2017 Israel State Cup final

2017 Israel State Cup Final
Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem hosted the final
Event2016–17 Israel State Cup
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
GK 95 Predrag Rajković
RB 2 Eli Dasa  98'
CB 18 Eitan Tibi
CB 26 Tal Ben Haim
LB 13 Sheran Yeini (c)
DM 23 Eyal Golasa  101'
CM 6 Gal Alberman  105'
LM 14 Rúben Micael  79'  83'
RW 15 Dor Micha  100'
CF 9 Viðar Örn Kjartansson
LF 11 Tal Ben Haim  108'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Daniel Lifshitz
DF 4 Ramon
MF 21 Egor Filipenko
DF 22 Avi Rikan  83'
MF 51 Yossi Benayoun  100'
FW 5 Óscar Scarione  108'
FW 25 Aaron Schoenfeld
Manager:
Lito Vidigal
GK 1 Emilijus Zubas
RB 31 Marko Jovanović
CB 6 Tal Kachila
CB 13 Sean Goldberg
LB 23 Maor Kandil  2'  77'
DM 14 Tijan Jaiteh
CM 10 Roei Gordana (c)
CM 51 Antonio Mršić  54'  112'
RW 7 Alon Turgeman  84'
LW 21 Nerijus Valskis
CF 15 Yonatan Cohen  39'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Nikita Khaykin
DF 17 Itzik Azuz  77'
DF 55 Shay Konstantini
FW 27 Daniel Avital
MF 77 Almog Buzaglo  84'
FW 28 Stav Finish  112'
FW 20 Pedro Galván
Manager:
Kfir Edri