2017 Israel State Cup Final
Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem hosted the final
Event2016–17 Israel State Cup
Maccabi Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
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After extra time
Bnei Yehuda won 4–3 on penalties
Date25 May 2017
VenueTeddy, Jerusalem

The 2017 Israel State Cup Final decided the winner of the 2016–17 Israel State Cup, the 81st season of Israel's main football cup. It will be played on 25 May 2017 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.

Maccabi Tel Aviv had previously played 35 Israel cup Finals, had won the competition a record 23 times. Their most recent appearance in the final was two years ago, in which they won 6–2 to Hapoel Beer Sheva at Sammy Ofer in Haifa. and their most recent appearance in the tournament the previous year's edition, in which they lost 1–0 to Maccabi Haifa.

Bnei Yehuda had previously played in 6 finals, winning 2. Their most recent final was in 2010, lost 3-1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Their most recent victory was in 1981, beating 4-3 in Penalties Hapeol Tel Aviv.

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda had played each other one time was in 1965, Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2-1.

The two teams played each other twice during the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League season. In the first instance, at Haberfeld Stadium on 27 November 2016 Bnei Yehuda won 1–0, Almog Buzaglo scoring. On 27 February 2017 at Netanya Stadium Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2–0, Barak Itzhaki and Viðar Örn Kjartansson scoring.

Road to the final

Maccabi Tel Aviv Round Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Opponent Result 2016–17 Israel State Cup Opponent Result
Hapoel Bnei Lod 3–0 Eighth round Hapoel Acre 3–3 (4–3) after penalties
Hapoel Ra'anana 1–1 (4–2) after penalties Round of 16 Hapoel Ashkelon 4–0
Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–0 Quarter-finals first leg F.C. Ashdod 4-1
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–1 Quarter-finals second leg F.C. Ashdod 2-0
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. 2–1 Semi-finals Hapoel Ramat Gan 1–0

Details

Maccabi Tel Aviv
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
GK95Serbia Predrag Rajković
RB2Israel Eli Dasa Yellow card 98'
CB18Israel Eitan Tibi
CB26Israel Tal Ben Haim
LB13Israel Sheran Yeini (c)
DM23Israel Eyal Golasa Yellow card 101'
CM6Israel Gal Alberman Yellow card 105'
LM14Portugal Rúben Micael Yellow card 79' downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW15Israel Dor Micha downward-facing red arrow 100'
CF9Iceland Viðar Örn Kjartansson
LF11Israel Tal Ben Haim downward-facing red arrow 108'
Substitutes:
GK1Israel Daniel Lifshitz
DF4Brazil Ramon
MF21Belarus Egor Filipenko
DF22Israel Avi Rikan upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF51Israel Yossi Benayoun upward-facing green arrow 100'
FW5Argentina Óscar Scarione upward-facing green arrow 108'
FW25Israel Aaron Schoenfeld
Manager:
Angola Lito Vidigal
GK1Lithuania Emilijus Zubas
RB31Serbia Marko Jovanović
CB6Israel Tal Kachila
CB13Israel Sean Goldberg
LB23Israel Maor Kandil Yellow card 2' downward-facing red arrow 77'
DM14The Gambia Tijan Jaiteh
CM10Israel Roei Gordana (c)
CM51Croatia Antonio Mršić Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 112'
RW7Israel Alon Turgeman downward-facing red arrow 84'
LW21Lithuania Nerijus Valskis
CF15Israel Yonatan Cohen Yellow card 39'
Substitutes:
GK22Israel Nikita Khaykin
DF17Israel Itzik Azuz upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF55Israel Shay Konstantini
FW27Israel Daniel Avital
MF77Israel Almog Buzaglo upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW28Israel Stav Finish upward-facing green arrow 112'
FW20Argentina Pedro Galván
Manager:
Israel Kfir Edri

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