The 2021 Israel State Cup final decided the winner of the 2020–21 Israel State Cup, the 85th season of the Israel State Cup. It was played on 2 June 2021 at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, between city rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv after it was initially planned to be held in the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa.
Background Hapoel Tel Aviv had previously played 24 Israel cup Finals, winning 16 of them. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2012, in which they beat Maccabi Haifa 2–1 to win the State Cup.
Maccabi Tel Aviv had previously played in 36 finals, winning 23 of them. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2017, in which they lost 4–3 in a penalty shootout to Bnei Yehuda following a 0–0 score after extra time. Their most recent victory in the tournament was in 2015, in which they beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6–2 to win the cup.
Road to the final Maccabi Tel Aviv Round Hapoel Tel Aviv Opponent Result 2020–21 Israel State Cup Result Opponent Hapoel Be'er Sheva (1) 1–0 Eighth round 4–0 Hapoel Ashkeon (3) Hapoel Haifa (1) 3–2 Round of 16 3–1 Maccabi Netanya (1) F.C. Ashdod (1) 1–0 Quarter-finals 1–0 Hapoel Kfar Shalem (2) Maccabi Haifa (1) 2–0 Semi-finals 1–1 (7–6 p.) Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (2)
Match Details
GK 19 DanielRB 28 Andre GeraldesCB 3 Matan BaltaxaCB 44 Luis HernándezLB 4 Enric SaboritDM 6 Dan GlazerCM 21 Sheran Yeini (c) LM 42 Dor PeretzCF 39 Eduardo Guerrero RW 10 Itay Shechter LW 11 Tal Ben Haim Substitutes:GK 1 Daniel PeretzDF 18 Eitan TibiDF 27 Ofir DavidzadaDF 31 Shahar PivenMF 17 Dan Biton MF 47 Eden Karzev FW 9 Nick Blackman FW 7 Matan Hozez FW 24 Yonatan Cohen Manager: Patrick van Leeuwen GK 1 Ernestas ŠetkusRB 2 Ben BittonCB 6 Edi Gotlieb CB 5 Eyad Abu Abaid LB 14 Denny GruperCM 11 Dan EinbinderCM 9 Shay Elias RW 8 Osher Davida AM 7 Omri Altman (c) LW 19 Lidor Cohen CF 18 Shlomi Azulay Substitutes:GK 13 Igal BeckerDF 16 Doron Leidner DF 23 Raz Shlomo DF 55 Siyanda XuluDF 99 Ofek BittonMF 26 Emmanuel Boateng FW 29 Shay Izan FW 10 Gil Itzhak FW 17 Raz Stein Manager: Nir Klinger
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