The draw saw teams from the top flight enter the competition in the second round and included teams from the national and 1st divisions. The match will be a repeat of the State Cup final of 2015 which Maccabi won 6-2 at Sammy Ofer, the stadium that will host the final this year. Be’ersheva’s coach Yossi Abuksis knocked Maccabi out of the Cup in the Semi Final stage two seasons ago on the way win the Cup – something he did with Be’ersheva last season as well.
Matches will be played between January 14th – 18th.
The full draw:
Beitar Nordiya – SC Tira, Hapoel Be’ersheva – Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Netanya – Hapoel Bika’t Hayarden, Hapoel Acco – Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Haifa – Hapoel Um El Fahm, Sektzia Nes Ziona – Maccabi Petah Tikva, Bnei Yehuda – Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem – Hapoel Rishon Lezion, SC Kfar Quassem – Hapoel Kfar Sava, SC Ashdod – Hapoel Ra’anana, Hapoel Kfar Shalem – Hapoel Ashdod, Hapoel Afula – Hapoel Nof Hagalil, Hapoel Ranat Gan – Bnei Lod.
