Teams 151 Matches played 160 | Dates 10 Sep 2014 – 20 May 2015 Location Israel Goals scored 531 | |
Top goal scorer(s) Eran Zeger (F.C. Be'er Sheva)Ben Dayan(A.S. Holon/Hapoel Kiryat Shalom) (7 goals) Similar 2014–15 Macedonian First Foot, 2014–15 Campionato Sammari, 2014–15 Cupa României | ||
The 2014–15 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 76th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 61st after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
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The competition began on 10 September 2014, with a fifth-round match between Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Migdal HaEmek. The final was held in Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa on 20 May 2015.
The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, who had beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6–2 in the final.
Format Changes
On 2 July 2014 the IFA approved a change of format so that the quarter-finals would be played as two-legged, home and away ties.
First to Fourth Rounds
Rounds 1 to 4 double as league cup competition for each division in Liga Bet and Liga Gimel. The two third-round winners from each Liga Bet division and the fourth-round winner from each Liga Gimel division advance to the sixth round.
Liga Bet
Liga Bet North A
Hapoel Kafr Kanna won the district cup; Hapoel Kafr Kanna and Ahva Arraba qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Bet North B
Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye won the district cup; Hapoel D. al-Karmel and Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Bet South A
Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda won the district cup; Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda and Beitar Petah Tikva qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Bet South B
Bnei Eilat won the district cup; F.C. Be'er Sheva and Bnei Eilat qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel Upper Galilee
Maccabi Bnei Nahf won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Lower Galilee
F.C. Tzeirei Tamra won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Jezreel
Ihud Bnei Baqa won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Shomron
F.C. Haifa won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Sharon
Beitar Tubruk won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Kiryat Shalom won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel Center
F.C.Holon won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Liga Gimel South
F.C. Hapoel Yeruham won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.
Fifth Round
The fifth round is played within each division of Liga Alef. The winners qualify to the sixth round
Seventh round
Byes: Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla, Hapoel Afula, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Yavne.