Although the competition began on 11 February 1956, it was delayed severely by the Suez Crisis, and later rounds were not played until April 1957, with the final being held on 6 July at 1957 at the Haifa Municipal Stadium in Haifa. Hapoel Petah Tikva met Maccabi Jaffa in the final and won the cup after securing a 2–1 win.
Results
First round
74 of the 75 Liga Gimel clubs participated in this round. Most of the matches were drawn as divisional matches, with the exception of two matches.
^Due to infringements from both sides, the match result was annulled and both clubs were disqualified from the competition.[1]
^The match was set to be played at Tirat Carmel. However, the venues were switched days before the match and the sides weren't notified on time, making each side waiting for its opponent in its own ground.[3] The league and cup committee ruled that Hapoel Petah Tikva won the match and advanced to the quarter-finals.[4]
References
100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
