2016 Israel State Cup Final
Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem hosted the final
Event2015–16 Israel State Cup
Date24 May 2016
VenueTeddy, Jerusalem
Attendance30,000

The 2016 Israel State Cup Final decided the winner of the 2015–16 Israel State Cup, the 81st season of Israel's main football cup. It was played on May 24, 2016 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa.

Background

Maccabi Tel Aviv had previously played 34 Israel Cup Finals, had won the competition a record 23 times. Their most recent appearance in the final was the previous year's edition, in which they won 6–2 over Hapoel Beer Sheva at Sammy Ofer in Haifa.

Maccabi Haifa had previously played in 15 finals, winning five. Their most recent appearance in the final was the previous year's edition, in which they lost 2–1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1998, beating Hapoel Jerusalem 2–0.

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa had played each other in four previous finals of the tournament. Maccabi Tel Aviv won in 2002 and 1987, and Maccabi Haifa won in 1962 and 1993.

The two teams played each other four times during the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League season. In the first instance, at Sammy Ofer Stadium on 26 September 2015, Tel Aviv won 2–0, Eden Ben Basat and Dor Peretz scoring. On 10 January 2016 at Bloomfield Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2–1. Eran Zahavi and Tal Ben Haim gave them a 2–0 half-time lead. Yossi Benayoun shrinking down 2–1. On 17 April 2016 at Sammy Ofer Stadium the game end drew 0–0. The fourth match between the two teams was held in Bloomfield Stadium on 21 May 2016.

Road to the final

Maccabi Tel Aviv Round Maccabi Haifa
Opponent Result 2015–16 Israel State Cup Opponent Result
Hapoel Ramat HaSahron 3–1 Eighth round Beitar Jerusalem 2–1
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2–1 Round of 16 Hapoel Haifa 1–0
Hapoel Kfar Saba 3–0 Quarter-finals first leg Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2-2
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2–0 Quarter-finals second leg Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 4-1
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. 3–2 Semi-finals Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–1

Details

Maccabi Tel Aviv0–1Maccabi Haifa
Obraniak 36'
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa
GK95Serbia Predrag Rajković
RB2Israel Eli Dasa
CB18Israel Eitan Tibi
CB24Spain Carlos García downward-facing red arrow 83'
LB22Israel Avi Rikan
DM4Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Medunjanin Yellow card 90'
CM6Israel Gal Alberman downward-facing red arrow 71'
LM40Nigeria Nosa Igiebor downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF7Israel Eran Zahavi (c)
RW15Israel Dor Micha Yellow card 32'
CF11Israel Tal Ben Haim
Substitutes:
GK1Israel Daniel Lifshitz
DF14Israel Yoav Ziv
MF42Israel Dor Peretz
MF16Israel Shlomi Azulay
FW10Israel Barak Itzhaki upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF45Israel Eliel Peretz upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW9Israel Eden Ben Basat upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Netherlands Peter Bosz
GK38Serbia Vladimir Stojković
RB27Israel Eyal Meshumar
CB4Spain Marc Valiente
CB21Israel Dekel Keinan Yellow card 46'
LB13Israel Taleb Tawatha
DM10Poland Ludovic Obraniak 36' Yellow card 56'
CM31Israel Neta Lavi
CM51Brazil Romário Pires Yellow card 90'
RW15Israel Yossi Benayoun (c) downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW8Israel Hen Ezra downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF17Israel Shoval Gozlan downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
GK1Israel Ohad Levita
DF2Israel Ayid Habshi
DF25Israel Sun Menahem
MF14Israel Gil Vermouth
MF7Israel Ofir Kriaf upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW19Israel Shahar Hirsh upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW11Israel Ismaeel Ryan upward-facing green arrow 79' Yellow card 87'
Manager:
Israel Ronny Levy

References

  1. "FIFA Referees News: Israël: 2016 Israel State Cup Final". 24 May 2016.

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