2020–21 Israel State Cup
.JPG) Reuven Rivlin awards the Cup to Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Israel |
| Teams | 66 |
| Defending champions | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Runner-up | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 171 (2.71 per match) |
| Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
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The 2020–21 Israel State Cup[1][2] (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 82nd season of Israel's nationwide Association football cup competition and the 66th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The competition started in November 2020.
The cup winners qualified to the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
Due to the second COVID-19 lockdown, the two lowest leagues in Israel were postponed. Therefore, it was decided that all teams from the fourth and fifth tiers would withdraw from the competition.
Fourth Round[edit]
The 4th round matches were held on 20–21 November 2020.[3] Eight teams from Liga Alef (Four from each regional division) will compete in this round. the winners qualify to the fifth Round.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Liga Alef North | ||
| Ironi Tiberias | Hapoel Kaukab | |
| Hapoel Bnei Fureidis | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa |
| Liga Alef South | ||
| Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | F.C. Holon Yermiyahu |
| Shimshon Kafr Qasim | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Ironi Or Yehuda |
Fifth Round[edit]
The 5th round matches were held on 19–24 November 2020.[4] The four winners from the Fourth round and the remaining Liga Alef teams that received a bye in the previous round, will compete in this round. The winners qualify to the Seventh Round.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Liga Alef North | ||
| Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 0–2 | F.C. Tira |
| Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum |
| Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 1–2 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh |
| Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 2–0 | Maccabi Tamra |
| Hapoel Bu'eine | 2–1 | F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira |
| Ironi Tiberias | 0–2 | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Tzeirey Taibe | 0–2 | Hapoel Bnei Fureidis |
| Maccabi Tzur Shalom/Kiryat Bialik | w/o | F.C. Daburiyya |
| Liga Alef South | ||
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–0 | Ironi Ashdod |
| Hapoel Azor | 3–0 | F.C. Dimona |
| Maccabi Yavne | 2–3 | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| Ironi Kuseife | 0–2 | A.S. Nordia Jerusalem |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 2–3 | Hapoel Bnei Lod |
| Ironi Or Yehuda | 1–2 | Hapoel Marmorek |
| Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 2–3 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden |
| Maccabi Sha'arayim | w/o | A.S. Ashdod |
Seventh Round[edit]
The 7th round matches were held on 14–17 December 2020.[5]
Hapoel Jerusalem, Sektzia Nes Tziona, Hapoel Afula and Hapoel Kfar Shalem received a bye to the eighth round.
| 14 December 2020 | Hapoel Petah Tikva (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Nof HaGalil (2) | Petah Tikva |
| 19:00 | Paz Ben Ari  85' (p) |
Report | Munir Hujierat 74' Eli Balilty 92' |
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dekel Tzino |
| 15 December 2020 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum (3) | 1–3 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden (3) | Tamra |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Tamra Ground |
| 15 December 2020 | Hapoel Azor (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Hapoel Bnei Lod (3) | Azor |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Azor Stadium |
| 15 December 2020 | Hapoel Bnei Fureidis (3) | 1–2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion (2) | Haifa |
| Report | Stadium: Atos Haifa Fields |
| 15 December 2020 | A.S. Nordia Jerusalem (3) | 2–0 | Hapoel Marmorek (3) | Jerusalem |
| 13:00 | Assaf Gubeza Asher Mashasha 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Emeq HaArazim Ground |
| 15 December 2020 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek (3) | 0–1 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (2) | Migdal HaEmek |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Municipal Stadium |
| 15 December 2020 | Hapoel Bu'eine (3) | 0–2 | Hapoel Acre (2) | Bu'eine Nujeidat |
| 13:00 | Report | Raz Twizer Biton |
Stadium: Bu'eine Nujeidat Ground |
| 15 December 2020 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh (3) | 0–2 | A.S Ashdod (3) | Kafr Kanna |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Azmi Nassar Stadium |
| 15 December 2020 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (2) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | F.C. Kafr Qasim (2) | Nof HaGalil |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Green Stadium |
| 15 December 2020 | Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | F.C. Tira (3) | Lod |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Lod Municipal Stadium |
| 15 December 2020 | Hapoel Herzliya (3) | 0–5 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim (2) | Herzliya |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Herzliya Municipal Stadium |
| 15 December 2020 | Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (2) | 3–0 | Maccabi Herzliya (3) | Ness Ziona |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium |
| 16 December 2020 | Hapoel Ra'anana (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Hapoel Iksal (2) | Ramat Gan |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium |
| 17 December 2020 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom/Kiryat Bialik (3) | 2–3 | Hapoel Ashkelon (3) | Kiryat Yam |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Kiryat Yam Synthetic |
Eighth Round[edit]
Due to the third COVID-19 lockdown, this round was rescheduled. The Eighth Round matches are being held between the 19th and 22 February 2021.[6]
| 19 February 2021 | Maccabi Netanya (1) | 2–0 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden (3) | Netanya |
| 13:00 | Azubel 29', 74' |
Report | Stadium: Netanya Stadium |
| 19 February 2021 | A.S. Nordia Jerusalem (3) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (10–9 p) | F.C. Tira (3) | Jerusalem |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Emeq HaArazim Attendance: 0 |
| 19 February 2021 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim (2) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Bnei Lod (3) | Ramat Gan |
| 14:00 | Michael Maman 49' Hirsh 98' Dvir Yishay 102' Rosh 120+1' |
Report | Sun Turiel 10' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 19 February 2021 | F.C. Kafr Qasim (2) | 0–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (1) | Lod |
| 14:00 | Report | Soukouna 40' (pen.) Lakau 62' |
Stadium: Lod Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dror Cohen |
| 19 February 2021 | Hapoel Afula (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Hapoel Nof HaGalil (2) | Afula |
| 14:00 | Guy Dahan 50' |
Report | Mahmmoud Jaber 14' |
Stadium: Afula Illit Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 19 February 2021 | Sektzia Nes Tziona (2) | 0–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva (1) | Ness Ziona |
| 14:00 | Report | Abada 90+6' |
Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 19 February 2021 | Hapoel Jerusalem (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Rishon LeZion (2) | Jerusalem |
| 14:00 | Badash 109' |
Report | Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 20 February 2021 | Bnei Yehuda (1) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Hapoel Haifa (1) | Tel Aviv |
| 17:15 | Dan Mori 32' Shay Mazor 48' Amit Zenati 104' |
Report | Kayes Ganem 21' Ido Shahar 54' Itay Buganim 115' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium |
| 20 February 2021 | Maccabi Haifa (1) | 2–1 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (2) | Haifa |
| 20:30 | Lavi 11' Donyoh 90' |
Report | Levan Kutalia 45' Joof Gaira  75'Ahmed Younes 90+3' |
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Referee: Gal Leibovitz |
| 21 February 2021 | Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (2) | 2–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona (1) | Ness Ziona |
| 19:30 | Yaniv Mizrahi 64' (p) Eyal Chen 90' |
Report | Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium |
| 21 February 2021 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem (2) | 3–1 | A.S Ashdod (3) | Ramat HaSharon |
| 19:35 | Yair Shpungin 4' Elior Seiderre 40' Iyad Haj 46' |
Report | Oz Rali 79' |
Stadium: Grundman Stadium |
| 21 February 2021 | Hapoel Acre (2) | 0–2 | Beitar Jerusalem (1) | Acre |
| 20:00 | Report | Yarden Shua 44' (p), 45+2' |
Stadium: Acre Municipal Stadium |
| 21 February 2021 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (1) | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Be'er Sheva |
| 20:45 | Report | Dor Peretz 65' |
Stadium: Turner Stadium |
| 22 February 2021 | Bnei Sakhnin (1) | 3–0 | Hapoel Hadera (1) | Sakhnin |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Doha Stadium |
| 22 February 2021 | F.C. Ashdod (1) | 3–1 | Hapoel Ra'anana (2) | Ashdod |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 22 February 2021 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) | 4–0 | Hapoel Ashkelon (3) | Tel Aviv |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium |
Round of 16[edit]
The Round of 16 matches were played on 15–17 March 2021.[7]
| 15 March 2021 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Jerusalem (2) | Ramat HaSharon |
| 19:45 | Ohad Hazout 91' |
Report | Stadium: Grundman Stadium |
| 15 March 2021 | Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (2) | 3–1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan (2) | Ness Ziona |
| 20:00 | Guy Mizrahi 29' Yaniv Mizrahi 31'Amir Berkovich 73' |
Report | Michael Maman 5' |
Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium |
| 16 March 2021 | Maccabi Netanya (1) | 1–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) | Netanya |
| 17:55 | Fernand Gouré 75' |
Report | Omri Altman 48' Ido Vayer 82' (o.g.)Lidor Cohen 90+4' |
Stadium: Netanya Stadium |
| 16 March 2021 | Bnei Sakhnin (1) | 1–0 | Nordia Jerusalem (3) | Sakhnin |
| 18:00 | Moti Barshazki 18' |
Report | Stadium: Doha Stadium |
| 16 March 2021 | Hapoel Haifa (1) | 2–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Haifa |
| 20:45 | Hanan Maman 5' Alon Turgeman 74' |
Report | Tal Ben Haim 8' (p) Nisso Kapiloto 12' (o.g.)Nick Blackman 62' (p) |
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham |
| 17 March 2021 | Beitar Jerusalem (1) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | F.C. Ashdod (1) | Jerusalem |
| 18:00 | Yarden Shua 41' |
Report | Roei Gordana 22' (p) Santiago Ocampos 93' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Liran Liany |
| 17 March 2021 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (1) | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Afula (2) | Petah Tikva |
| 18:30 | Report | Guy Dahan 104' Netanel Goldman 109'Amit Mor 119' |
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium |
| 17 March 2021 | Maccabi Haifa (1) | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva (1) | Haifa |
| 20:45 | Omer Atzili 65', 83' |
Report | Armando Cooper 42' (p) |
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Daniel Bar Natan |
Quarter-finals[edit]
The quarter-final draw took place on 18 March 2021.[8]
| 20 April 2021 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem (2) | 0–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) | Ramat HaSharon |
| 20:30 | Report | 20' Siyanda Xulu |
Stadium: Grundman Stadium Referee: Aviad Shiloach |
| 21 April 2021 | Bnei Sakhnin (1) | 0–4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (2) | Sakhnin |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Doha Stadium |
| 21 April 2021 | F.C. Ashdod (1) | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Ashdod |
| 20:30 | Report | 54' Dor Peretz |
Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium |
| 22 April 2021 | Maccabi Haifa (1) | 4–1 | Hapoel Afula (2) | Haifa |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium |
Semi-finals[edit]
The semi-final draw took place on 22 April 2021.[9]
Both games were initially postponed by a day After Hamas fired more than 150 rockets into Israel from Gaza, following the Jerusalem clashes.[10] Later, the games were further postponed without a new scheduled date.[11] On 17 May. the games were moved to the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa.[12]
| 19 May 2021 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (2) | Haifa |
| 21:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Referee: Idan Layba Assistant referees: Moshe Bohbot, Omer Barbiro Fourth official: Aviad Shiloach |
| Penalties | ||||
| Note: Additional source, with penalties report: [13] | ||||
| 20 May 2021 | Maccabi Haifa (1) | 0–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Haifa |
| 21:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Liran Liani Assistant referees: Dudu Biton, Roei Hassan Fourth official: Gal Laibuvitz |
| Note: due to the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis played Behind closed doors[14] | ||||
Final[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — 4th round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — 5th round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — 7th round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — 8th round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — Round of 16". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Quarter-Finals draw announcement". football.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ שיינמן, משה (22 April 2021). "Semi-Finals draw announcement". ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ צנציפר, נדב (11 May 2021). "Semi finals postponement". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Official: The game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Haifa has been postponed". mako (in Hebrew). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ צנציפר, נדב (17 May 2021). "The semifinals will be held in Sami offer and without crowds". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ צנציפר, נדב (19 May 2021). "After penalties duel: Hapoel Tel Aviv is in the State Cup Final". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv has Qualified to the State Cup Final". Israel Football Association (in Hebrew). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.