The 2020 Israel State Cup final decided the winner of the 2019–20 Israel State Cup, the 84th season of Israel's main football cup. It was played on 13 July 2020 at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, between Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Background Maccabi Petah Tikva had previously played 4 Israel cup Finals, had won the competition a record 2 time. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2001, in which they lost 3–0 to Maccabi Tel Aviv, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1952, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva had previously played in 4 finals, winning one time. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2015, in which they lost 6–2 to Maccabi Tel Aviv, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1997, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0.
Road to the final Hapoel Be'er ShevaRoundMaccabi Petah TikvaOpponentResult2019–20 Israel State CupOpponentResultSeventh RoundHapoel Ramat Gan2–0F.C. Ashdod4–3Eighth roundIroni Kiryat Shmona3–2Maccabi Netanya2–0Round of 16Hapoel Nazareth Illit2–1Maccabi Haifa2–1Quarter-finals Beitar Jerusalem1–1 (5–3 p.)Hapoel Tel Aviv1–2Semi-finalsBnei Yehuda1–1 (6–5 p.)
Match Details
GK 21 Ohad LevitaRB 2 Ben Bitton CB 20 Loai TahaCB 4 Miguel Vitor (c) LB 13 Sean Goldberg CM 29 David Simão LM 8 Marwan Kabha RW 27 Josué CF 15 Tomer Yosefi LF 22 Elton Acolatse LF 14 Ben Sahar Substitutes:GK 1 Ernestas ŠetkusDF 30 Or Dadia DF 5 Shir Tzedek DF 16 Oren Biton MF 55 Naor Sabag MF 19 Netanel AskiasFW 17 Ilay MadmonFW 9 Gaëtan VarenneFW 12 Kayes Ganem Manager: Yossi Abuksis GK 84 Dor HevronRB 14 Dudu TwitoCB 21 Daniel FlesherCB 5 Or BlorianLB 77 Tomer Levy DM 6 Muhammad Sarsour CM 23 Guy Hadida (c) CM 11 Arad Bar RW 99 Lior Inbrum CF 20 Dor Hugi LF 19 Liel Abada Substitutes:GK 1 Yossi GinzburgDF 12 Idan AdhenenyDF 22 Sa'ar KalderonDF 3 Omer Danino MF 7 Ali Babayev MF 26 Eitan Azulay MF 18 Ido Davidov FW 9 Tai Baribo FW 10 Lidor Cohen Manager: Guy Luzon
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