The 2015–16

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 77th season of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

's nationwide football cup competition and the 62nd 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 started on 4 September 2015,Summary of State Cup Matches
Alon Yehudayof, 4 September 2015, DoublePass and the final was held on 24 May 2016. The competition was won by

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

, who beat

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 ...

1–0 in the final.

Preliminary Rounds

First to Fourth Rounds

Rounds 1 to 4 double as 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

= '' Ironi Bnei Kabul won the district cup; Ironi Bnei Kabul and Beitar Nahariya advanced to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet North B

= '' F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira won the district cup; F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira and Hap. Ramot Menashe Megiddo advanced to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet South A

= ''

F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv ( he, מועדון ספורט רואי חשבון תל אביב, ''Moadon Sport Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv'', lit. ''Certified Public Accountants Tel Aviv Sport Club'' or in short he, מ.ס. רו"ח תל אביב, ''Mem Sam ...

won the district cup;

and

F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda ( he, מועדון כדורגל עירוני אור יהודה), ''Moadon Kaduregel Ironi Or Yehuda'', lit. ''Municipal Football Club Or Yehuda'' (or in short he, מ.כ. עירוני אור יהודה, ''Mem Kaf Ironi Or Ye ...

advanced to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet South B

= '' Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot won the district cup; Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot and Maccabi Segev Shalom advanced to the sixth round.''

Liga Gimel

=Liga Gimel Upper Galilee

= '' F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Lower Galilee

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

=Liga Gimel Jezreel

= '' Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Shomron

= '' Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Sharon

= '' Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Tel Aviv

= ''

Shimshon Tel Aviv Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. In 2000 it merged with Beitar Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv.

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

=Liga Gimel Center

= ''

A.S. Nordia Jerusalem Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem ( he, אגודת ספורט נורדיה ירושלים), also known as Beitar Nordia Jerusalem ( he, בית"ר נורדיה ירושלים) is an Israeli football club based in Jerusalem. The club was formed in 2014 ...

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

=Liga Gimel South

= '' Maccabi Ironi Ashdod won the district cup and advanced 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

Eighth round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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 ...

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