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| Founded | 1957 |
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| Region | Israel |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv(8th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Maccabi Tel Aviv (8 titles) |
 2024 Israel Super Cup | |
TheIsraelSuper Cup, also known as theChampion of Champions (Hebrew:אלוף האלופים,Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeliassociation football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latestIsraeli top league champions and the winner of the latestIsrael State Cup. If a teamwon both the championship and the state cup, their designated rival for the Super Cup match was the leaguerunner-up.
The cup was first contested in 1957, but the title was an informal title, not sanctioned by theIFA Until 1969.[1] As an IFA sanctioned competition, the competition was played annually, except for 1972, 1973 and 1987 until its cancellation in 1990.
Between 1969 and 1971 The IFA also sanctioned a "Champion of Champions" match forLiga Alef, which was played between the two regional winners of Liga Alef. The match was played once more, at the end of the1975–76 season, and was discontinued after the establishment ofLiga Artzit.
The most successful club isMaccabi Tel Aviv with 8 wins.
In March 2014 theIFA announced the renewal of the competition.[2]
The title was first contested in 1957 in a match betweenLeague winners,Hapoel Tel Aviv andCup winners,Hapoel Petah Tikva. The cup, which wasn't sanctioned by theIFA, was named afterLt-ColZivi Tzafriri and was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, who had beaten its rivals 3–0.[3]
The Next time the competition was contested, in 1963, the cup was donated by Ilanshil-Polio, an Israeli organization dedicated to aidPoliomyelitis victims, with proceedings going towards the organization.[4][5][6] In the match,Hapoel Petah Tikva andMaccabi Haifa have drawn 2–2.[7]
Starting from the1964–65 season, the match was played in each season until 1990, except for 1972, 1973 and 1987. TheIFA decided upon making the cup an official title at the beginning of the1968–69 season,[1] set it to be played at the beginning of each season[8] and ruled that in case of a club winningboth the league championship and the cup, their designated rival for the Super Cup match would be the leaguerunner-up.[9] The IFA also set a "Champion of Champions" match forLiga Alef, to be played between the two divisional winners.[8] The first Liga Alef Super Cup was played betweenMaccabi Petah Tikva andBeitar Tel Aviv in June 1969, the former winning 3–0.[10]
In 1979, the cup was named after Israeli sports broadcasterNehemia Ben Avraham following Ben Avraham's death.
In March 2014 theIFA announced the renewal of the competition.[2] However, the match planned for the beginning of the2014–15 season was cancelled, with the intent to play it the next season.[11]
The competition was renewed in August 2015.
| Year | League Winner | Cup Winner | Score |
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| 1957 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3–0 |
| 1962 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Maccabi Haifa | 2–2[a] |
| 1965 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 / 1–1 (R)[a] |
| 1966 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Hapoel Haifa | 2–1 |
| 1968 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Bnei Yehuda | 2–1 |
Note:ru Indicate that the team was Runner-up and played for the Super Cup as the League Champion won this season'sDouble.
| Year | North Division Winner | South Division Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Beitar Tel Aviv | 3–0[10] |
| 1969–70 | Hapoel Hadera | Hapoel Holon | 0–1[13][note 1] |
| 1970–71 | Maccabi Jaffa | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–3 (p.)[15] |
| 1975–76 | Hapoel Acre | Hapoel Yehud | 1–0[16] |
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