The Israel Youth State Cup ( he, גביע לנוער על שם אבי רן, ''Avi Ran Youth Cup''), is a

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cup competition for under-19s in Israeli football, run by the

Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variet ...

. The cup is named after former

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 ...

and

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goalkeeper,

Avi Ran Avi Ran (August 25, 1963 – July 11, 1987) was a goalkeeper at the Israeli football club Maccabi Haifa. Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israel, he had a promising future which was cut short by a fatal accident. Foot ...

History

A cup competition for youth players was first organized in 1943–44. 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 ...

. After the establishment of Israel the competition was renewed in 1949 for a single tournament, and two tournaments were held in 1954 and 1955. Since 1958 the competition was played annually. The competition was called Kerner Cup until 1966 and later, until 1977, Jerusalem Cup.

Format

The youth cup is a

, played by all the teams affiliated with the

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. Lower tier teams enter the first stages and are joined in the fourth round by

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teams.

List of finals

Results by team

Teams shown in ''italics'' are no longer in existence.

Notes

References

Avi Ran Youth Cup
Israel Football Association * {{Football in Israel Football competitions in Israel Youth football in Israel