# 2015–16 Israel State Cup

The 2015–16 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 77th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 62nd after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition started on 4 September 2015, and the final was held on 24 May 2016.
The competition was won by Maccabi Haifa, who beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 in the final.

## Preliminary rounds
### First to fourth rounds

Rounds 1 to 4 double as 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 |||
| Ahi Acre | w/o | Ahi Bir al-Maksur |
| Beitar Nahariya | w/o | Hapoel Ihud Kafr Sumei |
| Ironi Bnei Kabul | w/o | Hapoel Bnei Maghar |
| F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | 1–3 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr |
| Second Round |||
| Ahi Bir al-Maksur | w/o | Beitar Haifa |
| Maccabi Ironi Acre | 0–1 | Ironi Bnei Kabul |
| Beitar Nahariya | w/o | Hapoel Kaukab |
| Al-Nahda Nazareth | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr |
| Third Round |||
| Ironi Bnei Kabul | 2–1 | Hapoel Shefa-'Amr |
| Beitar Nahariya | 2–0 | Beitar Haifa |
| Fourth Round |||
| Beitar Naharyia | 1–4 | Ironi Bnei Kabul |
Ironi Bnei Kabul won the district cup; Ironi Bnei Kabul and Beitar Nahariya advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Bet North B

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Tzeirei Tur'an | w/o | Hap. Ramot Menashe Megiddo |
| Ihud Bnei Baqa | 1–0 | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa |
| F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira | 2–1 | Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara |
| Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | w/o | F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur |
| Third Round |||
| F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur | 1–3 | Hap. Ramot Menashe Megiddo |
| F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira | 2–1 | Ihud Bnei Baqa |
| Fourth Round |||
| F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira | 4–1 | Hap. Ramot Menashe Megiddo |
F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira won the district cup; F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira and Hap. Ramot Menashe Megiddo advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Bet South A

| Home Team | Score | Away |
| First Round |||
| A.S. Holon | w/o | F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe |
| Beitar Petah Tikva | 4–1 | Hapoel Ramat Israel |
| Beitar Ramat Gan | 0–1 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon |
| Hapoel Pardesiya | 3–1 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa |
| Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 2–0 | Ironi Beit Dagan |
| F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim | w/o | F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv |
| Second Round |||
| F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Hapoel Pardesiya |
| F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe | 1–0 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon |
| F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Beitar Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 0–4 | F.C. Tira |
| Third Round |||
| F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe |
| F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | F.C. Tira |
| Fourth Round |||
| F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda | 0–2 | F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv |
F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv won the district cup; F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv and F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Bet South B

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Ironi Modi'in | 2–3 | Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev |
| Beitar Yavne | 1–2 | Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot |
| Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | w/o | F.C. Holon Yaniv |
| F.C. Be'er Sheva | 1–4 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
| Maccabi Be'er Sheva | w/o | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat |
| Second Round |||
| Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi | w/o | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat |
| Maccabi Segev Shalom | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Maccabi Netivot |
| Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot | 2–1 | F.C. Dimona |
| Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | w/o | Ironi Beit Shemesh |
| Third Round |||
| Maccabi Segev Shalom | 2–1 | Moadon Tzeirei Rahat |
| Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev | 1–3 | Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot |
| Fourth Round |||
| Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot | 3–1 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot won the district cup; Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot and Maccabi Segev Shalom advanced to the sixth round.

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

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Bnei HaGolan | w/o | F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit |
| Third Round |||
| Hapoel Bnei Peki'in | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit |
| Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish | 0–5 | F.C. Julis |
| Fourth Round |||
| F.C. Julis | 1–2 | F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit |
F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Lower Galilee

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| F.C. Halat al-Sharif | w/o | F.C. Tzeirei Tamra |
| Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad | w/o | Ahva Arraba |
| Third Round |||
| F.C. Tzeirei Tamra | w/o | Ahva Arraba |
| F.C. Tzeirei Ibtin Khawaled | w/o | Hapoel Bnei Nujeidat |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Bnei Nujeidat | w/o | F.C. Tzeirei Tamra |
F.C. Tzeirei Tamra won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Jezreel

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Beitar al-Amal Nazareth | 0–4 | Hapoel Bnei Musmus |
| Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth | 1–2 | Maccabi Ahi Ar'ara 'Ara |
| Hapoel Bnei Fureidis | w/o | Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara |
| Hapoel Isfiya | w/o | Maccabi Basmat Tab'un |
| Third Round |||
| Maccabi Ahi Ar'ara 'Ara | 0–3 | Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara |
| Maccabi Basmat Tab'un | w/o | Hapoel Bnei Musmus |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara | 2–1 | Hapoel Bnei Musmus |
Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Shomron

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa | w/o | Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva |
| Hapoel Kiryat Yam | 1–4 | Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel |
| Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | w/o | Hapoel Ein as-Sahala |
| Third Round |||
| Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | 0–1 | Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva |
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 3–0 | Hapoel Halissa |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva |
Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Sharon

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Second Round |||
| Maccabi HaSharon Netanya | w/o | F.C. Netanya |
| Beitar Tubruk | w/o | Ironi Ariel |
| Hapoel Oranit | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass |
| Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt | 1–0 | Hapoel Kafr Bara |
| Third Round |||
| Ironi Ariel | 1–4 | Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt |
| F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass | 2–5 | F.C. Netanya |
| Fourth Round |||
| Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt | 2–1 | F.C. Netanya |
Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Tel Aviv

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 7–0 | Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan |
| Second Round |||
| Beitar Jaffa | 4–3 | Bnei Yehud |
| Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda | 1–9 | Otzma F.C. Holon |
| Hapoel Neve Golan | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Kiryat Shalom |
| Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan | 0–5 | Shimshon Tel Aviv |
| Third Round |||
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 5–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Shalom |
| Beitar Jaffa | 5–3 | Otzma F.C. Holon |
| Fourth Round |||
| Beitar Jaffa | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Shimshon Tel Aviv |
Shimshon Tel Aviv won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel Center

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| Hapoel Matzliah | 4–2 | Hapoel Ramla |
| Second Round |||
| Hapoel Matzliah | w/o | Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam |
| Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 7–0 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion |
| Hapoel Ironi Gedera | 0–1 | A.S. Nordia Jerusalem |
| Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in | 2–0 | Hapoel Tirat Shalom |
| Third Round |||
| Maccabi Kiryat Ekron | 3–4 | A.S. Nordia Jerusalem |
| Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in | 5–0 | Hapoel Matzliah |
| Fourth Round |||
| A.S. Nordia Jerusalem | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in |
A.S. Nordia Jerusalem won the district cup and advanced to the sixth round.

##### Liga Gimel South

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| First Round |||
| A.S. Ashdod | 6–0 | F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla |
| F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy | 2–3 | Hapoel Bnei Ashdod |
| Maccabi Sderot | 1–0 | Maccabi Dimona |
| Hapoel Tzeirei al-Mahdi | 2–7 | F.C. Arad |
| F.C. Ironi Kuseife | 1–7 | Maccabi Ironi Hura |
| Second Round |||
| Maccabi Sderot | 0–3 | Hapoel Bnei Ashdod |
| A.S. Ashdod | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | F.C. Hapoel Yeruham |
| F.C. Arad | 0–1 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod |
| Elitzur Ironi Yehuda | 2–1 | Maccabi Ironi Hura |
| Third Round |||
| Hapoel Bnei Ashdod | 0–1 | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod |
| Elitzur Ironi Yehuda | 0–3 | A.S. Ashdod |
| Fourth Round |||
| Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 2–0 | A.S. Ashdod |
Maccabi Ironi Ashdod won the district cup and advanced 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 |||
| F.C. Karmiel Safed | 0–2 | Ironi Nesher |
| Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 0–2 | Ironi Tiberias |
| Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 1–2 | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Hapoel Beit She'an | 0–1 | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha |
| Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 1–0 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom |
| Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 2–1 | Hapoel Hadera |
| Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel | 2–0 | Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum |
| Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. | 1–0 | Hapoel Iksal |
| Liga Alef South |||
| Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 1–0 | F.C. Kafr Qasim |
| Hapoel Azor | 4–0 | F.C. Shikun HaMizrah |
| Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 1–2 | Hapoel Marmorek |
| Bnei Eilat | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Kfar Shalem |
| Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva | 0–2 | Maccabi Sha'arayim |
| Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p.) | Hapoel Hod HaSharon |
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | 4–1 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda |
| Hapoel Morasha | 1–3 | Beitar Kfar Saba |

## Nationwide Rounds
### Sixth round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Ironi Nesher | 3–0 | Beitar Nahariya |
| Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo |
| Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel | 0–2 | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva | 0–4 | F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira |
| Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 2–1 | F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit |
| Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara | 0–1 | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Beitar Kfar Saba | 3–0 | A.S. Nordia Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 0–1 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot | 4–0 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Maccabi Sha'arayim |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 2–0 | F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda |
| Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 3–2 | Maccabi Segev Shalom |
| Hapoel Azor | 1–3 | Sektzia Nes Ziona |
| Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt | 2–1 | F.C. Roei Heshbon Tel Aviv |
| Ironi Bnei Kabul | 0–1 | Ironi Tiberias |
| Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 3–0 | F.C. Tzeirei Tamra |

### Seventh round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p.) | Ironi Nesher |
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | 1–2 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot | 1–3 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–3 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 2–0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Maccabi Yavne | 2–0 | Ironi Tiberias |
| Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 1–3 | Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye |
| Hapoel Herzliya | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p.) | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2–0 | Maccabi Sha'arayim |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–1 | Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira | 0–1 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–1 | Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt |
| Beitar Kfar Saba | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p.) | Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 0–4 | Sektzia Nes Tziona |

### Eighth round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye | 0–3 | Hapoel Ashkelon |
| Maccabi Yavne | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p.) | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–0 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Maccabi Netanya | 0–1 | Sektzia Nes Tziona |
| Beitar Kfar Saba | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Bnei Sakhnin |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3–1 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2–1 | Hapoel Acre |
| Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | 0–2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 0–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 3–0 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–0 | Hapoel Afula |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla |
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p.) | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 1–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |

### Round of 16

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Hapoel Haifa |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| F.C. Ashdod | 1–2 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Ashkelon | 2–0 | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p.) | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla |
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p.) | Bnei Sakhnin |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–6 | Maccabi Haifa | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 4–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 3–2 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 3–0 | 0–2 |