The 2017 Israel State Cup final decided the winner of the 2016–17 Israel State Cup, the 81st season of Israel's main football cup. It will be played on 25 May 2017 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
Maccabi Tel Aviv had previously played 35 Israel cup Finals, had won the competition a record 23 times. Their most recent appearance in the final was two years ago, in which they won 6–2 to Hapoel Beer Sheva at Sammy Ofer in Haifa. and their most recent appearance in the tournament the previous year's edition, in which they lost 1–0 to Maccabi Haifa.
Bnei Yehuda had previously played in 6 finals, winning 2. Their most recent final was in 2010, lost 3-1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Their most recent victory was in 1981, beating 4-3 in Penalties Hapeol Tel Aviv.
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda had played each other one time was in 1965, Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2-1.
The two teams played each other twice during the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League season. In the first instance, at Haberfeld Stadium on 27 November 2016 Bnei Yehuda won 1–0, Almog Buzaglo scoring. On 27 February 2017 at Netanya Stadium Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2–0, Barak Itzhaki and Viðar Örn Kjartansson scoring.
Road to the final Maccabi Tel AvivRoundBnei Yehuda Tel AvivOpponentResult2016–17 Israel State CupOpponentResultHapoel Bnei Lod3–0Eighth roundHapoel Acre3–3 (4–3) after penaltiesHapoel Ra'anana1–1 (4–2) after penaltiesRound of 16Hapoel Ashkelon4–0Maccabi Petah Tikva1–0Quarter-finals first legF.C. Ashdod4-1Maccabi Petah Tikva2–1Quarter-finals second legF.C. Ashdod2-0Beitar Jerusalem F.C.2–1Semi-finalsHapoel Ramat Gan1–0
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GK 95 Predrag RajkovićRB 2 Eli Dasa CB 18 Eitan TibiCB 26 Tal Ben HaimLB 13 Sheran Yeini (c)DM 23 Eyal Golasa CM 6 Gal Alberman LM 14 Rúben Micael RW 15 Dor Micha CF 9 Viðar Örn KjartanssonLF 11 Tal Ben Haim Substitutes:GK 1 Daniel LifshitzDF 4 RamonMF 21 Egor FilipenkoDF 22 Avi Rikan MF 51 Yossi Benayoun FW 5 Óscar Scarione FW 25 Aaron SchoenfeldManager: Lito Vidigal GK 1 Emilijus ZubasRB 31 Marko JovanovićCB 6 Tal KachilaCB 13 Sean GoldbergLB 23 Maor Kandil DM 14 Tijan JaitehCM 10 Roei Gordana (c)CM 51 Antonio Mršić RW 7 Alon Turgeman LW 21 Nerijus ValskisCF 15 Yonatan Cohen Substitutes:GK 22 Nikita KhaykinDF 17 Itzik Azuz DF 55 Shay KonstantiniFW 27 Daniel AvitalMF 77 Almog Buzaglo FW 28 Stav Finish FW 20 Pedro GalvánManager: Kfir Edri