The 2015–16
Toto Cup
The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit.
Fro ...
Leumit was the 26th season of the
second tier League Cup
In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...
(as a separate competition) since its introduction. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
teams were divided into four regionalized groups, from which the winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final were then played as one-legged matches.
The defending cup holders were
Hapoel Bnei Lod, having won the cup on its
previous edition.
In the final, played on 15 December 2015,
Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Stadi ...
defeated
F.C. Ashdod
SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...
1–0.
Leumit Toto Cup: Hapoel Ashkelon Won the Title after 1:0 Over F.C. Ashdod
15 December 2015, Walla!
Group stage
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs. The groups were announced by the IFA on took place on 25 June 2015.
Gidi Lapkin, 25 June 2015, One.co.il
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.[State Cup Regulations (page 22)](_blank)
football.org.il [Championship Regulations (pages 41-47)](_blank)
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# Superior goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
# Higher number of victories achieved
# Higher number of goals scored
# Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
# Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
# Higher number of victories achieved in the group matches played among the teams in question
# Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
# A deciding match, if needed to set which team qualifies to the quarter-finals.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout rounds
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
See also
* 2015–16 Toto Cup Al
* 2015–16 Liga Leumit
The 2015–16 Liga Leumit was the 17th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 74th season of second-tier football in Israel.
A total of sixteen teams were contesting in the league, including eleven sides from the 2014–15 s ...
* 2015–16 Israel State Cup
References
External links
Official website
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