1978 Israel Super Cup Explained

1978 Israel Super Cup
Team1:Maccabi Netanya
Team1score:4
Team2:Beitar Jerusalem
Team2score:0
Date:23 September 1978
Stadium:HaKufsa
City:Netanya
Referee:Zvi Sharir
Attendance:5,000
Previous:1977
Next:1979

The 1978 Israel Super Cup was the eighth Israel Super Cup (13th, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup.

The match was played between Maccabi Netanya, champions of the 1977–78 Liga Leumit and Beitar Jerusalem, runners-up in the league, as Maccabi Netanya won the 1977–78 Israel State Cup.

This was Maccabi Netanya's 3rd Israel Super Cup appearance and Beitar's Second. At the match, played at Maccabi Netanya Stadium, Maccabi Netanya won 4–0.[1] [2] [3]

Match details

GK
RB Baruch Hassan
CB Israel Hajaj (c)
CB
LB
CM
CM
CM
FW
FW
FW
Substitutes:
MF
FW
Manager:
GK
RB
DF
DF
LB Yarkoni
DM
CM Yadid
CM
FW
FW
FW
Substitutes:
MF
DF Schwarz
Manager:
Shimon Shenhar

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/israsupcuphist.html Israel - List of 'Champions of Champions' (Super Cup) Finals
  2. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=DAV/1978/09/24&PageLabelPrint=9&EntityId=Ar00900&ViewMode=HTML Yesterday Maccabi Netanya Won the "Champion of Champions" Title as Well
  3. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=MAR/1978/09/24&PageLabelPrint=35&EntityId=Ar03500&ViewMode=HTML City of Diamonds and Titles