Israeli 20th Anniversary Cup

1968 20th Anniversary Cup
Country  Israel
Champions Hapoel Petah Tikva
Runners-up Maccabi Haifa
Matches played 52
Goals scored 155 (2.98 per match)

The 20th Anniversary Cup (Hebrew: גביע עשרים שנים למדינה, also known as the 20th Cup, Hebrew: גביע ה- 20) was a stand-alone cup competition played to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

The competition was played at the start of the 1968–69 season, while the national football team was involved in the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament, and was open to Liga Leumit clubs only. The 16 clubs were divided into four groups of four clubs each, which were played in a double Round-robin tournament. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

The cup was won by Hapoel Petah Tikva, who had beaten Maccabi Haifa 4–1 in the final.

Group Phase

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knock-out Phase

Semi-finals

19 October 1968
Hapoel Jerusalem 1–2 Maccabi Haifa
Ben Rimoz  70' Shmulevich  84', 88'
Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Handwerg

19 October 1968
Hapoel Petah Tikva 2–1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Sharabi  15'
Hayek  33' (pen.)
Gozlan  44'
Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Shoshani

Final

26 October 1968
Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–1 Maccabi Haifa
Sharabi  34'
Chazom  37'
Hayek  40'
Sa'id  60'
Gershgoren  36'
Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 7000
Referee: Marin


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