2008–09 Toto Cup Al

Toto Cup Al
Season 2008–09
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd title)

The 2008–09 Toto Cup Al was the twenty-seventh season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and fifth under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, twelve Premier League teams were divided into three groups. The winners and runners-up, as well as two best third placed teams from each group, advanced to the Quarterfinals. Quarterfinals and Semifinals were held as two-legged matches, while the Final was one-legged match held at Ramat Gan Stadium. The defending champions were Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the 2008–09 Toto Cup Al making it their third Toto Cup title overall.

Group stage

The matches were played from August 8 to November 12, 2008.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams progressed to the Quarterfinals
Teams eliminated from the competition

Group A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Maccabi Haifa 6 3 3 0 12 5 +7 12
2 Bnei Yehuda 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
3 Maccabi Netanya 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
4 Beitar Jerusalem 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4

Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away[1] BEI BnY MHAMNE
Beitar Jerusalem 3–0 0–2 0–2
Bnei Yehuda 3–2 1–3 3–0
Maccabi Haifa 1–1 1–1 1–1
Maccabi Netanya 1–0 1–2 1–4

Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Ashdod 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
3 Hakoah Ramat Gan 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6

Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away[1] FCA HAR MPTMTA
F.C. Ashdod 0–1 2–1 1–1
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 0–1 1–1 2–2
Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–1 1–1 0–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 1–0 1–2

Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 17 9 +8 11
2 Bnei Sakhnin 6 3 1 2 8 14 −6 10
3 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
4 Hapoel Petah Tikva 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5

Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd matches won; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head; 6th decision match
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away[1] BnS HPT HTAIKS
Bnei Sakhnin 1–1 0–4 2–1
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–2 3–1 1–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv 7–2 0–0 4–3
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0–1 2–1 1–1

Source: football.org.il (Hebrew)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Elimination Rounds

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on January 5 and 6, 2009 while the second legs were played on January 13 and 14, 2009.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Netanya 1–5 F.C. Ashdod 1–4 0–1
Bnei Yehuda 2–2 (a) Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 0–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–2 (p. 4–3) Maccabi Haifa 2–0 0–2 (aet)

The first game between Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Bnei Sakhnin (that should have been played in Kiryat Shmona) has been cancelled due to safety reasons during the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. The tie was eventually played as one-legged match on a neutral ground (Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan) on January 20, 2009.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–2 Bnei Sakhnin

Semifinals

2009-01-28
17:30
Bnei Sakhnin 0 – 4 F.C. Ashdod
Report Lavi  24'
Shriki  28'
Zohar  51'
Revivo  57'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Referee: Liran Liani

Final

2009-02-04
20:00
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 – 0 F.C. Ashdod
Shivhon  60' Report
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 8,246
Referee: Moshe Bohbot

See also

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