Tonight: Premier League enters State Cup draw

Tonight the draw will be held for the round of 32 of the Israeli State Cup, the round in which Israel's Premier League enters the mix

Tonight at the offices of the Israel Football Association the draw will be held for the round of 32 of the prestigious Israeli State Cup, the round in which all the Israeli Premier League clubs, including Maccabi Tel Aviv, enter the mix. This follows the results last night that produced 14 winners of the final rounds in the three lower domestic leagues, who join four more clubs – Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Yavne, Maccabi Um-al-Fahm and Achi Nazareth – selected from Israel's second division, Ha'Leumit, for automatic promotion. This leaves 18 lower division competitors to face the 14 Israeli Premier League clubs, who only now enter the draw, for a place in the last 16. The matches will be played in one leg only on Tuesday and Wednesday January 28^th and 29^th, with the winners advancing to the next round.

Tonight's draw will begin at 6pm and updates will be posted on Maccabi Tel Aviv's official Facebook page.

Participants in the round of 32:

Premier League – all 14 clubs

Ha'Leumit – Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Yavne, Maccabi Um-El-Fahm, Achi Nazareth, Hapoel Petach Tikva, Beitar Tel Aviv-Ramle, Hapoel Upper Nazareth, Hapoel Rishon Lezion, Maccabi Netanya, Hapoel Afula, Hapoel Bnei Lod, Hapoel Katamon.

League 1 – Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam, Kfar Kasem FC, Maccabi She'arim, Hapoel Kfar Saba.

League 2 – Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot Tarshicha.

State Cup rounds:

Round of 32 – January 28^th / 29^th

Last 16 – February 11^th / 12^th

Quarter finals – March 25^th / 26^th

Semi-finals – April 4^th

Final – May 7^th