Maccabi Tel Aviv will visit Hapoel Raanana between January 23-25th in the Israel State Cup Round of 16 just two weeks after taking on the club in Ligat Ha’Al play.
This will be the 71st time overall and the 56th time since the founding of the State of Israel that Maccabi Tel Aviv will take part in the Round of 16. A new State Cup champion will be crowned this season after Maccabi Haifa was knocked out of the tournament at the hands of Maccabi Petach Tikva in the Round of 32.
Last season Maccabi faced Hapoel Rishon Le’Zion in the Round of 16 and won 2:1 in extra time. The prior season, the Yellow & Blue played Hapoel Ashkelon and defeated the Leumit side 1:0 thanks to a goal by Barak Itzhaki. 2012/13 was the last time Maccabi Tel Aviv lost in the Round of 16 when they fell 2:0 to Beitar Jerusalem at Bloomfield Stadium.
