Israel Youth State Cup

The Israel Youth State Cup (Hebrew: גביע לנוער על שם אבי רן, Avi Ran Youth Cup), is a knockout cup competition for under-19s in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association.

The cup is named after former Maccabi Haifa and Israel goalkeeper, Avi Ran.

A cup competition for youth players was first organized in 1943–44.

[1] The youth cup is a knockout, played by all the teams affiliated with the IFA.

Lower tier teams enter the first stages and are joined in the fourth round by Israeli Noar Premier League teams.