# 2014–15 Israel State Cup

The 2014–15 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 76th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 61st after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition began on 10 September 2014, with a fifth-round match between Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Migdal HaEmek. The final was held in Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa on 20 May 2015.
The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, who had beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6–2 in the final.

## Format changes

On 2 July 2014 the IFA approved a change of format so that the quarter-finals would be played as two-legged, home and away ties.

## Preliminary rounds
### First to fourth rounds

Rounds 1 to 4 double as league cup competition for each division in Liga Bet and Liga Gimel. The two third-round winners from each Liga Bet division and the fourth-round winner from each Liga Gimel division advance to the sixth round.

#### Liga Bet
##### Liga Bet North A

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.) | Maccabi Ironi Acre |
| Hapoel Kafr Kanna | w/o | Hapoel Ironi Safed |
| Ahva Arraba | w/o | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr |
| Hapoel Bnei I'billin | 1–0 | Hapoel Bnei Maghar |
| Second Round |||
| F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda | 0–5 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna |
| Ahva Arraba | 3–1 | Hapoel Bnei I'billin |
| Ironi Bnei Kabul | 0–2 | Ahi Acre |
| F.C. al-Nahda Nazareth | 1–3 | Beitar Haifa |
| Third Round |||
| Ahi Acre | 2–4 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna |
| Ahva Arraba | 3–0 | Beitar Haifa |
| Fourth Round |||
| Ahva Arraba | 0–2 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna |
Hapoel Kafr Kanna won the district cup; Hapoel Kafr Kanna and Ahva Arraba qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Bet North B

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | w/o | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel |
| Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Ein Mahil |
| Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara | w/o | F.C. Tzeiri Tur'an |
| Second Round |||
| Hap. Ramot Menashe Megiddo | 2–3 | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel |
| Hapoel Sandala Gilboa | w/o | Hapoel Iksal |
| Maccabi Ahi Iksal | w/o | Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye |
| F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur | 0–1 | Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara |
| Third Round |||
| Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Iksal |
| Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p.) | Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p.) | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel |
Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye won the district cup; Hapoel D. al-Karmel and Hapoel Baqa Ironi al-Gharbiyye qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Bet South A

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Beitar Ramat Gan | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p.) | Beitar Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 2–1 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa |
| Otzma F.C. Holon | 0–1 | F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Bnei Jaljulia |
| Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 1–0 | F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda |
| Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 4–0 | Hapoel Ramat Israel |
| Second Round |||
| Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | 3–0 | F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv |
| F.C. Tira | 1–3 | F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe |
| Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Beitar Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 3–1 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden |
| Third Round |||
| Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | 1–3 | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda |
| Beitar Petah Tikva | 3–1 | F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 1–0 | Beitar Petah Tikva |
Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda won the district cup; Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda and Beitar Petah Tikva qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Bet South B

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| A.S. Holon | 2–7 | F.C. Be'er Sheva |
| Beitar Ma'ale Adumim | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p.) | Ironi Beit Shemesh |
| Beitar Yavne | 0–2 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev |
| F.C. Dimona | w/o | Bnei Eilat |
| Hapoel Arad | w/o | Hapoel Rahat |
| Hapoel Merhavim | w/o | Bnei Yichalel Rehovot |
| Ironi Modi'in | w/o | F.C. Bnei Ra'anana |
| Maccabi Netivot | 3–0 | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat |
| Second Round |||
| F.C. Be'er Sheva | 5–2 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev |
| Maccabi Netivot | 2–0 | Ironi Modi'in |
| Hapoel Rahat | 1–0 | Bnei Yichalel Rehovot |
| Bnei Eilat | 6–0 | Ironi Beit Shemesh |
| Third Round |||
| Maccabi Netivot | 1–3 | F.C. Be'er Sheva |
| Bnei Eilat | 3–1 | Hapoel Rahat |
| Fourth Round |||
| F.C. Be'er Sheva | 1–4 | Bnei Eilat |
Bnei Eilat won the district cup; F.C. Be'er Sheva and Bnei Eilat qualified to the sixth round.

#### Liga Gimel
##### Liga Gimel Upper Galilee

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Third Round |||
| Fourth Round |||
| Maccabi Bnei Nahf | 5–1 | Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish |
Maccabi Bnei Nahf won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Lower Galilee

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Third Round |||
| F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | 2–3 | F.C. Tzeirei Tamra |
| F.C. Halat al-Sharif | w/o | F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur |
| Fourth Round |||
| F.C. Tzeirei Tamra | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p.) | F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur |
F.C. Tzeirei Tamra won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Jezreel

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara | 0–3 | Ihud Bnei Baqa |
| Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth | 0–4 | Beitar Afula |
| Maccabi Isfiya | 2–1 | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa |
| Third Round |||
| Ihud Bnei Baqa | 2–0 | Beitar Afula |
| Hapoel Bnei Nazareth | w/o | Maccabi Isfiya |
| Fourth Round |||
| Maccabi Isfiya | 3–4 | Ihud Bnei Baqa |
Ihud Bnei Baqa won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Shomron

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 0–3 | F.C. Haifa |
| Third Round |||
| Beitar Hadera | w/o | F.C. Haifa |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Ahva Haifa | 2–4 | F.C. Haifa |
F.C. Haifa won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Sharon

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Hapoel Oranit | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p.) | Shimshon Kafr Qasim |
| Second Round |||
| F.C. Netanya | 1–3 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba |
| Hapoel Oranit | 0–5 | Hapoel Pardesiya |
| Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Beitar Ariel |
| Beitar Tubruk | 2–1 | F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibras |
| Third Round |||
| Hapoel Pardesiya | 2–1 | Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba |
| Beitar Ariel | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p.) | Beitar Tubruk |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Pardesiya | 1–2 | Beitar Tubruk |
Beitar Tubruk won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Tel Aviv

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Bnei Yehud | 2–1 | Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam | 1–2 | F.C. Mahanaim Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Neve Golan | w/o | Beitar Ezra |
| Ironi Beit Dagan | 0–5 | Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi HaShikma Hen | w/o | Beitar Jaffa |
| Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan | 1–2 | Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda |
| Second Round |||
| Hapoel Kiryat Shalom | 3–1 | Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda |
| Elizur Yehud | w/o | Hapoel Neve Golan |
| F.C. Mahanaim Ramat Gan | 2–0 | Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan |
| Bnei Yehud | 1–2 | Beitar Jaffa |
| Third Round |||
| F.C. Mahanaim Ramat Gan | 2–4 | Hapoel Neve Golan |
| Beitar Jaffa | 2–5 | Hapoel Kiryat Shalom |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Kiryat Shalom | 3–1 | Hapoel Neve Golan |
Hapoel Kiryat Shalom won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Center

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in | 0–2 | Hapoel Gedera |
| Second Round |||
| F.C. Holon | 2–1 | Hapoel Tirat Shalom |
| Hapoel Matzliah | 1–3 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion |
| Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Gedera |
| Ironi Lod | 5–1 | Hapoel Ramla |
| Third Round |||
| F.C. Holon | 4–1 | Ironi Lod |
| Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 6–1 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion |
| Fourth Round |||
| Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 1–2 | F.C. Holon |
F.C.Holon won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel South

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Maccabi Ironi Hura | w/o | F.C. Hapoel Yeruham |
| Hapoel Tel Sheva | w/o | Elizur Ironi Yehuda |
| Bnei al-Salam Rahat | 0–1 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
| Third Round |||
| F.C. Hapoel Yeruham | awarded | Hapoel Tel Sheva |
| Hapoel Tzeirei al-Mahdi | 2–3 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
| Fourth Round |||
| F.C. Hapoel Yeruham | 4–3 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
F.C. Hapoel Yeruham won the district cup and qualified to the sixth round.

### Fifth Round

The fifth round is played within each division of Liga Alef. The winners qualify to the sixth round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Liga Alef North |||
| Hapoel Katamon | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek |
| F.C. Karmiel Safed | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p.) | F.C. Givat Olga |
| Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 1–0 | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Hapoel Hadera | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p.) | Hapoel Beit She'an |
| Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Umm al-Fahm |
| Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Kiryat Ata |
| Ironi Nesher | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Asi Gilboa |
| Beitar Nahariya | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p.) | Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel |
| Liga Alef South |||
| Hapoel Azor | 3–2 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva |
| Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 1–5 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa |
| Maccabi Sha'arayim | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi |
| Hapoel Morasha | 0–3 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrah |
| F.C. Kafr Qasim | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Sektzia Nes Tziona |
| Hapoel Hod HaSharon | 1–5 | Hapoel Marmorek |
| Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Amishav Petah Tikva |
| Beitar Kfar Saba | 0–2 | Hapoel Ashkelon |

## Nationwide rounds
### Sixth round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Kiryat Shalom | 2–3 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrach |
| Bnei Eilat | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Azor |
| F.C. Hapoel Yeruham | 0–3 | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 0–2 | F.C. Be'er Sheva |
| Hapoel Beit She'an | 1–0 | Ahva Arraba |
| Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 1–0 | Maccabi Bnei Nahf |
| Maccabi Sha'arayim | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p.) | F.C. Holon |
| Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 6–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel |
| Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 0–1 | F.C. Givat Olga |
| Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata | 0–1 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek |
| Beitar Tubruk | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.) | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda |
| Ihud Bnei Baqa | 1–2 | Hapoel Asi Gilboa |
| Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel | 3–1 | F.C. Tzeirei Tamra |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 4–0 | Beitar Petah Tikva |
| F.C. Haifa | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p.) | Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye |
| F.C. Kafr Qasim | 1–2 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa |

### Seventh round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Bnei Eilat | 1–0 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
| Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 1–3 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha |
| Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | F.C. Holon |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Hapoel Beit She'an |
| Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 3–1 | Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel |
| F.C. Shikun HaMizrah | 1–0 | F.C. Be'er Sheva |
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | 1–0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 5–0 | Beitar Tubruk |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p) | F.C. Givat Olga |
| Ironi Tiberias | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 2–0 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 7–0 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom |
| Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon | 3–0 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit |
| Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 1–3 | Hapoel Ashkelon |
Byes: Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla, Hapoel Afula, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Yavne.

### Eighth round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| F.C. Shikun HaMizrah | 1–0 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Beitar Jerusalem |
| F.C. Givat Olga | 1–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 0–3 | Hapoel Afula |
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 1–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 0–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Hapoel Acre | 0–2 | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Yavne | 1–0 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| F.C. Holon | 1–4 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha |
| Bnei Eilat | 1–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2–1 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Bnei Lod |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 3–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Haifa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | F.C. Ashdod |

### Round of 16

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Hapoel Afula | 3–0 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha |
| Maccabi Yavne | 5–1 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrah |
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 2–1 | F.C. Ashdod |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–2 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Afula | 2–2 (a) | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Maccabi Yavne | 1–4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 0–3 |

### Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Eran Zeger | F.C. Be'er Sheva | 7 |
| 1 | Ben Dayan | A.S. Holon/Hapoel Kiryat Shalom | 7 |
| 3 | David Bachar | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 5 |
| 3 | Kfir Leibovich | F.C. Haifa | 5 |
| 3 | Ido Exbard | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 5 |
| 3 | Eran Zahavi | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5 |
| 3 | Shaked Keter | Hapoel Pardesiya | 5 |
| 3 | Taer Katana | Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 5 |
| 7 | 13 players | 13 players | 4 |
| 6 | 25 players | 25 players | 3 |
| 47 | 92 players | 92 players | 2 |
| 139 | 329 players | 329 players | 1 |