# 1961–62 Israel State Cup

The 1961–62 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 23rd season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the eighth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition began on 12 February 1961, less than two weeks after the conclusion of the previous competition. Despite this, the competition took slightly less than 15 months to complete, partly due to Israel's involvement in the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification and its matches against Italy in late 1961.
The IFA sought to play the final on Tu Bishvat, 15 February 1962, with the President presenting the cup, as the previous final was played. However, as the holiday was celebrated on a Saturday, The final was set to 28 February 1962. However, as Maccabi Haifa already committed to a friendly match against Altay S.K. the day before the set date, the match had to be rescheduled. The final was therefore held on 27 March 1962 at Ramat Gan Stadium between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv and ended goalless.
The replay was played, at the request of President Itzhak Ben-Zvi, at the Hebrew University Stadium. The date was set to 7 May 1962 and Maccabi Haifa won 5–2 to win its first cup.

## Results
### Fourth Round

Matches were played on 29 April 1961.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | 2–0 | Hapoel Rehovot |
| Beitar Netanya | 1–0 | Hapoel Hadera |
| Hapoel Pardes Hanna | 3–2 | Hapoel Ya'akov Kfar Saba |
| Hapoel Nahliel | 3–0 | Maccabi Pardes Hanna |
| Hapoel Or Yehuda | 3–1 | Beitar Mahane Yehuda |
| Maccabi Ramat Amidar | 2–0 | Beitar Holon |
| Hapoel HaMechonit | w/o | Hapoel Kfar Ata |
| Hapoel Ramla | w/o | Maccabi Ramla |
| Beitar Tel Amal Haifa | w/o | Hapoel Yokneam |
| Hapoel Kiryat Haim | 5–1 | Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel |
| Maccabi Holon | 2–3 | Hapoel Bat Yam |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 2–1 | Hapoel Zikhronot |
| Hapoel Kfar Blum | w/o | Hapoel Beit She'an |
| Hapoel Afula | 3–0 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona |
| Hapoel Ganei Tikva | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–0 | Hapoel Ofakim |
| A.S. Kiryat Biyalik | | Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov |
Byes: Hakoah Tel Aviv, Hapoel Mahane Yehuda, Hapoel Tiberias.

#### Replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 4–0 | Hapoel Ganei Tikva |

### Fifth Round

Liga Leumit teams entered the competition at this round. Matches were played on 20 May 1961. The match between Hapoel Marmorek and Maccabi Tel Aviv was played on 17 May 1961.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 1–7 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Haifa | 0–2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 3–4 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hapoel Tiberias | w/o | Hakoah Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 10–2 | Hapoel Kfar Blum |
| Hapoel Yokneam | 1–7 | Shimshon Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Maccabi Ramat Amidar |
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | 3–1 | Hapoel Bat Yam |
| Hapoel Pardes Hanna | 1–0 | Hapoel Kfar Ata |
| Hapoel Ramla | 4–3 | Hapoel Nahliel |
| Hapoel Afula | 0–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim |
| A.S. Kiryat Biyalik | 3–0 | Hapoel Or Yehuda |
| Maccabi Jaffa | 3–2 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Netanya | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Beitar Tel Aviv |

#### Replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–1 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda |

### Sixth Round

Resuming the competition after the summer break and Israel's matches against Italy, most matches were played on 2 December 1961, with the matches between lower leagues' teams Postponed to 12 December 1961.
The match between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Netanya ended with a result of 3–1, however, as Maccabi Haifa fielded an ineligible player (Israel Pinkas), the match was given to Maccabi Netanya. However, on an appeal the decision was reversed and the original score confirmed.