| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| Defending champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hapoel Tel Aviv (6th Title) |
| Runners-up | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
The1959–61Israel State Cup (Hebrew:גביע המדינה,Gvia HaMedina) was the 22nd season ofIsrael's nationwide football cup competition and the seventh after theIsraeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition began on 30 January 1960, two months after the conclusion of theformer competition. Further rounds, until the eighth round, were played during the remainder of the 1959–60 season. Disagreements within theIFA caused a delay of over 5 months in the competition, and the quarter and semi finals were played in December 1960.
The final was held at theRamat Gan Stadium on 1 February 1961.Hapoel Tel Aviv, appearing in its first final since 1941, defeatedHapoel Petah Tikva 2–1, winning its 6th cup.
Byes:Hakoah Tel Aviv,Hapoel Herzliya,Hapoel Ramla,Shimshon Tel Aviv.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Beitar Ramla | 5–3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Pardes Hanna | 1–5 | Beitar Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Ramla | 4–0 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda |
| 25 June 1960 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
R.Cohen 43' | A. Ratzabi 61' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Frizner |
| 25 June 1960 | Hapoel Haifa | 1–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium |
| S. Levi 77' | Attendance: 500 Referee: Nemesh |
| 25 June 1960 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Maccabiah Stadium,Tel Aviv |
| R. Levi 83' (pen.) | Heine 13',51' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Klein |
| 25 June 1960 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 3–5 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium,Tel Aviv |
| D. Levi 36' (pen.) Sinuani 80'Aloni 88' | Cibola 27' Chimirovski 31',51',84'Levi 86' |
| 25 June 1960 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
| Yehudayoff 100' | Menachem 95' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mizrahi |
| 25 June 1960 | Maccabi Haifa | 3–1 | Hapoel Ramla | Rehovot |
| Menchel 48',80' Hardy 89' | Levinson 40' | Attendance: 3,000 |
| 25 June 1960 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Herzliya | |
| Attendance: 4,000 |
| 25 June 1960 | Beitar Tel Aviv | 8–1 | Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv | Maccabiah Stadium,Tel Aviv |
| Bar-Zion 37',49',64',89' A. Levi 58'Haliva 61'Kalendaroff 77'Alaluf 85' | Kahlon 17' |
| 2 July 1960 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | |
| Kaufmann 15' Z. Ratzabi 36'Nahari 46' | Schenberg 21' Pulver 88' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Schleifer |
| 2 July 1960 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Jerusalem | |
| Menachem 46',84' Rosenbaum 87' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Ashkenazi |
| 2 July 1960 | Hapoel Herzliya | 2–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | |
| Cohen 86' Averbuch 89' | Davidoff 4' | Attendance: 3,000 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 2–3 | Hapoel Peath Tikva |
|---|---|---|
| Nestenfober 22' Ginzburg 42' | A. Ratzabi 65' Z. Ratzabi 85'Stelmach 90' |
| Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 1–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Oni 20' | S. Cohen 31',37',69' |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| Shapira 5' |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–3 | Hapoel Herzliya |
|---|---|---|
| Haliva 75' | Yurkovich 43' (pen.) G. Cohen 56'Vigiser 79' |
| Hapoel Herzliya | 0–4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
|---|---|---|
| Stelmach 35',53' Ratzabi 51'Mizrahi 71' |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| Borsuk 75' |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
|---|---|---|
| Goldstein 40' Tish 71' | Kaufmann 4' |