# 1962–63 Israel State Cup

The 1962–63 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 24th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the ninth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition began on 24 March 1962, before the completion of the previous competition. However, once again, the competition took more than a year to complete, with the final being played on 27 May 1963. Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Haifa met in the final, at Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Hapoel winning by a single goal to claim their first cup.

## Results
### Fourth Round

Matches were held on 19 May 1962. The match between Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva, the match between Shimshon Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv, and the matches which had to be replayed, were postponed for 6 October 1962, in parallel with the fifth round matches.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Tiberias | 3–1 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 0–0, replay: 11–0 | Hapoel Sha'ariya |
| Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 0–0, replay: 0–4 | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| YMCA Jerusalem | 4–0 | Beitar Netanya |
| Hapoel Givatayim | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Safed |
| Hapoel Eilat | 2–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim |
| Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 6–1 | Harari Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–1 | Hapoel Atlit |
| Hakoah Tel Aviv | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4–2 | Maccabi Holon |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–2 | Hapoel Sderot |
| Hapoel Nahliel | 6–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Shalom |
| Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Lod |
| Maccabi Hadera | 5–3 | Maccabi Bat Yam |
| Hapoel Dimona | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Beitar Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 2–0 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem |
| Maccabi Jaffa | 10–1 | Hapoel Ashdod |
| Beitar Ramla | 3–1 | Maccabi Afula |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | w/o | Hapoel Kfar Blum |
| Bnei Yehuda | 7–1 | Beitar Holon |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 7–1 | Hapoel Be'eri |
| Hapoel Nahariya | 4–2 | Hapoel Givat Haim |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Hapoel Herzliya | 4–0 | Hapoel Netanya |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Byes: Hapoel Kfar Ata, Hapoel Ramla, Maccabi Ramat Gan, Maccabi Sha'arayim, Shefa-'Amr Club.

### Fifth Round

Matches were held on 6 October 1962. The match between Beitar Tel Aviv and Maccabi Rehovot was held on 2 February 1963. The match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Jaffa was held on 9 February 1963. The match between Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Ramla and the match between Hapoel Dimona and Beitar Jerusalem were held on 12 February 1963. The replayed match between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Dimona was held on 19 February 1963.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Kfar Blum | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Sha'arayim |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Hadera |
| Hapoel Tiberias | w/o | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Maccabi Ramat Gan | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–0 | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| Beitar Ramla | 8–2 | Shefa-'Amr Club |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4–0 | YMCA Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Nahariya | 2–1 | Hapoel Nahliel |
| Hapoel Givatayim | 0–3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Eilat | w/o | Bnei Yehuda |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 4–1 | Maccabi Rehovot |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | w/o | Hapoel Kfar Ata |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Maccabi Jaffa |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Ramla |
| Hapoel Dimona | 1–1, replay: 0–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |

### Sixth Round

Matches were held on 2 March 1963. Hapoel Nahariya surprised by defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 through a late goal. Maccabi Tel Aviv appealed the result, claiming Hapoel Nahariya fielded an ineligible player. Initially the match was given to Maccabi Tel Aviv, however, after further appeal, and based on the precedent set by Maccabi Haifa in the previous competition, the result was reinstated. Maccabi Tel Aviv appealed once more, but the appeal wasn't heard until September 1963, by which time the competition was over and the appeal was denied.

### Semi-finals

The matches were supposed to be held on 23 April 1963. However, they were postponed because of the death of President Itzhak Ben-Zvi. The matches were set to 7 May 1963 and 11 May 1963, however, the first match, between Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Sha'arayim was cancelled due to the falling out of Hapoel and Maccabi factions at the IFA over bribery suspicions against Maccabi Petah Tikva during the 1962–63 Liga Leumit season. The two factions reconciled in time for the second match to be played.