Lilian Cup
Israeli League Cup
Founded1982
Abolished1989
Region Israel
Number of teams4
Last championsHapoel Petah Tikva (1989–90)
Most successful club(s)Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Tel Aviv
(2 titles)

The Lililan Cup (Hebrew: גביע ליליאן, Gvia Lililan), which was also known as The League Cup (Hebrew: גביע הליגה, Gvia HaLiga) was an Israeli men's football competition open to the top 4 clubs in Liga Leumit between 1981–82 and 1988–89. The competition was contested at the start of each football season. It was cancelled after the 1989 tournament.

History

The competition was established in 1982, as a season opening tournament, and was named after Yehuda Lilian, a former IFA treasurer and Hapoel member, who died in February 1982.[1]

Parallel to this competition the IFA also held the Israel Super Cup, which was played at the end of the season, and the Toto Cup, which was played throughout the season, mostly on weekdays.

Due to dwindling interest in the competition, and the preference to give more weight to hold most of the Toto Cup matches before the beginning of the league season, the cup was cancelled in 1989.

Format

The format of the competition varied during its years between a straight knock-out competition, held in two match days, and between a preliminary group, played as a single round-robin tournament, followed by a third place match and final.[2]

Results

Year Final Third Place Match
Champions Score Runners-Up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1982 Maccabi Netanya 3–1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Kfar Saba 2–0 Bnei Yehuda
1983 Maccabi Netanya 3–2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Shimshon Tel Aviv
1984 Maccabi Haifa 5–4 Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Netanya 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem
1985 Beitar Jerusalem 3–1 Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Haifa 3–0 Shimshon Tel Aviv
1986 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem
1987 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 Bnei Yehuda Hapoel Lod 3–2 Beitar Jerusalem
1988 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Shimshon Tel Aviv 3–2 Maccabi Netanya
1989 Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–2 Beitar Tel Aviv Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Haifa 		1

1. Third place match wasn't played.

Source: [3]


Performance by club

Team Participations Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
Maccabi Netanya 5 2 – 1 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 2 – – –
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3 1 2 – –
Maccabi Haifa 4 1 1 2 –
Beitar Jerusalem 4 1 – – 3
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1 1 – – –
Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 – 2 2 –
Bnei Yehuda 2 – 1 – 1
Maccabi Petah Tikva 1 – 1 – –
Beitar Tel Aviv 1 – 1 – –
Shimshon Tel Aviv 3 – – 1 2
Hapoel Kfar Saba 1 – – 1 –
Hapoel Lod 1 – – 1 –

References

  1. ^ Yehuda Lilian Dies Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Davar, 16 February 1982, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Knock-out Instead of League Maariv, 15 April 1985, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Shohat, Elisha (2006). 100 Years of Football 1906-2006. p. 346.
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