Israeli Basketball State Cup

The Israeli Basketball State Cup () is the second most important professional basketball competition in Israel, after the Israeli Super League. It is the national federation cup of Israel. The tournament began in the 1955–56 season, and is run by the Israel Basketball Association.

In the 21–22 season, the tournament format was changed so that only the first 8 teams at the end of the first rotation of the Israeli Basketball Premier League will compete. The quarter-final matches will be drawn between the teams in places 1-4 against 5-8 for a one-game elimination match. The winners advances to the semi-final matches which also consists of one game elimination match. the winners of the semi-final advances to the final match. Until the 21–22, The tournament format consists of teams from the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the National League facing each other for a one-game elimination match. The winner advances to the second round, which also consists of one game elimination match. The winner of the second round advances to the quarter-final stage.

Titles by team TeamWinnersRunner-UpMaccabi Tel Aviv478Hapoel Jerusalem89Hapoel Tel Aviv413Hapoel Holon25Bnei Herzliya 24Hapoel Galil Elyon23Hapoel Gvat/Yagur11Hapoel Ramat Gan05Maccabi Haifa04Maccabi Rishon LeZion04Ironi Ramat Gan02Elitzur Netanya02Beitar Jerusalem01Hapoel Eilat01 Hapoel Givatayim01Maccabi Ashdod01Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel01Ironi Nahariya01

Finals Season Winner Runner-up Score 1955–56 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv 52–49, 56–50 1956–57 Cancelled due to the Suez Crisis 1957–58 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv 53–44 1958–59 Hapoel Holon 53–47 1959–60 Not held 1960–61 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Holon 74–46 1961–62 Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv 50–48 1962–63 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv 55–51 1963–64 50–47 1964–65 55–47 1965–66 66–62 1966–67 Cancelled due to the Six-Day War 1967–68 Cancelled due to the War of Attrition 1968–69 Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv 88–70 1969–70 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv 73–52 1970–71 Maccabi Haifa 70–51 1971–72 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 108–99 1972–73 Betar Jerusalem 118–79 1973–74 Cancelled due to the Yom Kippur War 1974–75 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Gvat/Yagur 89–74 1975–76 Hapoel Gvat/Yagur Hapoel Tel Aviv 90–76 1976–77 Maccabi Tel Aviv 78–77 1977–78 93–90 1978–79 Hapoel Ramat Gan 73–66 1979–80 105–87 1980–81 105–95 1981–82 90–77 1982–83 Hapoel Tel Aviv 99–94 1983–84 Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Ramat Gan 79–73 1984–85 Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa 121–81 1985–86 Hapoel Holon 90–86 1986–87 Hapoel Galil Elyon 95–86 1987–88 Hapoel Galil Elyon Maccabi Elitzur Netanya 79–77 1988–89 Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 107–85 1989–90 Hapoel Galil Elyon 92–90 1990–91 Hapoel Holon 100–90 1991–92 Hapoel Galil Elyon Maccabi Rishon LeZion 84–76 1992–93 Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Givatayim 71–65 1993–94 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv 64–53 1994–95 Bnei Herzlia Hapoel Holon 88–77 1995–96 Hapoel Jerusalem Maccabi Tel Aviv 67–65 1996–97 89–82 1997–98 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Galil Elyon 83–70 1998–99 Hapoel Jerusalem 69–68 1999–00 68–57 2000–01 82–78 2001–02 99–73 2002–03 Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel 96–83 2003–04 Hapoel Jerusalem 108–85 2004–05 Bnei HaSharon 108–89 2005–06 Hapoel Jerusalem 96–91 2006–07 Hapoel Jerusalem Bnei HaSharon 103–85 2007–08 Maccabi Tel Aviv 93–89 2008–09 Hapoel Holon Maccabi Haifa 69–68 2009–10 Maccabi Tel Aviv Bnei HaSharon 77–70 2010–11 Barak Netanya 106–70 2011–12 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 82–69 2012–13 Maccabi Haifa 76–68http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/domestic-leagues/domestic-leagues-2012-2013/israel/i/108660/7594/israeli-state-cup-final-february-7| EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.NET Retrieved 29 March 2014 2013–14 Hapoel Eilat 80–73 2014–15 Hapoel Jerusalem 94–76 2015–16 Maccabi Ashdod 83–75 2016–17 Hapoel Jerusalem 82–68 2017–18 Hapoel Holon Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–84 2018–19 Hapoel Jerusalem Maccabi Rishon LeZion 82–67 2019–20 Ironi Nahariya 92–89 2020–21 Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Rishon LeZion 86–69 2022 Bnei Herzliya Hapoel Tel Aviv 87–82 2023 Hapoel Jerusalem Maccabi Tel Aviv 67–61 2024 85–72 2025 Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Jerusalem 87–72 2026 Maccabi Tel Aviv Bnei Herzliya 109–90

Israeli State Cup Finals MVPs

Season Cup Finals MVP Club 2015–16 Gal Mekel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2016–17 2017–18 Glen Rice Jr. Hapoel Holon 2018–19 TaShawn Thomas Hapoel Jerusalem 2019–20 J'Covan Brown 2020–21 Yovel Zoosman Maccabi Tel Aviv 2022 Chinanu Onuaku Bnei Herzliya 2023 Speedy Smith Hapoel Jerusalem 2024 2025 Rokas Jokubaitis Maccabi Tel Aviv 2026 Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

External links Israel Basketball Association