Israeli 25th Anniversary Cup

1973 25th Anniversary Cup
Tournament details
Country	Israel
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Runner-up	Maccabi Haifa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	95 (3.52 per match)
	← 20th Cup 1975–76 League Cup →

The 25th Anniversary Cup (Hebrew: גביע הכ"ה למדינה) was a stand-alone cup competition organized to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

The competition was played at the end of the 1972–73 season, while the national football team was involved in the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[1] The cup was played as two competitions, for Liga Leumit and for Liga Alef.^[2]

The Liga Leumit Cup was won by Maccabi Petah Tikva, who had beaten Maccabi Haifa in the final on penalties. The Liga Alef Cup was won by Hapoel Yehud, having beaten Hapoel Ramat Gan 2–0 in the final.

Liga Leumit Cup

Group A

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Maccabi Petah Tikva	3	3	0	10	2	8	6
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	3	1	2	6	6	0	2
Hakoah Ramat Gan	3	1	2	3	6	-3	2
Maccabi Netanya	3	1	2	7	12	-5	2


12 May 1973
Maccabi Netanya	3–2	Hakoah Ramat Gan

Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1–2	Maccabi Petah Tikva
19 May 1973
Maccabi Petah Tikva	5–1	Maccabi Netanya

Hakoah Ramat Gan	1–0	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
26 May 1973
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	5–3	Maccabi Netanya

Maccabi Petah Tikva	3–0	Maccabi Haifa

Group B

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Maccabi Haifa	3	2	1	0	4	2	2	5
Hapoel Tel Aviv	3	1	2	0	8	4	4	4
Hapoel Kfar Saba	3	1	1	1	2	4	4	3
Beitar Jerusalem	3	0	0	3	3	13	-10	0


12 May 1973
Hapoel Tel Aviv	6–2	Beitar Jerusalem

Hapoel Kfar Saba	0–1	Maccabi Haifa
19 May 1973
Maccabi Haifa	2–1	Beitar Jerusalem

Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–1	Hapoel Kfar Saba
26 May 1973
Hapoel Kfar Saba	5–0	Beitar Jerusalem

Maccabi Haifa	1–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv

Group C

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hapoel Haifa	3	2	1	0	6	4	2	5
Hapoel Jerusalem	3	2	0	1	10	2	8	4
Beitar Tel Aviv	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
Shimshon Tel Aviv	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0


12 May 1973
Hapoel Jerusalem	7–0	Shimshon Tel Aviv

Beitar Tel Aviv	1–1	Hapoel Haifa
19 May 1973
Hapoel Jerusalem	2–0	Beitar Tel Aviv

Hapoel Haifa	3–2	Shimshon Tel Aviv
26 May 1973
Beitar Tel Aviv	2–0	Shimshon Tel Aviv

Hapoel Haifa	2–1	Hapoel Jerusalem

Group D

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Maccabi Jaffa	3	2	1	0	6	1	5	5
Hapoel Marmorek	3	2	1	0	5	2	3	5
Hapoel Petah Tikva	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	2
Maccabi Tel Aviv	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5	0


12 May 1973
Hapoel Marmorek	3–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Beitar Tel Aviv	3–0	Hapoel Petah Tikva
19 May 1973
Maccabi Jaffa	3–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Hapoel Petah Tikva	1–2	Hapoel Marmorek
26 May 1973
Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–2	Hapoel Petah Tikva

Hapoel Marmorek	0–0	Maccabi Jaffa

Semi-finals

29 May 1973

17:00

Hapoel Haifa	0–3	Maccabi Petah Tikva
	Davar	M. Mizrahi 37' I. Seltzer 67' I. Mizrahi

Kiryat Eliezer Stadium

Attendance: 6000

Referee: Zohar

29 May 1973

19:00

Maccabi Haifa	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Maccabi Jaffa
Gruber 3' Adler 10' Shoshi 98' (pen.)	Davar	Aroeti 21' Kinstlich 80'

Kiryat Eliezer Stadium

Attendance: 5000

Referee: Handwerg

Final

16 June 1973

Maccabi Petah Tikva	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Maccabi Haifa
Spokoiny 70'	Davar	Agami 79'
Penalties
Z. Seltzer I. Mizrahi Spokoini Makmel	4–2	Adler Karando Efron Shoshi

Hapoel Petah Tikva ground

Attendance: 4000

Referee: Yosefson

Liga Alef Cup

The Liga Alef cup contested by the top 8 clubs in each division of 1972–73 Liga Alef.^[3]

Group A

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hapoel Ramat Gan	3	3	0	7	2	5	6
Hapoel Hadera	3	1	2	5	6	-1	2
Hapoel Herzliya	3	1	2	3	5	-2	2
Maccabi Herzliya	3	1	2	3	5	-2	2


12 May 1973
Hapoel Hadera	3–1	Hapoel Herzliya

Hapoel Ramat Gan	2–1	Maccabi Herzliya
19 May 1973
Hapoel Hadera	1–3	Hapoel Ramat Gan

Hapoel Herzliya	2–0	Maccabi Herzliya
26 May 1973
Hapoel Ramat Gan	2–0	Hapoel Herzliya

Maccabi Herzliya	2–1	Hapoel Hadera

Group B

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hapoel Tiberias	3	2	1	0	9	4	5	5
Hapoel Acre	3	2	0	1	10	3	7	4
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel	3	1	0	1	8	16	-8	2
Beitar Netanya	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1


12 May 1973
Hapoel Acre	1–0	Beitar Netanya

Hapoel Tiberias	5–2	Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel
19 May 1973
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel	0–8	Hapoel Acre

Hapoel Tiberias	1–1	Beitar Netanya
26 May 1973
Hapoel Acre	1–3	Hapoel Tiberias

Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel	6–3	Beitar Netanya

Group C

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bnei Yehuda	3	2	1	0	10	6	4	5
Maccabi Sha'arayim	3	1	2	0	8	6	2	4
Hapoel Ashdod	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	3
Hapoel Rishon LeZion	3	0	0	3	6	11	-5	0


12 May 1973
Hapoel Rishon LeZion	3–5	Bnei Yehuda

Maccabi Sha'arayim	1–1	Hapoel Ashdod
19 May 1973
Maccabi Sha'arayim	3–3	Bnei Yehuda

Hapoel Ashdod	2–1	Hapoel Rishon LeZion
26 May 1973
Hapoel Rishon LeZion	2–4	Maccabi Sha'arayim

Hapoel Ashdod	0–2	Bnei Yehuda

Group D

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hapoel Yehud	3	3	0	0	8	1	7	6
Hapoel Dimona	3	1	1	1	5	4	1	3
Beitar Ramla	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	3
Hapoel Holon	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6	0


12 May 1973
Beitar Ramla	1–0	Hapoel Holon

Hapoel Yehud	3–0	Hapoel Dimona
19 May 1973
Hapoel Yehud	2–1	Hapoel Holon

Beitar Ramla	1–1	Hapoel Dimona
26 May 1973
Hapoel Yehud	1–2	Beitar Ramla

Hapoel Dimona	4–0	Hapoel Holon

Semi-finals

2 June 1973

Hapoel Yehud	6–3	Hapoel Tiberias
Alkelay 28' Leon 45' S. Sasson 65', 84' Haviv 70' Shari 78'	Davar	Levi 5' Nizri 13', 20'

Maccabi Hadera ground

Attendance: 1500

Referee: Arie

2 June 1973

Hapoel Ramat Gan	2–0	Bnei Yehuda
Borba 53' R. Levi 80'	Davar

HaMakhtesh Stadium

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Julius Yosefson

Final

9 June 1973

Hapoel Yehud	2–0	Hapoel Ramat Gan
Leon 67' S. Sasson 87'	Davar

Hapoel Petah Tikva ground

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Mizrahi

References

100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006

^ The 25th Cup in Football Will Start a Week After the League's End Davar, 4 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Football Activity Will Continue With the Start of the 25th Cup Davar, 11 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Bnei Yehuda and Hadera Continue to Win in the 25th Cup Tournament Davar, 13 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[25cup1-1] The 25th Cup in Football Will Start a Week After the League's End Davar, 4 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[25cup2-2] Football Activity Will Continue With the Start of the 25th Cup Davar, 11 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[la25c-3] Bnei Yehuda and Hadera Continue to Win in the 25th Cup Tournament Davar, 13 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

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