The 1989 Lilian Cup was the 8th and final season of the competition. The four top placed teams from the previous season took part in the competition.

1989 Lilian Cup
1989 League Cup
Tournament details
Country Israel
Dates11 October – 28 November 1989
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsHapoel Petah Tikva
Runner-upBeitar Tel Aviv
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored12 (4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rafi Cohen (2)
← 1988

The competition was held in as a straight knock-out competition, with the two top placed teams from the previous season being seeded. The semi-final was played on 11 October 1989[1][2] and the final on 28 November. For the first time since the competition began, no 3rd-place match was played.

The competition was won by Hapoel Petah Tikva, who defeated Beitar Tel Aviv 4–2 in the final.[3]

Results edit

Semi-finals edit

11 October 1989 Maccabi Haifa 2–4 Beitar Tel Aviv Herzliya
Atar   9'
Mordechai   67'
Report
(in Hebrew)
Dely Valdés   40'
Cohen   43' (pen.)
Edri   47'
Gal   64'
Stadium: Herzliya Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ya'akov Shiner

Final edit

Hapoel Petah Tikva4–2Beitar Tel Aviv
R. Cohen   26', 83'
Levy   61'
Yossi Shoshani   73'
Report
Report
(in Hebrew)
N. Cohen   52' (pen.)
Boahdana   65' (pen.)
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Tzvi Sharir

Notes edit

  1. ^ No extra time was played.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Hapoel Petah Tikva 0 Maccabi Netanya 0 hpt.co.il (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Official Tournaments Archived 2016-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Itzhak Haberman, 25 March 2003, Maccabi Haifa (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Hapoel Petah Tikva 4 Beitar Tel Aviv 2 hpt.co.il (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Double Boring Time in Herzliya Tzahi Barzilai, 12 October 1989, HaAretz (in Hebrew)