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1956–57 Israel State Cup

1956–57 Israel State Cup
Country  Israel
Defending champions Maccabi Tel Aviv
Champions Hapoel Petah Tikva
Runners-up Maccabi Jaffa

The1956–57 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה‎‎, Gvia HaMedina) was the 19th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the fourth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

Although the competition began on 11 February 1956, it was delayed severely by the Suez Crisis, and later rounds weren't played until April 1957, with the final being held on 6 July at 1957 at the Haifa Municipal Stadium in Haifa. Hapoel Petah Tikva met Maccabi Jaffa in the final and won the cup after securing a 2–1 win.

74 of the 75 Liga Gimel clubs participated in this round. Most of the matches were drawn as divisional matches, with the exception of two matches.











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