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Tel Aviv Derby Highlights Israeli State Cup Round of 16 Draw

By מוטי פשכצקי

Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba

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The draw for the Israeli State Cup's eighth round has set up a Tel Aviv derby between holders Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv. All 14 Premier League teams will participate for the first time in the 2026/27 season. The draw took place at Ramat Gan Stadium. Other key matchups include Bnei Sakhnin vs. Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Ra'anana.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Hapoel Tel Aviv in a derby in the Israeli State Cup's round of 16.
All 14 Premier League teams are participating in the 2026/27 Israeli State Cup's eighth round.
The draw for the Israeli State Cup took place at Ramat Gan Stadium.
Maccabi Haifa will play Hapoel Ra'anana in the next round.
Bnei Sakhnin is set to face Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

The draw for the eighth round of the Israeli State Cup football tournament took place at Ramat Gan Stadium, featuring all 14 Premier League teams for the first time in the 2026/27 season. The most anticipated matchup is a Tel Aviv derby between holders Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv. Other notable pairings include Bnei Sakhnin against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Jerusalem versus Hapoel Haifa, and Maccabi Haifa facing Hapoel Ra'anana. The draw also set up matches between Maccabi Yavne and Maccabi Herzliya, Hapoel Kfar Shalem and Hapoel Afula, Ironi Nesher and Maccabi Bnei Raina, Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Acre and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, MS Kiryat Yam and Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Azor and Maccabi Kiryat Gat, Beitar Jerusalem and MS Ashdod, Ironi Modi'in and Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Malakhi and Ironi Tiberias, MS Kfar Qasem and Maccabi Petah Tikva, and Maccabi Netanya against Hapoel Kfar Saba.

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