- Israel State Cup
Infobox football tournament
current =Israel State Cup 2008-09
founded = 1928
number of teams =
region = ISR
current holders = Beitar Jerusalem
website = [http://football.org.il/NationalCup/Pages/NationalCupPreimer.aspx State Cup] The State Cup ( _he. גביע המדינה, "Gvia HaMedina") is the second most important tournament inIsrael i football after Ligat ha'Al, the top division. There are no replays, and all matches are decided on the day. All league clubs participate in the tournament.In 2003, Hapoel Ramat Gan became the first team outside the top division to win the State Cup, beating top flight Hapoel Be'er Sheva on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Cup winners
Pre-independence
*1922: Lancashire Brigade (Haifa)
*1923:Royal Air Force
*1924: Royal Air Force
*1925: Royal Air Force
*1926: Royal Air Force
*1927: Royal Air Force
*1928: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1929: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1930: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1932: British Police
*1933: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1934: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1935: Maccabi Petah Tikva
*1937: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1938: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1939: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1940: Beitar Tel Aviv
*1941: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1942: Beitar Tel Aviv
*1946: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1947: Maccabi Tel AvivPost-independence
*1951-52: Maccabi Petah Tikva
*1953-54: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1954-55: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1956-57: Hapoel Petah Tikva
*1957-58: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1958-59: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1960-61: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1961-62: Maccabi Haifa
*1962-63: Hapoel Haifa
*1963-64: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1964-65: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1965-66: Hapoel Haifa
*1966-67: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1967-68: Bnei Yehuda
*1968-69: Hakoah Ramat Gan
*1969-70: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1970-71: Hakoah Ramat Gan
*1971-72: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1972-73: Hapoel Jerusalem
*1973-74: Hapoel Haifa
*1974-75: Hapoel Kfar Saba
*1975-76: Beitar Jerusalem
*1976-77: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1977-78: Maccabi Netanya
*1978-79: Beitar Jerusalem
*1979-80: Hapoel Kfar Saba
*1980-81: Bnei Yehuda
*1981-82: Hapoel Yehud
*1982-83: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1983-84: Hapoel Lod
*1984-85: Beitar Jerusalem
*1985-86: Beitar Jerusalem
*1986-87: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1987-88: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1988-89: Beitar Jerusalem
*1989-90: Hapoel Kfar Saba
*1990-91: Maccabi Haifa
*1991-92: Hapoel Petah Tikva
*1992-93: Maccabi Haifa
*1993-94: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1994-95: Maccabi Haifa
*1995-96: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*1996-97: Hapoel Be'er Sheva
*1997-98: Maccabi Haifa
*1998-99: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*1999-00: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*2000-01: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*2001-02: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*2002-03: Hapoel Ramat Gan
*2003-04: Bnei Sakhnin
*2004-05: Maccabi Tel Aviv
*2005-06: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*2006-07: Hapoel Tel Aviv
*2007-08: Beitar JerusalemTotal Cups
References
* [http://football.org.il/NationalCup/Pages/NationalCupChampionFullList.aspx?NATIONAL_CUP_ID=9618 List of winners on IFA website]
External links
* [http://football.org.il Israel Football Association] in Hebrew and English
* [http://www.soccerway.com/national/israel/state-cup/ State Cup] Soccerway in English
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