2017 Israel State Cup Final

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.

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 5–4 on penalties
Date25 May 2017
VenueTeddy, Jerusalem

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
GK95 Predrag Rajković
RB2 Eli Dasa  98'
CB18 Eitan Tibi
CB26 Tal Ben Haim
LB13 Sheran Yeini (c)
DM23 Eyal Golasa  101'
CM6 Gal Alberman  105'
LM14 Rúben Micael  79'  83'
RW15 Dor Micha  100'
CF9 Viðar Örn Kjartansson
LF11 Tal Ben Haim  108'
Substitutes:
GK1 Daniel Lifshitz
DF4 Ramon
MF21 Egor Filipenko
DF22 Avi Rikan  83'
MF51 Yossi Benayoun  100'
FW5 Óscar Scarione  108'
FW25 Aaron Schoenfeld
Manager:
Lito Vidigal
GK1 Emilijus Zubas
RB31 Marko Jovanović
CB6 Tal Kachila
CB13 Sean Goldberg
LB23 Maor Kandil  2'  77'
DM14 Tijan Jaiteh
CM10 Roei Gordana (c)
CM51 Antonio Mršić  54'  112'
RW7 Alon Turgeman  84'
LW21 Nerijus Valskis
CF15 Yonatan Cohen  39'
Substitutes:
GK22 Nikita Khaykin
DF17 Itzik Azuz  77'
DF55 Shay Konstantini
FW27 Daniel Avital
MF77 Almog Buzaglo  84'
FW28 Stav Finish  112'
FW20 Pedro Galván
Manager:
Kfir Edri

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