The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 59th edition of the

Israeli Basketball State Cup The Israeli Basketball State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה בכדורסל) is the second most important professional basketball competition in Israel, after the Israeli Basketball Super League, Israeli Super League. It is the national federation ...

, organized by the

Israel Basketball Association The Israeli Basketball Association (IBBA,Final Four of the tournament was held from February 11–14 in the

Pais Arena The Jerusalem Arena ( he, הארנה ירושלים, ''HaArena Yerushalayim''), renamed for the National Lottery Mifal HaPais grant as Pais Arena Jerusalem ( he, פיס ארנה ירושלים, ''HaPais Arena Yerushalayim''), is a multi-purpose s ...

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

. On February 14, 2019,

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

won its fifth State Cup title after an 82–67 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Final.

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was named the Final MVP.

Bracket

First Round

Ten teams participated in the First Round.

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 ...

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli B ...

and

were pre-qualified for the Quarterfinals and didn't play in the First Round. On October 15, 2018, The

Israel Basketball Association The Israeli Basketball Association (IBBA,Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

, aside from

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 ...

, due to the league's lockout.

B. Herzliya vs. H. Eilat

H. Be'er Sheva vs. I. Nes Ziona

M. Haifa vs. H. Gilboa Galil

M. Rishon LeZion vs. I. Nahariya

M. Ashdod vs. H. Tel Aviv

Quarterfinals

H. Eilat vs. H. Holon

H. Be'er Sheva vs. H. Tel Aviv

H. Gilboa Galil vs. H. Jerusalem

M. Rishon LeZion vs. M. Tel Aviv

Final Four

The Final Four of the tournament was held from February 11–14 in the

in Jerusalem.

Semifinals

M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. Tel Aviv

H. Jerusalem vs. H. Holon

Final

H. Jerusalem vs. M. Rishon LeZion

References

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