Following the dramatic victory over Hapoel Raanana on penalties, Maccabi Tel Aviv will continue their State Cup run in the quarterfinal round after being drawn against Maccabi Petach Tikva for the two legged tie.
At this stage of the competition, the quarterfinals becomes a two legged tie with matches taking place away on February 7-9 with the home leg on February 28-March 2 at the Netanya Stadium. This will be the 51st time that Maccabi is playing in this round of the tournament and the 39th time since the founding of the State of Israel.
The Yellow & Blue will also face Petach Tikva in league play during the month of February making it three times in three weeks that Maccabi will kick off against the same opponent. So far this season, the two sides ended in a goalless draw back in November at the Netanya Stadium.
Last season, Maccabi played Hapoel Kfar Saba in the quarterfinals and won by an aggregate score of 5:0 over the two matches. The year before that, Kiryat Shemona was the opponent as Maccabi won by a two tie score of 4:1.
