Hapoel Tel Aviv had previously played 24 Israel cup Finals, winning 16 of them. Their most recent appearance in the final was in
2012, in which they beat
Maccabi Haifa 2–1 to win the State Cup.
Maccabi Tel Aviv had previously played in 36 finals, winning 23 of them. Their most recent appearance in the final was in
2017, in which they lost 4–3 in a penalties shootout to
Bnei Yehuda following a 0–0 score after extra time. Their most recent victory in the tournament was in
2015, in which they beat
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6–2 to win the cup.