2020–21 Israel State Cup

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.

2020–21 Israel State Cup
Reuven Rivlin awards the Cup to Maccabi Tel Aviv
Tournament details
CountryIsrael
Teams66
Defending championsHapoel Be'er Sheva
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
Runner-upHapoel Tel Aviv
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored171 (2.71 per match)
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.
Reuven Rivlin at Bloomfield Stadium ahead of the awarding of the 2020–21 Israel State Cup, June 2021 (KBG GPO01)

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

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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

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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

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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) 2–0Hapoel 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
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

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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) 2–0Hapoel 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) 2–1Hapoel 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 Hapoel Kfar Shalem (2) 3–1A.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
22 February 2021 Bnei Sakhnin (1) 3–0Hapoel Hadera (1)Sakhnin
19:45 Report Stadium: Doha Stadium
22 February 2021 F.C. Ashdod (1) 3–1Hapoel Ra'anana (2)Ashdod
20:00 Report Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 matches were played on 15–17 March 2021.[7]

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) 1–0Nordia 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) 2–1Maccabi 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

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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
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) 4–1Hapoel Afula (2) Haifa
20:30 Report Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium

Semi-finals

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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
Report
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
Report
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

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Maccabi Tel Aviv2–1 (a.e.t.)Hapoel Tel Aviv
Report
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Erez Papir

References

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  1. ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup". football.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — 4th round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — 5th round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — 7th round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — 8th round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ "2020–21 Israel football State Cup — Round of 16". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Quarter-Finals draw announcement". football.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ^ שיינמן, משה (22 April 2021). "Semi-Finals draw announcement". ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  10. ^ צנציפר, נדב (11 May 2021). "Semi finals postponement". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Official: The game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Haifa has been postponed". mako (in Hebrew). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  12. ^ צנציפר, נדב (17 May 2021). "The semifinals will be held in Sami offer and without crowds". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ צנציפר, נדב (19 May 2021). "After penalties duel: Hapoel Tel Aviv is in the State Cup Final". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv has Qualified to the State Cup Final". Israel Football Association (in Hebrew). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.