ynet

Match details

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