The 1962–63

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(, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 24th season of

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's nationwide football cup competition and the ninth after the

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. The competition began on 24 March 1962, before the completion of the previous competition. However, once again, the competition took more than a year to complete, with the final being played on 27 May 1963.

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and

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met in the final, at

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winning by a single goal to claim their first cup.

Results

Fourth Round

Matches were held on 19 May 1962. The match between

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and Hapoel Petah Tikva, the match between Shimshon Tel Aviv and

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, and the matches which had to be replayed, were postponed for 6 October 1962, in parallel with the fifth round matches. Byes: Hapoel Kfar Ata, Hapoel Ramla, Maccabi Ramat Gan, Maccabi Sha'arayim, Shefa-'Amr Club.

Fifth Round

Matches were held on 6 October 1962. The match between Beitar Tel Aviv and Maccabi Rehovot was held on 2 February 1963. The match between

and Maccabi Jaffa was held on 9 February 1963. The match between Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramla and the match between Hapoel Dimona and

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were held on 12 February 1963. The replayed match between

and Hapoel Dimona was held on 19 February 1963.Beitar Jerusalem beat Hapoel Dimona in the Cup
Heruth, 20.2.1963, Historical Jewish Press

Sixth Round

Matches were held on 2 March 1963. Hapoel Nahariya surprised by defeating

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1–0 through a late goal.

appealed the result, claiming Hapoel Nahariya fielded an ineligible player. Initially the match was given to

, however, after further appeal, and based on the precedent set by

in the previous competition, the result was reinstated.

appealed once more, but the appeal wasn't heard until September 1963, by which time the competition was over and the appeal was denied.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

The matches were supposed to be held on 23 April 1963. However, they were postponed because of the death of

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Itzhak Ben-Zvi. The matches were set to 7 May 1963 and 11 May 1963, however, the first match, between

and Maccabi Sha'arayim was cancelled due to the falling out of

and Maccabi factions at the

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over bribery suspicions against Maccabi Petah Tikva during the

1962–63 Liga Leumit The 1962–63 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Petah Tikva crowned champions for the fifth successive season, a record which remains unbeaten. Hapoel's Zecharia Ratzabi was the league's top scorer with 12 goals. No club was relegated at the end of ...

season. The two factions reconciled in time for the second match to be played. ----

Replay

Final

References

*100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
(Page 4)
Hadshot HaSport, 20.5.1962, archive.football.co.il
24 Matches were held yesterday in the fourth round of Football State Cup
Davar, 20.5.1962, Historical Jewish Press
(Page 4)
Hadshot HaSport, 7.10.1962, archive.football.co.il

External links

Israel Football Association website
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