1975–76 Israeli League Cup

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.

1975–76 Israeli League Cup
Country Israel
ChampionsHapoel Hadera (Leumit)
Maccabi Ramat Amidar (Liga Alef)
Runners-upHapoel Tel Aviv (Leumit)
Maccabi Haifa (Liga Alef)
Matches played13
Goals scored24 (1.85 per match)

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

Quarter-finals
20 September 1975 Hapoel Tel Aviv4–0Hapoel HaifaBloomfield Stadium
Chazon  60', 72'
Feigenbaum  83', 86'		 Davar Attendance: 5000
Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi
20 September 1975 Shimshon Tel Aviv1–0Hapoel Be'er ShevaHakufsa, Netanya
Damti  37' Davar Attendance: 2000
Referee: Finkelstein
20 September 1975 Hapoel Jerusalem2–1 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Tel AvivKatamon, Jerusalem
Buzaglo  33'
Linker  98' (o.g.)		 Davar Konstantinovsky  75' Attendance: 3000
Referee: Klein
20 September 1975 Hapoel Hadera2–0Maccabi NetanyaHadera
Bar  22' (o.g.)
Elhadad  90'		 Davar Attendance: 3000
Referee: Moshe Ashkenazi

Semi-finals
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
Shafir
Elhadad
Ya'akobovsky
Sofer
Skloot 		5–4 Tzarfati
Wajima
Borba
Mizrahi
Yefet
Damti
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Rabinovich

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


Liga Alef League Cup

Quarter-finals
13 September 1975 Hapoel Yehud1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)		Maccabi HaifaLod Municipal Stadium
Ben-Shitrit  8' Gershgoren  57' Attendance: 2000
Referee: Levi
13 September 1975 Hapoel Acre3–0Hapoel Bat YamNapoleon Stadium, Acre
Z. Asayag  20' (55)
Shitrit  58'		 Attendance: 1000
Referee: Tamir
13 September 1975 Hapoel Netnaya0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Hapoel Ramat GanHapoel Netanya ground
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Ben-Ami
Penalties
Benk
Tshuva
Bleiberg
Faraj
Sheleg 		Denishevski
Sorinov
Naim
Kalderon
13 September 1975 Maccabi Ramat Amidarw/o
[note 1]		Hapoel Rishon LeZion

Semi-finals
Maccabi Haifa1–0Hapoel Acre
Agami  27'
Attendance: 7000
Referee: Loya
Maccabi Ramat Amidar2–1Hapoel Netanya
Cohen  68'
Peltz  72'		 Vilner  89'
Ramat Amidar
Attendance: 3000

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

Notes
  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
  • 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)
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