The competition began on 7 November 1964, with first round matches, involving Liga Bet and Liga Gimel teams. For the first time since 1951–52, the competition was played throughout the duration of a single season, with the final between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda being played on 29 June 1965. Maccabi won the match in extra time by a single goal and earned its second consecutive cup and 12th overall.[1][2]
Results
Third Round
The 64 second round winners were joined in this round by the teams from Liga Alef. Matches were played on 12 December 1964.
^Upon arrival to the stadium, Hapoel Hadera players were stopped by the Hapoel Ramat Gan ushers, and some were beaten by the ushers. Eventually, the Hapoel Hadera players were allowed into the ground, however, the incident caused them to field the team 25 minutes late, by which time the referee cancelled the match. Upon appeal the match was given to Hapoel Hadera.
^After Hapoel Haifa scored its second goal, Hapoel Tiberias players Ya'ish and Fadal protested the goal and were sent off. As both refused to leave the field, the match was abandoned.
^After both matches ended in a draw, the winner was decided by drawing of lots which was held on 5 March 1965.
References
100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
^Porat, Yesha'ayahu (30 June 1965). "ברנס העלה את נס מכבי תל אביב" [Baranes Raised Maccabi Tel Aviv's Flag]. Ma'ariv (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^Lahav, Aharon (30 June 1965). "מתחת לאף סחבו המכבים את גביע בני יהודה" [The Maccabis Stole the Cup from Under Bnei Yehuda's Nose]. Davar (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
