1947 Palestine Cup Explained

Palestine Cup
Year:1947
Defending Champions:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Winners:Maccabi Tel Aviv
(6th title)
Second:Beitar Tel Aviv
Prev Season:1946
Next Season:1949–51

The 1947 Palestine Cup (Hebrew: הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, HaGvia HaEretz-Israeli) was the fifteenth season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition, and the last competed before the declaration of independence of Israel.

The competition reverted to its previous format, of each round decided with a single match. Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Tel Aviv met at a tempestuous final, which was abandoned at the 88th minute, with Maccabi leading 3–2. After Beitar claimed scoring an equalising goal, which wasn't given, the crowd stormed the pitch and Beitar player Yom-Tov Menasherov took the cup and escaped the pitch with it undetected by the authorities.

Results

First round

Replay

Quarter-finals

Replay

Final

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