| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Israel | 
| Defending champions | Hapoel Haifa | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv (13th Title) | 
| Runner-up | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 
The 1966–67 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 28th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 13th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition started on 17 September 1966 with Liga Bet and Liga Gimel clubs. Liga Alef clubs joined the competition in the fourth round, played on 10 December 1966 and Liga Leumit entered in the sixth round, on 18 February 1967.
Later rounds, starting from the seventh round, which was due to be played on 15 April 1967 and up to the final, were delayed due to Israel youth team involvement in the 1967 AFC Youth Championship, and later due to the Six-Day War (including the preceding waiting period), and the competition was completed at the start of the following season.
For the fifth time since the establishment of the competition, and the first time since 1941 (and since the Israeli Declaration of Independence), Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv met in the final, Maccabi winning 2–1 to collect its 13th cup.
Results
Third round
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Fourth round
Liga Alef clubs entered the competition in this round. The IFA arranged the draw so each Liga Alef clubs wouldn't be drawn to play each other.
Fifth round
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Ganei Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Lod | 
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–1 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 
| Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 3–0 | Beitar Ramla | 
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4–0 | Hapoel Netanya | 
| Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 5–1 | Hapoel Nahliel | 
| Maccabi Hadera | 3–2 | Hapoel Tiberias | 
| Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 3–2 | Hapoel Kfar Blum | 
| Hapoel Marmorek | 4–3 | Beitar Lod | 
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 8–0 | Hapoel Yehuda | 
| Hapoel Herzliya | 5–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2–1 | Hapoel Or Yehuda | 
| Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 4–2 | Hapoel Rehovot | 
| Hapoel Hadera | 4–0 | Beitar Dov Netanya | 
| Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 3–0 | Hapoel Shikun HaMizrach | 
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Shimshon Nahariya | 
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.
| 15 February 1967 [note 3] | Maccabi Haifa | 2–0 | Maccabi Hadera | Haifa Municipal Stadium | 
| Shmulevich  13' (pen.) Hirsch  68' | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Arye | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 0–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabiah Stadium | 
| Spiegel  25', 85' Talbi  68', 76' | Attendance: 1000 Referee: Mizrahi | 
| 18 February 1967 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–4 p. | Maccabi Petah Tikva | |
| Attendance: 2000 Referee: Haim Cohen | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–0 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | |
| Sa'id  15' Hayek  28' Sharabi  68' | Attendance: 5000 Referee: Barabash | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 4–0 [note 4] | Maccabi Sha'arayim | |
| Marcheviak  5' Green  57', 75' Ben Harush  77' | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Maymon | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Marmorek | 0–2 | Maccabi Jaffa | Hapoel Rehovot ground | 
| Siman-Tov  35' Ashkenazi  78' | Attendance: 1000 Referee: Gerstler | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | |
| Sasson  51' | Z. Ratzabi  53' Aharoni  110' | Attendance: 4000 Referee: Mizrahi | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 5–0 | Hapoel Ganei Tikva | |
| Nahmias  5' (pen.), 30', 51' R. Levi  55', 89' | Attendance: 1500 Referee: G. Cohen | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Herzliya | 1–3 | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | Hapoel Herzliya ground | 
| Orbach  87' | Shaharbani  54', 75' Farkas  77' | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Polack | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 0–4 | Hapoel Haifa | Ashkelon Municipal | 
| Englander  14', 70' Vollach  31' Goldberg  54' | Attendance: 3500 Referee: D. Cohen | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | 1–0 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | |
| Bilal  28' | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Bloomfield Stadium | 
| Pozgarson  16' Nurieli  58' | Attendance: 7000 Referee: Pines | 
| 18 February 1967 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–2 p. | Hapoel Hadera | Maccabi Netanya Stadium | 
| Rosenzweig  104' | Hershkowitz  111' | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Finkelstein | 
| 18 February 1967 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 0–5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapoel Be'er Sheva Ground | 
| Cohen  6' Gozlan  22', 26', 48' Nadan  76' | Attendance: 2500 Referee: Saban | 
| 28 February 1967 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0–3 | Bnei Yehuda | Hapoel Jerusalem ground | 
| Mag'er  31' (pen.) Mizrahi  73' Tessa  89' | Attendance: 4000 Referee: Yosefson | 
| 28 February 1967 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 2–1 | Hapoel Ra'anana | Hapoel Jerusalem ground | 
| Singel  57' M. Cohen  71' | Chirik  8' | Referee: Ben-Itzhak | 
Seventh Round
| 15 April 1967 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–4 p. | Maccabi Petah Tikva | HaMakhtesh Stadium | 
| Wilkomirski  89' | Hibsch  38' | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Eitan | 
| 15 April 1967 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 3–0 | Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | Hapoel Petah Tikva ground | 
| I. Ratzabi  29' Ratzon  59', 85' | Attendance: 2000 Referee: Linkovski | 
| 15 April 1967 | Maccabi Netanya | 1–0 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | Maccabi Netanya Stadium | 
| Spiegler  30' | Referee: Uziel | 
| 15 April 1967 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapoel Jerusalem ground | 
| Lichinski  12' | Attendance: 5000 Referee: Handwerk | 
| 3 May 1967 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Petah Tikva ground | 
| Vissoker  67' (o.g.) | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Handwerk | 
| 23 May 1967 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–2 | Maccabi Jaffa | Haifa Municipal Stadium | 
| Shmulevich  55' (pen.) | Me'oded  36' Ashkenazi  80' | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Uziel | 
| 23 May 1967 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 abandoned [note 5] | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | Bloomfield Stadium | 
| Borba  13' | Shaharbani  29' | 
| 26 September 1967 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4–1 | Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan | Bloomfield Stadium | 
| Borba  15', 66' Hazum  25' Rosenstreik  47' | Farkas  77' | Attendance: 7000 Referee: Moshe Ashkenazi | 
| 26 September 1967 [note 6] | Bnei Yehuda | 4–2 | Hapoel Haifa | Bloomfield Stadium | 
| Sharabi  ?' Ozeri  72', 90' Aloni  77' | Gindin  4' Gavison  11' | Referee: Handwerk | 
Quarter-finals
| Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 2–1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 
|---|---|---|
| I. Ratzabi  35' Ratzon  43' | Begbleiter  14' (pen.) | 
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–0 | Maccabi Jaffa | 
|---|---|---|
| Sharabi  64' | 
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Netanya | 
|---|---|---|
| Levi  61' Borba  68' Hazum  107' Nurieli  115' | Sabu  2' Rubinstein  42' | 
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 0–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 
|---|---|---|
| Sandler  50' | 
Semi-finals
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–3 p. | Bnei Yehuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Nurieli  11' Borba  58' | Mizrahi  65', 85' | 
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Asis  19' Sandler  32' Talbi  76' | 
Final
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 
|---|---|---|
| Kedmi  27' Talbi  66' | Borba  62' | 
Notes
- ↑ Hapoel Azor originally won the match 2–0.
- ↑ Maccabi Ever HaYarkon originally won the match 1–0.
- ↑ The match was played three days ahead of schedule since Maccabi Haifa was due to play Slavia Prague on 18 February 1967.
- ↑ The match was abandoned at the 88th minute after a spectator burst to the field at hit the referee. The result stood.
- ↑ Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan started the match with 7 players, due to army recruits during the waiting period before the Six-Day War. When a Hakoah player got injured at the 36th minute and had to leave the field, the match was abandoned.
- ↑ The match was scheduled to 23 May 1967, but as Bnei Yehuda could only field 6 players (due to army recruits during the waiting period before the Six-Day War), the match wasn't played and was rescheduled
References
- 100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006