2016 Israel State Cup Final

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2016 Israel State Cup Final
Teddy Kollek Stadium - Inside.JPG
Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem hosted the final
Event2015–16 Israel State Cup
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa
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Date24 May 2016
VenueTeddy, Jerusalem
Attendance30,000
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The 2016 Israel State Cup Final decided the winner of the 2015–16 Israel State Cup, the 81st season of Israel's main football cup. It was played on May 24, 2016 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa.

Background[]

Maccabi Tel Aviv had previously played 34 Israel Cup Finals, had won the competition a record 23 times. Their most recent appearance in the final was the previous year's edition, in which they won 6–2 over Hapoel Beer Sheva at Sammy Ofer in Haifa.

Maccabi Haifa had previously played in 15 finals, winning five. Their most recent appearance in the final was the previous year's edition, in which they lost 2–1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1998, beating Hapoel Jerusalem 2–0.

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa had played each other in four previous finals of the tournament. Maccabi Tel Aviv won in 2002 and 1987, and Maccabi Haifa won in 1962 and 1993.

The two teams played each other four times during the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League season. In the first instance, at Sammy Ofer Stadium on 26 September 2015, Tel Aviv won 2–0, Eden Ben Basat and Dor Peretz scoring. On 10 January 2016 at Bloomfield Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2–1. Eran Zahavi and Tal Ben Haim gave them a 2–0 half-time lead. Yossi Benayoun shrinking down 2–1. On 17 April 2016 at Sammy Ofer Stadium the game end drew 0–0. The fourth match between the two teams was held in Bloomfield Stadium on 21 May 2016.

Road to the final[]

Maccabi Tel Aviv Round Maccabi Haifa
Opponent Result 2015–16 Israel State Cup Opponent Result
Hapoel Ramat HaSahron 3–1 Eighth round Beitar Jerusalem 2–1
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2–1 Round of 16 Hapoel Haifa 1–0
Hapoel Kfar Saba 3–0 Quarter-finals first leg Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2-2
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2–0 Quarter-finals second leg Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 4-1
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. 3–2 Semi-finals Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–1

Details[]

Maccabi Tel Aviv0–1Maccabi Haifa
Obraniak Goal 36'
Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa
GK 95 Serbia Predrag Rajković
RB 2 Israel Eli Dasa
CB 18 Israel Eitan Tibi
CB 24 Spain Carlos García Substituted off 83'
LB 22 Israel Avi Rikan
DM 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Medunjanin Yellow card 90'
CM 6 Israel Gal Alberman Substituted off 71'
LM 40 Nigeria Nosa Igiebor Substituted off 76'
CF 7 Israel Eran Zahavi (c)
RW 15 Israel Dor Micha Yellow card 32'
CF 11 Israel Tal Ben Haim
Substitutes:
GK 1 Israel Daniel Lifshitz
DF 14 Israel Yoav Ziv
MF 42 Israel Dor Peretz
MF 16 Israel Shlomi Azulay
FW 10 Israel Barak Itzhaki Substituted in 76'
MF 45 Israel Eliel Peretz Substituted in 71'
FW 9 Israel Eden Ben Basat Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Netherlands Peter Bosz
GK 38 Serbia Vladimir Stojković
RB 27 Israel Eyal Meshumar
CB 4 Spain Marc Valiente
CB 21 Israel Dekel Keinan Yellow card 46'
LB 13 Israel Taleb Tawatha
DM 10 Poland Ludovic Obraniak Goal 36' Yellow card 56'
CM 31 Israel Neta Lavi
CM 51 Brazil Romário Pires Yellow card 90'
RW 15 Israel Yossi Benayoun (c) Substituted off 79'
LW 8 Israel Hen Ezra Substituted off 86'
CF 17 Israel Shoval Gozlan Substituted off 68'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Israel Ohad Levita
DF 2 Israel Ayid Habshi
DF 25 Israel Sun Menahem
MF 14 Israel Gil Vermouth
MF 7 Israel Ofir Kriaf Substituted in 86'
FW 19 Israel Shahar Hirsh Substituted in 68'
FW 11 Israel Ismaeel Ryan Substituted in 79' Yellow card 87'
Manager:
Israel Ronny Levy

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA Referees News: Israël: 2016 Israel State Cup Final". 24 May 2016.

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