# Israeli 25th Anniversary Cup

The 25th Anniversary Cup (Hebrew: גביע הכ"ה למדינה) was a stand-alone cup competition organized to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The competition was played at the end of the 1972–73 season, while the national football team was involved in the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification. The cup was played as two competitions, for Liga Leumit and for Liga Alef.
The Liga Leumit Cup was won by Maccabi Petah Tikva, who had beaten Maccabi Haifa in the final on penalties. The Liga Alef Cup was won by Hapoel Yehud, having beaten Hapoel Ramat Gan 2–0 in the final.

## Liga Leumit Cup
### Group A

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Hakoah Ramat Gan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 2 |
| 12 May 1973 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 3–2 | Hakoah Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| 19 May 1973 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Hakoah Ramat Gan | 1–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 26 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 5–3 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–0 | Maccabi Haifa |

### Group B

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 |
| 12 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 19 May 1973 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| 26 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 5–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |

### Group C

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
| 12 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 7–0 | Shimshon Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 19 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 2–0 | Beitar Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Haifa | 3–2 | Shimshon Tel Aviv |
| 26 May 1973 |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Shimshon Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Haifa | 2–1 | Hapoel Jerusalem |

### Group D

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Maccabi Jaffa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
| 12 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Beitar Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| 19 May 1973 |
| Maccabi Jaffa | 3–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1–2 | Hapoel Marmorek |
| 26 May 1973 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 0–0 | Maccabi Jaffa |

### Final
## Liga Alef Cup

The Liga Alef cup contested by the top 8 clubs in each division of 1972–73 Liga Alef.

### Group A

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Hapoel Herzliya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 3–1 | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2–1 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| 19 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Hadera | 1–3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Herzliya | 2–0 | Maccabi Herzliya |
| 26 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2–0 | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 2–1 | Hapoel Hadera |

### Group B

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hapoel Tiberias | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Acre | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 2 |
| Beitar Netanya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 1 |
| 12 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Acre | 1–0 | Beitar Netanya |
| Hapoel Tiberias | 5–2 | Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel |
| 19 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 0–8 | Hapoel Acre |
| Hapoel Tiberias | 1–1 | Beitar Netanya |
| 26 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Acre | 1–3 | Hapoel Tiberias |
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 6–3 | Beitar Netanya |

### Group C

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Maccabi Sha'arayim | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Hapoel Ashdod | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 0 |
| 12 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 3–5 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Maccabi Sha'arayim | 1–1 | Hapoel Ashdod |
| 19 May 1973 |
| Maccabi Sha'arayim | 3–3 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Ashdod | 2–1 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 26 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 2–4 | Maccabi Sha'arayim |
| Hapoel Ashdod | 0–2 | Bnei Yehuda |

### Group D

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hapoel Yehud | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Hapoel Dimona | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Beitar Ramla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Hapoel Holon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| 12 May 1973 |
| Beitar Ramla | 1–0 | Hapoel Holon |
| Hapoel Yehud | 3–0 | Hapoel Dimona |
| 19 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Yehud | 2–1 | Hapoel Holon |
| Beitar Ramla | 1–1 | Hapoel Dimona |
| 26 May 1973 |
| Hapoel Yehud | 1–2 | Beitar Ramla |
| Hapoel Dimona | 4–0 | Hapoel Holon |