1933 Palestine Cup

The 1933 Palestine Cup (Hebrew: הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli) was the fifth season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition. The defending holders, British Police, didn't take part in the competition.

1933 Palestine Cup

Tournament details
Country	Mandatory Palestine
Teams	11
Defending champions	British Police
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd title)
Runner-up	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	42 (4.67 per match)
← 1932 1934 →

For the first time, all team participating were Jewish clubs, as British and Arab teams declined to enter. Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv met in the final, the former winning the cup by a single goal.^[1]

Results

First round

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Hapoel Jerusalem	w/o	Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Hadera	0–1	Maccabi Nes Tziona
Maccabi Rehovot	2–1	Hapoel Hadera

Quarter-finals

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Hapoel Haifa	5–3	Hapoel Jerusalem
Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva	4–0	Maccabi Nes Tziona
Hapoel Tel Aviv	9–0	Maccabi Rehovot
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem	abandoned [note 1]	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Replay

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem	0–3 [note 2]	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Semi-finals

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Hapoel Tel Aviv	5–0	Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi Tel Aviv	6–2	Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva

Final

Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv
		89' Ya'akobi

10 June 1933

Maccabi Petah Tikva ground

Attendance: 5000

Referee: Adler

Notes

1. The first match was abandoned during extra time, with Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem leading 3–2, due to the late hour and darkness. A replay was ordered.
2. The match was abandoned at the 80th minute after the crowd stormed the pitch, with Maccabi Tel Aviv leading 3–0. The result was confirmed by the EIFA.