The 10th Anniversary Cup (Hebrew: גביע העשור, Gvia HaAsor) was a stand-alone cup competition played to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.[1]
The competition was split to two, the top competition played by the 12 1957–58 Liga Leumit clubs, with 4 clubs from 1957–58 Liga Alef.[2] The other 8 Liga Alef clubs, along with 8 1957–58 Liga Bet clubs took part in a minor cup tournament titled The FA Cup (Hebrew: גביע ההתאחדות, Gvia HaHit’ahchadut).[3] The two competitions were played as a knock-out tournament.
Gvia HaAsor
First round
All matches were played on 11 October 1958,[4] with replays being played a week later.[5]
Both matches were played in neutral grounds on 25 October 1958.[12] The match between Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Hapoel Holon has ended in a draw after 90 minutes, and due to crowd troubles extra-time was not played.[13] A replay was played on 8 November 1958 in Hadera behind closed doors, and a second replay in Jerusalem on 12 November 1958.
^The match originally was abandoned at the 107th minute with Maccabi Netanya leading 3–2., and was replayed.
^The match was abandoned at the 81st minute, with the result of 2–2, after Hapoel Tel Aviv players attacked the referee.[6] The match was Given to Maccabi Petah Tikva.[7]
References
100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
^"הוגרלו משחקי גביע-העשור-זוטא" [Matches of the Small 10th Anniversary Cup Drawn]. Al HaMishmar (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. 3 October 1958. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
