The 2016–17
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 78th 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 63rd 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 2016, and the final was held on 25 May 2017.
The competition was won by
Bnei Yehuda who had beaten
Maccabi Tel Aviv on
penalties
Penalty or The Penalty may refer to:
Sports
* Penalty (golf)
* Penalty (gridiron football)
* Penalty (ice hockey)
* Penalty (rugby)
* Penalty (rugby union)
* Penalty kick (association football)
* Penalty shoot-out (association football)
* Penalty ...
after 0–0 in the final.
Preliminary rounds
First to fourth rounds
Rounds 1 to 4 double as cup competition for each division in
Liga Bet 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
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:1.From North B.
=Liga Bet North B
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=Liga Bet South A
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=Liga Bet South B
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Liga Gimel
=Liga Gimel Upper Galilee
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=Liga Gimel Lower Galilee
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=Liga Gimel Jezreel
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=Liga Gimel Shomron
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=Liga Gimel Sharon
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=Liga Gimel Tel Aviv
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=Liga Gimel Center
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=Liga Gimel South
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Fifth round
The fifth round is played within each division of
Liga Alef. The winners qualify to the sixth round
Nationwide Rounds
Sixth round
Seventh round
Eighth round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Israel Football Association website
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State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
The State Cup was first he ...
Israel State Cup seasons