1956–57 Israel State Cup
The1956–57 Israel State Cup was the 19th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the fourth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
Although the competition began on 11 February 1956, it was delayed severely by the Suez Crisis, and later rounds were not played until April 1957, with the final being held on 6 July at 1957 at the Haifa Municipal Stadium in Haifa. Hapoel Petah Tikva met Maccabi Jaffa in the final and won the cup after securing a 2–1 win.
Results
First round
74 of the 75 Liga Gimel clubs participated in this round. Most of the matches were drawn as divisional matches, with the exception of two matches.Second round
- SK Nes Tziona and Hapoel Safed received a bye to the third round.
Fifth round
- Maccabi Jaffa, Maccabi Petah Tikva received a bye to the sixth round, as their opponents, Ahva Notzrit Haifa and Hapoel Kochav HaTzafon Jerusalem, folded.