The 2017–18

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 79th 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

Association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

cup competition and the 64th 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 commenced in September 2017.

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

= ''Hapoel Kaukab won the district cup and qualified along with Bnei HaGolan VeHagalil to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet North B

= ''F.C. Daburiyya won the district cup and qualified along with Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet South A

= ''Ironi Or Yehuda won the district cup and qualified along with Shimshon Bnei Tayibe to the sixth round.''

=Liga Bet South B

= ''Maccabi Ashdod won the district cup and qualified along with Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi to the sixth round.''

Liga Gimel

=Liga Gimel Upper Galilee

= ''Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Lower Galilee

= ''Maccabi Ironi Tamra won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Jezreel

= ''Hapoel Bnei Musmus won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Shomron

= ''F.C. Pardes Hanna Karkur won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Sharon

= ''Ironi Ariel won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Tel Aviv

= ''Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel Center

= ''Hapoel Bnei Ashdod won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.''

=Liga Gimel South

= ''Beitar Kiryat Gat 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

Sixth Rounds

Seventh Round

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

, Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Marmorek and Hapoel Rishon LeZion were pre-qualified for the Next Round.7th Round, Football State Cup: Hapoel Tel Aviv Will Meet F.C. Dimona
22 November 2017, Walla!

Eighth Round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

First leg

The first legs will take place from 6 to 7 February 2018.

Second leg

The second legs took place from 27 February to 1 March 2018. ''1–1 on aggregate.

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

won on

Penalty shootout The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...

5–3''.
'' Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ''

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

won 2–0 on aggregate.''
''3–3 on aggregate.

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

won on away goals.''

Semi-finals

The two matches will take place from 30 March to 2 April 2018 at the

Sammy Ofer Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium ( he, אצטדיון סמי עופר), also known as Haifa Municipal Stadium (), is a 30,858 seats multi-purpose stadium in Haifa, Israel. Construction began in late 2009 and was completed in 2014. The stadium was developed ...

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

Final

The final was played on 9 May 2018 at the

Teddy Stadium Teddy Stadium ( he, אצטדיון טדי) is a sports stadium in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem. Three football teams currently use the stadium: Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Jerusalem, and the Israel national football team for select home mat ...

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Notes

References

External links

Israel Football Association website soccerway
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