Country Israel Runners-up Maccabi Tel Aviv | Champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
The 1996–97 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 58th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 43rd after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition was won by Hapoel Be'er Sheva who had beaten Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 in the final.
By winning, Hapoel Be'er Sheva qualified to the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, entering in the qualifying round.
References
1996–97 Israel State Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA