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

Group B

Group C

Group D

Semi-finals

Hapoel Haifa0–3Maccabi Petah Tikva
Davar M. Mizrahi 37'
I. Seltzer 67'
I. Mizrahi
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Zohar
Maccabi Haifa3–2 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Jaffa
Gruber 3'
Adler 10'
Shoshi 98' (pen.)		 Davar Aroeti 21'
Kinstlich 80'
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Handwerg

Final

Maccabi Petah Tikva1–1 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Haifa
Spokoiny 70' Davar Agami 79'
Penalties
Z. Seltzer soccer ball with check mark
I. Mizrahi soccer ball with check mark
Spokoini soccer ball with check mark
Makmel soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Adler
soccer ball with check markKarando
soccer ball with check mark Efron
soccer ball with red X 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

Group B

Group C

Group D

Semi-finals

Hapoel Yehud6–3Hapoel 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
Hapoel Ramat Gan2–0Bnei Yehuda
Borba 53'
R. Levi 80'		 Davar
Attendance: 3000

Final

Hapoel Yehud2–0Hapoel 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
  1. ^ The 25th Cup in Football Will Start a Week After the League's End Davar, 4 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Football Activity Will Continue With the Start of the 25th Cup Davar, 11 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Bnei Yehuda and Hadera Continue to Win in the 25th Cup Tournament Davar, 13 May 1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_25th_Anniversary_Cup
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