1968–69 Israel State Cup

1968–69 Israel State Cup

Country	Israel
Defending champions	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Champions	Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan
Runners-up	Maccabi Sha'arayim
← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה‎‎, Gvia HaMedina) was the 30th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 15th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

The competition started on 14 September 1968 with Liga Bet and Liga Gimel clubs playing the first round.^[1] Liga Alef clubs joined the competition in the fourth round, played on 30 November 1968 and Liga Leumit entered on the sixth round, on 12 April 1969.

Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan and Maccabi Sha'arayim met in the final, both teams appearing in their first final (although Hakoah Tel Aviv, one of the clubs which were merged to form Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan, did appear in the 1935 final). Hakoah emerged the winner by a single goal to claim its first cup.

Results

Third Round

32 matches were due to be played on 26 October 1968. However, only 21 matches were played and the rest of the matches were given as walkover.^[2]

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Beitar Tiberias	3–1	Maccabi Pardes Hanna
Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov	3–1	Hapoel Majd al-Krum
Hapoel Givat Olga	3–0	Hapoel Yir'on
Hapoel Tel Hanan	6–4 (a.e.t.)	Beitar Nahariya
Hapoel Nahariya	5–1	Beitar Tel Amal
Maccabi Neve Sha'anan	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on
Hapoel Afula	7–3	M.S. Even Yehuda
Maccabi Amidar Netanya	2–0	Beitar Migdal HaEmek
Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	3–1	Hapoel Ramat David
Hapoel Bat Galim	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Beitar Acre
Hapoel Dimona	1–0	HaBira Jerusalem
Hapoel Gedera	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv
Hapoel Kiryat Shalom	3–1	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
Maccabi Bat Yam	6–2	Hapoel Sde Hemed
Hapoel Rosh HaAyin	12–0	Maccabi Ever HaYarkon
Maccabi Ashkelon	3–1	Hapoel Azor
Hapoel Ofakim	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel Beit Shemesh
Hapoel Bnei Zion	3–1	Hapoel Ganei Tikva
Hapoel Kfar Shalem	3–1	Hapoel Ashdod
Hapoel Ezra	3–2	Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Hapoel Eilat	4–1	Beitar Herzliya

Fourth Round

Liga Alef clubs entered the competition on this round. As in previous seasons, The draw was set so that Liga Alef clubs wouldn't be drawn against each other.^[3]

Beitar Be'er Sheva v Hapoel Or Yehuda

30 November 1968	Beitar Be'er Sheva	6–1	Hapoel Or Yehuda

Beitar Lod v Hapoel Gedera

30 November 1968	Beitar Lod	5–2	Hapoel Gedera
	Biber  1' Filus  10', 65' Livni  62' Balulu  68'		Lupo  13', 55'

Beitar Tel Hanan v Hapoel Kiryat Haim

30 November 1968	Beitar Tel Hanan	1–2	Hapoel Kiryat Haim
	Ben-Hamo  32'		Eichner  29' Shaim  60'

Hapoel Bnei Zion v Maccabi Ramat Amidar

30 November 1968	Hapoel Bnei Zion	1–5	Maccabi Ramat Amidar
	S. Levi  ?'		Peltz  ?', ?', ?' Tzarfati  ?' (pen.) Rosner  ?'

Hapoel Ofakim v Maccabi Holon

30 November 1968	Hapoel Ofakim	w/o	Maccabi Holon

Hapoel Eilat v Sektzia Nes Tziona

30 November 1968	Hapoel Eilat	w/o	Sektzia Nes Tziona

Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov v Maccabi Bat Yam

30 November 1968	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	4–1	Maccabi Bat Yam
	R. Wolfer  13' (63), 75' Sapozhnik  50' (pen.)		Agiv  48'

Hapoel Bnei Nazareth v Beitar Tiberias

30 November 1968	Hapoel Bnei Nazareth	7–4 (a.e.t.)	Beitar Tiberias
	Hana  25', 70', 117' (pen.) Ramzi  66', 80', 100', 105'		Barmali  36', 89' Dayan  54' Ezri  58'

Hapoel Givat Olga v Maccabi Hadera

30 November 1968	Hapoel Givat Olga	2–4	Maccabi Hadera
	I. Ratzabi  39' Steisnir  75'		Sabag  9', 19', 52' Argaman  15'

Hapoel Herzliya v Hapoel Bat Galim

30 November 1968	Hapoel Herzliya	4–0	Hapoel Bat Galim
	Shtiebelmann  33' Orbach  60' Bueno  65', 75'

Hapoel Holon v Maccabi Tzafon Tel Aviv

30 November 1968	Hapoel Holon	2–0	Maccabi Tzafon Tel Aviv
	Fatiha  30' I. Levi  90'

Hapoel Tiberias v Hapoel Nahariya

30 November 1968	Hapoel Tiberias	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Hapoel Nahariya
	Ya'ish  12' Nelkabetz  ?'		Zeindband  4' Fartok  32'

Hapoel Yehud v Hapoel Kiryat Shalom

30 November 1968	Hapoel Yehud	2–3	Hapoel Kiryat Shalom
	Pesach  3', 83'		Arlandes  8', 10', 58'

Hapoel Kfar Blum v Hapoel Tel Hanan

30 November 1968	Hapoel Kfar Blum	w/o	Hapoel Tel Hanan

Hapoel Mahane Yehuda v Hapoel Givat Haim

30 November 1968	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	2–0	Hapoel Givat Haim
	Shemen  43', 63'

Hapoel Marmorek v Hapoel Bat Yam

30 November 1968	Hapoel Marmorek	3–1	Hapoel Bat Yam
	Skloot  30' (pen.), 66' Hadad  76'		Pedahzur  22'

Hapoel Ezra v Beitar Ramla

30 November 1968	Hapoel Ezra	1–7	Beitar Ramla
	S. Cohen  ?'		Izmirli  ?', ?', ?', ?' Vizan  ?' Shemer  ?' Meltzinger  ?'

Hapoel Netanya v Beitar Dov Vatikim Netanya

30 November 1968	Hapoel Netanya	3–1	Beitar Dov Vatikim Netanya
	Halfon  35' Vilner  72' Bargig  79'		Hadad  15'

Hapoel Acre v Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov

30 November 1968	Hapoel Acre	1–0	Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov
	Rishti  85'

Hapoel Afula v Hapoel Nahliel

30 November 1968	Hapoel Afula	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel Nahliel
	Harari  8'		Ya'akobovski  44', 114'

Hapoel Kiryat Ono v Hapoel Kfar Shalem

30 November 1968	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	3–2	Hapoel Kfar Shalem
	Stuczynski  2' Marcheviak  13', 23'		Hizkiah  3' Ganon  26'

Hapoel Rosh HaAyin v Hapoel Lod

30 November 1968	Hapoel Rosh HaAyin	0–2	Hapoel Lod

Hapoel Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Dimona

30 November 1968	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	8–0	Hapoel Dimona
	M. Cohen  21', 54', 64', 88' (pen.) Levin  63' Kadousi  78', 83' Madmoni  89'

Hapoel Ramla v Hapoel Sderot

30 November 1968	Hapoel Ramla	4–1	Hapoel Sderot
	Nimni  13' Shriki  27' Peretz  66' H. Levi  90'		Ben Hamo  65'

Hapoel Ra'anana v Hapoel Caesarea

30 November 1968	Hapoel Ra'anana	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Hapoel Caesarea
	Wygs  8' Sachar  52'		Suissa  28' Kakoun  80'

Maccabi Neve Sha'anan v Hapoel Hadera

30 November 1968	Maccabi Neve Sha'anan	1–4	Hapoel Hadera
	Agami  42'		Schwartz  20' Weinberg  39' Sternfeld  72' Hershkowitz  85'

Hapoel Shefa-'Amr v Beitar Netanya

30 November 1968	Hapoel Shefa-'Amr	1–3	Beitar Netanya
	Abud  56'		Amos  51' Dvash  52' Hadad  89'

Maccabi Ashkelon v Hapoel Ashkelon

30 November 1968	Maccabi Ashkelon	1–3	Hapoel Ashkelon
	Sayag  52' (pen.)		Bukovza  23', 70' Me'ir  67'

Maccabi Hashikma Ramat Gan v Beitar Tel Aviv

30 November 1968	Maccabi Hashikma Ramat Gan	2–5	Beitar Tel Aviv
	Hadad  1' Deinisch  31'		Tzvi  8' Ya'akobi  11' Hauptmann  43' I. Ashkenazi  80', 84'

Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov v Hapoel Kiryat Shmona

30 November 1968	Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–5 p)	Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
	S. Mizrahi  40', 75'		Solomon  30', 60'

Maccabi Amidar Netanya v Maccabi Petah Tikva

30 November 1968	Maccabi Amidar Netanya	0–8	Maccabi Petah Tikva
			Z. Seltzer  16', 18', 22', 43', 75', 80' Kinstlich  76' Hibasch  88'

Shimshon Nahariya v Maccabi Herzliya

30 November 1968	Shimshon Nahariya	0–3	Maccabi Herzliya
			Kulik  20' Lenz  39' Fischbein  60'

Fifth Round

Most matches were played on 28 December 1968. The match between Hapoel Kiryat Haim and Hapoel Kiryat Shalom was postponed due to weather conditions.^[4][5]

Maccabi Holon v Hapoel Bnei Nazareth

28 December 1968	Maccabi Holon	3–1	Hapoel Bnei Nazareth
	Zilovski  15' Adler  76' Ta'izi  81'	Report	Ramzi  22'

Hapoel Herzliya v Hapoel Ramla

28 December 1968	Hapoel Herzliya	w/o	Hapoel Ramla

Hapoel Hadera v Beitar Lod

28 December 1968	Hapoel Hadera	1–0	Beitar Lod
	Ben-Binyamin  21'	Report

Beitar Tel Aviv v Hapoel Kfar Blum

28 December 1968	Beitar Tel Aviv	1–0	Hapoel Kfar Blum
	Ashkenazi  57'	Report

Beitar Ramla v Hapoel Nahariya

28 December 1968	Beitar Ramla	5–1	Hapoel Nahariya
	Israeli  3' Izmirli  22', 68' Elfasi  24', 55'	Report	Habibi  76' (pen.)

Beitar Netanya v Hapoel Rishon LeZion

28 December 1968	Beitar Netanya	0–3	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
		Report	Abramovich  44' Kadousi  70' M. Cohen  86'

Hapoel Holon v Hapoel Nahliel

28 December 1968	Hapoel Holon	7–0	Hapoel Nahliel
	Fatiha  35' Klein  38', 49' Lapardon  64', 66', 85' Springer  80'	Report

Hapoel Netanya v Beitar Be'er Sheva

28 December 1968	Hapoel Netanya	4–1	Beitar Be'er Sheva
	Smi'a  26' Gvili  61', 84' Bargig  87'	Report	Kahlon  69'

Maccabi Ramat Amidar v Hapoel Ra'anana

28 December 1968	Maccabi Ramat Amidar	3–1	Hapoel Ra'anana
	Peltz  12' Konstantinovsky  59' (pen.) Tupman  66'	Report	Chirik  32' (pen.)

Hapoel Kiryat Ono v Maccabi Petah Tikva

28 December 1968	Hapoel Kiryat Ono	0–5	Maccabi Petah Tikva
		Report	Feinberg  15' Z. Seltzer  24' Kinstlich  62', 75' I. Seltzer  84'

Hapoel Acre v Hapoel Marmorek

28 December 1968	Hapoel Acre	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel Marmorek
	Blum  15', 98' Barami  48'	Report	Shar'abi  35', 118' Mikchol  38' Levi  117'

Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov v Maccabi Hadera

28 December 1968	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov	4–2	Maccabi Hadera
	Marcus  6' Sapozhnik  48', 83' Wolfer  59'	Report	Itah  11' Bachar  13'

Maccabi Herzliya v Hapoel Ashkelon

28 December 1968	Maccabi Herzliya	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Hapoel Ashkelon
	Lindner  47'	Report	Amar  89'
		Penalties
	Mishon Furman Lindner Flatkevich Mesika Fischbein		G. Bukobza Amar Rubel Wilkomirski A. Levi D. Bukobza

Sektzia Nes Tziona v Hapoel Mahane Yehuda

28 December 1968	Sektzia Nes Tziona	3–2	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda
	Ben-Shimon  7' Stifter  37' Zwieg  58'	Report	Hormann  20', 67'

Hapoel Kiryat Shmona v Hapoel Lod

28 December 1968	Hapoel Kiryat Shmona	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Hapoel Lod
		Report

Hapoel Kiryat Haim v Hapoel Kiryat Shalom

4 March 1969	Hapoel Kiryat Haim	5–2	Hapoel Kiryat Shalom
	Romano  32' Gruber  42' Ben-Ezra  62', 78' Lind  65'	Report	Ben-Moshe  53' Elkayam  86' (pen.)

Sixth Round

Liga Leumit clubs entered the competition in this round. The IFA arranged the draw so each Liga Leumit clubs wouldn't be drawn to play each other.

Hapoel Tel Aviv v Maccabi Holon

12 April 1969	Hapoel Tel Aviv	5–1	Maccabi Holon	Bloomfield Stadium
	Feigenbaum  10', 12' Chazom  42' Nurieli  60' Mordechovich  77'		Guttman  45'	Attendance: 3000 Referee: Uziel

Hapoel Hadera v Maccabi Tel Aviv

12 April 1969	Hapoel Hadera	0–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv
			Bar-Nur  88'	Attendance: 3000 Referee: Shimon Mizrahi

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Shimshon Tel Aviv

12 April 1969	Maccabi Petah Tikva	3–1	Shimshon Tel Aviv
	Kinstlich  4' Spokoiny  20' Hibasch  65'		Numa  71'	Attendance: 2000 Referee: Klein

Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan v Hapoel Herzliya

12 April 1969	Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan	3–1	Hapoel Herzliya	Maccabiah Stadium
	Shaharbani  48', 61' Sha'uli  86'		I. Levi  52'	Attendance: 1500 Referee: Rubinstein

Hapoel Marmorek v Beitar Jerusalem

12 April 1969	Hapoel Marmorek	1–0	Beitar Jerusalem
	Shar'abi  ?'			Attendance: 1200 Referee: Sandler

Sektzia Nes Tziona v Maccabi Jaffa

12 April 1969	Sektzia Nes Tziona	4–1	Maccabi Jaffa
	Ben-Shimon  28' Zweig  58' Stifter  67' Iris  75'		Pessi  45'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Avraham Cohen

Maccabi Sha'arayim v Beitar Ramla

12 April 1969	Maccabi Sha'arayim	4–1	Beitar Ramla
	Gibbs  8', 9' Levi  25', 35'		Vizan  43'	Attendance: 2000 Referee: Sharm

Hapoel Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Ramat Gan

12 April 1969	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	0–2	Hapoel Ramat Gan
			Abramovich  27' Hillman  62'	Attendance: 3000 Referee: Prohaski

Hapoel Petah Tikva v Hapoel Netanya

12 April 1969	Hapoel Petah Tikva	2–1	Hapoel Netanya
	Druker  40' Bachar  58'		Danino  78'	Attendance: 2000 Referee: David Cohen

Hapoel Kiryat Haim v Hapoel Haifa

12 April 1969	Hapoel Kiryat Haim	0–5	Hapoel Haifa
			Vollach  22', 69' Shapira  25' Piker  40' (pen.) Razin  78'	Attendance: 1500 Referee: Hoze

Beitar Tel Aviv v Hapoel Jerusalem

12 April 1969	Beitar Tel Aviv	0–1	Hapoel Jerusalem
			Singel  ?'	Attendance: 2500 Referee: Handwerg

Maccabi Netanya v Maccabi Herzliya

12 April 1969	Maccabi Netanya	5–0	Maccabi Herzliya
	Sarusi  45', 55' Spiegler  57' Amira  74' (pen.) Zriker  68'			Attendance: 1000 Referee: Haim Cohen

Maccabi Ramat Amidar v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

12 April 1969	Maccabi Ramat Amidar	0–2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
			Shalgi  21' Zildati  80' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1500 Referee: Shoshani

Bnei Yehuda v Hapoel Holon

12 April 1969	Bnei Yehuda	3–2	Hapoel Holon
	Hazan  12' Mag'er  36' Bachar  81'		Lapardon  10', 61'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Gaon

Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov

12 April 1969	Maccabi Haifa	2–0	Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov
	Hazamos  12' Gershgoren  14'			Attendance: 300 Referee: Ankri

Hapoel Kfar Saba v Hapoel Lod

12 April 1969	Hapoel Kfar Saba	0–1	Hapoel Lod
			Ben-Yakar  69'	Attendance: 1200 Referee: Haim Cohen

Seventh Round

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Marmorek

19 April 1969	Hapoel Jerusalem	2–2 (0–4 p)	Hapoel Marmorek
	Singel  32' Hod  72'		Skloot  16' Haike  29'	Attendance: 4000 Referee: Yosefson
		Penalties
	Hod Azulai		Skloot Y. Levi Burnstein Halaf Haike

Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Netanya

19 April 1969	Hapoel Haifa	w/o [note 1]	Maccabi Netanya
	Gindin  12'

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Petah Tikva

19 April 1969	Maccabi Tel Aviv	3–1	Maccabi Petah Tikva
	Spiegel  14' Bar-Nur  24' Karako  31'		Z. Seltzer  81'	Attendance: 4000 Referee: Shoshani

Maccabi Sha'arayim v Hapoel Tel Aviv

19 April 1969	Maccabi Sha'arayim	3–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv
	Peled  22' Perahia  54', 79'		Feigenbaum  19'	Attendance: 3000 Referee: Moshe Ashkenazi

Sektzia Nes Tziona v Hapoel Rishon LeZion

19 April 1969	Sektzia Nes Tziona	0–1	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
			Junger  71'	Attendance: 3000 Referee: Maymon Zohar

Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Petah Tikva

19 April 1969	Maccabi Haifa	2–1	Hapoel Petah Tikva
	Rotner  13' (pen.) Forte  18'		Sa'id  35'	Attendance: 12000 Referee: Na'aman

Hapoel Lod v Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan

19 April 1969	Hapoel Lod	0–3	Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan
			Kadosh  59' (pen.) Rubinstein  61', 89'	Attendance: 2500 Referee: Orabi

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

19 April 1969	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	1–2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
	Mag'er  49'		Gozlan  26' Offer  70'	Attendance: 4500 Referee: Lenciano

Quarter-finals

Hapoel Marmorek v Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan

26 April 1969

Hapoel Marmorek	0–3	Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan
		Levi  5' (o.g.) Pyttel  55' Shaharbani  89'

Attendance: 4500 Referee: Handwerg

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Maccabi Sha'arayim v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

26 April 1969

Maccabi Sha'arayim	3–2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Perahia  19' Peled  45' Dekel  48' (o.g.)		Admon  6' Numa  88'

Hapoel Rehovot ground Attendance: 4500 Referee: Klein

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Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Haifa

26 April 1969

Hapoel Haifa	2–0	Maccabi Haifa
Gindin  15' Shapira  85'

Kiryat Haim Attendance: 15000 Referee: Aharon Shoshani

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Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Rishon LeZion

26 April 1969

Maccabi Tel Aviv	4–0	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Shikva  4', 62' Spiegel  15' Tabib  89' (o.g.)

Maccabiah Stadium Attendance: 4000 Referee: Moshe Mizrahi

Semi-finals

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan

3 May 1969 13:00

Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–1	Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan
		Shaharbani  5'

Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 18000 Referee: Klein

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Maccabi Sha'arayim v Hapoel Haifa

3 May 1969 15:00

Maccabi Sha'arayim	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel Haifa
Mizrahi  30' (o.g.)		Bzozak  83' (o.g.)
	Penalties
Sha'ubi Peled Akta Gibbs Shar'abi	5–3	Atzmon R. Young Tauber Shapira

Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 18000 Referee: Moshe Ashkenazi

Final

Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan v Maccabi Sha'arayim

25 June 1969

Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan	1–0	Maccabi Sha'arayim
Farkas  15'

Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 10000 Referee: Shlomo Marin

Notes

1. The match was abandoned at the 15th minute. After the goal scored by Hapel Haifa, Maccabi Netanya players protested the goal, claiming the match ball was substituted illegally before the throw-in that preceded it. In the ensuing melee, Hapoel Haifa player Mordechay Piker punched Maccabi Netanya player Shraga Bar and was sent off, following by the abandonment of the match. The match was given to Hapoel Haifa.

References

• 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006

1. Results in Israel Cup Maariv, 15.9.68, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
2. Israel Cup - Round 3 Maariv, 27.10.68, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
3. Only Three Liga Alef Clubs Were Beaten in the 4th round Davar, 1.12.68, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
4. Hapoel Holon - Hapoel Nahliel 7:0 in the 5th Round of the State Cup Davar, 29.12.68, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
5. In the Next Round: The Top of Liga Alef vs. Liga Leumit Maariv, 29.12.68, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)

External links

• Israel Football Association website