The 2014–15 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 76th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 61st after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| Teams | 151 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Runner-up | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 160 |
| Goals scored | 531 (3.32 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Eran Zeger (F.C. Be'er Sheva) Ben Dayan (A.S. Holon/Hapoel Kiryat Shalom) (7 goals)[1] |
The competition began on 10 September 2014, with a fifth-round match between Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Migdal HaEmek. The final was held in Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa on 20 May 2015.
The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, who had beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6–2 in the final.
Format Changes edit
On 2 July 2014 the IFA approved a change of format so that the quarter-finals would be played as two-legged, home and away ties.[2][3]
Preliminary rounds edit
First to fourth rounds edit
Rounds 1 to 4 double as league cup competition for each division in Liga Bet and 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 edit
Liga Bet North A edit
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | ||
| F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.) | Maccabi Ironi Acre |
| Hapoel Kafr Kanna | w/o[4] | Hapoel Ironi Safed |
| Ahva Arraba | w/o[5] | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr |
| Hapoel Bnei I'billin | 1–0 | Hapoel Bnei Maghar |
| Second Round | ||
| F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 0–5 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna |
| Ahva Arraba | 3–1 | Hapoel Bnei I'billin |
| Ironi Bnei Kabul | 0–2 | Ahi Acre |
| F.C. al-Nahda Nazareth | 1–3 | Beitar Haifa |
| Third Round | ||
| Ahi Acre | 2–4 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna |
| Ahva Arraba | 3–0 | Beitar Haifa |
| Fourth Round | ||
| Ahva Arraba | 0–2 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna |
Hapoel Kafr Kanna won the district cup; Hapoel Kafr Kanna and Ahva Arraba qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Bet North B edit
Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye won the district cup; Hapoel D. al-Karmel and Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Bet South A edit
Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda won the district cup; Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda and Beitar Petah Tikva qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Bet South B edit
Bnei Eilat won the district cup; F.C. Be'er Sheva and Bnei Eilat qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel edit
Liga Gimel Upper Galilee edit
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | ||
| – | ||
| Second Round | ||
| – | ||
| Third Round | ||
| – | ||
| Fourth Round | ||
| Maccabi Bnei Nahf | 5–1 | Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish |
Maccabi Bnei Nahf won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Lower Galilee edit
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | ||
| – | ||
| Second Round | ||
| – | ||
| Third Round | ||
| F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | 2–3 | F.C. Tzeirei Tamra |
| F.C. Halat al-Sharif | w/o[10] | F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur |
| Fourth Round | ||
| F.C. Tzeirei Tamra | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p.) | F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur |
F.C. Tzeirei Tamra won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Jezreel edit
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | ||
| – | ||
| Second Round | ||
| Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara | 0–3 | Ihud Bnei Baqa |
| Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth | 0–4 | Beitar Afula |
| Maccabi Isfiya | 2–1 | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa |
| Third Round | ||
| Ihud Bnei Baqa | 2–0 | Beitar Afula |
| Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | w/o[11] | Maccabi Isfiya |
| Fourth Round | ||
| Maccabi Isfiya | 3–4 | Ihud Bnei Baqa |
Ihud Bnei Baqa won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Shomron edit
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | ||
| – | ||
| Second Round | ||
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 0–3 | F.C. Haifa |
| Third Round | ||
| Beitar Hadera | w/o[12] | F.C. Haifa |
| Fourth Round | ||
| Hapoel Ahva Haifa | 2–4 | F.C. Haifa |
F.C. Haifa won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Sharon edit
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | ||
| Hapoel Oranit | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p.) | Shimshon Kafr Qasim |
| Second Round | ||
| F.C. Netanya | 1–3 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba |
| Hapoel Oranit | 0–5 | Hapoel Pardesiya |
| Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Beitar Ariel |
| Beitar Tubruk | 2–1 | F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibras |
| Third Round | ||
| Hapoel Pardesiya | 2–1 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba |
| Beitar Ariel | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p.) | Beitar Tubruk |
| Fourth Round | ||
| Hapoel Pardesiya | 1–2 | Beitar Tubruk |
Beitar Tubruk won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Tel Aviv edit
Hapoel Kiryat Shalom won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Center edit
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | ||
| Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in | 0–2 | Hapoel Gedera |
| Second Round | ||
| F.C. Holon | 2–1 | Hapoel Tirat Shalom |
| Hapoel Matzliah | 1–3 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion |
| Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Gedera |
| Ironi Lod | 5–1 | Hapoel Ramla |
| Third Round | ||
| F.C. Holon | 4–1 | Ironi Lod |
| Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 6–1 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion |
| Fourth Round | ||
| Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 1–2 | F.C. Holon |
F.C.Holon won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel South edit
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | ||
| – | ||
| Second Round | ||
| Maccabi Ironi Hura | w/o[14] | F.C. Hapoel Yeruham |
| Hapoel Tel Sheva | w/o[15] | Elizur Ironi Yehuda |
| Bnei al-Salam Rahat | 0–1 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
| Third Round | ||
| F.C. Hapoel Yeruham | awarded[note 1] | Hapoel Tel Sheva |
| Hapoel Tzeirei al-Mahdi | 2–3 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
| Fourth Round | ||
| F.C. Hapoel Yeruham | 4–3 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
F.C. Hapoel Yeruham won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Fifth Round edit
The fifth round is played within each division of Liga Alef. The winners qualify to the sixth round
Nationwide Rounds edit
Sixth round edit
Seventh round edit
Byes: Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla, Hapoel Afula, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Yavne.
Eighth round edit
Round of 16 edit
Quarter-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Afula | 2–2 (a) | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Maccabi Yavne | 1–4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Semi-finals edit
| 29 April 2015 | Hapoel Afula | 0–7 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Jerusalem |
| 18:00 (IDT) | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Gabay  3', 67', 80'Arbeitman 7', 30'Melikson 44'Iluz 70' | Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Liran Wachsberger |
| 29 April 2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Jerusalem |
| 20:42 (IDT) | Zahavi 2' Prica 82'Mitrović 89' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Stadium: Teddy Stadium Referee: Roi Reinshreiber |
Final edit
| 20 May 2015 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Haifa |
| 20:30 (IDT) | Hoban 34' Buzaglo 57' | Summary Report (Hebrew) | Prica 21', 47', 52' Ziv 28'Zahavi 58'Radi 62' | Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ziv Adler |
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eran Zeger | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 7 |
| Ben Dayan | A.S. Holon/Hapoel Kiryat Shalom | ||
| 3 | David Bachar | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 5 |
| Kfir Leibovich | F.C. Haifa | ||
| Ido Exbard | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
| Eran Zahavi | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Shaked Keter | Hapoel Pardesiya | ||
| Taer Katana | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | ||
| 7 | 13 players | 4 | |
| 6 | 25 players | 3 | |
| 47 | 92 players | 2 | |
| 139 | 329 players | 1 | |
Notes edit
- ^ The IFA awarded the match to F.C. Hapoel Yeruham, as Hapoel Tel Sheva fielded an ineligible player, Aref el-Assem.[16] The match originally ended 0–4 to Hapoel Tel Sheva.
References edit
- ^ Top Scorers IFA (in Hebrew)
- ^ Changes of Regulations and Provisions (Page 5) Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine IFA, 3 July 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Cup Quarter-Finals Will be Played as Home and Away sport5.co.il, 3 July 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90328 football.org.il, 17 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90309 football.org.il, 17 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90321 football.org.il, 17 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90319 football.org.il, 17 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90470 football.org.il, 7 October 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90308 football.org.il, 17 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90364 football.org.il, 23 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90363 football.org.il, 23 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90360 football.org.il, 23 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90359 football.org.il, 23 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90362 football.org.il, 23 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90361 football.org.il, 23 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 90541 football.org.il, 14 October 2014 (in Hebrew)