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.
| Country |  Israel |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hapoel Hadera (Leumit) Maccabi Ramat Amidar (Liga Alef) |
| Runners-up | Hapoel Tel Aviv (Leumit) Maccabi Haifa (Liga Alef) |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 24 (1.85 per match) |
← 25th Cup Toto Cup → | |
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 Aviv | 4–0 | Hapoel Haifa | Bloomfield Stadium |
Chazon  60', 72' Feigenbaum 83', 86' |
Davar | Attendance: 5000 Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi |
| 20 September 1975 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hakufsa, Netanya |
| Damti 37' |
Davar | Attendance: 2000 Referee: Finkelstein |
| 20 September 1975 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Katamon, Jerusalem |
| Buzaglo 33' Linker 98' (o.g.) |
Davar | Konstantinovsky 75' |
Attendance: 3000 Referee: Klein |
| 20 September 1975 | Hapoel Hadera | 2–0 | Maccabi Netanya | Hadera |
| Bar 22' (o.g.) Elhadad 90' |
Davar | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Moshe Ashkenazi |
Semi-finals
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|
| Levi 113' |
Davar |
| Hapoel Hadera | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Shimshon Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Davar | ||
| Penalties | ||
Argaz  Shafir Elhadad Ya'akobovsky Sofer  Skloot |
5–4 | Tzarfati Wajima Borba Mizrahi Yefet Damti |
Liga Alef League Cup
Quarter-finals
| 13 September 1975 | Hapoel Yehud | 1–1 (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 | 3–0 | Hapoel Bat Yam | Napoleon 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 Gan | Hapoel Netanya ground |
| Attendance: 1500 Referee: Ben-Ami | ||||
| Penalties | ||||
| Benk Tshuva Bleiberg Faraj Sheleg |
Denishevski Sorinov Naim Kalderon |
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| 13 September 1975 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar | w/o [note 1] | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
Semi-finals
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Hapoel Acre |
|---|---|---|
| Agami 27' |
| Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 2–1 | Hapoel Netanya |
|---|---|---|
| Cohen 68' Peltz 72' |
Vilner 89' |
Final
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–2 | Maccabi Ramat Amidar |
|---|---|---|
| Levy 65' |
Paikin 16' Petlz 71' |
Notes
- 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
- Striking Rishon LeZion Didn't Show in Amidar (Page 3) Yair Gisser, Hadshot HaSport, 14 September 1975, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)