Maccabi Tel Aviv was drawn to face Beitar Jerusalem in the Israel State Cup tournament Round of 32. The Yellow & Blue will be one of the 14 Premier League Ligat Japanika teams that will join the competition in the Round of 32 which will take place between December 20-14. In addition, there will be 13 Leumit League clubs, 4 Ligat Alef sides and one Ligat Bet squad for a total of 32 teams.
Last season the Yellow & Blue played Bnei MMBE in their first State Cup contest and won 3:0 at the Netanya Stadium. However, Maccabi was eliminated by Maccabi Haifa in the Round of 16 at Sammy Ofer Stadium.