| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maccabi Haifa |
| Runners-up | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
The1961–62Israel State Cup (Hebrew:גביע המדינה,Gvia HaMedina) was the 23rd season ofIsrael's nationwide football cup competition and the eighth after theIsraeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition began on 12 February 1961, less than two weeks after the conclusion of theprevious competition. Despite this, the competition took slightly less than 15 months to complete, partly due toIsrael's involvement in the1962 FIFA World Cup qualification and its matches againstItaly in late 1961.
TheIFA sought to play the final onTu Bishvat, 15 February 1962, with thePresident presenting the cup, as the previous final was played. However, as the holiday was celebrated on aSaturday, The final was set to 28 February 1962. However, asMaccabi Haifa already committed to a friendly match againstAltay S.K. the day before the set date, the match had to be rescheduled. The final was therefore held on 27 March 1962 atRamat Gan Stadium betweenMaccabi Haifa andMaccabi Tel Aviv and ended goalless.
The replay was played, at the request ofPresidentItzhak Ben-Zvi, at theHebrew University Stadium. The date was set to 7 May 1962 andMaccabi Haifa won 5–2 to win its first cup.
Matches were played on 29 April 1961.
Byes:Hakoah Tel Aviv,Hapoel Mahane Yehuda,Hapoel Tiberias.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 4–0 | Hapoel Ganei Tikva |
Liga Leumit teams entered the competition at this round. Matches were played on 20 May 1961. The match betweenHapoel Marmorek andMaccabi Tel Aviv was played on 17 May 1961.[1]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda |
Resuming the competition after the summer break andIsrael's matches againstItaly, most matches were played on 2 December 1961, with the matches between lower leagues' teams Postponed to 12 December 1961.
The match betweenMaccabi Haifa andMaccabi Netanya ended with a result of 3–1, however, asMaccabi Haifa fielded an ineligible player (Israel Pinkas), the match was given toMaccabi Netanya. However, on an appeal the decision was reversed and the original score confirmed.
| 2 December 1961 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 5–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv | Hapoel Petah Tikva Field,Petah Tikva |
Bechar 17'Kofman 23'Petroberg 39'Nahari 46'Z. Ratzabi 60' | Saides 44' Bustamente 65' | Attendance: 1000 Referee: Uziel |
| 2 December 1961 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Tiberias | Basa Stadium,Tel Aviv |
| Levkovich 75' (pen.) Rosenbaum 85' | Fadal 77' | Attendance: 4000 Referee:Ashkenazi |
| 2 December 1961 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–3 | Maccabi Jaffa | |
| Becker 20' Cohen 31' | Ghouhasian 44',59' (pen.) Ovadia 78' | Attendance: 1000 Referee: Halperin |
| 2 December 1961 | Maccabi Haifa | 3–1 | Maccabi Netanya | Haifa Municipal Stadium |
| Shapira 10' Shmulevich 54'Menchel 82' | Gershoni 83' | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Barabash |
| 2 December 1961 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Shimshon Tel Aviv | Maccabiah Stadium,Tel Aviv |
| Vilenski 5' E. Katan 85',97' | ? 21' Tzemach 67'Betzalel 115' | Referee: Handwerk |
| 12 December 1961 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 5–0 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | |
| Cimberovski 33',48' Ledzinski 78'Parselani 80',85' |
| 12 December 1961 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1 | Hapoel Ramla | Be'er Sheva |
| Dekel 57',75' | Tabo 82' (pen.) | Referee: Dudai |
| 12 December 1961 | Hapoel Pardes Hanna | 4–2 | A.S. Kiryat Bialik |
| 16 December 1961 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Basa Stadium,Tel Aviv |
| Michel 3' (o.g.) | Tzadok 63' (pen.) | Attendance: 2000 Referee: Frizner |
| 27 December 1961 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Giv'atayim |
| Simhi 89' (pen.) | Vilenski 30',44',84' Nahmias 39' | Attendance: 3500 Referee: Ben-Rubi |
| Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 0–4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
|---|---|---|
| Stelmach 17',61' Kofman 30'Z. Ratzabi 80' |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Maccabi Jaffa |
|---|---|---|
| Ben-Zvi 76' (pen.) Almani 77' | Ghouhasian 47' |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
|---|---|---|
| Levkovich 51' (pen.) | Dekel 13' Maurice 42'Vered 43' |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6–0 | Hapoel Pardes Hanna |
|---|---|---|
| Vilenski 4',59',78' N. Bechar 10'Fleschel 21'Goldstein 52' |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–5 | Maccabi Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| Vissoker 56' (pen.) | Hardy 11' Shmulevich 12',47',80'Menchel 68' |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Y. Glazer 2' Fleschel 6',38' |
| Maccabi Haifa | 5–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Hardy 5' Shapira 7',34'Menchel 13',27' | Y. Glazer 36' Bechar 51' |