1940 Palestine Cup

The 1940 Palestine Cup (Hebrew: הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli) was the eleventh season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition.

1940 Palestine Cup
Tournament details
Country Mandatory Palestine
Defending championsHapoel Tel Aviv
Final positions
ChampionsBeitar Tel Aviv
Runner-upMaccabi Tel Aviv
← 1939
1941 →

The defending holders, Hapoel Tel Aviv, fell to city rival Maccabi Tel Aviv at the semi-final. Maccabi met the emerging team of Beitar Tel Aviv at the final and lost 1–3.

Results

First round

Draw for the round was held in early January 1940. The 6 teams from the Tel Aviv division of the 1939 Palestine League were given a bye to the second round, along with Hapoel Haifa. Hapoel Ramat Gan also received a bye during the draw.[1]

Home TeamScoreAway Team
17th Heavy Battery2–1 (a.e.t.)
annulled [note 1]
ROAC Haifa
Hapoel Ra'anana1–2RAF Ramla
Hapoel Rishon LeZion0–1Maccabi-Hakoah Petah Tikva
Maccabi Rehovot3–3 (a.e.t.)Degel Zion Tel Aviv
Beitar Tel Aviv7–0Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Hadera1–5RSG Rehovot
Hapoel Petah Tikva3–1Hapoel Hadera
Hegge Tel Aviv1–4Egged Tel Aviv

Replay

Home TeamScoreAway Team
17th Heavy Battery5–3ROAC Haifa
Degel Zion Tel Aviv2–1 (a.e.t.)Maccabi Rehovot

Second round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Beitar Tel Aviv4–1RSG Rehovot
RAF Ramla2–3Hapoel Haifa
Hakoah Tel Aviv0–5Maccabi Tel Aviv
17th Heavy Battery2–1Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva
Hapoel Tel Aviv5–1Maccabi-Hakoah Petah Tikva
Hapoel Ramat Gan1–4Egged Tel Aviv
Maccabi Nes Tziona1–3Degel Zion Tel Aviv
Hapoel Petah Tikvaw/oHapoel Herzliya

Quarter-finals

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Egged Tel Aviv3–617th Heavy Battery
Hapoel Petah Tikva0–3Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv5–1Degel Zion Tel Aviv
Beitar Tel Aviv3–0Hapoel Haifa

Semi-finals

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Maccabi Tel Aviv4–0Hapoel Tel Aviv
Beitar Tel Aviv1–0 (a.e.t.)17th Heavy Battery

Final

Maccabi Tel Aviv1–3Beitar Tel Aviv
Beit HaLevi 9'Kretchman 6'
Bogdanov 60'
Panz 88'
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Chodshoni

Notes

References

  • 100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006