# 1956–57 Israel State Cup

The1956–57 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 19th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the fourth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
Although the competition began on 11 February 1956, it was delayed severely by the Suez Crisis, and later rounds were not played until April 1957, with the final being held on 6 July at 1957 at the Haifa Municipal Stadium in Haifa. Hapoel Petah Tikva met Maccabi Jaffa in the final and won the cup after securing a 2–1 win.

## Results
### First round

74 of the 75 Liga Gimel clubs participated in this round. Most of the matches were drawn as divisional matches, with the exception of two matches.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Upper Galilee division |||
| Maccabi Safed | w/o | Hapoel She'ar Yashuv |
| HaChalutz Safed | w/o | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona |
| Hapoel Kfar Giladi | w/o | Hapoel Lehavot HaBashan |
| Hapoel Safed | 6–5 | Hapoel Ayelet HaShahar |
| Wester Galilee division |||
| Hapoel Kfar Ata | w/o | Beitar Acre |
| Hapoel Matzuva Hanita | 6–3 | Hapoel Beit HaEmek |
| Hapoel Kfar Hasidim | w/o | Hapoel Yehiam Kabri |
| Hapoel Zvi Nahariya | 4–1 | Hapoel Yas'ur |
| Jordan Valley division |||
| Hapoel Kinneret | w/o | Hapoel Ma'agan |
| Hapoel Tiberias | w/o | Hapoel Afikim |
| Beitar Tiberias | w/o | Hapoel Yavne'el |
| North division |||
| Atid Haifa | w/o | Beitar Pardes Hanna |
| Beitar Binyamina | 3–2 | Beitar Yehuda Haifa |
| Hapoel Givat Zaid | 6–1 | Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov |
| Samaria division |||
| Hapoel Givat Olga | 0–0 | Maccabi Meyasdim Hadera |
| Beitar Netanya | 2–1 | Hapoel Yanuv |
| Hapoel Burgata | w/o | Hapoel Kfar Yona |
| Hapoel Givat Haim | w/o | Hapoel Nahliel |
| Sharon division |||
| Hapoel Neve Yamin | w/o | Hapoel Jaljulia |
| Dan division |||
| Hapoel Jaffa | 9–1 | Beitar Bat Yam |
| Hapoel Bat Yam | w/o | Beitar Ramat Israel |
| Bar Kochva | w/o | Beitar Saqiya |
| Kadima Jaffa | 3–1 | Maccabi Bat Yam |
| Middle division |||
| Hapoel Azor | 4–2 | Hapoel Holon |
| Terra Santa Jaffa | 2–0 | Beitar Beit Dagon |
| Hapoel Ganei Tikva | w/o | Beitar Holon |
| Hapoel Beit Dagon | w/o | Beitar Yehuda Jerusalem |
| Maccabi Holon | 2–0 | Kochav Or Yehuda |
| Central division |||
| Hapoel Ramla | 5–0 | Hapoel Hadar Ramatayim |
| Hapoel Yehud | w/o | Hapoel Or Yehuda |
| Beitar Ramla | 4–1 | Beitar Lod |
| Kochav HaTzafon Jerusalem | w/o | HaKochav Lod |
| South division |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | w/o | Hapoel Marmorek |
| SK Nes Tziona | 7–0 | Hapoel Sha'arayim |
| Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov | 6–0 | Hapoel Shoval |
| Inter-divisional matches |||
| Hapoel Lod | 2–1 | Hapoel Ever HaYarkon |
| Hapoel Herzliya | 2–0 | Kochav Nes Tziona |

### Second round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Herzliya | 8–0 | Hapoel Matzuva Hanita |
| Beitar Tiberias | w/o | HaChalutz Safed |
| Hapoel Burgata | w/o | Hapoel Kinneret |
| Beitar Binyamina | 4–2 | Atid Haifa |
| Hapoel Givat Haim | 3–3 R: 2–1 | Hapoel Givat Zaid |
| Hapoel Tiberias | 6–1 | Beitar Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Ata | 8–2 | Hapoel Neve Yamin |
| Hapoel Lod | w/o | Hapoel Kfar Hasidim |
| Hapoel Zvi Nahariya | 3–1 | Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov |
| Hapoel Kfar Giladi | 0–0 R: 3–0 | Maccabi Safed |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1 | Hapoel Azor |
| Beitar Ramla | w/o | Hapoel Ganei Tikva |
| Hapoel Ramla | 6–4 | Maccabi Holon |
| Bar Kochva | 2–0 | Hapoel Bat Yam |
| Hapoel Jaffa | 2–2 R: 5–1 | Kadima Jaffa |
| Hapoel Yehud | 3–1 | Hapoel Beit Dagon |
| Kochav HaTzafon Jerusalem | w/o | Terra Santa Jaffa |
* SK Nes Tziona and Hapoel Safed received a bye to the third round.

### Third round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Beitar Binyamina | 2–1 | Maccabi Ramla |
| Hapoel Netanya | 3–2 | YMCA Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Kochav HaTzafon | 2–1 | Bar Kochva |
| Hapoel Givat Haim | 3–2 | Hapoel Kfar Giladi |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 4–1 | Maccabi Jerusalem |
| Hapoel Ramla | 4–0 | Hapoel Mefalsim |
| Sport Club Atlit | 5–1 | Maccabi Sha'arayim |
| Hapoel Kfar Ata | 7–0 | Hakoah Haifa |
| Beitar Jaffa | w/o | Hapoel Beit Lid |
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 5–3 | Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Tel Hanan | 2–1 | Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov |
| Hapoel Jaffa | 2–1 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono |
| Hapoel Herzliya | w/o | Hapoel HaMegabesh |
| Hapoel Tiberias | 0–0 R: 3–0 | Maccabi Binyamina |
| SK Nes Tziona | 5–1 | Beitar Tiberias |
| Hapoel Even Yehuda | w/o | Beitar Mahane Yehuda |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 4–3 | Hapoel Safed |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–0 | Hapoel Acre |
| Maccabi Hadera | 7–2 | Hapoel Burgata |
| Beitar Ramla | 3–1 | Bnei Yehuda |
| Hapoel Yehud | w/o | Hapoel Lod |

### Fourth round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Beitar Ramla | w/o | Sport Club Atlit |
| Maccabi Hadera | 0–0 R: 4–1 | Hapoel Givat Haim |
| Hapoel Herzliya | 4–1 | Hapoel Even Yehuda |
| Hapoel Kfar Ata | 6–1 | Beitar Jaffa |
| Hapoel Netanya | 9–0 | Beitar Binyamina |
| Hapoel Ramla | 2–2 R: 3–1 | Hapoel Jaffa |
| Hapoel Tiberias | 7–2 | Hapoel Yehud |
| Kochav HaTzafon Jerusalem | w/o | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | w/o | Hapoel Tel Hanan |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 6–1 | Sektzia Nes Tziona |
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | w/o | Hapoel Zvi Nahariya |

### Intermediate Round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 3–3 R: 3–3 R (2):3–2 | Hapoel Tiberias |
| Hapoel Kfar Ata | 4–4 R: 5–2 | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Hapoel Netanya | 2–0 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |

### Fifth round

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Hapoel Haifa | 4–1 | Hapoel Ra'anana |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 1–2 | Beitar Tel Aviv |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 6–0 | Maccabi Ramat Gan |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6–0 | Beitar Ramla |
| Hapoel Hadera | 3–2 | Maccabi Hadera |
| Hakoah Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Rehovot |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 1–1 R: 0–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Maccabi Haifa | 4–1 | Maccabi Netanya |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 2–1 | Hapoel Nahariya |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–2 | Hapoel Balfouria |
| Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel | 3–0 | Hapoel Kiryat Haim |
| Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 8–1 | Hapoel Netanya |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4–3 | Hapoel Herzliya |
| Shimshon Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Ramla |
| Maccabi Jaffa | w/o | Ahva Notzrit Haifa |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | w/o | Kochav HaTzafon Jerusalem |
* Maccabi Jaffa, Maccabi Petah Tikva received a bye to the sixth round, as their opponents, Ahva Notzrit Haifa and Hapoel Kochav HaTzafon Jerusalem, folded.