The 1933 Palestine Cup (Hebrew: הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli) was the fifth season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition. The defending holders, British Police, didn't take part in the competition.

1933 Palestine Cup
Tournament details
Country Mandatory Palestine
Teams11
Defending championsBritish Police
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
(3rd title)
Runner-upHapoel Tel Aviv
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored42 (4.67 per match)
← 1932
1934 →

For the first time, all team participating were Jewish clubs, as British and Arab teams declined to enter. Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv met in the final, the former winning the cup by a single goal.[1]

Results

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First round

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Home Team Score Away Team
Hapoel Jerusalem w/o Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Hadera 0–1 Maccabi Nes Tziona
Maccabi Rehovot 2–1 Hapoel Hadera

Quarter-finals

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Home Team Score Away Team
Hapoel Haifa 5–3 Hapoel Jerusalem
Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva 4–0 Maccabi Nes Tziona
Hapoel Tel Aviv 9–0 Maccabi Rehovot
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem abandoned
[note 1]
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Replay

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Home Team Score Away Team
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem 0–3
[note 2]
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Semi-finals

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Home Team Score Away Team
Hapoel Tel Aviv 5–0 Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–2 Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva

Final

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Hapoel Tel Aviv0–1Maccabi Tel Aviv
  89' Ya'akobi
Maccabi Petah Tikva ground
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Adler

Notes

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  1. ^ The first match was abandoned during extra time, with Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem leading 3–2, due to the late hour and darkness. A replay was ordered.
  2. ^ The match was abandoned at the 80th minute after the crowd stormed the pitch, with Maccabi Tel Aviv leading 3–0. The result was confirmed by the EIFA.

References

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  • 100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
  1. ^ "משחקי הגביע הא"י לשנת 1933" [The Palestine Cup Games for 1933]. Do'ar HaYom (in Hebrew). Jerusalem. 7 July 1933. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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