1932 Palestine Cup

The 1932 Palestine Cup (Hebrew: הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli) was the fourth season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition. The defending holders were Maccabi Tel Aviv (B).

1932 Palestine Cup

Tournament details
Country	Mandatory Palestine
Defending champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv (B)
Final positions
Champions	British Police
Runner-up	Hapoel Haifa
← 1930 1933 →

For the first time in 5 years, and the first time since the founding of the Eretz Israel Football Association, a British team, British Police, won the cup, completing a double, as the team also won the league.

In the final, held in Petah Tikva, British Police met Hapoel Haifa. The match was abandoned at the 38th minute, with the score at 1–0 to Hapoel Haifa, and was awarded to the Policemen.

Results

First round

Home Team	Score	Away Team
P.G.H. Sarafand	0–3	Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Haifa	2–4	British Police
Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva	3–2	Maccabi Tel Aviv
No. 2 Armoured Car Coy	1–1	Middlesex Regiment

Replay

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Middlesex Regiment	0–1	No. 2 Armoured Car Coy

Quarter-finals

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Hapoel Tel Aviv	3–1	No. 2 Armoured Car Coy
King's Own Regiment	6–0	Maccabi Nes Tziona
British Police	3–2	Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem	0–3	Hapoel Haifa

Semi-finals

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Hapoel Haifa	2–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv
British Police	w/o	King's Own Regiment

Final

Hapoel Haifa v British Police

7 May 1932	Hapoel Haifa	w/o (1–0) (abandoned '37)	British Police	Maccabi Avshalem Petah Tikva field
	Gaist 22'			Attendance: 7,000 Referee: MacKenzie

References

• 100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006

External links

• Israel Football Association website (in Hebrew)