2017–18 Toto Cup Leumit

2017–18 Toto Cup Leumit
Country  Israel
Teams 16
← 2016–17

The 2017–18 Toto Cup Leumit is the 28th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It is divided into two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four regionalized groups, with the winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final are due to be held as one-legged matches.

The defending cup holders, Maccabi Sha'arayim, are not competing in this edition, as the club was releagted to Liga Alef at the end of the previous season.


Group stage

Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs. The groups were announced by the IFA on took place on 29 June 2017. [1]

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[2][3]

  1. Superior goal difference
  2. Higher number of victories achieved
  3. Higher number of goals scored
  4. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
  5. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
  6. Higher number of victories achieved in the group matches played among the teams in question
  7. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
  8. A deciding match, if needed to set which team qualifies to the quarter-finals.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarterfinals

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation MAN INE HAF HNI
1 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 2 2 0 0 7 4 +3 6 — 13/08/17
2 Ironi Nesher 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 — 0–1 3–2
3 Hapoel Afula 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3 3–5 —
4 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0 1–2 14/08/17 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
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 HHD HKS MHZ HRS
1 Hapoel Hadera 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Qualified to Quarter-finals — 2–1
2 Hapoel Kfar Saba 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 13/08/17 — 3–0
3 Maccabi Herzliya 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 — 13/08/17
4 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0 0–7 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
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 HTA HRG HPT HBL
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 — 13/08/17
2 Hapoel Ramat Gan 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 0–0 — 13/08/17
3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0 0–2 —
4 Hapoel Bnei Lod 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0 1–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation HRL HMR BTR HKJ
1 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 — 2–1 13/08/17
2 Hapoel Marmorek 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 — 13/08/17
3 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0–0 — 1–1
4 Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2017. Source: Israel Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6)deciding match.


See also

References

  1. ↑ Toto Cup Schedule Published: Re-enactment of the Cup Final in the First Round Yaniv Tuchman, 29 June 2017, Walla! (in Hebrew)
  2. ↑ State Cup Regulations (page 22) football.org.il (in Hebrew)
  3. ↑ Championship Regulations (pages 41-47) football.org.il (in Hebrew)
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