2017–18 Toto Cup Al
| Country | Israel | ||
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| Teams | 14 | ||
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The 2017–18 Toto Cup Al is the 33rd season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 12th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.
The competition is held in two stages. First, fourteen Premier League teams were divided into three groups, five teams in groups A and B and four teams in group C, the teams playing against each other once. The best three teams from groups A and B and the best two teams from group C will advance to the quarter-finals, which will be played over two-legged ties. The semi-finals and the final are then played as one-legged matches in a neutral venue.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva is the defending champion.[1]
Group stage
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs, with the northern clubs allocated to Group A, In Group B allocated the two teams from Tel Aviv, one team from Petah Tikva, one from Netanya and one more team from Ra'anana. The southern clubs allocated to Group C (including Beitar Jerusalem).
The matches started July 29th.
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Teams advanced to the Quarterfinals |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MHA | HAC | IKS | BNS | HHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | — | 0–0 | |||||
| 2 | Hapoel Acre | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | — | 0–4 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | — | 1–1 | |||||
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | ||||
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MTA | MPT | HRA | BNY | MCN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | ||||
| 3 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 0–1 | — | |||||
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 1–0 | — | |||||
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 2–4 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | BEI | HBS | ASH | HAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | — | |||||
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | F.C. Ironi Ashdod | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | |||
| 4 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.
Knockout Rounds
All times are in Israel Standard Time
Quarter Finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Semi Finals
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Final
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References
- ↑ Hapoel Beersheba Rolls to Toto Cup Triumph Allon Sinai, 29 December 2016, Jerusalem Post
External links
- Official website (in Hebrew)