Maccabi Netanya had previously played 4 Israel cup Finals, had won the competition a record 1 time. Their most recent appearance in the final was in 2014, in which they lost 1–0 to Ironi Kiryat Shmona, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1978, beating Bnei Yehuda 2–1.
Bnei Yehuda had previously played in 7 finals, winning 3. Their most recent appearance in the final was tin 2017, in which they won 4–3 on penalties against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Yehuda had played each other one time was in 1978, Maccabi Netanya won 2–1.
The two teams played each other three times during the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League season until the final. In the first instance Bnei Yehuda won 3–1, in the two other times the games end draw 1-1 and 0-0.
