Israeli 25th Anniversary Cup

1973 20th Anniversary Cup

Country	Israel
Champions	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Runners-up	Maccabi Haifa
Matches played	27
Goals scored	95 (3.52 per match)
← 20th Cup 1975–76 League Cup →

The 25th Anniversary Cup (Hebrew: גביע הכ"ה למדינה‎‎) was a stand-alone cup competition played to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

The competition was played at the end of the 1972–73 season, while the national football team was involved in the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[1] The cup was played as two competitions, for Liga Leumit and for Liga Alef.^[2]

The Liga Leumit Cup was won by Maccabi Petah Tikva, who had beaten Maccabi Haifa in the final on penalties. The Liga Alef Cup was won by Hapoel Yehud, having beaten Hapoel Ramat Gan 2–0 in the final.

Liga Leumit Cup

Group A

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Maccabi Petah Tikva 3 3 0 0 10 2 8 6 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 2 Hakoah Ramat Gan 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 2 Maccabi Netanya 3 1 0 2 7 12 -5 2 12 May 1973 Maccabi Netanya 3–2 Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 19 May 1973 Maccabi Petah Tikva 5–1 Maccabi Netanya Hakoah Ramat Gan 1–0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 May 1973 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–3 Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva 3–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva

Group B

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Maccabi Haifa 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 5 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 1 2 0 8 4 4 4 Hapoel Kfar Saba 3 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 Beitar Jerusalem 3 0 0 3 3 13 -10 0 12 May 1973 Hapoel Tel Aviv 6–2 Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–1 Maccabi Haifa 19 May 1973 Maccabi Haifa 2–1 Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 May 1973 Hapoel Kfar Saba 5–0 Beitar Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa 1–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv

Group C

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Hapoel Haifa 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 5 Hapoel Jerusalem 3 2 0 1 10 2 8 4 Beitar Tel Aviv 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3 Shimshon Tel Aviv 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10 0 12 May 1973 Hapoel Jerusalem 7–0 Shimshon Tel Aviv Beitar Tel Aviv 1–1 Hapoel Haifa 19 May 1973 Hapoel Jerusalem 2–0 Beitar Tel Aviv Hapoel Haifa 3–2 Shimshon Tel Aviv 26 May 1973 Beitar Tel Aviv 2–0 Shimshon Tel Aviv Hapoel Haifa 2–1 Hapoel Jerusalem

Group D

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Maccabi Jaffa 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 5 Hapoel Marmorek 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 5 Hapoel Petah Tikva 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0 12 May 1973 Hapoel Marmorek 3–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Tel Aviv 3–0 Hapoel Petah Tikva 19 May 1973 Maccabi Jaffa 3–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–2 Hapoel Marmorek 26 May 1973 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Marmorek 0–0 Maccabi Jaffa

Semi-finals

Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Petah Tikva

29 May 1973 17:00

Hapoel Haifa	0–3	Maccabi Petah Tikva
	Davar	M. Mizrahi  37' I. Seltzer  67' I. Mizrahi

Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 6000 Referee: Zohar

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Maccabi Haifa v Maccabi Jaffa

29 May 1973 19:00

Maccabi Haifa	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Maccabi Jaffa
Gruber  3' Adler  10' Shoshi  98' (pen.)	Davar	Aroeti  21' Kinstlich  80'

Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Attendance: 5000 Referee: Handwerg

Final

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Maccabi Haifa

16 June 1973

Maccabi Petah Tikva	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Maccabi Haifa
Spokoiny  70'	Davar	Agami  79'
	Penalties
Z. Seltzer I. Mizrahi Spokoini Makmel	4–2	Adler Karando Efron Shoshi

Hapoel Petah Tikva ground Attendance: 4000 Referee: Yosefson

Liga Alef Cup

The Liga Alef cup contested by the top 8 clubs in each division of 1972–73 Liga Alef.^[3]

Group A

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Hapoel Ramat Gan 3 3 0 0 7 2 5 6 Hapoel Hadera 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 2 Hapoel Herzliya 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 2 Maccabi Herzliya 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 2 12 May 1973 Hapoel Hadera 3–1 Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Ramat Gan 2–1 Maccabi Herzliya 19 May 1973 Hapoel Hadera 1–3 Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Herzliya 2–0 Maccabi Herzliya 26 May 1973 Hapoel Ramat Gan 2–0 Hapoel Herzliya Maccabi Herzliya 2–1 Hapoel Hadera

Group B

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Hapoel Tiberias 3 2 1 0 9 4 5 5 Hapoel Acre 3 2 0 1 10 3 7 4 Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel 3 1 0 1 8 16 -8 2 Beitar Jerusalem 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4 1 12 May 1973 Hapoel Acre 1–0 Beitar Netanya Hapoel Tiberias 5–2 Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel 19 May 1973 Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel 0–8 Hapoel Acre Hapoel Tiberias 1–1 Beitar Netanya 26 May 1973 Hapoel Acre 1–3 Hapoel Tiberias Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel 6–3 Beitar Netanya

Group C

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Bnei Yehuda 3 2 1 0 10 6 4 5 Maccabi Sha'arayim 3 1 2 0 8 6 2 4 Hapoel Ashdod 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 3 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 3 0 0 3 6 11 -5 0 12 May 1973 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 3–5 Bnei Yehuda Maccabi Sha'arayim 1–1 Hapoel Ashdod 19 May 1973 Maccabi Sha'arayim 3–3 Bnei Yehuda Hapoel Ashdod 2–1 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 26 May 1973 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2–4 Maccabi Sha'arayim Hapoel Ashdod 0–2 Bnei Yehuda

Group D

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Hapoel Yehud 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 6 Hapoel Dimona 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 3 Beitar Ramla 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 3 Hapoel Holon 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0 12 May 1973 Beitar Ramla 1–0 Hapoel Holon Hapoel Yehud 3–0 Hapoel Dimona 19 May 1973 Hapoel Yehud 2–1 Hapoel Holon Beitar Ramla 1–1 Hapoel Dimona 26 May 1973 Hapoel Yehud 1–2 Beitar Ramla Hapoel Dimona 4–0 Hapoel Holon

Semi-finals

Hapoel Yehud v Hapoel Tiberias

2 June 1973

Hapoel Yehud	6–3	Hapoel Tiberias
Alkelay  28' Leon  45' S. Sasson  65', 84' Haviv  70' Shari  78'	Davar	Levi  5' Nizri  13', 20'

Maccabi Hadera ground Attendance: 1500 Referee: Arie

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Hapoel Ramat Gan v Bnei Yehuda

2 June 1973

Hapoel Ramat Gan	2–0	Bnei Yehuda
Borba  53' R. Levi  80'	Davar

HaMakhtesh Stadium Attendance: 3000 Referee: Julius Yosefson

Final

Hapoel Yehud v Bnei Yehuda

9 June 1973

Hapoel Yehud	2–0	Bnei Yehuda
Leon  67' S. Sasson  87'	Davar

Hapoel Petah Tikva ground Attendance: 3000 Referee: Mizrahi

References

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

1. The 25th Cup in Football Will Start a Week After the League's End Davar, 4 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
2. Football Activity Will Continue With the Start of the 25th Cup Davar, 11 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
3. Bnei Yehuda and Hadera Continue to Win in the 25th Cup Tournament Davar, 13 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)