The 1983 Lilian Cup was the 2nd season of the competition. The four top placed teams for the previous season took part in the competition.

1983 Lilian Cup
1983 League Cup
Tournament details
Country Israel
Dates3–13 September 1983
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Netanya
Runner-upHapoel Be'er Sheva
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)8 players (2)
← 1982
1984 →

The competition was held in two stages. First, the four teams played a round-robin tournament, after which the two top teams played for the cup, while the bottom teams played for the third place. The competition was held between 3 September and 13 September 1983.

The competition was won by Maccabi Netanya, who had beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–2 in the final.[1]

Group stage edit

The matches were played from 3 September to 10 September 1983.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maccabi Netanya 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Advance to the final
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Shimshon Tel Aviv 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4 3rd-4th place playoff
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
3 September 1983 Round 1 Maccabi Netanya 5–1 Shimshon Tel Aviv Netanya
Menahem   41', 42'
Pizanti   44'
Lam   69'
Etzioni   88'
Report (p. 2)
(in Hebrew)
Damti   38' Stadium: HaKufsa
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Yosef Diamant
3 September 1983 Round 1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv Be'er Sheva
Report (p. 2)
(in Hebrew)
Zano   54' Stadium: Vasermil Stadium
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Ya'akov Scheiner
6 September 1983 Round 2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 Maccabi Netanya Be'er Sheva
Davidi   49'
Avitan   75'
Report (p. 18)
(in Hebrew)
Machnes   17' Stadium: Vassermil Stadium
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Gabi Levy
6 September 1983 Round 2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 Shimshon Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
Zano   89' Report (p. 18)
(in Hebrew)
Atiya   39'
Arbiv   67'
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ovadia Zvi
10 September 1983 Round 3 Shimshon Tel Aviv 1–1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Netanya
Damti   38' Report (p. 2)
(in Hebrew)
Uzan   45' Stadium: HaKufsa
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Itzhak Rosenberg
10 September 1983 Round 3 Maccabi Netanya 2–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv Netanya
Machnes   55'
Pizanti   72'
Report (p. 2)
(in Hebrew)
Stadium: HaKufsa
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Moshe Ashkenazi

Final stage edit

3rd-4th Place Match edit

Shimshon Tel Aviv1–2Hapoel Tel Aviv
E. Cohen   79' Report (p. 2)
(in Hebrew)
S. Levi   71'
Dov Remler   85'
Attendance: 2000

Final edit

Maccabi Netanya3–2Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Lam   2'
Gariani   52', 76'
Report (p. 2)
(in Hebrew)
Herzl Fitusi   21', 34'
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Yair Tilinger

References edit