Israel Youth State Cup


The Israel Youth State Cup, is a knockout cup competition for under-19s in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association.
The cup is named after former Maccabi Haifa and Israel goalkeeper, Avi Ran.

History

A cup competition for youth players was first organized in 1943–44 in [Mandatory Palestine football|1943–44]. The competition was won by Maccabi [Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]. After the Israeli [Declaration of Independence|establishment of Israel] the competition was renewed in 1949 for a single tournament, and two tournaments were held in 1954 and 1955. Since 1958 the competition was played annually. The competition was called Kerner Cup until 1966 and later, until 1977, Jerusalem Cup.

Format

The youth cup is a knockout, played by all the teams affiliated with the IFA. Lower tier teams enter the first stages and are joined in the fourth round by Israeli Noar Premier League teams.

List of finals

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
ClubWinsRunners-upTotal final appearances
Maccabi Tel Aviv13518
Maccabi Haifa9514
Hapoel Tel Aviv7815
Gadna Yehuda448
Maccabi [Petah Tikva F.C.|Maccabi Petah Tikva]336
F.C. Ashdod314
Maccabi Netanya279
Hapoel Haifa246
Hapoel Hadera235
Beitar Jerusalem224
Shimson Tel Aviv213
Hapoel [Rishon LeZion F.C.|Hapoel Rishon LeZion]213
Beitar Tel Aviv22
Hapoel [Ramat Gan F.C.|Hapoel Ramat Gan]22
Bnei Yehuda145
Hapoel [Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]134
Hapoel Petah Tikva134
Hapoel Ra'anana123
Maccabi Jaffa112
Hapoel [Kfar Saba F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Saba]112
Sektzia [Nes Tziona F.C.|Sektzia Nes Tziona]11
Maccabi [Herzliya F.C.|Maccabi Herzliya]11
Hapoel [Tzafririm Holon F.C.|Hapoel Tzafririm Holon]11
Beitar Netanya / Beitar Nes Tubruk22
Maccabi Ramat Gan11
Hapoel [Kiryat Ata F.C.|Hapoel Kiryat Ata]11
Hapoel Holon11
Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Shmona]11