Israeli 25th Anniversary Cup


The 25th Anniversary Cup 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. The cup was played as two competitions, for Liga Leumit and for Liga Alef.
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

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Maccabi Petah Tikva330010286
Hapoel Be'er Sheva31026602
Hakoah Ramat Gan310236-32
Maccabi Netanya3102712-52

Group B

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Maccabi Haifa32104225
Hapoel Tel Aviv31208444
Hapoel Kfar Saba31112443
Beitar Jerusalem3003313-100

Group C

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Hapoel Haifa32106425
Hapoel Jerusalem320110284
Beitar Tel Aviv31113303
Shimshon Tel Aviv3003212-100

Group D

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Maccabi Jaffa32106155
Hapoel Marmorek32105235
Hapoel Petah Tikva310236-32
Maccabi Tel Aviv300338-50

Semi-finals

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Final

Liga Alef Cup

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

Group A

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Hapoel Ramat Gan33007256
Hapoel Hadera310256-12
Hapoel Herzliya310235-22
Maccabi Herzliya310235-22

Group B

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Hapoel Tiberias32109455
Hapoel Acre320110374
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel3101816-82
Beitar Netanya301248-41

Group C

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Bnei Yehuda321010645
Maccabi Sha'arayim31208624
Hapoel Ashdod311134-13
Hapoel Rishon LeZion3003611-50

Group D

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Hapoel Yehud33008176
Hapoel Dimona31115413
Beitar Ramla311124-23
Hapoel Holon300317-60

Semi-finals

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Final