The 2019 Israel State Cup final decided the winner of the 2018–19 Israel State Cup, the 83rd season of Israel's main football cup. It was played on 15 May 2019 at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, between Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Yehuda.
Bnei Yehuda defeated Maccabi Netanya 5–4 on penalties.
Background Maccabi Netanya had previously played 4 Israel cup Finals, had won the competition a record 1 time. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2014, in which they lost 1–0 to Ironi Kiryat Shmona, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1978, beating Bnei Yehuda 2–1.
Bnei Yehuda had previously played in 7 finals, winning 3. Their most recent appearance in the final was tin 2017, in which they won 4–3 on penalties against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Yehuda had played each other one time was in 1978, Maccabi Netanya won 2–1.
The two teams played each other three times during the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League season until the final. In the first instance Bnei Yehuda won 3–1, in the two other times the games end draw 1-1 and 0-0.
Road to the final Bnei Yehuda RoundMaccabi NetanyaOpponentResult2018–19 Israel State CupOpponentResultBeitar Nordia Jerusalem3–1Eighth roundF.C. Daburiyya5–1Hapoel Nazareth Illit2–0Round of 16Hapoel Be'er Sheva0–0 (4–2) after penaltiesHapoel Afula2–0Quarter-finals first legMaccabi Petah Tikva1–0Hapoel Afula1–1Quarter-finals second legMaccabi Petah Tikva1–1Maacbi Tel Aviv1–0Semi-finalsHapoel Hadera1–0
Details
GK 1 Emilijus ZubasRB 17 Itzik Azuz (c) CB 24 Carlos Cuéllar CB 2 Dan MoriCB 7 Shay Konstantini LB 23 Matan BaltaxaCM 19 Ismaila Soro LM 6 Yuval AshkenaziRW 9 Dolev HazizaCF 13 Mavis Tchibota LF 12 Jakub Sylvestr Substitutes:GK 55 Yehonatan ShabiDF 26 Amit Bitton MF 21 Sagas Tambi FW 10 Amit Zenati MF 22 Avishay Cohen FW 18 Dor Jan FW 89 Fejsal Mulić Manager: Yossi Abuksis GK 82 Danny AmosRB 24 Muhammed Zbidat CB 31 Tim HeubachCB 13 Branko Vrgoč LB 12 Jonathan Bornstein DM 52 Ali Mohamed CM 77 Nico Olsak (c) CM 8 Jahmir Hyka RW 36 Gavriel KanichowskyLW 10 Guy Melamed CF 21 Fatos Bećiraj Substitutes:GK 22 Golan ElkaslasyDF 3 Dudu TwitoDF 25 David TiramMF 15 Aviv Avraham DF 20 Dolev Azulay MF 70 Moti Barshazki FW 30 Stav Finish Manager: Slobodan Drapić
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