The 2012–13

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''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 involves clubs of all standards ...

(, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 74th season of

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's nationwide football cup competition and the 59th after the

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. It began on 31 August 2012, while the final was held in

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on 8 May 2013. The competition was won by

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at Rama ...

who had beaten Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4–2 on penalties after 1–1 in the final. By winning,

, qualified for the

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, entering in the Third qualifying round.

Calendar

Results

Seventh Round

The 16 winners from the previous round of the competition join 12

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clubs in this stage of the competition. The other 4 clubs from Liga Leumit received a bye for the next round. These matches were played on 1 and 2 January 2013.

Eighth Round

The 14 winners from the previous round of the competition join the 4 clubs from Liga Leumit, which received a bye for this round and the 16 clubs from the

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in this stage of the competition. These matches were played on 29 and 30 January 2013.

Round of 16

The 16 winners of the previous round entered this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 26 and 27 February 2013.

Quarter-finals

The eight winners of the previous round entered this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 12 and 13 March 2013.

Semi-finals

The four winners of the previous round entered this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 17 April 2013.

Final

External links

Israel Football Association website
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