1963–64 Israel State Cup


The 1963–64 Israel State Cup was the 25th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 10th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
For this edition, which began on 21 September 1963, the IFA experimented with the competition's format, holding just one preliminary round, before entering all the teams, including Liga Leumit and Liga Alef teams into the competition in the second round. This move brought high scoring results in matches in which top tier teams met lower tier opponents, including a record 20–0 result in the match between Hapoel Ramat Gan and Liga Gimel team Beitar Ein Karem.
The final, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Haifa, took two replays to be settled, the first two matches ending with a 1–1 draw. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the third match 2–1 to win its 11th cup.

Results

First round

The 98 first round matches were played on 21 September 1963. However, for 50 matches a walkover win was given as teams failed to show up or failed to invite a referee for the match.
Home TeamScoreAway Team

Second round

In addition to the 49 match winners from the first round, all the other league teams, including Liga Leumit and Liga Alef teams entered the competition.
The matches were played on 5 October 1963.
Home teamScoreAway team
Hapoel Ramat Gan20–0Beitar Ein Karem
Hapoel Jerusalem2–1Hapoel Ramla
Hapoel Petah Tikva17–0Maccabi Be'er Sheva
Maccabi Petah Tikva17–0Hapoel Kafr Qasim
Bnei Yehuda18–0Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi
Hakoah Tel Aviv2–0Al Amal Acre
Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv0–3Shimshon Tel Aviv
Maccabi Sha'arayimw/oMaccabi Nesher Tel Hanan
Hapoel Tiberiasw/oHapoel Mefalsim
Hapoel Haifa7–1Hapoel Eilat
Hapoel Tel Aviv9–1YMCA Jerusalem
Hapoel HaSharon HaTzfoni1–13Maccabi Jaffa
Hapoel Lod4–2Beitar Kiryat Shmona
Hapoel Be'er Sheva4–2 Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Rishon LeZion1–0Hapoel Giv'atayim
Hapoel Kfar Saba2–2
R: 0–3
Hapoel Hadera
Beitar Bat Yam5–0Hapoel HaTzafon Jerusalem
Beitar Tel Aviv4–1Maccabi Amidar
Hapoel Givat Haim13–1Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on
Hapoel Holon9–0Hapoel Rehovot
Maccabi Ramat Gan2–1Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov
Hapoel Ganei Tikva9–1Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on
Hapoel Yagur4–1Hapoel Kfar Giladi
Hapoel Marmorekw/oHapoel Kadima
Beitar Ramla1–0Hapoel Pardes Hanna
Beitar Haifa2–1Hapoel Afikim
Hapoel Kiryat Haim7–1Hapoel Azor
Hapoel Nahliel4–2Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
Beitar Mahane Israelw/o
Hapoel Neve Eitan
Hapoel Mitzpe Ramonw/oHapoel Nir Itzhak
Hapoel Avraham Be'er Shevaw/oHapoel Zarnuga
Maccabi Tel Aviv10–1Beitar Mahane Yehuda

Home teamScoreAway team
Beitar Binyaminaw/oHapoel Dan
Hapoel Shlachimw/oHapoel Bror Hayil
Beitar Gederaw/oHapoel Or HaNer
Hapoel Kfar Ata4–0Beitar Tirat HaCarmel
Maccabi Fureidisw/oHapoel Darom A Jerusalem
Hapoel Netanya2–0Hapoel HaTzafon Tel Aviv
Beitar Netanya8–1Sektzia Nes Tziona
Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov2–3
Hapoel Shikun HaMizrach
Hapoel Herzliya3–1Hapoel Bnei Nazareth
Beitar Harari Tel Aviv2–1A.S. Kiryat Bialik
Hapoel Dorot9–0Beitar Beit Dagan
Beitar Haderaw/oHapoel Kiryat Shalom
Maccabi Bat Yam2–0Hapoel Kedma
Hapoel Kfar Blum2–1Beitar Safed
Hapoel Afula0–0
R: 1–2

R: w/o
Maccabi Pardes Hanna
Maccabi Hadera7–2Hapoel Givat Oz
Hapoel Safedw/oHapoel Hulata
Hapoel Ya'akov Kfar Sabaw/oHapoel Nevatim Safed
Hapoel Kiryat Ono5–0Beitar Dimona
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmelw/oHapoel Pardesiya
Hapoel Ashkelon4–2Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi
Beitar Kiryat Ono1–0Hapoel Nehora
Maccabi Gan Yavne2–3Beitar Rishon LeZion
Hapoel Ezra3–2Hapoel Rosh HaAyin
Hapoel Sha'ariya5–0Hapoel Beit Itzhak
Maccabi Netanya5–1Hapoel Nahariya
Maccabi Pardesiyaw/oHapoel Darom Jerusalem
Hapoel Bat Yam6–0Hapoel Atlit
Hapoel Yehud2–0Hapoel Shefayim
Hapoel Acre3–2Hapoel Shefa-'Amr
Hapoel Mahane Yehuda11–3Hapoel Tel Mond

Third round

Most of the matches were played on 4 and 5 February 1964. However, due to weather conditions, some of the matches were played later during February 1964.
Two ties took even longer to be settled. Maccabi Jaffa were beaten at home by Hapoel Ashkelon 3–4, and appealed the result due to Hapoel Ashkelon fielding an ineligible player. Eventually the IFA ordered a replay, played on 17 June 1964, in which Maccabi Jaffa lost once again.
A similar appeal in the tie between Hapoel Netanya and Hapoel Haifa, eventually won 2–0 by the former, resulted at first in a walkover win for Hapoel Haifa, and later in a replay, played on 5 September 1964, in which Hapoel Haifa won 6–1.
Home teamScoreAway team
Hapoel Netanya1–6
Hapoel Haifa
Beitar Netanya3–1Maccabi Bat Yam
Maccabi Netanya2–0Hapoel Beit Eliezer
Hapoel Tiberias3–2Hapoel Safed
Hapoel Be'er Sheva5–1Hapoel Dimona
Hapoel Jerusalem6–0Hapoel Yehud
Beitar Tel Aviv6–2Hapoel Kfar Yona
Hapoel Rishon LeZion6–1Hapoel Sde Uziyah
Beitar Ramla4–1Maccabi Hadera
Hapoel Acre2–1Hapoel Ya'akov Kfar Saba
Hapoel Ashdod4–1Hapoel Bnei Zion
Beitar Be'er Sheva6–0Hapoel Or HaNer
Hapoel Tel Avivw/o
Beitar Harari Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa4–4

R: 3–2
Hapoel Kfar Blum
Hapoel Marmorek2–5
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Jaffa2–3
Hapoel Ashkelon
Beitar Bat Yam0–8Bnei Yehuda
Maccabi Ramat Gan2–5Shimshon Tel Aviv

Home teamScoreAway team
Hapoel Petah Tikva10–0Maccabi Herzliya
Hapoel Lod6–1Beitar Kiryat Ono
Maccabi Tel Aviv4–0Hapoel Kiryat Ono
Maccabi Sha'arayim2–0
Hapoel Bat Yam
Hapoel Ramat Gan4–0Hapoel Givat Haim
Hapoel Holon5–0Hapoel Dorot
Hapoel Herzliyaw/oBeitar Binyamina
Beitar Haifa1–0 Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel
Hapoel Ezra0–3Hapoel Kfar Shalem
Hapoel Shlachimw/oHapoel Ofakim
Hapoel Yagurw/oMaccabi Fureidis
Beitar Rishon LeZionw/oBeitar Gedera
Hakoah Tel Aviv4–1Hapoel Sha'ariya
Hapoel Mahane Yehuda10–1Beitar Ashdod
Hapoel Hadera6–1Hapoel Ganei Tikva
Hapoel Kiryat Haim11–1Beitar Hadera
Beitar Kfar Ekron5–2Maccabi Kfar Ekron
Hapoel Mitzpe RamonHapoel Avraham Be'er Sheva
Hapoel NahlielHapoel Karkur
Maccabi Pardes Hanna1–2Hapoel Shikun HaMizrach

Fourth round

Following the third round, an intermediate round had to be played in order to bring the number of contestants to 32. 14 of the third round winners were drawn to play, while the other teams received a bye to the fifth round. Matches in this round were all played on 18 February 1964.
Home TeamScoreAway Team

Fifth round

Replay

Sixth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

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Final

Replay

Second Replay