1975–76 Israeli League Cup

1975–76 Israeli League Cup
Tournament details
CountryIsrael
Final positions
ChampionsHapoel Hadera (Leumit)
Maccabi Ramat Amidar (Liga Alef)
Runner-upHapoel Tel Aviv (Leumit)
Maccabi Haifa (Liga Alef)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored24 (1.85 per match)

The 1975–76 Israeli League Cup (Hebrew: גביע הליגה) was a cup competition played in the beginning of the 1975–76 season, while the national football team was involved in the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament qualification.

The cup was split into two competitions, for Liga Leumit and Liga Alef. The top tier's competition was played by clubs ranked 1st to 8th in 1974–75 Liga Leumit, while the second tier's competition was played by clubs ranked 1st and 4th in each of 1974–75 Liga Alef division. The competition was played as a knock-out competition.

The Liga Leumit League Cup was won by Hapoel Hadera, who had beaten Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 in the final. The Liga Alef League Cup was won by Maccabi Ramat Amidar, who had beaten Maccabi Haifa 2–1 in the final.

Liga Leumit League Cup

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Quarter-finals

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20 September 1975 Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–0Hapoel HaifaBloomfield Stadium
Chazon 60', 72'
Feigenbaum 83', 86'
Davar Attendance: 5000
Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi
20 September 1975 Shimshon Tel Aviv 1–0Hapoel Be'er ShevaHakufsa, Netanya
Damti 37' Davar Attendance: 2000
Referee: Finkelstein
20 September 1975 Hapoel Jerusalem 2–1 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Tel AvivKatamon, Jerusalem
Buzaglo 33'
Linker 98' (o.g.)
Davar Konstantinovsky 75' Attendance: 3000
Referee: Klein
20 September 1975 Hapoel Hadera 2–0Maccabi NetanyaHadera
Bar 22' (o.g.)
Elhadad 90'
Davar Attendance: 3000
Referee: Moshe Ashkenazi

Semi-finals

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Hapoel Tel Aviv1–0 (a.e.t.)Hapoel Jerusalem
Levi 113' Davar
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Hogeg

Hapoel Hadera0–0 (a.e.t.)Shimshon Tel Aviv
Davar
Penalties
Argaz soccer ball with check mark
Shafir soccer ball with check mark
Elhadad soccer ball with check mark
Ya'akobovsky soccer ball with check mark
Sofer soccer ball with red X
Skloot soccer ball with check mark
5–4 soccer ball with red X Tzarfati
soccer ball with check mark Wajima
soccer ball with check mark Borba
soccer ball with check mark Mizrahi
soccer ball with check mark Yefet
soccer ball with red X Damti
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Rabinovich

Final

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Hapoel Tel Aviv0–1Hapoel Hadera
Davar Ya'akobovsky 39'
Attendance: 12000
Referee: Eitan

Liga Alef League Cup

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Quarter-finals

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13 September 1975 Hapoel Yehud1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)
Maccabi Haifa Lod Municipal Stadium
Ben-Shitrit 8' Gershgoren 57' Attendance: 2000
Referee: Levi
13 September 1975 Hapoel Acre 3–0Hapoel Bat YamNapoleon Stadium, Acre
Z. Asayag 20' (55)
Shitrit 58'
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Tamir
13 September 1975 Hapoel Netnaya 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Hapoel Ramat GanHapoel Netanya ground
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Ben-Ami
Penalties
Benk soccer ball with check mark
Tshuva soccer ball with check mark
Bleiberg soccer ball with check mark
Faraj soccer ball with red X
Sheleg soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Denishevski
soccer ball with red X Sorinov
soccer ball with check mark Naim
soccer ball with check mark Kalderon

Semi-finals

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Maccabi Haifa1–0Hapoel Acre
Agami 27'
Attendance: 7000
Referee: Loya

Maccabi Ramat Amidar2–1Hapoel Netanya
Cohen 68'
Peltz 72'
Vilner 89'
Attendance: 3000

Final

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Maccabi Haifa1–2Maccabi Ramat Amidar
Levy 65' Paikin 16'
Petlz 71'
Attendance: 7000
Referee: Hogeg

Notes

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  1. ^ Hapoel Rishon LeZion failed to appear to the match as the players went on strike to support the management, which had been ousted by Hapoel executives.[1]

References

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  • 100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
  1. ^ Striking Rishon LeZion Didn't Show in Amidar (Page 3) Yair Gisser, Hadshot HaSport, 14 September 1975, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)