| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Runners-up | Maccabi Haifa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 95 (3.52 per match) |
The25th Anniversary Cup (Hebrew:גביע הכ"ה למדינה) was a stand-alone cup competition organized to celebrate the 25th anniversary of theIsraeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition was played at the end of the1972–73 season, while thenational football team was involved in the1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.[1] The cup was played as two competitions, forLiga Leumit and forLiga Alef.[2]
The Liga Leumit Cup was won byMaccabi Petah Tikva, who had beatenMaccabi Haifa in the final on penalties. The Liga Alef Cup was won byHapoel Yehud, having beatenHapoel Ramat Gan 2–0 in the final.
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| Maccabi Haifa | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Jaffa |
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Gruber 3'Adler 10'Shoshi 98' (pen.) | Davar | Aroeti 21' Kinstlich 80' |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Haifa |
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| Spokoiny 70' | Davar | Agami 79' |
| Penalties | ||
Z. Seltzer I. Mizrahi Spokoini Makmel | 4–2 |  AdlerKarandoEfron Shoshi |
TheLiga Alef cup contested by the top 8 clubs in each division of1972–73 Liga Alef.[3]
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| Hapoel Yehud | 6–3 | Hapoel Tiberias |
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| Alkelay 28' Leon 45'S. Sasson 65',84'Haviv 70'Shari 78' | Davar | Levi 5' Nizri 13',20' |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2–0 | Bnei Yehuda |
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| Borba 53' R. Levi 80' | Davar |
| Hapoel Yehud | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
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| Leon 67' S. Sasson 87' | Davar |